WAEC Further Mathematics Past Questions & Answers - Page 140

696.

There are 7 boys in a class of 20. Find the number of ways of selecting 3 girls and 2 boys

A.

1638

B.

2730

C.

6006

D.

7520

Correct answer is C

No of boys in the class = 7; Girls = 20-7 = 13

No of selection = \(^{13}C_{3} \times ^{7}C_{2} = \frac{13!}{(13-3)!3!} \times \frac{7!}{(7-2)!2!}\)

= \(286\times21 = 6006\)

697.

Simplify \(\frac{\sqrt{128}}{\sqrt{32} - 2\sqrt{2}}\)

A.

\(2\sqrt{2}\)

B.

\(3\sqrt{2}\)

C.

3

D.

4

Correct answer is D

\(\sqrt{128}  = \sqrt{64\times2} = 8\sqrt{2}\)

\(\sqrt{32} = \sqrt{16\times2} = 4\sqrt{2}\)

Simplifying, we have \(\frac{8\sqrt{2}}{4\sqrt{2} - 2\sqrt{2}} = \frac{8\sqrt{2}}{2\sqrt{2}}\)

= 4

698.

Evaluate \(\int_{-1}^{0} (x+1)(x-2) \mathrm{d}x\)

A.

\(\frac{7}{6}\)

B.

\(\frac{5}{6}\)

C.

\(\frac{-5}{6}\)

D.

\(\frac{-7}{6}\)

Correct answer is D

Expanding \((x+1)(x-2) = x^{2} - 2x + x - 2 = x^{2} - x - 2\)

\(\int_{-1}^{0} (x^{2} - x - 2) \mathrm{d}x = [\frac{x^{3}}{3} - \frac{x^{2}}{2} - 2x]_{-1}^{0}\)

= \([\frac{0}{3} - \frac{0}{2} - 2\times0 - (\frac{-1^{3}}{3} - \frac{-1^{2}}{2} - 2\times-1)]\)

= \(0 + \frac{1}{3} + \frac{1}{2} - 2 = \frac{-7}{6}\)

Note: This can also be solved using integration by parts. 

\(\int uv \mathrm{d}x = u\int v \mathrm{d}x - \int u'(\int v \mathrm{d}x)\mathrm{d}x\).

699.

If \(y = \frac{1+x}{1-x}\), find \(\frac{dy}{dx}\).

A.

\(\frac{2}{(1-x)^{2}}\)

B.

\(\frac{-2}{(1-x)^{2}}\)

C.

\(\frac{-1}{\sqrt{1-x}}\)

D.

\(\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-x}}\)

Correct answer is A

\(y = \frac{1+x}{1-x}\)

Using quotient rule, \(\frac{v\frac{du}{dx} - u\frac{dv}{dx}}{v^{2}}\), we have

\(\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{(1-x)(1) - (1+x)(-1)}{(1-x)^{2}} = \frac{(1 - x +1 +x)}{(1-x)^{2}}\)

= \(\frac{2}{(1-x)^{2}}\).

700.

Given that \(f(x) = 5x^{2} - 4x + 3\), find the coordinates of the point where the gradient is 6.

A.

(4,1)

B.

(4,-2)

C.

(1,4)

D.

(1,-2)

Correct answer is C

\(f(x) = 5x^{2} - 4x + 3\)

\(f'(x) = 10x - 4 = 6 \implies 10x = 10; x=1\)

When x = 1, f(x) = y = \(5(1^{2}) - 4(1) + 3 = 4\)

The coordinates are (1,4)