WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 4231

21,151.

From the graph determine the roots of the equation y = 2x2 + x - 6

A.

-3, 4

B.

-2, -6

C.

-2, 1.5

D.

-1, 1

E.

2, 1.5

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

21,152.

Find the 4th term of an A.P, whose first term is 2 and the common difference is 0.5

A.

0.5

B.

2.5

C.

3.5

D.

4

E.

4.5

Correct answer is C

\(U_{n} = a + (n - 1)d\)

\(U_{4} = 2 + (4 - 1) \times 0.5\)

= \(2 + 1.5\)

= 3.5

21,153.

While doing his physics practical, Idowu recorded a reading as 1.12cm instead of 1.21cm. Calculate his percentage error

A.

1.17%

B.

6.38%

C.

7.44%

D.

8.035%

E.

9.00%

Correct answer is C

%error = \(\frac{1.21 - 1.12}{1.21} \times 100%\)

= \(\frac{9}{121} \times 100%\)

= 7.44%

21,154.

If log x = \(\bar{2}.3675\) and log y = 0.9750, what is the value of x + y? Correct to three significant figures

A.

1.18

B.

1.31

C.

9.03

D.

9.44

E.

9.46

Correct answer is E

log x = \(\bar{2}.3675\) ; log y = 0.9750

\(x = 10^{\bar{2}.3675} = 0.02331 \)

\(y = 10^{0.9750} = 9.441 \)

\(x + y = 9.4641 \approxeq 9.46\)

21,155.

Evaluate using the logarithm table, log(0.65)2

A.

1.6258

B.

0.6272

C.

0.6258

D.

3.6258

E.

1.6272

Correct answer is D

log(0.65)2 = 2log(0.65) but log0.65 = 1.8129
∴2 x 1.8129 = 3.6258