GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY - Jamb Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

Question 421:

• JAMB 1998

The midpoint of the segment of the line y = 4x + 3 which lies between the x-ax 1 is and the y-ax 1 is

A. (\(\frac{3}{2}\), \(\frac{3}{2}\))
B. (\(\frac{2}{3}\), \(\frac{3}{2}\))
C. (\(\frac{3}{8}\), \(\frac{3}{2}\))
D. (-\(\frac{3}{8}\), \(\frac{3}{2}\))

Question 422:

• JAMB 1998

solve the equation cos x + sin x \(\frac{1}{cos x - sinx}\) for values of such that 0 \(\leq\) x < 2\(\pi\)

A. \(\frac{\pi}{2}\), \(\frac{3\pi}{2}\)
B. \(\frac{\pi}{3}\), \(\frac{2\pi}{3}\)
C. 0, \(\frac{\pi}{3}\)
D. 0, \(\pi\)

Question 423:

• JAMB 1998

From the top of a vertical mast 150m high., two huts on the same ground level are observed. One due east and the other due west of the mast. Their angles of depression are 60^o and 45^o respectively. Find the distance between the huts

A. 150(1 + \(\sqrt{3}\))m
B. 50( \(\sqrt{3}\) - \(\sqrt{3}\))m
C. 150 \(\sqrt{3}\)m
D. \(\frac{50}{\sqrt{3}}\)m

Question 424:

• JAMB 1998

find the equation of the curve which passes through by 6x - 5

A. 6x² - 5x + 5
B. 6x² + 5x + 5
C. 3x² - 5x - 5
D. 3x² - 5x + 3

Question 425:

• JAMB 1998

For what value of x does 6 sin (2x - 25)^o attain its maximum value in the range 0^o \(\leq\) x \(\leq\) 180^o

A. 12\(\frac{1}{2}\)
B. 32\(\frac{1}{2}\)
C. 57\(\frac{1}{2}\)
D. 147\(\frac{1}{2}\)