GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY - Jamb Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

Question 451:

• JAMB 2000

A frustrum of pyramid with square base has its upper and lower sections as squares of sizes 2m and 5m respectively and the distance between them 6m. Find the height of the pyramid from which the frustrum was obtained.

A. 8.0 m
B. 8.4 m
C. 9.0 m
D. 10.0 m

Question 452:

• JAMB 2000

P is a point on one side of the straight line UV and P moves in the same direction as UV. If the straight line ST is on the locus of P and angle VUS = 60°, find angle UST.

A. 310°
B. 130°
C. 80°
D. 50°

Question 453:

• JAMB 2000

An equilateral triangle of side √3cm is inscribed in a circle. Find the radius of the circle.

A. 2/3 cm
B. 2 cm
C. 1 cm
D. 3 cm

Question 454:

• JAMB 2000

3y = 4x - 1 and Ky = x + 3 are equations of two straight lines. If the two lines are perpendicular to each other, find K.

A. -4/3
B. -3/4
C. 3/4
D. 4/3

Question 455:

• JAMB 2000

if P and Q are fixed points and X is a point which moves so that XP = XQ, the locus of X is

A. A straight line
B. A circle
C. The bisector of angle PXQ
D. The perpendicular bisector of PQ