Further Mathematics questions and answers

Further Mathematics Questions and Answers

Test your knowledge of advanced level mathematics with this aptitude test. This test comprises Further Maths questions and answers from past JAMB and WAEC examinations.

606.

Given that \(r = 3i + 4j\) and \(t = -5i + 12j\), find the acute angle between them.

A.

14.3°

B.

55.9°

C.

59.5°

D.

75.6°

Correct answer is C

\(\overrightarrow{r} . \overrightarrow{t} = |\overrightarrow{r}||\overrightarrow{t}|\cos \theta\)

\(\overrightarrow{r} . \overrightarrow{t} = (3i + 4j) . (-5i + 12j) = -15 + 48 = 33\)

\(|\overrightarrow{r}| = \sqrt{3^{2} + 4^{2}} = \sqrt{25} = 5\)

\(|\overrightarrow{t}| = \sqrt{(-5)^{2} + 12^{2}| = \sqrt{169} = 13\)

\(\cos \theta = \frac{\overrightarrow{r} . \overrightarrow{t}}{|\overrightarrow{r}||\overrightarrow{t}|}\)

 \(\cos \theta = \frac{33}{5 \times 13} = \frac{33}{65}\)

\(\theta = \cos^{-1} {\frac{33}{65}} \approxeq 59.5°\)

607.

A box contains 14 white balls and 6 black balls. Find the probability of first drawing a black ball and then a white ball without replacement.

A.

0.21

B.

0.22

C.

0.30

D.

0.70

Correct answer is B

The probability of picking a black ball = \(\frac{6}{6 + 14} = \frac{6}{20}\)

Probability of a white ball without replacement = \(\frac{14}{19}\)

Probability of a black ball and then white without replacement = \(\frac{6}{20} \times \frac{14}{19} = \frac{21}{95} = 0.22\)

608.

A fair coin is tossed 3 times. Find the probability of obtaining exactly 2 heads.

A.

\(\frac{1}{8}\)

B.

\(\frac{3}{8}\)

C.

\(\frac{5}{8}\)

D.

\(\frac{7}{8}\)

Correct answer is B

Let the probability of getting a head = p = \(\frac{1}{2}\) and that of tail = q = \(\frac{1}{2}\)

\((p + q)^{3} = p^{3} + 3p^{2}q + 3pq^{2} + q^{3}\)

In the equation above, \(p^{3}\) and \(q^{3}\) are the probabilities of 3 heads and 3 tails respectively 

 while, \(p^{2}q\) and \(pq^{2}\) are the probabilities of 2 heads and one tail and 2 tails and one head respectively.

Probability of exactly 2 heads = \(3p^{2}q = 3(\frac{1}{2})^{2}(\frac{1}{2})\)

= \(\frac{3}{8}\)

609.

Find the variance of 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15.

A.

2

B.

3

C.

\(\sqrt{2}\)

D.

13

Correct answer is A

\(Variance (\sigma^{2}) = \frac{\sum (x - \mu)^2}{n}\)

The mean \((\mu)\) of the data = \(\frac{11 + 12 + 13 + 14 + 15}{5} = \frac{65}{5} = 13\)

\(x\) \((x - \mu)\) \((x - \mu)^{2}\)
11 -2 4
12 -1 1
13 0 0
14 1 1
15 2 4
Total   10

\(\sigma^{2} = \frac{10}{5} = 2\)

610.

Given that \(n = 10\) and \(\sum d^{2} = 20\), calculate the Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.

A.

0.121

B.

0.733

C.

0.879

D.

0.979

Correct answer is C

The Spearman's correlation coefficient \(\rho\) is given as:

\(\rho = 1 - \frac{6\sum d^{2}}{n(n^{2} - 1)}\)

= \(\rho = 1 - \frac{6 \times 20}{10(10^{2} - 1)}\)

= \(1 - \frac{120}{990} = \frac{870}{990}\)

= \(0.879\)