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JAMB Mathematics Past Questions & Answers - Page 171

851.

Simplify 62n+1×9n×42n18n×2n×122n

A.

32n

B.

3 x 23n - 1

C.

2n

D.

6

E.

1

Correct answer is D

62n+1×9n×42n18n×2n×122n = (2×32n+1×32n)×24n(2×9)n×2n×(6×22n)

= (22n+1×32n+1)×32n×24n2n×32n×2n×24n×32n

= 22n+1+4n×32n+1+2n2n+n+4n×32n+4n×32n+2n

= 26n+1×34n+126nx34n

= 26n + 1 - 6n x 34n + 1 - 4n

2 x 3 = 6

852.

Two cars X and Y start at the same point and travel towards a point P which is 150km away. If the average speed of Y is 60km per hour and x arrives at P 25 minutes earlier than Y. What is the average speed of X?

A.

5137km per hour

B.

72km per hour

C.

3712 km per hour

D.

66km per hour

E.

75km per hour

Correct answer is B

Distance travelled by both x and y = 150 km.

Speed of y = 60km per hour, Time = dist.Speed

Time spent by y = 15060

= 236hrs

= 12 hrs

if x arrived at p 25 minutes earlier than y, then time spent by x = 2 hour 5 mins

= 125 mins

x average speed = 150125 x 601

= 9000125

= 72 km\hr

853.

Given that 10x = 0.2 and log102 = 0.3010, find x

A.

-1.3010

B.

-0.6990

C.

0.6990

D.

1.3010

E.

0.02

Correct answer is B

Given that log102 = 0.3010, If 10x = 0.2

log1010x = log10 0.2 = log10

xlog10 10 = log10 2 - log1010 since log10 10 = 1

x = 0.3010 - 1

x = -0.6990

854.

If log2y=3log2x32, find y when x = 4.

A.

8

B.

65

C.

42

D.

3

E.

1

Correct answer is E

log2y=3log2x32

When x = 4,

log2y=3log2432

log2y=3log223

log2y=33log22=33=0

log2y=0y=20=1

855.

In XYZ, XY = 3cm, XZ = 5cm and YZ = 7cm. If the bisector of XYZ meets XZ at W, what is the length of XW?

A.

1.5cm

B.

2.5cm

C.

3cm

D.

4cm

E.

None of the above

Correct answer is A

Let XW = a, a :7

a5a = 37

7a = 15 - 3a

10a = 15

a = 1510

= 32

= 1.5cm