# Mathematics Past Questions | JAMB, WAEC, NECO and Post UTME Past Questions

Mathematics studies measurement, relationships, and properties of quantities and sets, using numbers and symbols. Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and calculus are popular topics in mathematics.

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### Question 1

Differentiate $$(2x+5)^2(x-4)$$ with respect to x.

### Options

A) $$4(2x+5)(x-4)$$

B) $$4(2x+5)(4x-3)$$

C) $$(2x+5)(2x-13)$$

D) $$(2x+5)(6x-11)$$

### Question 2

Find the area bounded by the curves $$y = 4 - x^2$$ and $$y = 2x + 1$$

### Options

A) $$20\frac{1}{3}$$ sq. units

B) $$20\frac{2}{3}$$ sq. units

C) $$10\frac{2}{3}$$ sq. units

D) $$10\frac{1}{3}$$ sq. units

### Question 3

Find the rate of change of the volume, $$V$$ of a sphere with respect to its radius, $$r$$ when $$r = 1.$$

### Options

A) $$12\pi$$

B) $$4\pi$$

C) $$24\pi$$

D) $$8\pi$$

### Question 4

If $$y = x \; \mathrm{sin} \; x,$$ find $$\frac{dy}{dx}$$ when $$x = \frac{\pi}{2}.$$

### Options

A) $$\frac{- \pi}{2}$$

B) $$-1$$

C) $$1$$

D) $$\frac{\pi}{2}$$

### Question 5

Find the dimensions of a rectangle of greatest area which has a fixed perimeter $$p.$$

### Options

A) square of sides $$p$$

B) square of sides $$2p$$

C) square of sides $$\frac{p}{2}$$

D) square of sides $$\frac{p}{4}$$

### Question 6

Given the scores: $$4, 7, 8, 11, 13, 8$$ with corresponding frequencies: $$3, 5, 2, 7, 2, 1$$ respectively. Find the square of the mode.

### Options

A) $$49$$

B) $$121$$

C) $$25$$

D) $$64$$

### Question 7

Teams $$P$$ and $$Q$$ are involved in a game of football. What is the probability that the game ends in a draw?

### Options

A) $$\frac{2}{3}$$

B) $$\frac{1}{2}$$

C) $$\frac{1}{3}$$

D) $$\frac{1}{4}$$

### Question 8

Given the scores: $$4, 7, 8, 11, 13, 8$$ with corresponding frequencies: $$3, 5, 2, 7, 2, 1$$ respectively. The mean score is

### Options

A) $$7.0$$

B) $$8.7$$

C) $$9.5$$

D) $$11.0$$

### Question 9

If $$^6\mathrm{P}_r = 6,$$ find the value of $$^6\mathrm{P}_{r + 1}$$

### Options

A) $$30$$

B) $$33$$

C) $$35$$

D) $$15$$

### Question 10

Given distribution of color beads: blue, black, yellow, white and brown with frequencies $$1, 2, 3, 4,$$ and $$5$$ respectively. Find the probability that a bead picked at random will be blue or white.

### Options

A) $$\frac{7}{15}$$

B) $$\frac{2}{5}$$

C) $$\frac{1}{3}$$

D) $$\frac{1}{15}$$