MATHEMATICS POST UTMEBy Acadlly Practice the Mathematics Post UTME for Universities, Polytechnics and College of Education with our CBT software and pass your mathematics examination. 0% 9 MATHEMATICS POST UTME MATHEMATICS POST UTME MATHEMATICS POST UTMEBIOLOGY POST UTME/POST JAMBPractice the Mathematics Post UTME for Universities, Polytechnics and College of Education with our CBT software and pass your mathematics examination. 1 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME In an arithmetic sequence whose 4th term is 14 and whose 11th term is 70, the sum of the first 12 terms of the sequence is 456 468 330 408 Explanation:Sn = n/2(2a+(n-1)d)12/2(2(-10)+(12-1)8)12/2(-20+88)12/2(68)= 408 2 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME The line y = 5x – 3 and y = 2x + 9 intersects at P. What are the coordinates of P? (2, 13) (2, 7) (4, 17) (-4,-23) Explanation:y = 5x - 3y = 2x + 9y = yy = 5x - 3. . . . eqn 1y = 2x + 9 . . . . eqn 25x - 3 = 2x + 9Collect Like Terms5x - 2x = 3 + 93x = 12x = 12/3x = 4 Sub for y in any of eqn 1 & 2From eqn 2y = 2x + 9y = 2(4) + 9y = 8 +9y = 17Therefore, The coordinates are (4, 17) 3 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME The most frequently occurring number in a set of values is called the ______. Mode Range Median Mean 4 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME Tunse bought a house for ₦1,250,000.00 and spent ₦350,000.00 to renovate it. He then sold the house for ₦2,000,000.00. What is the percentage gain? 32% 40% 65% 35% Explanation:Tunde Bought A House For 1,250,000 And Renovate It For 350,000.∴ The C.P is 1,250,000 + 350,000 = 1,600,000.Gain = S.P - C.P = 2,000,000 - 1,600,000 = 400,000.∴ To Calculate the Percentage (%) Gain = Gain / Cost Price * 100i.e. 400,000 / 1,600,000 * 100 = 25% 5 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME Two dice are thrown. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers obtained is greater than 10? 1/36 1/6 1/4 1/12 Explanation:Possible outcome from the probability table are 5,6 6,5 6,6.Total outcome is 36.Possible outcome is 3.Pr(sum of no greater than 10) = Possible outcome/Total outcome= 3/36= 1/12-----A 6 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME If 35 is the median of the data set including 21, 7, 45, 33, 62 and x, then x = 14 37 33 3 Explanation:If the x is inserted in the middle thenMedian = Average of the two numbers at the middle35 = (x + 33) / 270 = x + 33x = 37Therefore, x is 37 7 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME A straight line has a gradient of -2 and passes through the point (4, 1). What is its equation? y = 2x - 6 2y = x -2 y + 2x – 9 = 0 y + 2x = 6 y=mx+c at point (4,1)1=−2(4)+cc=1+8c=9Into original equation:y=−2x+9y+2x−9=0 8 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME A ladder 20m long rests against a vertical wall so that the foot of the ladder 9m from the wall. The height (correct to 1 decimal place above the ground at which the upper end of the ladder touches the wall is 18.1m 18.7m 17.9m 17.1m Explanation:Using Pythagoras theromHyp²=adj² + opp²According to the question 20m is the Hyp and the foot is the Adj which is 9m, I'm denoting the height as C 20²=9²+C²400=81+C²400-81=C²C²= 319C=√319C= 17.8605Approx to 1d.pC=17.9 9 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME What is sin 30∘? 1 3/2 0.866 1/2 10 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME List the integral values of which satisfy the inequality −2<7−3x≤10−2<7−3x≤10. -2, 0, 1 1, 2, 3 0, 1, 2 -1, 0, 1, 2 11 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME One of these is not a desirable feature of a good statistical table A table must clearly communicate information in a neat and concise form A table must reveal salient features of data A table must be self explanatory A table must be self sufficient 12 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME Which of the following is the formula for range? H – L L x H L – H H + L Explanation:H represents highest number in the data while L represents lowest number in the data, e.g 2,5,8,4,3,7; if you are asked to find range, range is 8 - 2 = 6. 13 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME In a survey of villagers, it is found that 20% of the people have visited Kano and 25% have visited Port Harcourt. If 5% have been to both cities, then the percentage that have visited neither Kano nor Port Harcourt is 50% 75% 60% 65% Explanation:U= 100%Kano alone = 20-5= 15%PH alone= 25-5= 20%Kano n PH = 5%None of the two= x15+20+5+x= 10040+x=100X= 100-40X= 60% 14 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME Ann goes swimming regularly. She wants to improve her fitness, so she decides to swim 10 lengths in the first session and increase the number of lengths she swims by 2 every session. When she reaches 50 lengths in a session she will not increase the number any further. If Ann asks her friend Joy to come swimming with her, Joy starts coming at Sue’s 8th session. Joy starts to swim 15 lengths and increases the number of the lengths by 5 each time. After how many of Joy’s sessions does she swim the same number of lengths as Ann? 4 11 5 10 15 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME P is the point (3, 5). Q is the point (-1, 9). R is the midpoint of PQ. Which one of the following lines does R lie on? y = x - 8 y = x + 6 y = x - 6 y = x + 8 The midpoint between the two points is the average of the x and y coordinatesFor x⇒ 3+(−1)/2 = 2/2 = 1For y⇒ 5+9/2 = 14/2 = 7For the line y = x+6, when x = 1, y = 1+6 =7Therefore, R (1, 7) lies on the line y = x + 6. 16 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME Paul and his friend, Peter went to buy an article costing ₦600. Peter had 10% of the cost and Paul, 40% of the remainder. How much did they have altogether? ₦196 ₦320 ₦440 ₦276 17 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME If un = 2, 6, 10, ..., the last tem of the sequence is 90. The number of terms in the sequence is 20 24 23 22 Explanation:90=2+(n−1)490=2+4n−490=4n−292=4nn=(92/4)n=23 18 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME Which of the following points does not lie on the line 2y + 5x -4 = 0? (0.8, 0) (1,-0.5) (2, 3) (0, 2) 19 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME P is the point (2, 7) and Q is the point (6, 3). What is the gradient of PQ? 0.5 -0.5 1 -1 Gradient is denoted by m, which goes by the formulam=(y2−y1)/(x2−x1)m=(3−7)/(6−2)m=−4/4m=−1 20 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME The roof of a shelter is made from a piece of corrugated iron 2.3m long inclined at 18º to the horizontal. How far from the wall does the roof stick out? 1.2m 1.1m 2.2m 0.7m 21 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME Find the sum to infinity of the following series 3 + 2 + 4 + 4/3 + 8/9 + 16/27 + ...... 270 9 27 90 22 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME Justice starts a 5km walk from P on a bearing 0230. He then walks 4km on a bearing of 1130 to Q. What is the bearing of Q from P? 90.4° 113° 67.4° 23° 23 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME Solve the simultaneous linear equations: 2x + 5y = 11, 7x + 4y = 2. 2/3 , 4/5 −34/27 , 73/27 1/3 , 2/5 27/34 , 34/27 24 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME If y = 5cos(-6x), dx/dy is 30sin(-6x) 5sin(-6x) -30sin(-6x) -30cos(-6x) 25 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME The chances of three independent events P, Q, R occurring are 1/2, 2/3,1/4 respectively. What are the chances of P and Q only occurring? 2/3 2/9 1/2 1/4 26 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME If x = 2, then (x - 1)(2x - 3) = 3 -1 0 1 Explanation:Since x = 2,=> {2-1}{2(2)-3}={1}{1} = 1 27 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME Statistics is a set of tools whose proper use will _______ the decision maker. Confuse Completely fill the needs of Aid Encumber 28 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME The sum of the first 20 terms of the progression 3, 6, 12, ... is 3(221 - 1) 3(220 - 1) 3(221 + 1) 3(220 + 1) 29 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME Rationalize (4√7+√2) / (√2−7) 2√14 - 6 √14 - 8 -√14 - 6 3√14 - 28 30 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME A is the point (1, 5), B is the point (4, 7) and C is the point (5, 2). Triangle ABC is Isosceles Scalene with no right angle Equilateral Right-angle Explanation:A scalene triangle has no side equal so if you check points ABC you will notice that no side is equal. 31 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME Find the number of sides of a regular polygon whose interior angle is twice the exterior angle. 5 6 9 8 32 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME A rectangular box with a square base and no top has a volume of 500 cm, the dimensions of the box that require the least amount of material are 25 × 10 × 2 4 × 5 × 25cm 50 × 5 × 2cm 10 × 10 × 5cm 33 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME If un = 2, 6, 10, ..., the sum of the terms of the sequence above is 968 1012 1058 1104 Explanation:Sum of terms= n/2 (2a+(n-1)d)Where number of terms(n)=23First term(a)= 2Common different (d)=4 n/2 (2a+(n-1)d)23/2 (2(2)+(23-1)4)23/2 (4+(92-4))23/2 (4+88)23/2(92)23×92/2= 2116/2=1058. 34 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME What is the sum of the first 40 even positive integers? 1,640 1,600 820 1,560 Explanation:The formula to be used is:N+1×N/2×2N=4040+1×40/2×241×40/216402×2820×2Therefore, the sum of the first 40 even positive integers =1640 35 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME Ann goes swimming regularly. She wants to improve her fitness, so she decides to swim 10 lengths in the first session and increase the number of lengths she swims by 2 every session. When she reaches 50 lengths in a session she will not increase the number any further. Ann decides she will give herself a rewardwhen she has swum a total of 400 lengths. After how many sessions does she get her reward? 16 25 15 24 Sn=400n=?d=2Sn= n/2(2a+(n-1)d400=n/2(2*10+(n-1)2400=n/2(20+2n-2)400=n/2(18+2n)(cross multiply)400*2=n(18+2n)800= 18n+2n^2Divide both sides by 2Then we have;400=9n+n^2n^2+9n-400=0Using quadratic formula;Y=-b+-√b^2-4ac/2an^2+9n-400=0ax^2 +bx+c=0a=1, b=9 c=-400Y=-9+-√9^2-4*1*-400/2*1Y=-9+-√8+1600/2Y=-9+-√1608/2Y=-9+-40.0/2Y=-9+40/2 or -9-40/2Y=15.5 or -24.5Y~16 or -25 36 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME Divide the L.C.M. of 36, 54 and 90 by their HCF. 15 45 30 15 37 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME The heights in cm, of 10 children are 145, 163, 159, 162, 167, 149, 150, 160, 170, and 155. The mean height of the children is 156cm 162cm 160cm 158cm Explanation:145 + 163 +159 +162 + 167 +149 +155 +150 + 160 + 170 = 1580Mean = 1580/10 = 158 38 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME Which of these is a measure of location? Mean Variance Standard deviation All of the above 39 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME The ______ is the value you calculate when you want the arithmetic average. Mode Median Mean All of the above 40 / 40 Category: MATHEMATICS POST UTME Find the value of p, if the line which passes through (-1, p) and (-2p, 2) is parallel to the line 2y + 8x - 17 = 0. 6/7 2/5 4/7 -6/7 Your score is LinkedIn Facebook VKontakte 0% Restart quiz Send feedback