Geometry And Trigonometry Jamb Mathematics Past Questions

Question 61

A side of a rhombus is 2cm in length. The angle of the rhombus is 60°. What is the length of the diagonal facing this angle?
 

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  • A. 2cm
  • B. 8cm
  • C. 4cm
  • D. 2\(\sqrt{3}\)cm
  • E. 16cm
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Question 62

Two distinct sectors i the same circle subtend 100° and 30° respectively at the centre of the circle. Their corresponding arcs are in ratio
 

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  • A. 10:3
  • B. 1:100
  • C. 3:1
  • D. 5:2
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Question 63

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

jamb 1981

  • A. 1.5cm
  • B. 2.5cm
  • C. 3cm
  • D. 4cm
  • E. None of the above
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Question 64

The area of a circular plate is one-sixteenth the surface area of a ball of a ball, If the area of the plate is given as P cm^2, then the radius of the ball is
 

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  • A. \(\frac{2P}{\pi}\)
  • B. \(\frac{P}{\sqrt{\pi}}\)
  • C. \(\frac{P}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\)
  • D. 2\(\frac{P}{\pi}\)
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Question 65

What is the length of an arc of a circle that substends 2\(\frac{1}{2}\) radians at the centre when the raduis of the circle = \(\frac{k}{k + 1}\) + \(\frac{k + 1}{k}\) then

jamb 1981

  • A. p
  • B. p\(\geq\) 0
  • C. p \(\leq\) 0
  • D. p
  • E. p > 0
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