Waec 2011 Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
John pours 96 litres of red oil into a rectangular container with length 220cm and breadth 40cm. Calculate, correct to the nearest cm, the height of the oil in the container
- A. 11cm
- B. 18cm
- C. 21cm
- D. 34cm
(a) Simplify : \(\frac{\frac{1}{2} of \frac{1}{4} \div \frac{1}{3}}{\frac{1}{6} - \frac{3}{4} + \frac{1}{2}}\).
(b) Given that \(\sqrt{x} = 10^{\bar{1}.6741}\), without using calculators, find the value of x.
In a quiz competition, a student answers n questions correctly and was given D(n + 50) for each question correctly answered. If he gets D600.00 altogether, how many questions did he answer correctly?
- A. 18
- B. 15
- C. 12
- D. 10
Solve \(9^{2x + 1} = 81^{3x + 2}\)
- A. \(\frac{-3}{4}\)
- B. \(\frac{-2}{3}\)
- C. \(\frac{4}{5}\)
- D. \(\frac{3}{2}\)
Find the size of the angle marked x in the diagram.

- A. 108°
- B. 112°
- C. 128°
- D. 142°
One of the factors of (mn - nq - n2 + mq) is (m - n). The other factor is?
- A. (n - q)
- B. (q - n)
- C. (n + q)
- D. (q - m)
If 27x = 9y. Find the value of \(\frac{x}{y}\)
- A. \(\frac{1}{3}\)
- B. \(\frac{2}{3}\)
- C. 1\(\frac{1}{2}\)
- D. 3
Find the equation of a circle with centre (-3, -8) and radius \(4\sqrt{6}\).
- A. \(x^{2} - y^{2} - 6x + 16y + 23 = 0\)
- B. \(x^{2} + y^{2} + 6x + 16y - 23 = 0\)
- C. \(x^{2} + y^{2} + 6x - 16y + 23 = 0\)
- D. \(x^{2} + y^{2} - 6x + 16y + 23 = 0\)
A particle starts from rest and moves in a straight line such that its velocity, v, at time t seconds is given by \(v = (3t^{2} - 2t) ms^{-1}\). Determine the acceleration when t = 2 secs.
- A. \(4 ms^{-2}\)
- B. \(6 ms^{-2}\)
- C. \(8 ms^{-2}\)
- D. \(10 ms^{-2}\)
(a) Find, from first principles, the derivative of \(f(x) = (2x + 3)^{2}\).
(b) Evaluate : \(\int_{1} ^{2} \frac{(x + 1)(x^{2} - 2x + 2)}{x^{2}} \mathrm {d} x\)