POST UTME FUTO 2022 Mathematics | Objective

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Question 1
Find the derivative of ( f(x) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} ) u\sing the chain rule.
Correct A. \( \frac{d}{dx} left\( \frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} \right \ \) = \frac{-1}{2x\sqrt{x}} )
B. \( \frac{d}{dx} left\( \frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} \right \ \) = \frac{1}{2x\sqrt{x}} )
C. \( \frac{d}{dx} left\( \frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} \right \ \) = \frac{1}{x\sqrt{x}} )
D. \( \frac{d}{dx} left\( \frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} \right \ \) = \frac{-1}{x\sqrt{x}} )

Correct Answer: A

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Question 2
Solve for ( x ) in the equation \( 2^x + 5^x = 7^x \).
A. \( x = 2 \)
Correct B. \( x = 3 \)
C. \( x = 4 \)
D. \( x = 5 \)

Correct Answer: B

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Question 3
Find the area under the curve \( y = x^2 \) from \( x = 0 \) to \( x = 4 \).
Correct A. \( \frac{64}{3} \)
B. \( \frac{32}{3} \)
C. \( \frac{16}{3} \)
D. \( \frac{8}{3} \)

Correct Answer: A

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Question 4
A vector ( mathbf{a} ) has magnitude 5 and direction \( 30^circ \) from the positive x-axis. Find the vector ( mathbf{a} ) in component form.
Correct A. \( mathbf{a} = egin{pmatrix} 4 \ 3 \end{pmatrix} \)
B. \( mathbf{a} = egin{pmatrix} 3 \ 4 \end{pmatrix} \)
C. \( mathbf{a} = egin{pmatrix} 5 \ 0 \end{pmatrix} \)
D. \( mathbf{a} = egin{pmatrix} 0 \ 5 \end{pmatrix} \)

Correct Answer: A

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Question 5
Two events ( A ) and ( B ) are indep\endent. If ( P(A) = 0.4 ) and ( P(B) = 0.6 ), find ( P(A cap B) ).
Correct A. ( 0.24 )
B. ( 0.36 )
C. ( 0.48 )
D. ( 0.60 )

Correct Answer: A

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Question 6
Determine the value of x in the equation \( \log_{10} \( x^2 \ \) = 4 ).
A. 10
B. 100
C. 1000
Correct D. 10000

Correct Answer: D

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Question 7
Solve for y in the equation \( y = \frac{1}{2} \left\( \frac{1}{3} \right \ \)^x ).
Correct A. \frac{1}{6}
B. \frac{1}{12}
C. \frac{1}{18}
D. \frac{1}{24}

Correct Answer: A

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Question 8
A box contains 5 red balls and 3 blue balls. If a ball is drawn at random, what is the probability that it is blue?
A. \frac{1}{2}
Correct B. \frac{2}{7}
C. \frac{3}{8}
D. \frac{5}{8}

Correct Answer: B

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Question 9
Find the determinant of the matrix \( \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 3 \ 4 & 5 \end{bmatrix} \).
Correct A. 1
B. -1
C. 2
D. -2

Correct Answer: A

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Question 10
A sequence is defined by the recurrence relation \( a_n = 2a_{n-1} + 3 \). If \( a_1 = 2 \), find the value of \( a_5 \).
A. 31
B. 32
C. 33
Correct D. 34

Correct Answer: D

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Question 11
Find the volume of the solid formed by revolving the region bounded by the curve y = x^2, the x-axis, and the line x = 2 about the x-axis.
A. 16\pi
B. 32\pi
Correct C. 64\pi
D. 128\pi

Correct Answer: C

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Question 12
Solve the system of equations u\sing matrices: \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} x \\ y \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 3 \\ 8 \end{bmatrix}
Correct A. \begin{bmatrix} 1 \\ 2 \end{bmatrix}
B. \begin{bmatrix} 2 \\ 3 \end{bmatrix}
C. \begin{bmatrix} 3 \\ 4 \end{bmatrix}
D. \begin{bmatrix} 4 \\ 5 \end{bmatrix}

Correct Answer: A

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Question 13
A histogram of exam scores has a mean of 60 and a s\tandard deviation of 10. If the scores are normally distributed, what is the probability that a randomly selected score is between 50 and 70?
Correct A. 0.5
B. 0.6
C. 0.7
D. 0.8

Correct Answer: A

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Question 14
Find the equation of the line pas\sing through the points (2, 3) and (4, 5).
Correct A. y = 2x - 1
B. y = 2x + 1
C. y = x + 2
D. y = x - 2

Correct Answer: A

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Question 15
A circle has a radius of 4 cm. Find the area of the circle.
Correct A. 16\pi
B. 32\pi
C. 64\pi
D. 128\pi

Correct Answer: A

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Question 16
Find the value of x in the quadratic equation \( x^2 + 5x - 6 = 0 \).
Correct A. 2
B. -3
C. 1
D. -2

Correct Answer: A

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Question 17
A particle moves along the curve \( y = x^2 - 4x + 2 \). Find the rate of change of y with respect to x when x = 2.
Correct A. 2
B. -2
C. 1
D. 0

Correct Answer: A

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Question 18
A rec\tangular prism has a length of 5 cm, a width of 3 cm, and a height of 2 cm. Find its volume.
Correct A. 30
B. 50
C. 60
D. 70

Correct Answer: A

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Question 19
Solve the inequality \( 2x^2 + 5x - 3 > 0 \).
Correct A. \( -\infty, -1 \) \cup \( 3, \infty \)
B. \( -\infty, 1 \) \cup \( 3, \infty \)
C. \( -\infty, -1 \) \cup \( 1, \infty \)
D. \( -\infty, 1 \) \cup \( 1, \infty \)

Correct Answer: A

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Question 20
A company produces two products, A and B. The profit from product A is $10 per unit, and the profit from product B is $15 per unit. If the company produces 100 units of product A and 50 units of product B, what is the total profit?
A. $1500
Correct B. $2000
C. $2500
D. $3000

Correct Answer: B

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Question 21
Find the volume of the solid formed by revolving the region bounded by the parabola \( y = x^2 \), the x-axis, and the line \( x = 2 \) about the x-axis.
Correct A. \( \frac{32}{15} pi \)
B. \( \frac{64}{15} pi \)
C. \( \frac{16}{3} pi \)
D. \( \frac{32}{3} pi \)

Correct Answer: A

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Question 22
Solve the system of linear equations u\sing matrices: \( egin{cases} 2x + 3y = 7 \ x - 2y = -3 \end{cases} \).
Correct A. \( x = 1, y = 2 \)
B. \( x = 2, y = 1 \)
C. \( x = 3, y = 4 \)
D. \( x = 4, y = 3 \)

Correct Answer: A

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Question 23
Find the surface area of the sphere with radius \( r = 4 \) cm.
Correct A. ( 32 pi ) cm^2
B. ( 64 pi ) cm^2
C. ( 128 pi ) cm^2
D. ( 256 pi ) cm^2

Correct Answer: A

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Question 24
Solve the inequality \( 2x^2 + 5x - 3 > 0 \).
Correct A. \( x < -1 \) or \( x > \frac{3}{2} \)
B. \( x < -1 \) or \( x < \frac{3}{2} \)
C. \( x > -1 \) or \( x < \frac{3}{2} \)
D. \( x > -1 \) or \( x > \frac{3}{2} \)

Correct Answer: A

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Question 25
Find the equation of the line pas\sing through the points ( (2, 3) ) and ( (4, 5) ).
Correct A. \( y = 2x + 1 \)
B. \( y = 2x - 1 \)
C. \( y = -2x + 1 \)
D. \( y = -2x - 1 \)

Correct Answer: A

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