POST UTME NOUN 2019 Mathematics | Objective

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Question 1 View Details
Find the area under the curve \(y = \frac{1}{2}x^2 + 3x - 2\) from \(x = 0\) to \(x = 4\).
Correct A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16

Correct Answer: A

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Question 2 View Details
A histogram of exam scores has a mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 10. If the scores are normally distributed, what is the probability that a randomly selected score is between 60 and 90?
A. 0.5
B. 0.6
Correct C. 0.7
D. 0.8

Correct Answer: C

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Question 3 View Details
Find the derivative of the function \(y = \sin^2 x\) using the chain rule.
Correct A. 2\sin x \cos x
B. \\(\cos^2\) x
C. \sin x \cos x
D. \\(\sin^2\) x

Correct Answer: A

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Question 4 View Details
Solve the equation \(\frac{1}{2}x^2 + 3x - 2 = 0\) using the quadratic formula.
Correct A. \(x = -2\)\pm \(\sqrt{3}\)
B. \(x = 1\) \pm \(\sqrt{2}\)
C. \(x = -1\)\pm \(\sqrt{3}\)
D. \(x = 2\) \pm \(\sqrt{2}\)

Correct Answer: A

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Question 5 View Details
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 6 View Details
Find the determinant of the matrix [ egin{pmatrix} 1 & 2 & 3 \ 4 & 5 & 6 \ 7 & 8 & 9 \end{pmatrix} ].
A. -120
B. 120
Correct C. 0
D. -60

Correct Answer: C

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Question 7 View Details
A circle with center (0,0) and radius 5 passes through which of the following points?
A. (3,4)
B. (4,3)
Correct C. (5,0)
D. (0,5)

Correct Answer: C

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Question 8 View Details
Find the volume of the solid formed by revolving the region bounded by the parabola (y = x\^2\), the x-axis, and the line \\((y = x^2\(x = 2\) about the x-axis.
A. 16π/3
B. 32π/3
Correct C. 64π/3
D. 128π/3

Correct Answer: C

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Question 9 View Details
A vector [ mathbf{a} = egin{pmatrix} 1 \ 2 \ 3 \end{pmatrix} ] is rotated by 90° about the x-axis. What is the new vector?
Correct A. \begin{pmatrix} 1 \ -3 \ -2 \end{pmatrix}
B. \begin{pmatrix} 1 \ 3 \ 2 \end{pmatrix}
C. \begin{pmatrix} 1 \ 2 \ 3 \end{pmatrix}
D. \begin{pmatrix} 1 \ -2 \ 3 \end{pmatrix}

Correct Answer: A

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Question 10 View Details
Find the equation of the line passing through the points (1,2) and (3,4).
Correct A. \(y = 2x - 1\)
B. \(y = 2x + 1\)
C. \(y = -2x + 3\)
D. \(y = 2x - 3\)

Correct Answer: A

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Question 11 View Details
Determine the value of (x\) in the equation \(2^x + 5^x = 7^x\\((x) in the equation\).
A. -1
Correct B. 0
C. 1
D. 2

Correct Answer: B

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Question 12 View Details
Find the volume of the solid formed by rotating the region bounded by \(y = x^2\) and \(y = 4 - x^2\) 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 13 View Details
Solve the inequality \(\frac{x - 2}{x + 1} > 0\).
Correct A. \(-\infty, -1\) \cup \(2, \infty\)\)
B. \(-\infty, -1\) \cup \(-1, 2\)\)
C. \(-\infty, 2\) \cup \(2, \infty\)\)
D. \(-\infty, -1\) \cup \(2, \infty\)\)

Correct Answer: A

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Question 14 View Details
Find the equation of the line passing through the points \(-2, 3\)\) and \((1, 4)\).
Correct A. \(y =\)\(\frac{7}{3}\)\) x + \(\frac{5}{3}\)\)
B. \(y =\)\(\frac{3}{7}\)\) x - \(\frac{5}{7}\)\)
C. \(y =\)\(\frac{7}{3}\)\) x - \(\frac{5}{3}\)\)
D. \(y =\)\(\frac{3}{7}\)\) x + \(\frac{5}{7}\)\)

Correct Answer: A

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Question 15 View Details
A circle has a diameter of 10 cm. Find the area of the circle.
A. 25\pi
Correct B. 50\pi
C. 75\pi
D. 100\pi

Correct Answer: B

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Question 16 View Details
Find 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 17 View Details
A survey of 1000 people showed that 60% preferred coffee, 20% preferred tea, and 20% preferred both. What percentage of people preferred coffee or tea?
A. 70%
Correct B. 80%
C. 85%
D. 90%

Correct Answer: B

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Question 18 View Details
Find the area under the curve \(y = x^2\) from \(x = 0\) to \(x = 2\).
A. 4
B. 6
Correct C. 8
D. 10

Correct Answer: C

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Question 19 View Details
A rectangle has a length of 5 cm and a width of 3 cm. Find the area of the rectangle.
A. 10 \(cm^2\)
Correct B. 15 \(cm^2\)
C. 20 \(cm^2\)
D. 25 \(cm^2\)

Correct Answer: B

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Question 20 View Details
Find the value of x in the equation \(2^x = 16\).
A. 2
B. 3
Correct C. 4
D. 5

Correct Answer: C

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Question 21 View Details
Find the equation of the line passing through the points ( (1, 2) ) and ( (3, 4) ).
Correct A. \(y = 2x - 1\)
B. \(y = 2x + 1\)
C. \(y = -2x + 1\)
D. \(y = -2x - 1\)

Correct Answer: A

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Question 22 View Details
Solve the quadratic equation \(x^2 + 4x + 4 = 0\).
Correct A. \(x = -2\)
B. \(x = 2\)
C. \(x = -1\)
D. \(x = 1\)

Correct Answer: A

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Question 23 View Details
Find the area of the triangle with vertices ( (0, 0) ), ( (3, 0) ), and ( (0, 2) ).
Correct A. ( 6 )
B. ( 8 )
C. ( 10 )
D. ( 12 )

Correct Answer: A

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Question 24 View Details
Solve the system of equations \(x + y = 2\) and \(x - y = 0\).
Correct A. \(x = 1, y = 1\)
B. \(x = 1, y = 0\)
C. \(x = 0, y = 1\)
D. \(x = 0, y = 0\)

Correct Answer: A

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Question 25 View Details
Find the equation of the circle with center ( (2, 3) ) and radius ( 4 ).
Correct A. \(x - 2 \\)^2 + \(y - 3\)^\(2 = 16\) )
B. \(x - 2 \\)^2 + \(y - 3\)^\(2 = 32\) )
C. \(x - 2 \\)^2 + \(y - 3\)^\(2 = 64\) )
D. \(x - 2 \\)^2 + \(y - 3\)^\(2 = 128\) )

Correct Answer: A

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