POST UTME BABCOCK UNIVERSITY 2017 Mathematics | Objective

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Question 1
A vector \( \vec{a} \) has a magnitude of 5 units and makes an angle of 30° with the positive x-axis. Find the x and y components of \( \vec{a} \).
A. 5, 2.5
B. 2.5, 5
C. 4, 3
D. 3, 4
Question 2
A random variable X has a probability distribution given by \[ P(X) = \begin{cases} 0.2 & \text{if } X = 1 \ 0.3 & \text{if } X = 2 \ 0.5 & \text{if } X = 3 \ \end{cases} \]. Calculate the expected value of X.
A. 1.4
B. 1.6
C. 1.8
D. 2.0
Question 3
Solve the matrix equation AX = B, where A = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 2 \ 3 & 4 \end{pmatrix}, X = \begin{pmatrix} x \ y \end{pmatrix}, and B = \begin{pmatrix} 5 \ 6 \end{pmatrix}.
A. \\begin{pmatrix} 1 \\ 2 \\end{pmatrix}
B. \\begin{pmatrix} 2 \\ 1 \\end{pmatrix}
C. \\begin{pmatrix} 3 \\ 4 \\end{pmatrix}
D. \\begin{pmatrix} 4 \\ 3 \\end{pmatrix}
Question 4
Solve the system of equations u\sing matrices:\n\n\( egin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \ 3 & 4 \end{bmatrix} egin{bmatrix} x \ y \end{bmatrix} = egin{bmatrix} 5 \ 6 \end{bmatrix} \).
A. \( x = 1, y = 2 \)
B. \( x = 2, y = 1 \)
C. \( x = 3, y = 4 \)
D. \( x = 4, y = 3 \)
Question 5
Determine the volume of the frustum of a cone with a height of 10 cm, a lower base radius of 4 cm, and an upper base radius of 6 cm.
A. 200\pi\text{ cm}^3
B. 300\pi\text{ cm}^3
C. 400\pi\text{ cm}^3
D. 500\pi\text{ cm}^3
Question 6
Solve for x in the equation \( \log_{10} \( x^2 \ \) = 4 ).
A. 10
B. 100
C. 1000
D. 10000
Question 7
A force of 20 N is applied to an object at an angle of 45° to the horizontal. If the object is displaced by 3 m in the horizontal direction, calculate the work done by the force.
A. 30 J
B. 40 J
C. 50 J
D. 60 J
Question 8
Solve the quadratic equation \[ x^2 + 5x + 6 = 0 \] u\sing the quadratic formula.
A. \[ x = -2, -3 \]
B. \[ x = -1, -6 \]
C. \[ x = 2, 3 \]
D. \[ x = 1, 4 \]
Question 9
In a survey of 100 students, 60 students preferred Mathematics, 30 students preferred Science, and 10 students preferred both Mathematics and Science. What is the probability that a randomly selected student prefers either Mathematics or Science?
A. 0.7
B. 0.6
C. 0.5
D. 0.4
Question 10
Solve the inequality x^2 - 4x - 5 > 0.
A. \( -\\infty, -1 \) \\cup \( 5, \\infty \)
B. \( -\\infty, 1 \) \\cup \( 5, \\infty \)
C. \( -\\infty, -5 \) \\cup \( 1, \\infty \)
D. \( -\\infty, 5 \) \\cup \( 1, \\infty \)
Question 11
Find the area of the triangle with vertices ( (0, 0), (3, 0), (0, 4) ).
A. ( 6 )
B. ( 8 )
C. ( 10 )
D. ( 12 )
Question 12
Find the volume of the frustum of a cone with height 6 cm, lower base radius 4 cm, and upper base radius 2 cm.
A. 12\pi
B. 24\pi
C. 36\pi
D. 48\pi
Question 13
Find the value of \( \sin \( 2x \ \) ) given that \( \sin \( x \ \) = \frac{1}{2} ).
A. \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}
B. \frac{1}{2}
C. \frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}
D. \frac{1}{3}
Question 14
A histogram of exam scores is given below. If the mean score is 60 and the s\tandard deviation is 10, calculate the probability that a randomly selected student scored above 70.
A. 0.25
B. 0.30
C. 0.35
D. 0.40
Question 15
Determine the value of $k$ in the quadratic equation $x^2 + kx + 16 = 0$, given that one of the roots is $-4$.
A. -8
B. -4
C. 8
D. 4

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