POST UTME CRAWFORD UNIVERSITY 2019 Mathematics | Objective

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Question 1
Determine the value of x in the equation \( \tan x = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \) if ( x ) lies in the second quadrant.
A. \( \frac{pi}{6} \)
B. \( \frac{pi}{3} \)
C. \( \frac{pi}{2} \)
Correct D. \( \frac{2pi}{3} \)

Correct Answer: D

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Question 2
Find the area under the curve \( y = \frac{1}{x^2 + 1} \) from \( x = 0 \) to \( x = 1 \).
Correct A. \( \frac{pi}{4} \)
B. \( \frac{pi}{2} \)
C. \( \frac{3pi}{4} \)
D. \( \frac{pi}{3} \)

Correct Answer: A

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Question 3
Solve the system of equations \( egin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \ 3 & 4 \end{bmatrix} egin{bmatrix} x \ y \end{bmatrix} = egin{bmatrix} 3 \ 7 \end{bmatrix} \).
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 4
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. \( \frac{1}{4} \)
B. \( \frac{1}{2} \)
Correct C. \( \frac{3}{5} \)
D. \( \frac{2}{3} \)

Correct Answer: C

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Question 5
Find the sum of the first 5 terms of the geometric progression ( 2, 6, 18, ... ).
Correct A. ( 62 )
B. ( 64 )
C. ( 66 )
D. ( 68 )

Correct Answer: A

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Question 6
In the number base $8$, what is the value of the expression $[5]_8 + [7]_8$?
A. 12
B. 14
Correct C. 16
D. 18

Correct Answer: C

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Question 7
Find the derivative of the function $f(x) = \frac{1}{x^2 + 1}$ u\sing the chain rule.
Correct A. \frac{-2x}{\( x^2 + 1 \)^2}
B. \frac{2x}{\( x^2 + 1 \)^2}
C. \frac{-2}{\( x^2 + 1 \)^2}
D. \frac{2}{\( x^2 + 1 \)^2}

Correct Answer: A

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Question 8
In the coordinate plane, 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 = 16
C. \( x + 2 \)^2 + \( y + 3 \)^2 = 16
D. \( x - 2 \)^2 + \( y - 3 \)^2 = 16

Correct Answer: A

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Question 9
Solve the trigonometric equation $\sin^2 x + \cos^2 x = 1$ for $x$ in the interval $[0, 2\pi]$.
Correct A. x = \frac{\pi}{4}, \frac{3\pi}{4}, \frac{5\pi}{4}, \frac{7\pi}{4}
B. x = \frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{3\pi}{2}
C. x = 0, \pi, 2\pi
D. x = \frac{\pi}{6}, \frac{5\pi}{6}

Correct Answer: A

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Question 10
Find the mean and s\tandard deviation of the data set $\{2, 4, 6, 8, 10\}$.
Correct A. \bar{x} = 6, \sigma = 2
B. \bar{x} = 6, \sigma = 4
C. \bar{x} = 6, \sigma = 6
D. \bar{x} = 6, \sigma = 8

Correct Answer: A

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Question 11
Find the area under the curve \( y = \frac{1}{2}x^2 + 3x - 4 \) from \( x = 1 \) to \( x = 3 \).
A. 20
B. 30
Correct C. 40
D. 50

Correct Answer: C

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Question 12
The equation of a circle is \( x^2 + y^2 - 4x + 6y + 9 = 0 \). Find the coordinates of the center of the circle.
Correct A. \( -2, -3 \)
B. \( -1, -2 \)
C. (2, 3)
D. (1, 2)

Correct Answer: A

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Question 13
Find the determinant of the matrix \( \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 1 & 3 \ 4 & 2 & 1 \ 3 & 4 & 2 \end{bmatrix} \).
Correct A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3

Correct Answer: A

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Question 14
A rec\tangular prism has a length of 5 cm, a width of 3 cm, and a height of 2 cm. Find its volume.
A. 30
B. 40
Correct C. 50
D. 60

Correct Answer: C

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Question 15
A set of exam scores has a mean of 80 and a s\tandard deviation of 10. Find the z-score of a score of 90.
A. 0.5
B. 1
Correct C. 1.5
D. 2

Correct Answer: C

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Question 16
Find the volume of the frustum of a cone with height 6cm, lower base radius 4cm and upper base radius 2cm.
A. 48\pi cm^3
B. 64\pi cm^3
Correct C. 80\pi cm^3
D. 96\pi cm^3

Correct Answer: C

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Question 17
Solve for x: \log_{10} \( x^2 \) = 4.
A. 10
B. 100
C. 1000
Correct D. 10000

Correct Answer: D

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Question 18
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 = 16
C. \( x - 2 \)^2 + \( y + 3 \)^2 = 16
D. \( x + 2 \)^2 + \( y + 3 \)^2 = 16

Correct Answer: A

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Question 19
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 20
Find the area of the triangle with vertices (0, 0), (4, 0), and (0, 3).
Correct A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12

Correct Answer: A

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Question 21
Find the area under the curve \( y = \frac{1}{2}x^2 + 3x - 2 \) from \( x = 0 \) to \( x = 4 \).
A. 64
B. 72
Correct C. 80
D. 96

Correct Answer: C

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Question 22
Solve for ( x ) in the equation \( 2^x + 3^x = 5^x \).
A. 1
Correct B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Correct Answer: B

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Question 23
A box contains 5 red balls and 3 blue balls. If 2 balls are drawn at random, what is the probability that both balls are blue?
Correct A. 1/7
B. 1/10
C. 1/14
D. 1/21

Correct Answer: A

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Question 24
Find the value of ( x ) in the equation \( x^2 + 4x + 4 = 0 \).
Correct A. -2
B. -1
C. 0
D. 1

Correct Answer: A

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Question 25
A company produces 200 units of a product per day. If the production \cost is $150 per unit, what is the total \cost of producing 500 units?
A. ₦75,000
B. ₦80,000
Correct C. ₦85,000
D. ₦90,000

Correct Answer: C

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