POST UTME REDEEMERS UNIVERSITY 2022 Mathematics | Objective

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

Correct Answer: A

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Question 2
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 3
Solve the system of linear equations u\sing matrices: \( egin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \ 3 & 4 \end{bmatrix} egin{bmatrix} x \ y \end{bmatrix} = egin{bmatrix} 5 \ 6 \end{bmatrix} \).
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
Find the equation of the circle with center ( (2, 3) ) and radius ( 4 ).
Correct A. \( x - 2 \ \)^2 + \( y - 3 \)^2 = 16 )
B. \( x - 3 \ \)^2 + \( y - 2 \)^2 = 16 )
C. \( x - 4 \ \)^2 + \( y - 5 \)^2 = 16 )
D. \( x - 5 \ \)^2 + \( y - 4 \)^2 = 16 )

Correct Answer: A

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Question 5
A histogram shows the distribution of exam scores for a class of 50 students. The histogram has 5 bars, with the first bar representing scores 0-10, the second bar representing scores 11-20, and so on. If the mean score is 25, what is the median score?
Correct A. 25
B. 26
C. 27
D. 28

Correct Answer: A

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Question 6
Find the value of $\log_{10} \left\( \frac{1000}{\sqrt{100}} \right \)$.
Correct A. 3
B. 2
C. 1
D. 0

Correct Answer: A

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Question 7
A histogram of exam scores is shown below. If the mean score is 60, find the value of $\sigma$.
A. 10
Correct B. 5
C. 15
D. 20

Correct Answer: B

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Question 8
Solve the equation $\sin^2 x + \cos^2 x = 1$ for $x$ in the interval $[0, 2\pi]$.
Correct A. \frac{\pi}{4}
B. \frac{\pi}{2}
C. \pi
D. \frac{3\pi}{4}

Correct Answer: A

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Question 9
A circle with center $C$ and radius $r$ is shown below. If the point $P$ lies on the circle, find the value of $CP$.
Correct A. r
B. 2r
C. 3r
D. 4r

Correct Answer: A

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Question 10
A quadratic equation is given by $ax^2 + bx + c = 0$. If the roots are $\alpha$ and $\beta$, find the value of $\alpha + \beta$.
Correct A. -\frac{b}{a}
B. \frac{c}{a}
C. \frac{b}{a}
D. -\frac{c}{a}

Correct Answer: A

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Question 11
Find the area under the curve \( y = \frac{1}{2}x^2 + 3x - 2 \) from \( x = 0 \) to \( x = 4 \).
A. 40
B. 50
Correct C. 60
D. 70

Correct Answer: C

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Question 12
A circle has a radius of 5 cm. Find the area of the circle.
A. 25π
Correct B. 50π
C. 75π
D. 100π

Correct Answer: B

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Question 13
Find the derivative of the function \( y = \sin^2 x \) u\sing 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 14
A histogram has a mean of 25 and a s\tandard deviation of 5. Find the median.
Correct A. 25
B. 30
C. 35
D. 40

Correct Answer: A

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Question 15
Find the equation of the line pas\sing through the points ( (2, 3) ) and ( (4, 5) ).
A. \( y = x + 1 \)
Correct B. \( y = x - 1 \)
C. \( y = x + 2 \)
D. \( y = x - 2 \)

Correct Answer: B

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Question 16
Find the volume of the solid formed by revolving the region bounded by the parabola \( y = x^2 \), the line \( x = 2 \), and the x-axis 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 17
Solve the inequality \( \log_{10} \( x^2 \ \) > 4 ).
Correct A. x > 10
B. x < 10
C. x > 100
D. x < 100

Correct Answer: A

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Question 18
Find the equation of the circle with center at ( (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
Find the area under the curve \( y = x^3 \) from \( x = 0 \) to \( x = 2 \).
A. 8
B. 16
Correct C. 32
D. 64

Correct Answer: C

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Question 20
Solve the 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 21
Find the volume of the solid formed by revolving the region bounded by the curves y = x^2, y = 0, and x = 2 about the x-axis.
A. 64\pi
B. 128\pi
Correct C. 256\pi
D. 512\pi

Correct Answer: C

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Question 22
Solve the inequality |x - 2| > 3.
Correct A. x < -1 or x > 5
B. x < 1 or x > 5
C. x < -1 or x > 2
D. x < 1 or x > 2

Correct Answer: A

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Question 23
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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Question 24
Find the area under the curve y = x^3 - 6x^2 + 9x + 2 from x = 0 to x = 2.
A. 10
B. 20
Correct C. 30
D. 40

Correct Answer: C

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Question 25
Solve the system of equations x + y = 4 and xy = 6.
Correct A. x = 2, y = 2
B. x = 2, y = 3
C. x = 3, y = 2
D. x = 3, y = 3

Correct Answer: A

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