POST UTME RHEMA UNIVERSITY 2021 Mathematics | Objective

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Question 1
Determine the value of x in the equation \( \frac{x}{2} + 5 = 11 \).
Correct A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9

Correct Answer: A

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Question 2
Solve for y in the equation \( y^2 + 4y - 5 = 0 \).
A. -1
Correct B. 2
C. -2
D. 1

Correct Answer: B

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Question 3
Find the value of x in the equation \( x^2 - 4x - 5 = 0 \).
Correct A. 5
B. -1
C. 1
D. -5

Correct Answer: A

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Question 4
Solve for y in the equation \( y^2 + 2y - 6 = 0 \).
Correct A. -3
B. 2
C. -2
D. 1

Correct Answer: A

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Question 5
Determine the value of x in the equation \( x^2 + 4x - 5 = 0 \).
A. -1
Correct B. 2
C. -2
D. 1

Correct Answer: B

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Question 6
A random variable X has a probability distribution given by P\( X = 1 \) = 0.4, P\( X = 2 \) = 0.3, P\( X = 3 \) = 0.2, P\( X = 4 \) = 0.1. Find the expected value of X.
A. 1.5
Correct B. 2.0
C. 2.5
D. 3.0

Correct Answer: B

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Question 7
Find the area under the curve y = x^2 from x = 0 to x = 4.
A. 32
B. 64
Correct C. 96
D. 128

Correct Answer: C

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Question 8
A set A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and a set B = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8}. Find the symmetric difference of sets A and B.
Correct A. {1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8}
B. {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
C. {4, 5}
D. {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}

Correct Answer: A

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Question 9
Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the geometric progression 2, 6, 18, ...
A. 1092
B. 1236
Correct C. 1380
D. 1524

Correct Answer: C

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Question 10
A histogram of exam scores has a mean of 60 and a s\tandard deviation of 10. If the scores are normally distributed, find the probability that a randomly selected score is greater than 70.
A. 0.1587
B. 0.3413
C. 0.4772
Correct D. 0.6915

Correct Answer: D

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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. 64
B. 80
Correct C. 96
D. 112

Correct Answer: C

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Question 12
Solve the matrix equation \( \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 1 \ 1 & 2 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} x \ y \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 3 \ 4 \end{bmatrix} \).
Correct A. \\begin{bmatrix} 1 \\ 2 \\end{bmatrix}
B. \\begin{bmatrix} 2 \\ 1 \\end{bmatrix}
C. \\begin{bmatrix} 3 \\ 4 \\end{bmatrix}
D. \\begin{bmatrix} 4 \\ 3 \\end{bmatrix}

Correct Answer: A

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Question 13
Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the geometric progression ( 2, 6, 18, ... ).
Correct A. 131070
B. 131070
C. 131070
D. 131070

Correct Answer: A

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Question 14
Find the mean deviation of the data set ( 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 ).
A. 4
B. 6
Correct C. 8
D. 10

Correct Answer: C

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Question 15
Find the area of the histogram with class widths ( 2, 4, 6, 8 ) and corresponding frequencies ( 3, 5, 7, 9 ).
A. 120
B. 140
Correct C. 160
D. 180

Correct Answer: C

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Question 16
Find the sum of the infinite geometric series \( 1 + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{8} + ... \).
Correct A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. 16

Correct Answer: A

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Question 17
Find the area under the curve \( y = x^2 + 2x + 1 \) from \( x = 0 \) to \( x = 2 \).
A. 7
B. 9
Correct C. 11
D. 13

Correct Answer: C

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Question 18
Find the sum of the first 5 terms of the arithmetic progression ( 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, ... ).
A. 25
B. 30
Correct C. 35
D. 40

Correct Answer: C

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Question 19
Find the mean of the data set ( 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 ).
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10

Correct Answer: VIEW ANSWER

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Question 20
Determine the value of $x$ in the equation $2^x + 5^x = 7^x$.
A. 1
Correct B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Correct Answer: B

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Question 21
Solve for $x$ in the equation $\frac{1}{2} \log_{10} \( x^2 \) = 4$.
A. 10
Correct B. 100
C. 1000
D. 10000

Correct Answer: B

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Question 22
Find the value of $\frac{d}{dx} \left\( \frac{1}{x^2} \right \)$.
Correct A. -\frac{2}{x^3}
B. \frac{2}{x^3}
C. -\frac{1}{x^3}
D. \frac{1}{x^3}

Correct Answer: A

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Question 23
In the matrix $\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 1 \ 3 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$, find the value of $x$ such that $\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 1 \ 3 & 2 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} x \ 1 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 5 \ 8 \end{bmatrix}$.
A. 1
Correct B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Correct Answer: B

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Question 24
A circle has a radius of 4 units. Find the area of the circle.
A. 16\pi
B. 32\pi
Correct C. 64\pi
D. 128\pi

Correct Answer: C

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Question 25
Find the volume of the frustum of a cone with height 6 cm, lower base radius 4 cm, and upper base radius 2 cm, given that the slant height is 8 cm. Use the formula \( V = \frac{1}{3} pi h \( r_1^2 + r_2^2 + r_1 r_2 \ \) ).
A. 48\pi
B. 64\pi
Correct C. 80\pi
D. 96\pi

Correct Answer: C

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