Maths Test

Solve the simultaneous equation:

2x + 3y = 4 and x + 2y = 3

• x = 1, y = 2

• x= -1, y = 2

• x = 2, y = 3

• x = -1, y= -2

Solve the quadratic equation:

2x² + 5x -3 = 0

• x = -3 or x = 1/2

• x = -3 or x = -1/2

• x = 3 or x = 1/2

• x= 3 or x = -1/2

What is the coefficient of x in the expansion of (3x + 2)(2x - 5)?

• 12

• 11

• -12

• -11

Find the gradient of the line passing through points (2, 4) and (5,10)

• 2

• 6

• -2

• -6

A survey of 100 students in an institution shows that 80 students speak Hausa and 20 speak Igbo. If 9 speak both languages, how many speak neither Hausa nor Igbo?

• 0

• 9

• 11

• 20

In a class of 42 students, each student offers at least one of Maths and Physics. If 22 offer Physics and 28 offer Maths, how many students offer Physics only?

• 6

• 8

• 12

• 14

Find the remainder when 2x³ - 11x² +8x -1 is divided by x + 3

• -871

• -781

• -187

• -178

Find the positive value of p if the expression 2x² - px + p leaves a remainder 6 when divided by x - p

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The 1st and the 4th terms of a GP are 7 and 189 respectively. Find the sum of the three terms

• 182

• 91

• 63

• 28

Find the sum of the first 21 terms of the progression -10, -8, -6, ....

• 180

• 190

• 200

• 210