BECE 1997 Mathematics (Maths) Paper 2 Essay
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BECE PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BECE 1997 MATHS
MATHEMATICS
ESSAY - Paper 2
1. 1. (a) If P = 4, a = 16, b = -5 and c = 3, evaluate p2 – (a – b)
C
(b)
Solve the inequality 5x – 3(x –
1 ≥ 39. Illustrate your answer on the number line.
(c)
Find (i) x
+ 2y
(ii) 3 x
– y
2.
Using a ruler and a pair of
compasses only,
a) (i) construct a triangle ABC such that |AB| = 8cm, angle ABC =
60° and |BC| = 8cm.
(ii) What type of triangle is triangle ABC?
(b)
construct the bisector of angle
BAC to meet |BC| at D. Measure |AD|.
(c)
construct the perpendicular
bisector of |BA| to meet |AD| at O.
(d)
Using O as centre and radius
OD, draw a circle to touch the three sides of the triangle.
3.
(a) If 2y – 5x + 10 = 0,
find:
(i) y, when x = 2; (ii) x,
when y = 5
(b)
(i) Using
a scale of 2cm to 1 unit on both axes, draw two perpendicular lines OX and OY
on a graph sheet.
(ii)
On the same graph sheet, mark
the x-axis from –5 to 5 and the y-axis from –6 to 6.
(iii)
Plot on the same graph sheet,
the points A (0, -5) and B(4, 5). Join AB using a ruler.
(iv)
Find the gradient of the line
AB
(v)
Measure the acute angle that
the line AB makes with the x-axis,
using a protractor.
4.
(a) The table below shows the distribution of the ages (in years)
of children who were treated in a clinic in a day.
Age (in years)
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
Frequency
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
Find
(i)
the mean age
(ii)
the modal age
(b)
Draw a bar chart for the
distribution.
5.
(a) The volume of a
cylinder is 220cm3. The radius of the cross-section is 2.5cm. Find
the height of
the cylinder. (Take π = 22/7)
(b)
Each of the interior angles of
a regular polygon is 140°. How many sides does it have?
BECE 1997 Maths Paper 2 Answers
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