WEST AFRICAN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (WASSCE)
ELECTIVE MATHEMATICS
PAPER 1 – OBJECTIVE TEST (2025)
Time allowed: 1 hour
Answer all questions.
Each question is followed by four options lettered A to D. Choose the most appropriate
option for each.
1. Solve: 2x – 3 = 5x + 1.
A. x = 2
B. x = -1
C. x = 4
D. x = -4
2. Solve: log₃ x + log₃(x–8) = 2.
A. 9
B. 3
C. 12
D. 10
3. If f⁻¹(x) = (4 – x)/(4x), find f(x).
A. (1 – 4x)/(4x)
B. 4x/(4 – x)
C. x/(x + 4)
D. (4x)/(1 – x)
4. An AP has first term –8, last term 52, and sum 286. Find n.
A. 13
B. 11
C. 22
D. 19
5. Simplify: (3a – 2b + 4a – 3b + 5b – 6a).
A. a
B. b
C. –a
D. 2b
6. Solve: 2x + 3y = 12 and x – y = 2.
A. x = 3, y = 1
B. x = 2, y = 2
C. x = 4, y = 2
D. x = 5, y = 1
7. Find dy/dx if y = 3x² + 5x – 7.
A. 3x + 5
B. 6x + 5
C. 6x – 5
D. 3x² + 5
8. If y = (3 – 5x²)³, find dy/dx.
A. –30x(3 – 5x²)²
B. –15x(3 – 5x²)²
C. –10x(3 – 5x²)³
D. 3(3 – 5x²)²
9. Differentiate from first principles: f(x) = ½x + 3x².
A. ½ + 6x
B. ½ + x
C. 1 + 3x²
D. x + ½
10. Find Sₙ of arithmetic series with a = 2, d = 3, n = 10.
A. 155
B. 170
C. 185
D. 140
11. Find coefficient of x² in (1 + 2x)^5.
A. 20
B. 40
C. 10
D. 60
12. sin 60° cos 30° = ?
A. 0.75
B. 1
C. 0.5
D. 0.866
13. Sum of same-side interior angles on a transversal is:
A. 90°
B. 180°
C. 120°
D. 60°
14. Solve: 4sin θ = 3, 0° ≤ θ ≤ 180°.
A. 48.6°, 131.4°
B. 45°, 135°
C. 60°, 120°
D. 30°, 150°
15. If log 2 = 0.3010 and log 3 = 0.4771, find log 24.
A. 1.3801
B. 1.3800
C. 1.3010
D. 1.2551
16. Solve: 0.064^–1/3.
A. 5
B. 4
C. 2.5
D. 2
17. Find determinant of matrix [[2, 3], [1, 4]].
A. 5
B. 8
C. –2
D. –5
18. Solve AX = B where A = [[2,1],[1,1]], B = [[5],[3]].
A. X = [[1],[1]]
B. [[2],[1]]
C. [[3],[2]]
D. [[1],[2]]
19. Mean of {4, 8, 10, 12, 16}.
A. 8
B. 10
C. 9
D. 11
20. Probability of 2 heads when a coin is tossed 3 times.
A. 1/8
B. 3/8
C. 3/4
D. 1/2
21. From 5 men, probability of picking 4 farmers if 40% are farmers.
A. 0.179
B. 0.077
C. 0.2
D. 0.15
22. Correlation coefficient is:
A. a measure of direction
B. scatter
C. linearity
D. average
23. Dot product of (2i – j) and (–8i + 6j).
A. –22
B. 0
C. 12
D. –10
24. Angle between vectors a and b is:
A. cos⁻¹((a·b)/|a||b|)
B. sin⁻¹
C. tan⁻¹
D. cot⁻¹
25. Magnitude of vector (3i + 4j).
A. 7
B. 5
C. 12
D. 6
26. A body accelerates from 6 m/s to 20 m/s in 5s. Find a.
A. 3 m/s²
B. 2.8 m/s²
C. 2 m/s²
D. 1.5 m/s²
27. F = ma. If m = 5 kg, a = 3 m/s². Find F.
A. 15 N
B. 10 N
C. 8 N
D. 20 N
28. What is |4i – 3j|?
A. 5
B. √7
C. √25
D. 7
29. From 7 books, how many ways to choose 2?
A. 21
B. 14
C. 42
D. 7
30. Probability of drawing an ace from pack of 52.
A. 1/13
B. 1/4
C. 4/13
D. 1/52
31. Area of circle with r = 4 cm.
A. 16π
B. 8π
C. 12π
D. 4π
32. Ratio of areas of similar triangles with sides 3 cm and 6 cm.
A. 1:4
B. 1:2
C. 2:1
D. 4:1
33. Diagonal of square with side 12 cm.
A. 12√2
B. 144
C. 24
D. 6√2
34. Percentage error if actual length = 15 cm, measured = 16.8 cm.
A. 12%
B. 11%
C. 8%
D. 10%
35. Simplify: √(50) + √(18).
A. 5√2 + 3√2
B. 8√2
C. 6√2
D. 4√2
36. Evaluate 3! + 2!.
A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. 9
37. Which of these is true for truth table of AND gate?
A. 1 1 = 1
B. 0 0 = 1
C. 0 1 = 1
D. 1 0 = 1
38. If z = 3 + 4i, find |z|.
A. 5
B. 7
C. √10
D. √17
39. Number of subsets of a set with 3 elements.
A. 8
B. 4
C. 6
D. 3
40. Simplify: (x² – 9)/(x – 3).
A. x + 3
B. x – 3
C. x² – 3
D. x – 1
