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Contents & notes: what this topic covers
Under Mensuration, the JAMB Mathematics syllabus expects you to study:
- (a) lengths and areas of plane geometrical figures;
- (b) lengths of arcs and chords of a circle;
- (c) Perimeters and areas of sectors and segments of circles;
- (d) surface areas and volumes of simple solids and composite figures;
- (e) the earth as a sphere: longitudes and latitudes.
Study notes & guidance
Study Mensuration using a recommended Mathematics textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Mathematics, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Objectives — candidates should be able to
After studying Mensuration, you should be able to:
- Perform basic operations(x,+,-,÷) on matrices;
- Calculate determinants;
- Compute inverses of 2 x 2 matrices.
These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Source: official JAMB UTME Mathematics syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.