2020 HKDSE Mathematics Compulsory Part Examination

Paper I Suggested Solutions by Jacky Chan

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1
 mn 
5
2

4
 m5 4 n 25
m
 m9 n 10
m9

n10

2a
 2    6    3  2 

 4   3  6 2   2  2    6 
b

  2   3  2 

3a 600
b 534.76
c 530
4a a 6

b 7
7
b a
6
3a  4c
3
c a
4
7 3 
a  2 a 
b  2c 6 4 

a  2b 7 
a  2 a 
6 
4

5
5 Let x be the number of female applicants.

Then, the number of male applicants is x 1  28%   1.28 x .

1.28 x  x  91
x  325
The number of male applicants  1.28  325
 416
6a 7x
3 x  or 5 x  4
2
6  2x  7  x or x  1
x  1 or x  1
Therefore, x can be any real numbers except 1 .
b 2
7a
Since the equation p  x   0 , i.e. 4 x 2  12 x  c  0 , has equal roots,

0
122  4  4  c   0
c9
b Put y  0 ,

0  p  x   169
4 x 2  12 x  9  169  0
x 2  3x  40  0
 x  8 x  5  0
x  8 or 5

Therefore, the x-intercepts of the graph of y  p  x   169 are 8 and 5.

8a
AB  BE given 
AEB  BAE  base s, isos.  
AEB  30

ADB  BED  DBE  ext.  of  

42  30  DBE
DBE  12
BEC  DBE  alt. s, BD  CE 
 12
b DCE  BDC  alt. s, BD  CE 

CEF  CFE  ECF  180   sum of  
12  CFE    180
  168  
9a The mean is 5.4.
The median is 5.5.
The standard deviation is 0.917 (corr. to 3 sig. fig.).
b The new number of students  8  12  16  4  1
 41
Therefore, the median is the 21st smallest number of subjects taken.
Hence, the new median is 5.
The change in the median of the distribution  5  5.5
 0.5
10a
Let P  k1  k2 h3 , where k1 and k 2 are non-zero constants.

Sub. h  3 and P  59 ,

59  k1  k2  3
3

k1  27 k2  59      1

Sub. h  7 and P  691 ,

691  k1  k2  7 
3

k1  343k2  691       2 

 2   1 :
316k2  632
k2  2
Sub. k2  2 into (1),

k1  27  2   59
k1  5

Therefore, P  5  2h3 .
When h  4 ,

P  5  2  4
3

 133

Therefore, the price of a brand X souvenir is $133.

b When h  5 ,

P  5  2 5
3

 255
 266
 2  133

Hence, the price of a brand X souvenir of height 5 cm is lower than the total
price of two brand X souvenirs of height 4 cm.
Consequently, the claim is not correct.
11a 38  38 23  23
The inter-quartile range  
2 2
 15
Since the range of the distribution is the triple of its inter-quartile range,
 50  w  11  15  3
w6
b The mode of the distribution is 38 g.
6
The required probability 
20
3

10
12a
  2 3  1 3 
The required volume  15   36       
2

3  3   3  
 700 cm3
b
 2  2  1  2 
The required curved surface area   15 15  36      
2 2

 3   3  
 195 cm 2
 x 
13a
Since f  x  is a cubic polynomial and when f  x  is divided by 2
1 ,

the remainder is  kx  8  , let f  x    x 2  1  ax  b   kx  8 , where a, and

b are constants with a  0 .

Since f  x  is divisible by  x  1 ,

f 1  0
1  1 a 1  b   k 1  8  0
2

k  8
b
Since when f  x  is divided by x, the remainder is 24,

f  0   24
0 2

 1  a  0   b   8  0   8  24
b  16

Since  x  3 is a factor of f  x  ,

f  3  0
 32  1  a  3  16   8  3  8  0
  
a  4

 
f  x   x 2  1  4 x  16   8 x  8
 4  x  1 x  1 x  4   8  x  1
 4  x  1  x  1 x  4   2 


 4  x  1 x 2  5 x  6 
 4  x  1 x  2  x  3

f  x  0
4  x  1 x  2  x  3  0
x  3 or 2 or 1 which are all integers

Therefore, the claim is correct.

14a Let M be the mid-point of AB.

Then, GM  AB  line joining centre to mid-pt. of chord  chord  .

Since AB is horizontal, GM is vertical.
10  30
The x-coordinate of G 
2
 10
The radius of C  AG

 10  10   0   15  

2 2

 25

 x  10    y   15    252 , i.e.

2 2
Therefore, the equation of C is

x 2  y 2  20 x  30 y  300  0 .
bi Γ and L are parallel.
ii Since Γ and L are parallel, we know that the slope of Γ is equal to the slope
15  0 3
of L, i.e.  .
10  30 4

Let P   x, y  .

3
y0  x   10  
4
3 x  4 y  30  0
Therefore, the equation of Γ is 3 x  4 y  30  0 .
iii Let θ be the inclination of AG and ϕ be the inclination of AH.
Note that 0    180 and 0    180 .
tan   The slope of AG
15  0
tan  
10   10 
3
tan   
4
  180  36.86989765
  143.1301024
tan   The slope of AH
3
tan  
4
  36.86989765
 BAG    180  adj. s on st. line 
BAG  143.1301024  180
BAG  36.86989765
GAH  BAG  BAH
 BAG  
 36.86989765  36.86989765
 73.73979529
 70
Therefore, the claim is disagreed with.
15a C47  C49
The required probability 
C43 7 9
161

3876
b 161
The required proability  1 
3876
3715

3876
16a Let a and r be the first term and the common ratio of the sequence
respectively.
 ar  144
31

 61
ar  486
ar 2  144      1
 5
 ar  486       2 

1   2 
5 2
:

a3  262144
a  64
st
Therefore, the 1 term of the sequence is 64.
b Sub. a  64 into (2),
64r 5  486
243
r5 
32
3
r
2

 3  n 
64    1
 2  
 8 1018
3
1
2
n
3
   6.25 10  1
16

 
2
  3 x 

n  log 3 6.25 10  116
    is strictly increasing 
2  2 
n  95.38167941
Therefore, the least value of n is 96.
17a g  x   x 2  2kx  2k 2  4
 2k   2k 
2 2

 x  2kx  
2
  2k  4  
2

 2   2 
 x  k  k2  4
2

Therefore, the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of y  f  x  are

k, k 2
 4 .

b
Since the graph of y  g  x  2  can be obtained by translating the graph of

y  g  x  leftwards by 2 units, we know that D  k  2, k 2  4 .  

Since the graph of y   g  x  2  can be obtained by translating the graph

of y  g  x  rightwards by 2 units followed by reflecting the resulting graph

 
along the x-axis, we know that E  k  2,   k 2  4    k  2, k 2  4  .

Let M be the mid-point of DE and O be the circumcentre of DEF .

M 

  k  2    k  2  k 2  4  k 2  4
,
   
 2 2 
 
  k , 0
Suppose there exists such a point F.
OM  DE  circumcentre of DEF 
The slope of OM  The slope of DE  1



0  3 k  4  k  4
2
 
2

 1

k 0  k  2   k  2
 
6 k 2  4  4k
3k 2  2k  12  0
  22  4  312 
 140
0
Hence, there is no real solution to k so contradiction arises.
Therefore, there is no such a point F.
18a TUV  TWU   in alt. segment 
UTV  WTU  common  
UVT  WUT  3rd  of  
UTV ~ WTU  A.A.A.
bi UTV ~ WTU  from  a  
TU TV
  corr. sides, ~s 
TW TU
TU TV

TV  VW TU
780 325

325  VW 780
VW  1547 cm
The circumference of C   1547 
 1547 cm
ii UTV ~ WTU  from  a  
UV TV
  corr. sides, ~s 
WU TU
UV 325

UW 780
5
UV  UW
12

VUW  90   in semi-circle 

UV 2  UW 2  VW 2  Pyth. Thm.
2
 5 
 UW   UW  1547
2 2

 12 
UW  1428 cm

The perimeter of UVW  UV  UW  VW

5
 UW  UW  VW
12
5
 1428   1428  1547
12
 3570 cm
 35.7 m
 35 m
Therefore, the perimeter of UVW exceeds 35 m.
The claim is agreed with.
19a PR PQ

sin PQR sin PRQ
PR 60

sin 30 sin 55
PR  36.62323766 cm

PQR  PRQ  QPR  180   sum of  

30  55  QPR  180
QPR  95

QPR  RPS  QPS

95  RPS  120
RPS  25
RS 2  PR 2  PS 2  2  PR  PS  cos RPS
RS 2  36.623237662  402  2  36.62323766  40  cos 25
RS  16.90879944 cm
RS  16.9 cm  corr. to 3 sig fig.
b The area of the paper card
1 1
  PQ  PR  sin QPR   PR  PS  sin RPS
2 2
1 1
  60  36.62323766  sin 95   36.62323766  40  sin 25
2 2
 1404.069236
 1400 cm 2  corr. to 3 sig. fig.
ci Let A be the perpendicular foot of P on the line passing through Q and R and
O be the projection of P on the horizontal ground.
Then, OAP  32 .
PA
sin PQA 
PQ
PA
sin 30 
60
PA  30 cm
OP
sin OAP 
PA
OP
sin 32 
30
OP  30sin 32 cm
OP  15.9 cm  corr. to 3 sig. fig.
ii Produce PS and QR to intersect at the point B.

PQB  PBQ  QPB  180   sum of  

30  PBQ  120  180
PBQ  30
PBQ  PQB
PQ  PB  sides opp. eq. s 
PS  SB  PQ
40 cm  SB  60 cm
SB  20 cm

Let C be the perpendicular foot of S on AB.

PBA  SBC  common  
PAB  SCB  by construction 
APB  CSB  3rd  of  
PAB ~ SCB  A.A.A.
PA PB
  corr. sides, ~s 
SC SB
30sin 32 60

SC 20
SC  10sin 32 cm
SC
sin SRC 
RS
10sin 32
sin SRC 
16.90879944
SRC  18.26416068
The angle between RS and the horizontal ground  18.26416068
The angle between RS and the horizontal ground  20
Hence, the student’s claim is agreed with.