2020 HKDSE Mathematics Extended Part (Module 1) Examination

Suggested Solutions by Jacky Chan

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1a 1  4 p  ap  p  1
 a  3 p  0
a3  p  0 
b
E  X   0 1  4 p   1 3 p   2 p
 5p

 
E X 2  02  1  4 p   12  3 p  22  p
 7p

 
Var  X   E X 2   E  X  
2

 7 p  5 p 
2

 7 p  25 p 2

 
Var 2 X  a 2  8 E  aX  1
22 Var  X   8  3 E  X   8
 
4 7 p  25 p 2  24  5 p   8
25 p 2  23 p  2  0
 p  1 25 p  2   0
2
p  p  0 
25

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2a  1
The required probability  1  1  
 5
11529

15625
6 5 4 2
bi  1  1 1  1 1
The required probability  1  1    C16 1      C26 1    
 5  5 5  5 5
309

3125
ii 1
The required expected number  1
 309 
 
 3125 
2816

309
3a P  A  B   P  B A P  A
1
P  B   P  A  B   P  A
2
1 1
 P  A   kP  A   P  A 
3 2
 1 1
 k   P  A 
 2 3
1
Therefore, k  .
2
1
P  B    P  A
3
1
1 3
   
3 k1
2
1 2
 
3 6k  3
2k  1

6k  3
b 1
P  A  B    1  k  P  A 
3
1
  1  k  0 
3
0
Therefore, A and B are not mutually exclusive.

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c Since A and B are independent,
P  B   P  B A
2k  1 1

6k  3 2
4k  2  6k  3
5
k
2
4a 441
The unbiased estimate for p is .
841
An approximate confidence interval for p
 441  441  441  441  
  1  1  
 441 841  841  441 841  841  
  1.96 ,  1.96
 841 841 841 841 
 
 
  0.4906, 0.5581  corr. to 4 d.p.
b Let z be the standard score of the upper limit of the confidence interval for p.
441  441 
1  
841  841 
2z  0.088
841
z  2.555038095
 %  P z  Z  z 
 %  P  2.555038095  Z  2.555038095 
 %  0.989401524
  99  corr. to the nearest integer 

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5a
f  x

 
3
 1  ke x
 1  3ke x  3k 2 e 2 x  k 3e3 x
 x x2   2 x  2 x 2  3  3x  3 x 2 
 1  3k 1    ...   3k 1 
2
  ...  k 1    ...
 1! 2!   1! 2!   1! 2! 
3 9 
   
 1  3k  3k 2  k 3  3k  6k 2  3k 3 x   k  6k 2  k 3  x 2  ...
2 2 

The constant term  1  3k  3k 2  k 3

 1  k 
3

3 9
The coefficient of x 2  k  6k 2  k 3
2 2
3

 k 3k 2  4k  1
2

3
 k  k  1 3k  1
2
b The constant term  27
1  k 
3
 27
1 k  3
k 2
3
The coefficient of x 2   2  2  1 3  2  1
2
 63

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6a d  5 
g x   x   4 ln x 
dx  x 
5 4
 1 2 
x x
x  4x  5
2

x2


 x  5 x  1
x2
b
Put g   x   0 ,

 x  5 x  1  0
x2
 x  5 x  1  0
x  5 or 1
x x  5 5  x  0 0  x 1 x 1

g x + – – +

Therefore, a maximum is attained when x  5 and a minimum is attained

when x  1 .
5
f  5   5   ln 54
5
 4 ln 5  6
5
f 1  1   ln14
1
6

Therefore, the maximum value of g  x  is  4 ln 5  6  when x  5 and

the minimum value of g  x  is 6 when x  1 .

The maximum value of g  x   4 ln 5  6

4 log 2 5
 6
log 2 e
4 log 2 8
 6
log 2 2
6
 The minimum value of g  x 

Therefore, the claim is agreed with.

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c y  4 ln 5  6 and y  6
7a 2 r 2  2 rh  486
243  r 2
h
r
V   r 2h
 243  r 2 
  r2  
 r 

  243r  r 3 
   243  3r 2 
dV
dr
 3  r 2  81
 3  r  9  r  9 

b dV
Put 0,
dr

3  r  9  r  9   0
r 9  r  0
r 0r9 r 9
dV
+ –
dr
Therefore, a maximum is attained when r  9 .
The greatest possible volume of the cylinder

  243  9  93 
 1458 cm3
 1458  3.2 cm3
 4665.6 cm3
 5000 cm3
Therefore, the volume of the circular cylinder cannot exceed 5000 cm3.

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8a d
xemx  emx  mxemx
dx

 xe
mx 1
dx 
m   e mx  mxe mx  e mx dx  m  0 
1 d 
    xe mx   e mx dx
m  dx 
1  mx 1 mx 
  xe  e   C  m  0 
m m 
e mx  mx  1
 C
m2
b Put y  0 ,

xe mx  0
x0  e mx
 0 for all real numbers x 
When 0  x  1 , xe mx  0 .
1 1
0
xe mx dx 
m
 e mx  mx  1 
1
1
 2  
 m 0 m
e m  m  1   1 1
2

m m
e m  e  m 1
m m

e m  m  1  m  1
e m

 1  m  1  0
m 1  m  0 

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9a
 13  15 
The required probability  P  Z  
 2 
 P  Z  1
 0.1587  corr. to 4 d.p.
b
 20  15 
The required probability  P  Z    0.1587
 2 
 P  Z  2.5   0.1587
 0.9938  0.1587
 0.8351  corr. to 4 d.p.
ci The probability that Mary greets Tom
 0.1587  0.3015  0.8351 0.6328
 0.5763

The required probability  C2411  0.5763  1  0.5763 

2 4 2

 0.1789  corr. to 4 d.p.

ii
 0.8351 0.6328
2

The required probability 

0.57632
 0.8408  corr. to 4 d.p.

iii
 0.8351 0.6328
4

The reuqired probability  1 

0.57634
 0.2930  corr. to 4 d.p.

iv Let x be the time taken for Tom to walk to the bus stop.
 x  15 
PZ    0.3015
 2 
x  15
 0.52
2
x  13.96
Hence, the required time is 7:09 in the morning (corr. to the nearest minute).

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10a 1
The required probability   
6
1

1296
3 2 2
b 1 1 5 1 2
The required probability   C34      C24    
1296 6 6 6 6
5

144
ci  5 52 53 54 
P  good   e 5     
 1! 2! 3! 4! 
515
 5
8e
 55 
P  excellent   e 5  
 5! 
625

24e5
2
 625   515 
The required probability  C  3
5  
2 5 
 24e   8e 
201171875

1536e15
2
ii  625   515 
P  the player receives a cup   C  3
5 
2 5 
 24e   8e 
165765625

512e15
3
 625 
P  the player receives an oven    5 
 24e 
244140625

13824e15
 244140625 
 15 
The required probability   13824e 
201171875 165765625 244140625
 
1536e15 512e15 13824e15
15625

417943
iii  5 
1    0.01
The required probability   144 
 5  5 165765625
1    0.01  
 144  144 512e15
 0.7373  corr. to 4 d.p.
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11ai
Note that    A  t dt .
2

20
1 
2  5
 
A  0   A  2   2  A  0.4   A  0.8   A 1.2   A 1.6  

 25.54855095
 25.5486  corr. to 4 d.p.
ii 5  2t  8 
A  t  
t  8t  20
2

10  t  4 

t 2  8t  20
When 0  t  2 ,

10 10  t  4  2t  8 
A  t   
t  8t  20  
2 2
t 2  8t  20

10  t  8t  20   20  t  4 
2 2


 t  8t  20 
2
2

10  t  8t  12 
2


 t  8t  20 
2
2

10  t  4   4 
2

  
t 
2
2
 8t  20

10  2  4   4 
2

  
 t  2 
 
2
t 2  8t  20
0

Therefore, A  t  concaves downwards on  0, 2 .

Hence,  1 is an under-estimate.

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 The required total number  1000  B  t dt
2
bi
0

2 32t  2
 1000  dt
0 1  32 t

t
2 9
 9000  dt
0 1  9t

9000 2 d 9  
t

ln 9 0 1  9t


4500  
2
 ln 1  9 t

ln 3  0
4500
 ln 41
ln 3
 4500 log 3 41
ii
1000  4500 log 3 41  40% 1000 
 1000  4500 log 3 41  400 1000  25548.55095  4500 log3 41
 600  4500 log 3 41
 6001  4500 log 3 41
 600  25.54855094  4500 log 3 41
 118.0552215
0

Therefore, 1000  4500 log 3 41  40% 1000  so in the first 2 months

since the park opens, the difference of the total number of adults visiting the
park and the total number of children visiting the park exceeds 40% of the
total number of adults visiting the park.
Hence, the claim is agreed with.

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12a
 
 32   32 
ln   8   ln   8
 P    32  
  a 5bt  8  
 ln a 5bt
  5  bt  ln a
  b ln a  t  5ln a which is a linear function of t

bi Since the intercept on the vertical axis of the graph is ln 32 ,

5ln a  ln 32
a 5  32
a2

Since the graph passes through the point 1, ln 2  ,

ln 2   b ln 2 1  5ln 2
b  4
a  2
Therefore,  .
 b  4

 
ii
dP 32 25 4t ln 2  4 

 
2
dt 25  4 t  8
4096 ln 2

 
2
16t 25 4t  8
64 ln 2 16t

16  4 
2
t

d 2 P 64 ln 2 16t ln16 2 64 ln 2 16 16 ln16

 
t t
  
   
2 3
dt 2 16t  4 16t  4


256  ln 2  16t 16t  4  512  ln 2  16t   
2 2 2


16  4 
3
t


256  ln 2  16t 16t  4  2 16t
2
 
16  4 
3
t

256  ln 2  16 16  4 
2 t t


16  4 
3
t

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iii 32
lim P  lim 5 4t
t  2 8
t 

32
 lim
t  32
8
16t
32

08
4
dP 64 ln 2 16t

 
2
dt 16t  4

0 16  0 and 32  8 16   0 for all t  0 

t t
2

Hence, P is strictly increasing with respect to t.

Consequently, for all t  0 , P  4 so the number of ducks in the farm does
not exceed 4 thousand.
iv d 2P
Put  0,
dt 2



256  ln 2  16t 16t  4
2
 0
16  4 
3
t

16t  4  0 16 t
 0 for all t  0 
16t  4
1
t
2
1 1
t 0t  t
2 2
d 2P
+ –
dt 2
dP 1
Therefore, attains its greatest value when t  .
dt 2
1
When t  ,
2

32
P 1
5  4 
2 2
8
2
Therefore, the required number of ducks in the farm is 2000.

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