Kwok Tak Seng Catholic Secondary School

S6 Mathematics (2020 – 2021)

Uniform Test (25/9/20)
Paper 2
Question Paper
Total Marks : 45 Time allowed : 1 hour and 15 minutes No. of pages : 11

Section A
1. (x – 1)(x2 + 2x + 1) =
A. x3 – 1.
B. (x – 1)3.
C. x3 + x2 – x – 1.
D. x3 + 2x2 – 2x – 1.

(2 x3 )3
2. =
6 x2
A. x4.
B. x7.
4x4
C. .
3
4 x7
D. .
3

3. If 2x – 3y = 11 and 5x + 9y = –55, then y =

A. –5.
B. –2.
C. 2.
D. 5.

4. 6.00145963 =
A. 6 (correct to 2 decimal places).
B. 6.00 (correct to 2 significant figures).
C. 6.0015 (correct to 3 significant figures).
D. 6.001460 (correct to 6 decimal places).

5. If m and n are constants such that (2x – 1)(x + n) = (2x + 5)(x + m) – 15, then m =
A. –1.
B. 0.
C. 1.
D. 2.

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6. The solution of 7x – 8 > 6 or 3 – 4x < 15 is
A. x > –3.
B. x > 2.
C. –3 < x < 2.
D. x < –3 or x > 2.

7. If α and β are the roots of the equation 3x2 + 5x – 4 = 0, where α > β, then α – β =
23
A. .
3
73
B. .
3
85
C. .
3
95
D. .
3

8. The figure shows the graph of y = ax2 + bx + c, where a, b and c are constants. Which of the
following must be true? y
A. a > 0 and b < 0
B. a < 0 and c > 0
C. b > 0 and c < 0
x
D. b < 0 and c < 0

y = ax2 + bx + c

9. Andy’s examination score is decreased by 20% and then increased by 20%, find the percentage
change in Andy’s examination score.
A. –8%
B. –4%
C. 0%
D. 4%

10. A sum of $20000 is deposited at an interest rate of 5% per annum for 4 years, compounded quarterly.
Find the amount correct to the nearest dollar.
A. $23657
B. $24310
C. $24398
D. $24418

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11. Let a, b and c be non-zero numbers. If a : b = 3 : 4 and b : c = 5 : 1, then (a + b) : (b + c) =
A. 7:6.
B. 8:5.
C. 19 : 20 .
D. 35 : 24 .

12. It is given that y varies partly as x2 and the other part is a constant. When x = 1, y = –2. When x = 2,
y = 13. When x = 5, y =
A. 118.
B. 26.
C. –26.
D. –118.

13. If the sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic sequence is Sn = 4n2 – 5n, find the 5th term of the
sequence.
A. 29
B. 31
C. 33
D. 35

14. There is a bag of brown rice and a bag of white rice. The weight of brown rice in the bag is measured
as 5 kg correct to the nearest kg, whereas the weight of white rice in the bag is measured as 7 kg
correct to the nearest kg. The rice is packed into n packets such that in each mixed rice packet, the
ratio of brown rice to that of the white rice is 1 : 3. The weight of the mixed rice in each packet is
measured as 500g correct to the nearest 50g, find the greatest possible value of n.
A. 18
B. 20
C. 21
D. 24

15. In the figure, two trees A and B are 30 m and 25 m away from a boy O respectively. A is due west of
O and the bearing of B from O is 235. Find the distance between A and B.
(Give the answer correct to 3 significant figures.) N
A. 17.2 m
A 30 m O
B. 17.5 m
235
C. 21.0 m
25 m
D. 25.8 m
B

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16. The height and the base radius of a right circular cone are 15 cm and 6 cm respectively. The figure
shows a frustum which is made by cutting off the upper part of the circular cone. The height of the
frustum is 5 cm. Find the volume of the frustum.
A. 60 cm3
380
B. cm3
3
500
C. cm3
3
540
D. cm3
3

17. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. E is a point lying on BC such that BE : EC = 3 : 2. AE

produced and DC produced meet at F. If the area of △CEF is 4 cm2, then the area of the △ADE is
A. 9 cm2. A B
2
B. 15 cm .
C. 21 cm2.
D. 25 cm2.
E

D C F

AB
18. In the figure, =
CD
tan  A
A. .
sin 
cos 
B. .
tan 
C. sin α tan β. α β
B C
D. tan α cos β. D

1 sin(180 −  )
19. − =
cos(180 +  ) tan(90 +  )
A. sin .
B. –cos .
C. tan  cos .
D. –tan  sin .

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20. In the figure, AB is a diameter of the circle. AC cuts the circle at D and DCB = ABD. Which of
the following must be true?

I. BC is the tangent to the circle at B.

II. △ADB ~ △ABC
III. AC is a diameter of the circle passing through A, B and C.

A. I and II only
B. II and III only
C. I and III only
D. I, II and III

21. In the figure, AB is a diameter of the circle. ABC is a straight line. CD is the tangent to the circle at P.
Find x.
A. 34
B. 44
C. 52
D. 56

22. If the number of diagonals of a regular polygon is 20, find the value of an interior angle of this
regular polygon.
A. 135
B. 140
C. 144
D. 150

23. The graph of y = f (x) is translated to the right by 1 unit to y = g(x). If g(x) = 2x2 – 5x + 1, then f (x) =
A. 2x2 – 9x + 8.
B. 2x2 – x – 2.
C. 2x2 – 5x + 2.
D. 2x2 – 5x.

24. A point P moves on a rectangular coordinate plane such that it maintains an equal distance from a
straight line L: y = 5 and a fixed point Q(−3, 0). The equation of the locus of P is
1 2 3 8
A. y = − x − x+ .
10 5 5
1 2 3 3
B. y = − x − x + .
5 5 5
1 2 1 5
C. y = x + x − .
5 3 3
1 3 8
D. y = − x 2 − x + .
3 5 5

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25. It is given that y = ax is an exponential function where a > 0 and a  1. Which of the following must
be true?

I. The graph of the function lies above the x-axis.

II. As x increases from 0, y also increases.
III. The graph of the function cuts the y-axis at (0, 1).

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

26. A circle passes through (–5, –10), (9, 4) and (7, 6). The equation of the circle is
A. x2 + y2 + 2x + 4y – 87 = 0.
B. x2 + y2 – 4x + 2y – 59 = 0.
C. x2 + y2 – 2x + 4y – 95 = 0.
D. x2 + y2 – 2x + 4y – 75 = 0.

27. Two fair dice are thrown in a game. If the difference of the two numbers thrown is 2, $18 will be
gained; otherwise, $9 will be gained. Find the expected gain of the game.
A. $9.25
B. $10
C. $11
D. $12.5

28. 5 cards are randomly drawn from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find the probability of getting “Three
of a kind”, i.e. a hand containing three cards of the same rank and two cards of two other different
ranks.
A. 0.000330, cor. to 3 sig. fig.
B. 0.00528, cor. to 3 sig. fig.
C. 0.00551, cor. to 3 sig. fig.
D. 0.0211, cor. to 3 sig. fig.

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29. The histograms of three sets of data are shown below. Arrange the standard deviations in ascending
order of magnitude.

I. II.
10 10
8 8
Frequency

Frequency
6 6
4 4
2 2
0 0
15 25 35 45 55 65 15 25 35 45 55 65

III.
10
8
Frequency

6
4
2

0
15 25 35 45 55 65

A. II, III, I
B. I, II, III
C. III, II, I
D. III, I, II

30. The box-and-whisker diagrams show the distributions of two sets of data.

Set A

Set B

15 30 45 60 75 90 105 120 135

Which of the following must be true?

I. Range of A > range of B
II. Median of A > median of B
III. Inter-quartile range of A > inter-quartile range of B

A. I only
B. I and II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

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Section B

1 1
31. + 2 =
2 x + 3x − 2 x + 9 x + 14
2

3
A. .
(2 x − 1)( x + 7)
3
B. .
(2 x + 1)( x − 7)
3
C. .
(2 x − 1)( x − 7)
3
D. . log2y
(2 x + 1)( x + 7)

32. The graph in the figure shows the linear relation between x and log2y.
Which of the following must be true? 6
A. x2y = 54
B. x2 + y = 15
C. y = –3x6
D. y = 4x+3

33. 13 + 25 + 28 +45 = x
–3 O
A. 100100111012.
B. 101000011102.
C. 101001011012.
D. 110011001012.

34. Let k be a constant. If the roots of the quadratic equation x2 – kx + 3 = 0 are α and β, then α2 + β2 =
A. k2 – 6.
B. k2 – 3.
C. k2.
D. k2 + 3.

35. Let z = (2a + 1)i5 + (4a – 5)i6, where a is a real number. If z is a real number, then z =
A. –9.
B. –7.
C. 7.
D. 9.

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36. Which of the following systems of inequalities has solutions that can be represented by the shaded
region?
x  0

A. 3x + 2 y  12
2 x − 3 y  0

x  0

B. 3x + 2 y  12
2 x − 3 y  0

y  0

C. 3x + 2 y  12
3x − 2 y  0

y  0

D. 3x + 2 y  12
3x − 2 y  0


37. Bobby buys a car, which costs $150000, through an instalment plan. Interest is charged at 9% p.a.
compounded monthly. Bobby wants to pay off the loan completely in 5 years by equal monthly
instalments, each instalment being due at the end of the month. How much does Bobby have to pay at
the end of each month? Correct your answer to the nearest dollar.
A. 2557
B. 3114
C. 3625
D. 3914

38. For 0 ≤ x < 360, how many roots does the equation 1 + sin2x = cos x have?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3

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39. The figure on the right shows the graph of y = f (x) .
If f ( x) = g (2x) , which of the following may represent the graph of y = g (x) ?

A. B.

C. D.

40. In the figure, △ABC intersects the circle at D, E, F, G, H and I. It is given that DE = FG = HI. If
BAC = 68, then BOC = A
A. 112 . 
68
B. 120. F
E
C. 122.
D. 124.
O
D
G

B H I C

41. If the line y = mx is a tangent to the circle x2 + y2 − 5x + 4 = 0, find the values of m.

3 3
A. − or
4 4
4 4
B. − or
3 3
C. −3 or 3
D. −4 or 4

42. The coordinates of the points A, B and C are (–6, 4), (6, –2) and (7, 4) respectively. The y-coordinate
of the orthocentre of △ABC is
A. –1.
B. 0.
C. 1.
D. 2.

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43. There are 7 $10 banknotes and 6 $20 banknotes in a wallet. If 5 banknotes are selected at random
from the wallet without replacement, find the probability that the total amount of the banknotes is not
less than $80.
2
A.
429
35
B.
429
37
C.
429
59
D.
143

44. One datum is removed from the set of data 5, 2, 17, 10, 19, 28, 23. Find all the possible deleted data
if the new inter-quartile range remains unchanged.

I. 2
II. 10
III. 17
IV. 23

A. I and III only

B. I and IV only
C. II and III only
D. II and IV only

45. Town X and Town Y are 60 km apart. The figure shows the graphs for Andy and Bob travelling on
the same straight road between Town X and Town Y during the period 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bob starts
his journey at noon and he travels at a constant speed throughout the whole journey from Town Y to
Town X. In order to meet Bob at 3:15 p.m., Andy starts travelling at a higher constant speed at 3 p.m.
Find the speed of Andy starting from 3 p.m.
Distance from Town X (km)
A. 10 km/h
B. 20 km/h
Town Y Bob
C. 30 km/h 60

D. 40 km/h
40

20
Andy

Town X Time
0

10 a.m. 3 p.m.

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