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MATH CP
PAPER 1

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HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION MOCK EXAMINATION
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MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part

PAPER 1
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 SECTION A(1) (35 marks)

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1. Simplify and express your answer with positive indices. (3 marks)
(m n −2 )5
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mn − 7m
2. Make n the subject of the formula + 5 = 3m . (3 marks)
2n + 1

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3x 6x
3. Simplify − . (3 marks)
2x −1 4x + 1
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4. Factorize

(a) 2p + 8q ,

(b) p2 – 16q2 ,

(c) p2 – 2p – 16q2 – 8q .
(4 marks)

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 5. There are 28 students in a class. If 4 more girls are enrolled in the class, the number of girls will be three
times the number of boys. Find the number of boys. (4 marks)
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6. (a) Find the range of values of x which satisfy both 2 x − 4 < and 2x + 7 ≥ 0 .
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(b) Write down all integers satisfying both inequalities in (a).

(4 marks)

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7. In a polar coordinate system, O is the pole. The polar coordinates of the points A, B and C are (3, 20°),
(3, 140°) and (3, 260°) respectively.

(a) Write down the number of axes of reflectional symmetry of ∆ABC .

(b) Is OA perpendicular to BC? Explain your answer.

(4 marks)
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 8. A farm with x cows produces y kg of milk per day, where 0 ≤ x ≤ 220 . It is given that y is the sum of two
parts, one part varies directly as x and the other part varies directly as x2 . When x = 90 , y = 3 780 ; when
x = 120 , y = 4 320 .

(a) Express y in terms of x .

(b) How many cows should a farm have in order to produce exactly 4095 kg of milk per day?
(5 marks)
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9. The frequency distribution table and the cumulative frequency table below show the distribution of the
times that students in a class spent on using social media yesterday. The mean of the distribution is 2.2
hours.
Time (hours) Frequency Time less than (hours) Cumulative Frequency
0.0 – 0.9 p 0.95 2
1.0 – 1.9 q 1.95 s
2.0 – 2.9 9 2.95 t
3.0 – 3.9 r 3.95 34
4.0 – 4.9 2 4.95 u

(a) Find q and r .

(b) A student is randomly selected from the class. Find the probability that the time spent on using
social media yesterday by selected student is at least 0.95 hours but less than the upper quartile of
the distribution.
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(5 marks)

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 SECTION A(2) (35 marks)

10. The coordinates of the point A are (2, 8) . B is a moving point on the x-axis. Let (b, 0) be the coordinates
of B. Denote the perpendicular bisector of AB by L .

(a) Find the equation of L in terms of b . (2 marks)

(b) C is a point on the x-axis such that BC = 2 and C is on the right of B . Denote the centre of the circle
passing through A , B and C by P . Find the equation of the locus of P .
(3 marks)
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11. A right circular conical vessel of volume 32 000π cm3 contains 15 616π cm3 of water. The base of the vessel
rests on a horizontal ground and the depth of water is x cm . 11 060π cm3 of water is added into the vessel
and the water level rises by 15 cm .

(a) Find x . (3 marks)

(b) Stacey claims that the wet surface area of the vessel after the water is added will be greater than
11 330 cm2 . Do you agree? Explain your answer. (3 marks)
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 12. The bar chart below shows the distribution of the numbers of credit cards owned by a group of people.
The median of the distribution is 3.5 .
Distribution of the numbers of credit cards owned by a group of people

Number of people
b
a

3
2
1

1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of credit cards

Paul is a member of the group. If Paul leaves the group, then the inter-quartile range of the distribution
would decrease by 0.5 .
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(a) (i) Write down the median of the distribution for the group without Paul.

(ii) Prove that a = 5 .

(4 marks)

(b) A person joins the group and the range of the distribution remains unchanged. Is it possible that the
mean and the median of the distribution become equal? Explain your answer. (3 marks)

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 13.
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In Figure 1, ∆ABC is an equilateral triangle inscribed in a circle. D is a moving point on the minor arc BC
E is a point on DC produced such that BD = CE .
A

E
B C

D
Figure 1

(a) Prove that ∆ABD ≅ ∆ACE . (2 marks)

(b) Is ∆ADE an equilateral triangle? Explain your answer. (2 marks)

(c) When the area of ∆ADE is maximized, find the ratio of the area of ∆ABC to the area of ∆BCD .
(3 marks)
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 14. Let f(x) = x2 − 4x . Suppose g(x) ≡ [f(x)]2 + mf(x) + n ≡ x4 + px3 + qx2 + rx + s , where m, n, p, q, r and s are
constants. When g(x) is divided by x − 2, the remainder is 19 . When g(x) is divided by x + 2 , the
remainder is 115 .

(a) Find p , q , r and s . (4 marks)

(b) Determine whether all the roots of the equation g(x) = 10 are integers. Explain your answer.
(3 marks)

(c) William claims that when g(x) is divided by x − a and when g(x) is divided by x + a − 4 , where a is
a real number, the two remainders are always equal. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
(3 marks)
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 SECTION B (35 marks)

15. There is a row of 5 shoe boxes. Each shoe box can hold 2 shoes. 5 identical left shoes and 5 identical right
shoes are put into the shoe boxes randomly. A shoe box is correct if and only if it contains a left shoe and a
right shoe. Find the probability that there are at least 3 consecutive correct shoe boxes. (3 marks)
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 16. The full score of a test is 100 marks. Regina, Ben and Donald are in the same class. The scores of Regina
and Ben are 50 marks and 70 marks respectively. The standard scores of Regina and Ben in the class
are –2 and –0.75 respectively. Donald claims that his standard score in the class is 1.2 . Do you agree?
Explain your answer. (3 marks)
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 17. In Figure 2, the 1st pattern consists of 3 matches. For any positive integer n ≥ 2 , the nth pattern is formed
by adding (3n + 1) matches to the (n − 1)th pattern. If the mth pattern consists of more than 999 matches,
find the least value of m . (4 marks)

Figure 2
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 18. (a) Express ( 3 + i ) 2 and ( 3 − i ) 2 in the form of a + bi where a and b are real numbers. (2 marks)

(b) Hence, find all the roots of the equation x4 − 4x2 + 16 = 0 . (3 marks)
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 19. As shown in Figure 3 below, a cylinder is cut through an inclined plane and the upper part is discarded.
The lower part is cut through a horizontal plane which passes through the lowest point of the inclined
plane and the lower part is discarded. The remaining solid is placed on the horizontal ground.

front

Figure 3
As shown in Figure 4 below, there is a mountain with the same shape as the solid mentioned. A and B are
the lowest point and the highest point on the mountain respectively. It is known that B is due north of A .
AB is a line inclined at 30° to the horizontal and AB = 4 km . P is a point on the edge of the mountain such
that the bearing of P from A is NθW . B′ and P′ are the projections of B and P on the horizontal ground
respectively.
B
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P

P′ N

30° B′

A
Figure 4
(a) (i) Show that AP′ = 2 3 cos θ km .

(ii) By considering the projection of PP′ on the plane ABB′ , show that PP′ = 2 cos 2 θ km .
(4 marks)

(b) A cross-country race will be held on this mountain. As shown in Figure 5 below, there are two
checkpoints, C and D , both at the edge of the mountain. The bearings of C and D from A are
N20°W and N40°E respectively. Participants have to start from A , go to C , and then to D , and get
back to A . Is it possible for a participant to travel less than 9.5 km and finish the race? Explain your
answer. (4 marks)
C

D N

A
Figure 5

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 20. The equation of the circle C is x2 + y2 + kx – 8y + 48 = 0 , where k is a constant. It is given that the line
y = 2 is a tangent to C. The centre of C lies in quadrant I .

(a) Find k . (3 marks)

(b) Q is a moving circle touching both the x-axis and C . Denote the centre of Q by P(x, y) .

(i) Express the possible distance(s) between P and the centre of C in terms of y .

(ii) Find the equation(s) of the locus of P .

(6 marks)

(c) It is given that there are exactly 2 circles on the rectangular coordinate plane, both with the same
radius r , and touch both the x-axis and C . Find the range of values of r . (3 marks)
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