2021-DSE

MATH CP
PAPER 2
Q U E E N ’ S C O L L E G E
HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION 2021

MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part

PAPER 2

11 : 30 a.m. – 12 : 45 p.m. (1¼ hours)

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you should first stick a barcode label and insert the information required in the spaces provided. No extra
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There are 30 questions in Section A and 15 questions in Section B.
The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Choose the best answer for each question.

Section A

1.

A. 81 x8 .
B. x8 .

C. .

D. .

2. If q(p – 2q) = –3 (p – q), then p =

A. .

B. .

C. .

D. .

3. (2m + 3n)(3m – 4n) – 12mn + 16n2 =

A. (3m – 4n) (2m – n) .

B. (3m – 4n) (2m + 7n) .
C. (2m + 3n) (m + 4n) .
D. (2m + 3n) (8n – m) .

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4.

A. .

B. .

C. .

D. .

5. If 0.07655 < x < 0.07656, which of the following is true?

A. x = 0.076 (correct to 3 significant figures)

B. x = 0.076 (correct to 3 decimal places)
C. x = 0.0766 (correct to 4 significant figures)
D. x = 0.0766 (correct to 4 decimal places)

6. Let , where a is a constant. If f (x) is divisible by x + 3, find the remainder

when f (x) is divided by x + 2.

A. – 68
B. – 100
C. – 116
D. – 148

7. If m and n are constants such that (x – m)(x + 3) – 9 (x – 4)2 + n, then n =

A. – 26
B. – 49
C. – 58
D. – 76

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8. The cost of a smart keyboard is x % lower than its marked price. After giving 10% discount, the
percentage profit is 20%. Find x.

A. 15
B. 20
C. 25
D. 30

y
9. In figure 1, the equations of the straight lines L1 and L2
are x + ay + b = 0 and bx – y + c = 0 respectively. L1
Which of the following is / are true?

L2
I. a<0
II. ac + b < 0
x
III. c – b2 > 0 O

A. I and II only.
B. I and III only. Figure 1
C. II and III only.
D. I, II and III.

10. The actual area of a theme park is 50 km2. If the area of the park on a map is 200 cm2, then the
scale of the map is

A. 1 : 2 500
B. 1 : 50 000
C. 1 : 625 000
D. 1 : 2 500 000 000

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11. It is given that p varies as the square of q and cube root of r. When q = 3 and r = – 8, p = – 144.
When q = – 2 and r = 27, p =

A. – 324
B. – 216
C. 96
D. 64

12. The solution of or is

A. x<–5
B. x<–4
C. –5<x<–4
D. All real values.

13. In Figure 2, the 1st pattern consists of 13 dots. For any positive integer n, the (n + 1)th pattern is
formed by adding (n + 5) dots to the nth pattern. Find the number of dots in the 9th pattern.

Figure 2

A. 53
B. 64
C. 76
D. 89

14. If the angle of a sector is decreased by 38% but its radius is increased by k %.
If the area of the sector remains unchanged, find the value of k.

A. 156.25
B. 125
C. 56.25
D. 25

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15. Figure 3 shows a pentagon, where all the measurements are correct
to the nearest cm. If A cm2 is the actual area of the pentagon, find 12 cm
the possible range of values of A.
8 cm
A. 101.75 ≤ A < 133.25 . 6 cm
15 cm
B. 103.75 < A < 130.75 .
C. 107.25 ≤ A < 127.25 .
D. 100.25 < A < 125.75 . Figure 3

16. If the volume of a right circular cone of base radius 9a cm and height 8b cm is 243 cm2,
then the volume of a right circular cylinder of base radius 8a cm and height 7b cm is

A. 168 cm3 .
B. 336 cm3 .
C. 504 cm3 .
D. 729 cm3 .

17. In Figure 4, ABCD is an isosceles trapezium with AD = BC and AB // DC. E and F are the points
lying on DC and BC respectively such that BD // FE. AC cuts BD and EF at G and H
respectively such that H is the mid-point of AC and AG : GH = 4 : 1. If the area of BFHG is
11 cm2, then the are of the trapezium ABCD is
A B

G
H

D E C

Figure 4

A. 120 cm2 .
B. 135 cm2 .
C. 150 cm2 .
D. 165 cm2 .

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18. In Figure 5, ABCD is a square. ∆BCF and ∆CDE are equilateral triangles.
Find ∠BEF. B
A
E
A. 30˚
B. 25˚
F
C. 20˚
D. 15˚

D C
Figure 5 C

19. In the Figure 6, which of the following must be true?

I. x + z = 2y .
II. x – y + z = 360˚ . x
y
III. x + y + z = 720˚ .

A. I only .
B. II only .
C. I and III only .
D. II and III only . z
Figure 6

20.

A. 45 .
B. 45.5 .
C. 46 .
D. 46.5 .

C
21. Figure 7 shows the circle ABCDE. BE meets AC at F.
If AE = AB = BC and ∠BAE = 132˚, then ∠CDE = B

A. 64˚
B. 68˚ F
A
C. 72˚
D. 76˚

D
E
Figure 7

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22.
A B B

E E

D C D A Figure 8(b) C
Figure 8(a)

In Figure 8(a), ABCD is a piece of paper in the form of a rectangle. E is a point on AD such
that when ∆AEB is folded along BE, A will lie on the line DC as shown in Figure 8(b). In Figure
8(b), if AB = l and ∠BAC , then BE =

A. .
B. .
C. .

D. .

23. The polar coordinates of A are (4, 300˚). If A is rotated clockwise about the origin through 90˚ to
B, find the rectangular coordinates of B.

A.
B.
C.
D.

24. A ship is 48 k due east of a lighthouse. If the ship moves in the direction S60˚W, find the shortest
distance between the ship and the lighthouse.

A. 20 km
B. 24 km
C. 33 km
D. 42 km

25. A and B are two fixed points on a rectangular coordinate plane. P is a moving point such that the
area of ∆ABP remains constant, then the locus of P is

A. a circle .
B. a parabola .
C. a pair of perpendicular lines .
D. a pair of parallel lines .

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26. The equations of circles C1 and C2 are and
respectively. Which of the following statements must be true?

I. The centre of C1 lies outside that of C2.

II. C1 and C2 touch each other externally.
III. The ratio of the radii of C1 and C2 is 7 : 3.

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

27. Consider two lines L1 : and L2 : , where a and b are distinct positive real
numbers. Which of the following statement(s) must be true?

I. The areas enclosed by the two lines respectively with the coordinate axes are the same.
II. The two lines have infinitely many points of intersection.
III. The two lines are perpendicular to each other.

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

28. Two balls are randomly drawn at the same time from seven balls numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7
respectively. Find the probability that the difference of the numbers on the two balls drawn is a
prime number.

A.

B.

C.

D.

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29. Consider the following data :
x y 7 6 8 9 4 10 10 10 9 11 12
There are 2 modes in the data set above. If x < y, which of the following cannot be the
value of y ?

A. 9
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12

30. Figure 9 shows a box-and-whisker diagram related to the distribution of the students’ marks in a
test. Which of the following statement(s) must be true?

50 60 70 80 90

Figure 9

I. If the passing mark is 50, then no one fails.

II. The students’ score are evenly distributed.
III. There is a student whose score is 70.

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

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Section B

31. It is given that y = abx, where a > 1 and b > 1. If n > 0 and n ≠ 1, which of the following
statement(s) about the graph of logn y against x must be true?

I. The intercept on the horizontal axis is loga b.

II. The slope is logn b.
III. The area bounded by the graph, the horizontal axis and the vertical axis is
.

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

32. If x > 0, y > 0, x ≠ 1 and y ≠ 1, then the maximum value of

is

A. .

B. .

C. .

D.

33. D20 000 000 A0C16 =

A. .
B. .
C. .
D. .

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34. Define and , where k is a real number. If the real part of z1 is equal to

the real part of z2, then

A. – i .
B. i .

C. .

D. .

35. Which of the following statement(s) must be true?

I. If a > 1, the graph of is the reflection image of the graph of with

respect to the y-axis.
II. x = – 1 is the axis of symmetry of the graph of y = 3x2 + 6x – 1 .
III. x = 0 is the axis of symmetry of the graph y = tan x, where –90˚ < x < 90˚ .

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

36. Consider the following system of inequalities :

Let R be the region which represents the solution of the above system of inequalities. If (x, y) is a
point lying in R, then the least value of 2x – 4y + 1 is

A. –5.
B. –8.
C. – 12 .
D. – 16 .

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y
37. Figure 10 shows the graphs of y = ax, y = logb x and
y = logc x on the rectangular coordinate system, where y = logb x
a, b and c are positive constants. If the graph of y = ax
is the reflection image of the graph of y = logb x with
respect to y = x, the graph of y = logb x is the reflection x
image of the graph of y = logc x with respect to x-axis, O
which of the following statements must be true?

I. ac = 1 y = logc x
II. c > 1 Figure 10
III. a = b

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

38. The sum of the (2n)th term and the (3n)th term of a geometric sequence is x while the sum of the
(3n)th term and the (4n)th term of the sequence is y. If x and y are positive, the common ratio of
the geometric sequence is

A.

B.

C.

D.

39. The straight line y = x + k intersects the circle at two points P and Q.
If the x-coordinate of the centre of the smallest circle passing through P and Q is 3, find k.

A. – 12
B. –9
C. –6
D. –3

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40. It is given that ∠BAC is the largest interior angle of ∆ABC. If the circumcentre P of ∆ABC lies
on the boundary of ∆ABC, which of the following statements must be true?

I. BC = 2AP
II. The in-centre of ∆ABC lies on the line AP.
III. The orthocentre of ∆ABC lies on the boundary of ∆ABC.

A. I and II only .
B. I and III only .
C. II and III only .
D. I, II and III .
D
41. In Figure 11, PBQ is the tangent to the semi-circle ABCD
at B. DC is produced to Q such that PBQ DCQ. Which
of the following statements must be true?

I. ∆ADB ∆BDQ
II. AC // PQ A C
III. BD is the angle bisector of ∠ADQ.
P B Q
A. I and II only .
Figure 11
B. I and III only .
C. II and III only .
D. I, II and III .

42. In Figure 12, there are two identical triangular plates ABC A
and DEF, where ∆ABC ∆DEF. BC and EF coincides such
that the angle between the two plates is 50˚. The distance
4 cm 5 cm
from A to the plate DEF is D

A. 3.34 cm .
B. 2.14 cm . B/E 7 cm C/F
C. 1.98 cm .
D. 1.80 cm . Figure 12

43. There are 10 boys and 14 girls in a class. If 5 students are selected from the class to form a team
consisting of at least 2 girls, how many different teams can be formed?

A. 39 312
B. 37 310
C. 27 300
D. 10 920
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44. In a test, the different of test scores and the difference of the standard scores of two students are
36 and 2 respectively. In the test, the standard deviation of the test score is

A. 27 .
B. 24 .
C. 21 .
D. 18 .

45. The variance of the six numbers 15a – 5, 15a, 15a + 10, 15a + 13, 15a + 18 and 15a + 24 is

A. 15a + 10 .
B. 10 .
C. .
D. 99 .

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