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CUHK FAA THOMAS CHEUNG SECONDARY SCHOOL

First Term Examination〔2017 - 2018〕

Secondary 5 Mathematics

〔Whole Syllabus〕
Paper 2

Time Allowed ：40 minutes

Full mark：24

Name： Class ：S.5 Class Number ：

INSTRUCTIONS

1. ANSW ER ALL QUESTIONS.

2. When told to open this book, you should check that all the questions are there.
Look for the words ‘ END OF PAPER ’ after the last question.
3. All questions carry equal marks.
4. Only calculators within the approved list of HKEAA are allowed.
5. You are advised to use an HB pencil to mark all the answers on the Answer Sheet,
so that wrong marks can be completely erased with a clean rubber. You must mark
the answers clearly, otherwise you will lose marks if the answers cannot be
captured.
6. You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more than one
answer, you will receive NO MARKS for that question.
7. No marks will be deducted for wrong answer.
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There are 24 questions.

The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Choose the best answer for each question.

1. If a  b, which of the following must be true?

b
I. a is a constant.
II. a + b is a constant.
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a
III. b2 is a constant.
A. I only B. I and II only
C. I and III only D. I, II and III

2. Suppose y varies inversely as √ x . If x is increased by 156%, then the percentage change of y is

A. +37.5%. B. –37.5%.
C. +60.9%, cor. to 3 sig. fig. D. –60.9%, cor. to 3 sig. fig.

3. Which of the following shows that y is partly constant and partly varies directly as x?
A. y B. y

x x
O O

C. y D. y

x x
O O

4. In the figure, AC is a diameter of the circle. AB // DC and

BDC = 38. Find DAC. D

A. 19 38
B. 38
A C
C. 45
D. 52
B
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5. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. OBA = 65 and 11 AB = 5 CD . Find ODC.

A. 65 A
B. 50
D O 65
C. 35
B
D. 25

6. In the figure, AM and CN are produced to meet at B. BAC = a and ABC = b. AMN =
A. a + b.
A
B. a – b. a
M
C. 180 – a + b.
D. 180 – a – b. B b
N C

7. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. PA and PB are tangents to the circle at A and B
respectively. PO is produced to meet the circle at a point C. If OPA = y, express OCB in terms of
y.
y
A. 2
B. 90  2y
y
C. 45 + 2
y
D. 45  2

8. 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
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9. If the common difference of the arithmetic sequence x1, x2, x3, … is 2d, what is the common
difference of the arithmetic sequence 3x1 + 2, 3x2 + 2, 3x3 + 2, …?
A. 3d + 2
B. 3d
C. 6d + 2
D. 6d

10. An arithmetic sequence 684, 670, 656, … is given. Find the first positive term in the sequence.
A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. 10

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11. In a geometric sequence, the 2nd term is 8 and the last term is 36 864. If the common ratio of the
sequence is 8, find the number of terms in the sequence.
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

12. If 4, p, q, 32 form a geometric sequence, then p + q =

A. 8.
B. 8.
C. 28.
D. 28.

13. A mobile phone is worth $3500 now. Its value depreciates by 15% each half year. The value of this
phone after 2 years will be
A. $1400, cor. to the nearest dollar.
B. $1827, cor. to the nearest dollar.
C. $2450, cor. to the nearest dollar.
D. $2529, cor. to the nearest dollar.

14. Fred drops a ball vertically from a height of 100 cm. Each time the ball reaches the ground, it
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rebounds to a height which is 10 of its previous height. How many rebounds does it take for the ball
to reach a height just less than 3 cm?
A. 32
B. 33
C. 34
D. 35
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15. Between 40 and 240 inclusive, find the sum of all integers that are divisible by both 2 and 11.
A. 1188 B. 1430
C. 2475 D. 15 427

16. The common ratio of a geometric sequence is 2. The sum from the 5th term to the 8th term is 5.
Find the first term of the sequence.
A. 4 B. 2
1 1
C. 16 D. 32

17. The first term and the sum to infinity of a geometric sequence are 486 and 729 respectively. Find
the sum of the first 5 terms of the sequence.
A. 576 B. 684
C. 726 D. 728

18. Helen is a secretary. On a day, her boss asks her to type 20 documents. The number of words in
the first document is 700 words. From the second document onwards, the number of words in each
document is d words more than that in the preceding document. If the total number of words in 20
documents is 42 500 words, find the value of d.
A. 100 B. 125
C. 150 D. 175

19. S1, S2, S3, … are figures made up of identical regular octagons as shown below.

S1
S2
S3
Find the total number of regular octagons in the first 8 figures.
A. 126 B. 144
C. 180 D. 288
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20. Which of the following number lines represents the solutions of

{1−2x +2≥8
x <3−x ?

A. B.
6 –2

C. D.

–2 6 6

21. The figure below shows the quadratic graph of y = ax2 + bx + c.

The solutions of ax2 + bx + c  0 are

A. x < –3.0 or x > 3.0. B. x  –3.0 or x  3.0.
C. –3.0 < x < 3.0. D. –3.0  x  3.0.
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22. The figure below shows the graph of y = ax + bx + c.
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Which of the following must be false?

I. The solutions of ax2 + bx + c < 0 are all real numbers except x = 4.
II. The whole graph is below the x-axis.
III. There are no solutions for ax2 + bx + c  0.
A. I only B. II only
C. I and II only D. II and III only

23. Solve (5x – 3)2  0.

A. All real numbers
3
B. All real numbers except x = 5
3
C. x = 5
D. No solutions

24. If the quadratic graph of y = m2x2 + (3m – 5)x + 1 has no x-intercepts, where m  0, the range of the
values of m is
A. m < 1 or m > 5.
B. m  1 or m  5.
C. 1 < m < 5.
D. all real numbers.

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Reserve Questions

25. Suppose z varies jointly as x and y. Which of the following must be true?
z
I. y x
kz
II. x = y where k is a non-zero constant.
III. If z is increased 17% and x is decreased by 10%, y is increased by 30%.
A. I and II only B. II and III only
C. I and III only D. I, II and III
∴ The answer is D.

26. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. M and N lie on PQ and RS respectively such that OM 
PQ and ON  RS. PQ = RS and PMN = 70. Find MON.
P
A. 140 R
B. 130 M 70

C. 120 N
Q O
D. 110
∴ The answer is A.
S

27. In the figure, a diameter CB of the circle is produced to P such that PQ is the tangent to the circle at
A. If ABC = 72, find APB.
A. 42
B. 36
C. 54
D. 18
∴ The answer is C.