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Name:_____________________________ Class:__________ ( )

1. Summary

1. Right-angled triangle

2. Polygons

( sum of polygon) (sum of exterior  of polygon)

3. CAST

S  sin + A  sin +
cos– cos +
tan– tan +

T  sin– C  sin–
cos– cos +
tan + tan–
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4. Trigonometric Identities
(i) sin2 + cos2 = 1
sin 
(ii) tan   .
cos
(iii) Angle that make with the x-axis

sin  sin S A 180   180 +  360   / 


cos  cos
tan  tan + T C sin

cos
sin 

 cos 
 sin 

 cos 
 sin 

cos 

tan  tan  tan   tan 

(iv) Angle that make with the y-axis

90   90 +  270   270 + 

sin  cos S cos  cos   cos   cos 

+
A sin
cos  sin
1
T C cos sin   sin   sin  sin 
tan 
tan tan 1 1 1 1
 
tan tan tan tan

5. Graphs of trigonometric functions


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2. Conventional Questions

1. HKCEE 1995 Paper I Qn. 1 (c) , (d) , (e) (3 marks)


In this question, working need not be shown and you are required to give the answers only.

(a) Find the size of an interior angle of a regular octagon (8-sided polygon).

(b) In Figure (a) , ABCD is a rectangle. Find BD .

Figure (a)

1 Figure (b)
(c) In Figure (b) , ABC is a right-angled triangle. If cos A  , find AC .
3

2. HKCEE 1995 Paper I Qn. 6 (5 marks)


Solve the trigonometric equation 2 sin 2   5 sin   3  0 for 0    360 .

3. HKCEE 1996 Paper I Qn. 10 (7 marks)


In the figure, AB  CD and AE  BC .
(a) Find x .
(b) Which two triangles in the figure are congruent?
(c) Find  , y and z .

4. HKCEE 1997 Paper I Qn. 5 (5 marks)


In the figure, ABC is a right-angled triangle. AB  3 , BC  4 ,
CD  6 ,  ABC  90 and  ACD  60 . Find
(a) AC ,
(b) AD ,
(c) the area of  ACD .

5. HKCEE 1997 Paper I Qn. 6 (5 marks)


In the figure, the bearing of two ships A and B from a lighthouse L are
020 and 110 respectively. B is 20 km and at a bearing of 140
from A . Find
(a) the distance of L from B ,
(b) the bearing of L from B .
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6. HKCEE 1998 Paper I Qn. 2 (3 marks)


In figure, CE is a straight line. Find x and y .

7. HKCEE 1998 Paper I Qn. 3 (3 marks)


In the figure, find x and y .

8. HKCEE 1999 Paper I Qn. 4 (3 marks)


In the figure, find the bearing of B from A .

9. HKCEE 1999 Paper I Qn. 14 (6 marks)


In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. EBDF is a
straight line and EB  DF .
(a) Prove that  ABE   CDF .
(b) Prove that EA// CF .

10. HKCEE 2000 Paper I Qn. 4 (4 marks)


In the figure , find a and x .
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11. HKCEE 2001 Paper I Qn. 11 (8 marks)


As shown in the figure, a piece of square paper ABCD of side 12 cm is
folded along a line segment PQ so that the vertex A coincides with the
mid-point of the side BC . Let the new positions of A and D be A' and
D' respectively, and denote by R the intersection of A' D' and CD .
(a) Let the length of AP be x cm . By considering the triangle PBA' ,
find x .
(b) Prove that the triangles PBA' and A' CR are similar.
(c) Find the length of A' R .

12. HKCEE 2001 Paper I Qn. 16 (a) (4 marks)


The figure shows a piece of pentagonal cardboard
ABCDE . It is formed by cutting off two equilateral
triangular parts, each of side x cm , from an equilateral
triangular cardboard AFG . AB is 6 cm long and the area of
BCDE is 5 3 cm 2 . Show that x 2  12 x  20  0 .
Hence find x .

13. HKCEE 2002 Paper I Qn. 3 (3 marks)


In the figure, OP and OQ are two perpendicular
straight roads where OP  100 m and
OQ  80 m .
(a) Find the value of  .
(b) Find the bearing of P from Q .

14. HKCEE 2002 Paper I Qn. 10 (7 marks)


In the figure, ABC is a triangle in which  BAC  20 and AB  AC .
D , E are points on AB and F is a point on AC such that
BC  CE  EF  FD .
(a) Find  CEF .
(b) Prove that AD  DF .
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15. HKCEE 2003 Paper I Qn. 8 (4 marks)


The figure shows a parallelogram ABCD . The diagonals AC
and BD cut at E .
(a) Prove that the triangles ABC and CDA are congruent.
(b) Write down all other pairs of congruent triangles.

16. HKCEE 2003 Paper I Qn. 9 (5 marks)


At 1:00 a.m., a ship S is 100 km due east of a lighthouse L . S is moving at
a speed of 20 km / h in the direction N 30  W as shown in the figure.
(a) Find the shortest distance between the ship and the lighthouse, correct
to the nearest km.
(b) At what time will the ship be nearest to the lighthouse?

17. HKCEE 2004 Paper I Qn. 5 (3 marks)


In the figure, find the bearing of B from A .

18. HKCEE 2004 Paper I Qn. 12 (9 marks)


In the figure, AEC , AFB , BCD and DEF are straight lines.
AB  AC , CD  CE and  CDE  36 .
(a) Find
(i)  AEF ,
(ii)  BAC .
(b) Suppose AF  FB .
(i) Prove that  AEB is a right angle.
(ii) If AE  10 cm , find the area of  ABC .

19. HKCEE 2005 Paper I Qn. 8 (5 marks)


In the figure, ABCDEF is a regular six-sided polygon. AC and
BF intersect at G . Find x , y and z .
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20. HKCEE 2006 Paper I Qn. 5 (3 marks)


In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. E is a point lying on
AD such that AE  AB . It is given that  EBC  70 .
Find  ABE and  BCD .

21. HKCEE 2006 Paper I Qn. 17 (a) (2 marks)


In the figure, ABC is a triangular paper card. D is a point
lying on AC such that BD is perpendicular to AC . It is
known that AB  40 cm , BC  60 cm and
AC  90 cm . Find AD .

22. HKCEE 2007 Paper I Qn. 8 (4 marks)


In the figure, ABC and DEF are straight lines. It is given
that AC // DF , BC  CF ,  EBF  90 and
 BED  110 . Find x , y and z .

23. HKCEE 2008 Paper I Qn. 4 (3 marks)


In the figure, P , Q and R are three posting boxes on the horizontal ground.
P is 9 km due eat of R and Q is due south of R . The distance between P
and Q is 14 km . Find the bearing of Q from P .

24. HKCEE 2008 Paper I Qn. 9 (5 marks)


In the figure, AB // CD . E is a point lying on AD such that
AE  AC . Find x , y and z .
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25. HKCEE 2009 Paper I Qn. 11 (8 marks)


In the figure, C is a point lying on DE . AE and BC intersect at
F . It is given that AC  AD , BC  DE and
 BCE   CAD .
(a) Prove that  ABC   AED .
(b) If AD // BC ,
(i) prove that  ABF ~  DEA ;
(ii) write down two other triangles which are similar to  ABF .

26. HKCEE 2010 Paper I Qn. 9 (5 marks)


In the figure, AB  CD , AE // CD ,  BAE  108 and
 BCD  126 .
(a) Find  ABC .
(b) Prove that  ABC   DCB .

27. HKCEE 2010 Paper I Qn. 13 (9 marks)


In Figure (a) , ABCDEF is a wooden block in the form of a right prism. It
is given that AB  AC  17 cm , BC  16 cm and CD  20 cm .
(a) Find the area of  ABC .
(b) Find the volume of the wooden block ABCDEF .
(c) The plane PQRS which is parallel to the face BCDF cuts the wooden
block ABCDEF into two blocks APQRES and BCQPSFDR as shown Figure (a)
in Figure (b) . It is given that PQ  4 cm .
(i) Find the volume of the wooden block APQRES .
(ii) Are the wooden blocks APQRES and ABCDEF similar? Explain
your answer.

Figure (b)

28. HKCEE 2011 Paper I Qn. 9 (5 marks)


In the figure, AD is the angle bisector of  BAC . It is given that
 ABD   ACD .
(a) Prove that  ABD   ACD .
(b) If  BAD  31 and  ACD  17 , find  CBD .
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29. HKDSE SP Paper I Qn. 18 (a) (3 marks)


In the figure, ABC is a triangular paper card. D is a point
lying on AB such that CD is perpendicular to AB . It is
given that AC  20 cm ,  CAD  45 and
 CBD  30 . Find, in surd form, BC and BD .

30. HKDSE 2013 Paper I Qn. 7 (4 marks)


In the figure, ABCD is a quadrilateral. The diagonals AC and BD
intersect at E . It is given that BE  CE and  BAC   BDC .
(a) Prove that  ABC   DCB .
(b) Consider the triangles in the given figure.
(i) How many pairs of congruent triangles are there?
(ii) How many pairs of similar triangles are there?

31. HKDSE 2014 Paper I Qn. 9 (5 marks)


In the figure, D is a point lying on AC such that
 BAC   CBD .
(a) Prove that  ABC ~  BDC .
(b) Suppose that AC  25 cm , BC  20 cm and
BD  12 cm . Is  BCD a right-angled triangle? Explain
your answer.

32. HKDSE 2015 Paper I Qn. 13 (7 marks)


In the figure, ABCD is a square. E and F are points lying on BC and CD
respectively such that AE  BF . AE and BF intersect at G .
(a) Prove that  ABE   BCF .
(b) Is  BGE a right-angled triangle? Explain your answer.
(c) If CF  15 cm and EG  9 cm , find BG .
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33. HKDSE 2016 Paper I Qn. 13 (7 marks)


In the figure below, ABC is a triangle. D , E and M are points lying on BC such that BD = CE ,
Ð ADC = Ð AEB and DM = EM .

(a) Prove that D ACD @ D ABE .


(b) Suppose that AD = 15 cm , BD = 7 cm and DE = 18 cm .
(i) Find AM .
(ii) Is D ABE a right-angled triangle? Explain your answer.

34. HKDSE 2017 Paper I Qn. 10 (5 marks)


In the figure below, OPQR is a quadrilateral such that OP  OQ  OR . OQ and PR intersect at
the point S . S is the mid-point of PR .

(a) Prove that  OPS   ORS .


(b) It is given that O is the centre of the circle which passes through P , Q and R . If OQ  6 cm ,
 PRQ  10 and POQ = 20 , find the area of the sector OPQR in terms of  .
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35. HKDSE 2018 Paper I Qn. 13 (8 marks)


In the figure below, ABCD is a trapezium with ABC = 90 and AB // DC . E is a point lying on
BC such that AED = 90 .

(a) Prove that ABE ~ ECD .


(b) It is given that AB = 15 cm , AE = 25 cm and CE = 36 cm .
(i) Find the length of CD .
(ii) Find the area of ADE .
(iii) Is there a point F lying on AD such that the distance between E and F is less than 23 cm ?
Explain your answer.

36. HKDSE 2019 Paper I Qn. 14 (8 marks)


In the figure below , ABCD is a square. It is given that E is a point lying on AD . BD and CE
intersect at the point F . Let G be a point such that BG / / EC and CG / / DB .

(a) Prove that


(i)  BCG   CBF ,
(ii)  BCF ~  DEF .
(b) Suppose that  BCF   BGC .
(i) Let BC  . Express DF in terms of .
(ii) Someone claims that AE  DF . Do you agree? Explain your answer.
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37. HKDSE 2020 Paper I Qn. 8 (5 marks)


In the figure below , B and D are points lying on AC and AE respectively. BE and CD intersects at
the point F . It is given that AB  BE , BD / /CE ,  CAE  30 and  ADB  42 .

(a) Find  BEC .


(b) Let  BDC   . Express  CFE in terms of  .
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3. Multiple Choice Questions

1. HKCEE 1995 Paper II Qn. 14 4. HKCEE 1995 Paper II Qn. 18


In the figure, ABCD is a trapezium. Find its 1
The greatest value of 1 sin x
is
area. 2
1
A. .
2
1
B. .
4
C. 1.
2
A. 36 cm D. 2.
B. 45 cm2 E. 4.
C. 48 cm2
D. 72 cm2 5. HKCEE 1995 Paper II Qn. 20
E. 90 cm2 In the figure, the bearing of B from A is
A. 015 .
2. HKCEE 1995 Paper II Qn. 16 B. 045 .
cos 2  C. 075 .
1 
1  sin  D. 165 .
A.  sin  . E. 345 .
B. sin  .
C. sin   2 .
sin  1  sin  
D.  .
1  sin  6. HKCEE 1995 Paper II Qn. 25
sin  1  sin   In the figure, AB  AC and AD  AE .
E. .
1  sin   DAC 
A. 45 .
3. HKCEE 1995 Paper II Qn. 17 (modified) B. 50 .
1 C. 55 .
If 0  x  360 , solve sin x  correct
3 D. 60 .
to 3 significant figures. E. 65 .
A. 18.7 or 161
B. 18.7 or 199
C. 19.5 or 161
D. 19.5 or 199
E. 19.5 or 340
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7. HKCEE 1995 Paper II Qn. 26 10. HKCEE 1995 Paper II Qn. 53


In the figure, a  b  c  d  e  f 

In the figure, ADE  ACB . Find x .


A. 4
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12
E. 16

8. HKCEE 1995 Paper II Qn. 49 A. 270 .


If 0  x  360 , the number of points of B. 360 .
intersection of the graphs of y  sin x and C. 450 .
y  tan x is D. 540 .
A. 1. E. 720 .
B. 2.
C. 3. 11. HKCEE 1995 Paper II Qn. 54
D. 4. According to the figure, which of the
E. 5. following must be true?

9. HKCEE 1995 Paper II Qn. 50


The figure shows the graphs of the function

A. ab  cd
B. ad bc
C. a  b  c  d  360
x D. a  b  c  d  540
A. y  cos .
2 E. 2 a  2 b  c  d  720
1
B. y cos x .
2
C. y  cos x .
D. y  2 cos x .
E. y  cos 2 x .
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12. HKCEE 1996 Paper II Qn. 17 16. HKCEE 1996 Paper II Qn. 28
In the figure, the area of ABCD is In the figure, ABCDE is a regular pentagon
A. 36 . and ABF is an equilateral triangle. Find x .
B. 40 . A. 120
C. 44 . B. 126
D. 4 21  24 . C. 144
E. 4 29  24 . D. 156
E. 168
13. HKCEE 1996 Paper II Qn. 19
If 0    360 , solve 2 sin    3 . 17. HKCEE 1996 Paper II Qn. 47
A. 120 or 240 In the figure, find  correct to the nearest
B. 120 or 300 degree.
C. 150 or 330 A. 16
D. 210 or 330 B. 19
E. 240 or 300 C. 26
D. 35
14. HKCEE 1996 Paper II Qn. 20 E. 36
1
 cos
cos 
18. HKCEE 1996 Paper II Qn. 51
tan 2  In the figure, ABCD is a trapezium with
A. sin  . AB // DC . AH bisects  BAD and DH
B. cos . bisects  ADC . Which of the following
C. cos  .
2
must be true?
1 I.  AHD  90
D.
cos II.  ADC   BCD
1 III.  BAD   BCD  180
E.
tan 

15. HKCEE 1996 Paper II Qn. 22 (modified)


If 0  x  180 , solve 2 sin x  3 cos x  0
correct to 3 significant figures.
A. 33.7
B. 56.3 A. I only
C. 124 B. II only
D. 146 C. III only
E. no solution D. I and III only
E. II and III only
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19. HKCEE 1997 Paper II Qn. 12 23. HKCEE 1997 Paper II Qn. 42
In the figure, sin   tan  In the figure, CD 
a a r sin 
A.  . A. .
c b sin  sin 
a b r sin 
B.  . B. .
c a cos sin 
b a r sin  sin 
C.  . C. .
c b sin 
b b r cos sin 
D.  . D. .
c a sin 
c a r sin 
E.  . E. .
a b sin 

20. HKCEE 1997 Paper II Qn. 17 24. HKCEE 1997 Paper II Qn. 43 (modified)
In the figure, find x . For 0    360 , how many roots does
A. 52 the equation tan tan  2  0 have?
B. 58 A. 1
C. 61 B. 2
D. 70 C. 3
E. 81 D. 4
E. 5
21. HKCEE 1997 Paper II Qn. 19
In the figure, ABCDE is a regular pentagon 25. HKCEE 1997 Paper II Qn. 44
and ABF is an equilateral triangle. Find  . In the figure, f x  
A. 66
B. 84
C. 90
D. 96
E. 108
x 1
A. sin  .
22. HKCEE 1997 Paper II Qn. 40 2 2
cos 90  A sin 180  A B. sin 2 x 
1
.

tan 360  A
2
1 x 1
A.  sin A cos A . C. sin  .
2 2 2
B. sin A cos A . 1 1
D. sin x  .
C.  cos 2 A . 2 2
cos 2 A . 1 1
D. E. sin 2 x  .
E. sin 2 A . 2 2
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26. HKCEE 1998 Paper II Qn. 18 30. HKCEE 1998 Paper II Qn. 30
In the figure, OAB is an equilateral triangle. In the figure, AB  BC  CA  CD . Find
Find the bearing of B from A .  CBD .
A. 10 A. 20
B. 80 B. 25
C. 170 C. 27.5
D. 260 D. 30
E. 350 E. 35

27. HKCEE 1998 Paper II Qn. 20 31. HKCEE 1998 Paper II Qn. 31
The figure shows a right circular cone of In the figure, AB  2BC . Find BC correct
base radius 4 cm and height 3 cm . Find the to 3 significant figures.
area of the its curved surface. A. 0.775 cm
A. 12  cm 2 B. 1.00 cm
B. 16  cm 2 C. 1.34 cm
C. 20  cm 2 D. 1.73 cm
D. 24  cm 2 E. 1.80 cm
E. 48 cm 2

28. HKCEE 1998 Paper II Qn. 21 32. HKCEE 1998 Paper II Qn. 38
In the figure, find the area of the pentagon In the figure, ABCD is a trapezium. Which
ABCDE . of the following must be true?
A. 16 cm 2
B. 18 cm 2
C. 20 cm 2
D. 24 cm 2
E. 32 cm 2
I. AED is an equilateral triangle
29. HKCEE 1998 Paper II Qn. 24 II. EBCD is a parallelogram
In the figure, find CD . III. AB  2DC
A. 6 cm A. I only
B. 4 cm B. II only
C. 4 3 cm C. I and II only
D. 2 3 cm D. I and III only
E. I , II and III
2 3
E. cm
3
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33. HKCEE 1998 Paper II Qn. 44 36. HKCEE 1999 Paper II Qn. 16
1  sin  cos Which of the following may represent the
 
cos 1  sin  graph of y  cos x for 0  x  90 ?
A. 1. A.
B. 2 1  sin   .
2
C. .
cos
2
D. .
cos 1  sin   B.
1  sin   cos
E. .
cos 1  sin  

34. HKCEE 1998 Paper II Qn. 47


For 0  x  360 , how many roots does C.
the equation 3 sin 2 x  2 sin x 1  0 have?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4 D.

35. HKCEE 1999 Paper II Qn. 15


In the figure, bearing of B from C is
A. N 5 E . E.
B. N 65 E .
C. N 85 E .
D. S 5 W .
E. S85 W .
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37. HKCEE 1999 Paper II Qn. 19 41. HKCEE 1999 Paper II Qn. 46
In the figure, find x correct to 1 decimal cos 90  A cos  A

place. sin 360  A
A. 15.0 A.  cos A .
B. 18.4 B. cos A .
C. 22.5 C. sin A .
D. 24.1 cos 2 A
D.  .
E. 26.6 sin A
cos 2 A
E. .
38. HKCEE 1999 Paper II Qn. 28 sin A
In the figure, ACD and ECB are straight lines.
If  EAC   CAB and EA  EB , find 42. HKCEE 1999 Paper II Qn. 47 (modified)
x. If 0    360 , solve
A. 22  cos   3  3sin   2   0 correct to 3
B. 34 significant figures.
C. 44 A. 41.8 or 70.5
D. 46 B. 41.8 or 138
E. 68 C. 41.8 or 222
D. 41.8 or 356
39. HKCEE 1999 Paper II Qn. 29 E. 42.1 or 138
In the figure, ABCDE is a regular pentagon
and ABFG is a square. Find x . 43. HKCEE 2000 Paper II Qn. 8
A. 18 The figure shows a trapezium of area 6 cm2 .
B. 27 Find x .
C. 30 A. 2
D. 36 B. 3
E. 45 C. 4
D. 6
40. HKCEE 1999 Paper II Qn. 30 E. 11
In the figure, AEB and ADC are straight lines.
Find ED .
10
A. cm
3
40
B. cm
13
C. 3 cm
D. 40 cm
E. 80 cm
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44. HKCEE 2000 Paper II Qn. 11 45. HKCEE 2000 Paper II Qn. 12
Which of the following may represent the In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle formed by
graph of y  tan x for 0  x  90 ? four squares each of area 1 cm2 . DB is a
A. diagonal. Find the area of the shaded region.

9
A. cm2
B. 10
7
B. cm2
8
5
C. cm2
6
C. 4
D. cm2
5
3
E. cm2
4

D. 46. HKCEE 2000 Paper II Qn. 19


In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. Find
 BDE .

E.

A. 30
B. 35
C. 40
D. 50
E. 55
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47. HKCEE 2000 Paper II Qn. 24 49. HKCEE 2000 Paper II Qn. 29
In the figure, AB  CD ,  CAB   ECD In the figure, DAB is a straight line. tan  
and  ABC   CDE . Which of the
following must be true?

A. 2 tan 20 .
1
B. tan 20 .
2
I.  ABC   CDE 2
C. .
II.  ABC ~  EAC tan 20
III. EAC is an isosceles triangle 1
D. .
A. I only 2 tan 20
B. III only E. tan 40 .
C. I and II only
D. I and III only
E. I , II and III
50. HKCEE 2000 Paper II Qn. 30
According to the figure, the bearing of B
48. HKCEE 2000 Paper II Qn. 28 from C is
In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. Find CF .

A. 050 .
B. 130 .
A.  a  b  sin  cm C. 140 .
B.  a  b  cos  cm D. 310 .
C.  a sin   b cos  
cm E. 320 .
D.  a cos   b sin  
cm
E. a  b sin 2  cm
2 2
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51. HKCEE 2000 Paper II Qn. 32 53. HKCEE 2001 Paper II Qn. 17
The figure shows a square, a triangle and a If 0  x  y  90 , which of the following
sector with areas a cm 2 , b cm 2 and must be true?
c cm 2 respectively. I. sin x  sin y
II. cos x  cos y
III. sin x  cos y
A. I only
B. II only
Which of the following is true? C. I and II only
A. a  b  c D. I and III only
B. a  c  b E. II and III only
C. bac
D. bca
E. cab 54. HKCEE 2001 Paper II Qn. 19
Which of the following pairs of triangles is /
52. HKCEE 2000 Paper II Qn. 51 are similar?
1 I.
If cos  and 0    90 , then
k
tan   270 

k
A.  .
1 k 2
II.

1
B.  .
k 2 1

1
C. . III.
k 2 1

D.  k 2 1 .

E. k 2 1 .
A. II only
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. I and III only
E I , II and III
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55. HKCEE 2001 Paper II Qn. 20 58. HKCEE 2001 Paper II Qn. 43
In the figure, x  If tan 90     2 , then
sin 3   sin  cos 2 

cos
A. 2 .
1
B. .
2
1
C. .
5
A. 50 . 1
D.  .
B. 55 . 2
C. 60 . E. 2 .
D. 65 .
E. 70 . 59. HKCEE 2001 Paper II Qn. 44 (modified)
The figure shows the graph of the function
56. HKCEE 2001 Paper II Qn. 31
Ship A is 8 km due north of a light house L
and ship B is 6 km due east of L . Find the
bearing of B from A . 180 360

A. N 53.1 W
(correct to the nearest 0.1 ) x
A. y  sin .
B. N 36.9 W 2
(correct to the nearest 0.1 ) B. y  2 sin x .
C. N 36.9 E C. y  1  sin x .
(correct to the nearest 0.1 ) D. y  1  cos x .
D. S 53.1 E E. y  1  cos x .
(correct to the nearest 0.1 )
E. S 36.9 E
(correct to the nearest 0.1 )

57. HKCEE 2001 Paper II Qn. 42


For 0  x  360 , how many roots does
the equation cos 3 x  cos x have?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
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60. HKCEE 2002 Paper II Qn. 19 63. HKCEE 2002 Paper II Qn. 24
The figure shows a hemisphere, a right In the figure, AB and CD are the heights of
circular cone and a right cylinder with equal two buildings on the same level ground. If
base radii. Their volume are a cm 3 , AB  9 m , AC  20 m and the angle of
b cm 3 and c cm 3 respectively. depression of A from D is 50 , find the
angle of elevation of D from B correct to the
nearest 0.1 .

Which of the following is true?


A. a  b  c
B. acb
C. cab
D. cba A. 21.3
B. 24.2
61. HKCEE 2002 Paper II Qn. 21 C. 36.6
For 0    90 , the maximum value of D. 53.4
2
is
3  sin 2 
2
A. .
5
1 64. HKCEE 2002 Paper II Qn. 25
B. .
2 In the figure,
2 AC  3 AB . Find AB
C. .
3 correct to 3 significant
D. 1. figures.
A. 1.26 cm
62. HKCEE 2002 Paper II Qn. 22 B. 1.41 cm
If 45    90 , which of the following C. 1.79 cm
must be true? D. 2.83 cm
I. tan  sin 
II. tan  cos
III. cos  sin 
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I , II and III
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65. HKCEE 2002 Paper II Qn. 26 68. HKCEE 2002 Paper II Qn. 46
In the figure, ABC and AFED are straight 3
If sin   and  lies in the first quadrant,
lines.  ABF   CDE and BE // CD . 5
Which of the following triangles are similar? then sin 90     sin 180    
1
A. .
5
1
B. .
5
7
C. .
I.  ABF 5
II.  AEB 7
D. .
III.  ADC 5
A. I and II only
B. I and III only 69. HKCEE 2002 Paper II Qn. 47 (modified)
C. II and III only
 1  cos 180      1  cos 180     
D. I , II and III
A. sin 2  .
1  cos   .
2
66. HKCEE 2002 Paper II Qn. 27 B.
1  cos   .
2
In the figure, ABCDEFGH is a regular C.
octagon. x  y  z  D. 1  cos   1  sin   .
A. 60
B. 67.5 70. HKCEE 2002 Paper II Qn. 48
C. 82.5 For 0  x  360 , how many roots does
D. 90 the equation tan x  2 sin x have?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
67. HKCEE 2002 Paper II Qn. 42
How many different triangles can be 71. HKCEE 2003 Paper II Qn. 22
constructed so that the lengths of the three If  is an acute angle and sin   cos ,
sides are x cm , 2 x cm and 12 cm , then cos  
where x is an integer? 1
A. .
A. 5 2
B. 7 2
B. .
C. 9 2
D. 11 3
C. .
2
D. 1 .
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72. HKCEE 2003 Paper II Qn. 23 76. HKCEE 2003 Paper II Qn. 46
In the figure, the bearing of A from B is tan 180   

A. N 38 W . cos 90   
B. N 52 W . 1
A. .
C. S 38 E . cos
D. S 52 E . 1
B. .
cos
sin 
C. .
73. HKCEE 2003 Paper II Qn. 26 cos 2 
In the figure, AB   sin 
D. .
x cos 2 
A. .
2
2 77. HKCEE 2004 Paper II Qn. 20
B. x .
2 For 0  x  90 , the least value of
3 4
C. x . is
2 2  cos x
A. 0.
D. 2x .
B. 1.
C. 2.
74. HKCEE 2003 Paper II Qn. 27 D. 4.
Which of the following statements about the
triangles in the figure must be true? 78. HKCEE 2004 Paper II Qn. 27
In the figure, ABC is a straight line. If
BD// CE , then  DCE 

A. I and III are similar.


B. I and IV are similar.
C. II and III are similar. A. 56 .
D. II and IV are similar. B. 68 .
C. 112 .
75. HKCEE 2003 Paper II Qn. 45 D. 124 .
For 0    360 , how many roots does
the equation 2 cos 2   5 sin   4  0
have?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
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79. HKCEE 2004 Paper II Qn. 46 83. HKCEE 2005 Paper II Qn. 20
1 For 0    90 , the greatest value of
cos 
cos  5  sin 
is
sin  4  sin 
A.  tan . 4
A. .
B. tan . 5
 sin 3  B. 1.
C. .
cos 5
C. .
cos  1 4
D. .
sin  cos D. 2.

80. HKCEE 2004 Paper II Qn. 47 (modified) 84. HKCEE 2005 Paper II Qn. 26
If A  B  180 , which of the following If AC  BD and AB // DC , how many
must be true? pairs of similar triangles are there in the
I. sin A  sin B figure?
II. cos A  sin B A. 2 pairs
III. cos A  cos B B. 3 pairs
A. I only C. 4 pairs
B. II only D. 5 pairs
C. I and III only
D. II and III only
85. HKCEE 2005 Paper II Qn. 27
81. HKCEE 2005 Paper II Qn. 15 In the figure, ABCD is a square. If CEF is an
In the figure, the bearing of P from Q is equilateral triangle, then CBF
A. N 27 W .
B. S 27 E .
C. N 63 W .
D. S 63E .

82. HKCEE 2005 Paper II Qn. 16


In the figure, ABCD is a rhombus and CDE
is an equilateral triangle. If ADE is a straight A. 45 .
line, then the area of the quadrilateral ABCE B. 50 .
is C. 60 .
A. 2 3 cm 2 . D. 80 .
B. 3 3 cm 2 .
C. 4 3 cm 2 .
D. 6 3 cm 2 .
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86. HKCEE 2005 Paper II Qn. 28 90. HKCE 2005 Paper II Qn. 46
In the figure, x  sin 2 1  sin 2 3  sin 2 5  
A. 50 .  sin 2 87  sin 2 89 
B. 60 . A. 22 .
C. 70 . B. 22.5 .
D. 90 . C. 44.5 .
D. 45 .
87. HKCEE 2005 Paper II Qn. 30
In the figure, the length of the line segment 91. HKCEE 2005 Paper II Qn. 52
joining A and F is In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. E , F
and G are points lying on BC , CD and DA
respectively. AE and AF divide BAD into
three equal parts and BG bisects ABC . If
AE and AF intersect BG at H and I
A. 68 . respectively, then GIF  GHE 
B. 77 .
C. 82 .
D. 85 .

88. HKCEE 2005 Paper II Qn. 44


For 0  x  360 , how many distinct
roots does the equation cos x sin x  1  0 A. 120 .
have? B. 150 .
A. 2 C. 180 .
B. 3 D. 210 .
C. 4
D. 5 92. HKCEE 2006 Paper II Qn. 16
In the figure, PA  QA . If
89. HKCEE 2005 Paper II Qn. 45 the bearings of P and Q from
sin 90  x  cos x  180  A are N 42 E and S 28 E
A. 0. respectively, then the bearings
B. 2 cos x . of P from Q is
C. sin x  cos x . A. N 7 E .
D. sin x  cos x . B. N 27 E .
C. N 35 E .
D. N 55 E .
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93. HKCEE 2006 Paper II Qn. 17 96. HKCEE 2006 Paper II Qn. 23
In the figure, the area of the trapezium In the figure, sin x 
ABCD is 3
A. .
7
3
B. .
5
4
C. .
5
A. 345 cm 2 . 4
2
D. .
B. 349 cm . 3
C. 690 cm 2 .
D. 698 cm 2 . 97. HKCEE 2006 Paper II Qn. 44
For 0  x  360 , how many roots does
94. HKCEE 2006 Paper II Qn. 21 the equation 3 cos2 x  4 cos x  1  0
2 sin 90    sin 60  cos 0 cos   have?
A. sin  . A. 2
B. 3 sin  . B. 3
C. 3 cos  . C. 4

D.  
3  1 cos  .
D. 5

98. HKCEE 2007 Paper II Qn. 15


95. HKCEE 2006 Paper II Qn. 22
A and B are two points on a map. If the
If 0    45 , which of the following
bearing of A from B is 110 , then the
must be true?
I. tan   cos  bearing of B from A is
II. sin   tan  A. 070 .
III. sin   cos  B. 250 .
C. 290 .
A. I only
D. 340 .
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only
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99. HKCEE 2007 Paper II Qn. 20 102. HKCEE 2007 Paper II Qn. 23
If x and y are acute angles such that In the figure, ABC is a right-angled triangle.
x  y  90 , which of the following must BD is the angle bisector of  ABC . If
be true? AB  c , then CD 
I. sin x  cos y c
A. .
sin  90  x   cos  90  y 
3
II.
c
III. tan x tan y  1 B. .
2 3
A. I and II only
B. I and III only 3c
C. .
C. II and III only 2
D. I , II and III 3c
D. .
4
100. HKCEE 2007 Paper II Qn. 21
cos A sin A 103. HKCEE 2007 Paper II Qn. 27
  If the sum of the interior angles of a convex
sin A cos A
n-sided polygon is 4 times the exterior
A. 1.
angles of the polygon, then n 
B. 1  tan 2 A .
C. sin A cos A . A. 4 .
1 B. 6 .
D. . C. 8 .
sin A cos A
D. 10 .

101. HKCEE 2007 Paper II Qn. 22


104. HKCEE 2007 Paper II Qn. 28
Solve the equation sin   3 cos  ,
In the figure, AY and CY are the angle
where 0    90 .
bisectors of  BAX and  DCX
A.   0
respectively. If  AXC  100 , then
B.   30
 AYC 
C.   45
D.   60

A. 40 .
B. 50 .
C. 60 .
D. 80 .
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105. HKCEE 2007 Paper II Qn. 46 108. HKCEE 2008 Paper II Qn. 23
Let k be a constant and 90    90 . If cos A

tan  90  A 
the figure shows the graph of
A. sin A .
y  k sin  x    , then
B. cos A .
1
C. .
sin A
1
D. .
cos A

109. HKCEE 2008 Paper II Qn. 27


In the figure, AB // CD and AC  BD . If
A. k  2 and   30 .
B. k  2 and   30 . CAD  20 and ADB  80 , then
ADC 
C. k  2 and   30 .
D. k  2 and   30 .

106. HKCEE 2008 Paper II Qn. 15


A and B are two points on a map. If the
bearing of A from B is 110 , then the
A. 30 .
bearing of B from A is
B. 40 .
A. 070 .
C. 50 .
B. 250 .
D. 60 .
C. 290 .
D. 340 .
110. HKCEE 2008 Paper II Qn. 28
According to the figure, which of the
107. HKCEE 2008 Paper II Qn. 22
following must be true?
In the figure, D is a point lying on AC such
that BD is perpendicular to AC . Find
AD : DC .

A. ab  c
A. 1: 2
B. a  b  c  90
B. 2 :1
C. a  c  b  540
C. 3 :1 D. a  b  c  720
D. 3: 2
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111. HKCEE 2008 Paper II Qn. 45 114. HKCEE 2009 Paper II Qn. 7
For 0    360 , how many roots does In the figure, the area of the trapezium is
the equation 3 sin 2   2 sin  1  0 have? 96 cm 2 . Find x .
A. 2 A. 1
B. 3 B. 5
C. 4 C. 7
D. 5 D. 11

112. HKCEE 2008 Paper II Qn. 46 115. HKCEE 2009 Paper II Qn. 16
Let a and b be constants. If the figure shows If the angle of elevation of P from Q is
the graph of y  a cos  2 x  120   b , 40 , then the angle of depression of Q from
P is
then
A. 40 .
B. 50 .
C. 130 .
D. 140 .

116. HKCEE 2009 Paper II Qn. 17


The base of a solid right pyramid is a square.
If the perimeter of the base is 48 cm and the
A. a 1 and b  3 . length of each slant edge of the pyramid is
B. a2 and b  2 . 10 cm , then the total surface area of the
C. a3 and b  1 . pyramid is
D. a4 and b  0 . A. 192 cm 2
B. 336 cm 2
113. HKCEE 2008 Paper II Qn. 47 C. 384 cm 2
For 0    360 , the least value of D. 96 7 cm 2
2  sin 
is
2  sin  117. HKCEE 2009 Paper II Qn. 21
A. 1 . In the figure, 2 AB  3 BC . Find 
1 correct to the nearest degree.
B. .
3 A. 34
C. 1. B. 42
D. 3. C. 48
D. 56
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118. HKCEE 2009 Paper II Qn. 22 121. HKCEE 2009 Paper II Qn. 26
In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. It is given In the figure, ABCD is a rhombus and ABE is
that E is the foot of perpendicular from D to a straight line. If  BCE  40 and
AC . If the area of BC  CE , then  CAD 
 ADE is 1 cm 2 , then
the area of  ABC is
A. 3 cm 2 .
B. 4 cm 2 .
C. 5 cm 2 .
D. 2 3 cm 2 .
A. 35 .
B. 40 .
119. HKCEE 2009 Paper II Qn. 23
C. 45
In the figure, ADE is a straight line. If
D. 50
 ABC  x and  CDE  y , then AD 

122. HKCEE 2009 Paper II Qn. 27


If each interior angle of a regular n-sided
polygon is 144 , then n 
A. 10 .
B. 12 .
C. 14 .
D. 16 .

A. BC sin x  CD sin y .
123. HKCEE 2009 Paper II Qn. 28
B. BC sin x  CD cos y .
In the figure, x 
C. BC cos x  CD sin y .
D. BC cos x  CD cos y .

120. HKCEE 2009 Paper II Qn. 24


A. 50 .
If A and B are acute angles such that
B. 60 .
A  B  90 , then cos 2 A  sin 2 B 
C. 70 .
A. 1 .
D. 80 .
B. 2 sin 2 A .
C. 2 cos 2 A .
D. 2 cos 2 B .
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124. HKCEE 2009 Paper II Qn. 45 127. HKCEE 2010 Paper II Qn. 22
For 0  x  360 , how many roots does If  is an acute angle, then
the equation cos x  sin x  1 have?
2 2
tan   tan  90    
A. 2 A. 2 tan  .
B. 3 B. sin   cos  .
C. 4 1
C. .
D. 5 tan 
1
D. .
125. HKCEE 2009 Paper II Qn. 46 sin  cos 
Let 90    90 . If the figure shows the
graph of y  7 sin  x    , then 128. HKCEE 2010 Paper II Qn. 25
In the figure, C is a point lying on AB such
that AC  AD . If AB // ED , find
 ADE .

A.   60 .
B.   30 . A. 20
C.   30 . B. 30
D.   60 . C. 40
D. 50
126. HKCEE 2010 Paper II Qn. 21
In the figure, D is a point lying on BC such 129. HKCEE 2010 Paper II Qn. 26
AC In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. If M is a
that AD is perpendicular to BC . Find .
BD point lying on AC such that DM is
perpendicular to AC , then AM : MC 

tan 
A.
tan 
tan  A. 3: 4 .
B.
sin  B. 4:3 .
C. tan  tan  C. 9 :16
D. tan  sin  D. 16 : 9
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130. HKCEE 2010 Paper II Qn. 27 134. HKCEE 2011 Paper II Qn. 21
Each interior angle of a regular 24-sided In the figure, cos   sin  
polygon is 3
A. .
A. 144 . 5
B. 160 . 3
B. .
C. 165 . 5
D. 171 . 7
C. .
17
131. HKCEE 2010 Paper II Qn. 46 7
D. .
cos 2 1  cos 2 2  cos 2 3   17
cos 2 89  cos 2 90 
A. 44 . 135. HKCEE 2011 Paper II Qn. 22
B. 44.5 . In the figure, D is a point lying on BC such
C. 45 . that AD is perpendicular to BC . Find x
D. 45.5 . correct to 2 decimal places.

132. HKCEE 2011 Paper II Qn. 15


In the figure, the bearing of B from A is
A. 030
B. 060
C. 210
D. 240 A. 6.86
B. 7.25
C. 8.21
D. 9.78

133. HKCEE 2011 Paper II Qn. 20 136. HKCEE 2011 Paper II Qn. 23
If x , y and z are angles of a triangle with In the figure, D is a point lying on AB such
x  y  90 , which of the following are that AB  BD  CD . Find x  y .
true?
I. tan x tan y  sin z
II. cos y  cos z  sin x
III. sin 2 x  sin 2 y  sin 2 z
A. I and II only
B. I and III only A. 75
C. II and III only B. 90
D. I , II and III C. 95
D. 105
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137. HKCEE 2011 Paper II Qn. 27 140. HKDSE SP Paper II Qn. 17


In the figure, BED is a diagonal of the The figure shows a right circular cylinder, a
parallelogram ABCD . If  DCE  20 , hemisphere and a right circular cone with
 AED  130 and CE  DE , then equal base radii. Their curved surface areas
 BAE  are a cm 2 , b cm 2 and c cm 2
respectively.

Which of the following is true?


A. 100 . A. a  b  c
B. 105 . B. acb
C. 110 . C. cab
D. 115 . D. cba

138. HKCEE 2011 Paper II Qn. 28 141. HKDSE SP Paper II Qn. 18


If the sum of the exterior angles of a regular In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. T is a
n-sided polygon is 3 times an interior angle point lying on AB such that DT is
of the polygon, then n  perpendicular to AB . It is given that
A. 3 . CD  9 cm and AT : TB  1: 2 . If the area
B. 4 . of the parallelogram ABCD is 36 cm 2 ,
C. 6. then the perimeter of the parallelogram
D. 12 . ABCD is
A. 26 cm .
139. HKCEE 2011 Paper II Qn. 46 B. 28 cm .
Let a be a constant and 90    90 . If C. 30 cm .
the figure shows the graph of D. 32 cm .

y  a cos  x    , then
142. HKDSE SP Paper II Qn. 19
sin  cos  270   
 
cos 60 tan 45
A. sin  .
B. 3 sin  .
C. 2 sin   cos  .
A. a  4 and   60 . D. 2 sin   cos  .
B. a  4 and   60 .
C. a  4 and   60 .
D. a  4 and   60 .
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143. HKDSE SP Paper II Qn. 20 146. HKDSE PP Paper II Qn. 18


In the figure, AB  1cm , In the figure, AB  4 cm ,
BC  CD  DE  2 cm and EF  3 cm . BC  CD  DE  8 cm and FG  9 cm .
Find the distance between A and F correct to Find the perimeter of  AEH .
the nearest 0.1 cm .
A. 7.2 cm
B. 7.4 cm
C. 8.0 cm
D. 8.1 cm

144. HKDSE SP Paper II Qn. 42 A. 60 cm


Let a be a constant and 90  b  90 . If B. 74 cm
the figure shows the graph of C. 150 cm

y  a cos  x  b  , then
D. 164 cm

147. HKDSE PP Paper II Qn. 19


In the figure, AB  BC and D is a point
lying on BC such that CD  DE . If
AB // CE , find  CDE .
A. a  3 and b  40 .
B. a  3 and b  40 .
C. a  3 and b  40 .
D. a  3 and b  40 .

145. HKDSE PP Paper II Qn. 17 A. 52


In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. E is the B. 58
mid-point of BC . F is a point lying on CD C. 64
such that DF  2 CF . If the area of D. 76
 CEF is 1 cm 2 , then the area of  AEF
is 148. HKDSE PP Paper II Qn. 22
In the figure, ABCD is a square. F is a point
lying on AD such that CF // BE . If
AB  AE , find  ABF correct to the
nearest degree.
A. 2 cm 2 . A. 17
B. 3 cm 2 . B. 18
C. 4 cm 2 . C. 22
D. 6 cm 2 . D. 26
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149. HKDSE PP Paper II Qn. 23 152. HKDSE 2012 Paper II Qn. 18


For 0    90 , the least value of In the figure, D is a point lying on AC such
30
is that BD is perpendicular to AC . If BC  ,
3 sin   2 sin 2  90   
2
then AB 
A. 5.
B. 6.
C. 10 .
D. 15 .

150. HKDSE PP Paper II Qn. 38 sin 


A. .
Let a be a constant and 90    90 . If cos 
the figure shows the graph of sin 
B. .
y  a sin  x    , then cos 
cos 
C. .
sin 
cos 
D. .
sin 

A. a  2 and   45 . 153. HKDSE 2012 Paper II Qn. 19


cos 60 cos 240
B. a  2 and   45 .  
1  cos  90    1  cos  270   
C. a  2 and   45 .
1
D. a  2 and   45 . A. .
cos 2 
cos 
151. HKDSE 2012 Paper II Qn. 15 B. .
tan 
In the figure, the area of quadrilateral ABCD
tan 
is C. .
cos 
1
D. .
cos  tan 

A. 144 cm 2 .
B. 160 cm 2 .
C. 178 cm 2 .
D. 288 cm 2 .
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154. HKDSE 2012 Paper II Qn. 39 156. HKDSE 2013 Paper II Qn. 21
The figure shows If an interior angle of a regular n-sided
polygon is 4 times an exterior angle of the
polygon, which of the following is / are true?
I. The value of n is 10 .
II. The number of diagonals of the
polygon is 10 .
III. The number of folds of rotational
symmetry of the polygon is 10 .
x A. I only
A. the graph of y  1  3 cos .
2 B. II only
B. the graph of y  1  3 cos 2 x . C. I and III only
x D. II and III only
C. the graph of y  4  3 cos .
2
D. the graph of y  4  3 cos 2 x . 157. HKDSE 2013 Paper II Qn. 23
If 0  x  90 , which of the following
155. HKDSE 2013 Paper II Qn. 20 must be true?
In the figure, the bearing of P from O is I. tan x tan  90  x   1
S 86 E and the bearing of Q from O is II. sin x  sin  90  x   0
N 32 E . If P and Q are equidistant from III. cos x  cos  90  x   0
O , then the bearing of P from Q is A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I , II and III

158. HKDSE 2014 Paper II Qn. 15


In the figure, AB  AE and
 BAE   BCD   CDE  90 . If
BC  CD  DE  16 cm , then the area of
the pentagon ABCDE is
A. N 24 W .
B. N 27 W .
C. S 24 E .
D. S 27 E .
A. 71 cm 2 .
B. 128 cm 2 .
C. 192 cm 2 .
D. 224 cm 2 .
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159. HKDSE 2014 Paper II Qn. 16 162. HKDSE 2014 Paper II Qn. 22
In the figure, ABCD is a square. BC is If an interior angle of a regular n-sided
produced to G such that  CDG  25 . E polygon is greater than an exterior angle by
is a point lying on AB such that AE  CG . 100 , which of the following are true?
If F is a point lying on BC such that I. The value of n is 10 .
 CDF  20 , then  DFE  II. Each exterior angle of the polygon
is 40 .
III. The number of axes of reflectional
symmetry of the polygon is 9 .
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
A. 60 . D. I , II and III
B. 65 .
C. 70 . 163. HKDSE 2014 Paper II Qn. 39
D. 73 . For 0  x  360 , how many roots does
the equation 7 sin 2 x  sin x have?
160. HKDSE 2014 Paper II Qn. 18 A. 2
In the figure, B. 3
 ABD   ADC   BCD  90 , C. 4
If AB  , then CD  D. 5

164. HKDSE 2015 Paper II Qn. 15


In the figure, N is a point lying on AC and E
is a point lying on DN . If DN  6 cm and
A. sin  . EN  5 cm , then the area of  ABC is
B. cos  .
C. sin  tan  .
tan 
D. .
cos 

161. HKDSE 2014 Paper II Qn. 19


 cos  90     1  sin  360     1 
A.  cos 2  . A. 24 cm 2 .
B.  sin 2  . B. 30 cm 2 .
C. cos 2  . C. 96 cm 2 .
D. sin 2  . D. 192 cm 2 .
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165. HKDSE 2015 Paper II Qn. 18 168. HKDSE 2015 Paper II Qn. 38
AD For 0  x  360 , how many roots does
In the figure, 
AB the equation cos 2 x  sin x  1 have?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
A. cos  tan  .
B. sin  tan  . 169. HKDSE 2015 Paper II Qn. 39
cos  Let k be a positive constant and
C. .
tan  180    180 . If the figure shows the
sin  graph of y  sin  k x    , then
D. .
tan 

166. HKDSE 2015 Paper II Qn. 19


cos 180 cos 360
 
1  sin  90    1  sin  270   
A. 0.
2 1
B. . k and   30 .
cos  A.
2
2 cos  1
C. . k and   30 .
sin 2  B.
2
2 sin  C. k  2 and   30 .
D. .
cos 2  D. k  2 and   30 .

167. HKDSE 2015 Paper II Qn. 22 170. HKDSE 2016 Paper II Qn. 16
If an interior angle of a regular polygon is 5 In the figure, ABC
times an exterior angle of the polygon, is a straight line. If
which of the following is / are true? AB  24 cm ,
I. Each interior angle of the polygon AD  40 cm ,
is 150 . BD  32 cm and
II. The number of diagonals of the CD  68 cm , then
polygon is 6 . BC 
III. The number of folds of rotational A. 43 cm .
symmetry of the polygon is 6 . B. 54 cm .
A. I only C. 55 cm .
B. II only D. 60 cm .
C. I and III only
D. II and III only
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171. HKDSE 2016 Paper II Qn. 21 174. HKDSE 2016 Paper II Qn. 38
In the figure, AD  For 0    360 , how many roots does
the equation 5 sin 2   sin   4  0 have?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

A. AB cos a  BC cos c . 175. HKDSE 2017 Paper II Qn. 22


B. AB cos a  BC sin c . In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. If E is a
C. AB sin a  BC cos c . point lying on CD such that  CBE  40 ,
D. AB sin a  BC sin c . find  AED correct to the nearest degree.

172. HKDSE 2016 Paper II Qn. 24


If the sum of the interior angles of a regular
n-sided polygon is 3240 , which of the
following is true?
A. The value of n is 16 .
B. Each exterior angle of the polygon
is 18 . A. 33
C. The number of diagonals of the B. 43
polygon is 20 . C. 47
D. Each interior angle of the polygon D. 57
is 160 .
176. HKDSE 2017 Paper II Qn. 38
173. HKDSE 2016 Paper II Qn. 37 In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. If E is a
Let a and b be constants. If the figure shows point lying on AC such that AE  30 cm ,
the graph of y  a cos 2 x , then then DE 

A. a  2 and b  90 . A. 3 65 cm .
B. a  2 and b  360 . B. 5 29 cm .
C. a  2 and b  90 . C. 641 cm .
D. a  2 and b  360 . D. 697 cm .
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177. HKDSE 2018 Paper II Qn. 20 179. HKDSE 2018 Paper II Qn. 39
In the figure, ABCD is a square. E is a point For 0  x  360 w , how many roots does
lying on AB produced such that BE = 4 cm . the equation 6 cos2x = cos x + 5 have?
BC and DE intersect at the point F . A. 2
If EF = 5 cm , then DF = B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

180. HKDSE 2020 Paper II Qn. 23


A ship is 50 km due west of a lighthouse. If
the ship moves in the direction S 60 E ,
find the shortest distance between the ship
and the lighthouse.
A. 3 65 cm . A. 20 km
B. 5 29 cm . B. 25 km
C. 641 cm . C. 43 km
D. 697 cm . D 87 km

178. HKDSE 2018 Paper II Qn. 21


In the figure, ABCD is a trapezium with
ABC = BAD = 90 . E and F are points
lying on AB such that E and F divide AB into
three equal parts. Which of the following
must be true?
I. AF sin  = BE sin 
II. CE cos  = DF cos 
III. AD tan  = BC tan 

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

I. Conventional Questions

1. (a) 135 14. (a)  CEF  60


(b) 13
(c) 6 15. (a)  ABC   CDA (ASA)
(b)  ABD   CDB
2.   30 or   150  ABE   CDE
 AED   CEB
3. (a) x  65
(b)  ABE   CDB 16. (a) 87 km
(c)   40 , y  35 , z  45 (b) 3:30 a.m.

4. (a) 5 17. 062.5 (or N 62.5 E )


(b) 31
15 3 18. (a) (i)  AEF  36
(c)
2 (ii)  BAC  36
(b) (ii) Area of  ABC  44.9 cm 2
5. (a) 10 3 km
(b) 290 (or N 70 W ) 19. x  120 , y  30 , z  120

6. x  60 , y  80 20.  ABE  70 ,  BCD  40

7. x  54.5 , y  35.5 305


21. cm
9
8. 311 (or N 49.4 W )
22. x  70 , y  20 , z  20
10. a  51 , x  45.6
23. 220 (or S 40.0 W )
11. (a) x  7.5
(b)  PBA '   A ' CR (AAA) 24. x  33 , y  76 , z  28
(c) 10 cm
25. (a)  ABC   AED (SAS)
12. x  2 (b) (i)  ABF ~  DEA (AAA)
(ii)  CBA and  CEF
13. (a)   38.7
(b) 129 (or S 51.3 E )
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26. (a)  ABC  126 37. (a) 12


(b)  ABC   DCB (SAS) (b) 168  

27. (a) 120 cm 2


(b) 2400 cm 3
(c) (i) 150 cm 3
(ii) They are not similar.

28. (a)  ABD   ACD (AAS)


(b)  CBD  42

29. BC  20 2 cm , BD  10 6 cm

30. (a)  ABC   DCB (AAS)


(b) (i) 3
(ii) 4

31. (b) Yes

32. (b) Yes


(c) 12 cm

33. (a) D ACD @ D ABE (SAS)


(b) (i) AM = 12 cm
(ii) Yes

34. (a)  OPS   ORS (SSS)


(b) 4 cm2

35. (a) ABE ~ ECD ( AAA)


(b) (i) 48 cm
(ii) 750 cm2
(ii) No

36. (b) (i)  


2 1 l

(ii) Yes
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II. Multiple Choice Questions

1. A 31. C 61. C 91. C


2. A 32. A 62. A 92. A
3. C 33. C 63. C 93. A
4. C 34. D 64. B 94. D
5 D 35. E 65. D 95. D

6. B 36. A 66. B 96. C


7. C 37. B 67. B 97. A
8. C 38. B 68. A 98. C
9. A 39. B 69. A 99. D
10. B 40. A 70. D 100. D

11. A 41. A 71. B 101. D


12. D 42. B 72. B 102. B
13. E 43. B 73. B 103. D
14. B 44. E 74. A 104. B
15. C 45. B 75. B 105. D

16. E 46. A 76. B 106. C


17. B 47. D 77. C 107. C
18. A 48. D 78. B 108. A
19. A 49. A 79. A 109. B
20. E 50. D 80. A 110. D

21. D 51. B 81. D 111. B


22. A 52. B 82. B 112. B
23. A 53. A 83. C 113. B
24 E 54. E 84. C 114. B
25. E 55. C 85. B 115. A

26. B 56. E 86 C 116. B


27. C 57. D 87. D 117. D
28. C 58. B 88. A 118. B
29. A 59. E 89. A 119. B
30. A 60 D 90. B 120. C
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121. A 151. A
122. A 152. A
123. C 153. C
124. B 154. D
125. C 155. D

126. B 156. C
127. D 157. B
128. A 158. C
129. C 159. C
130. C 160. A

131. B 161. A
132. A 162. C
133. D 163. D
134. D 164. C
135. C 165. A

136. B 166. C
137. C 167. A
138. C 168. B
139. D 169. D
140. A 170. D

141. B 171. B
142. A 172. B
143. A 173. A
144. B 174. B
145. C 175. D

146. A 176. A
147. D 177. B
148. B 178. C
149. C 179. B
150. C 180. B

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