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1. Summary
1. Right-angled triangle
2. Polygons
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
cos
sin
cos
sin
cos
sin
cos
+
A sin
cos sin
1
T C cos sin sin sin sin
tan
tan tan 1 1 1 1
tan tan tan tan
2. Conventional Questions
(a) Find the size of an interior angle of a regular octagon (8-sided polygon).
Figure (a)
1 Figure (b)
(c) In Figure (b) , ABC is a right-angled triangle. If cos A , find AC .
3
Figure (b)
A. ab cd
B. ad bc
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
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
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
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. bac
D. bca
E. cab 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 )
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 .
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
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 63E .
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 .
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
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 .
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
A. ab 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 .
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
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 .
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.
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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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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y a cos x b , then
D. 164 cm
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
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
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
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. 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
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
29. BC 20 2 cm , BD 10 6 cm
(ii) Yes
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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