HKCEE & HKDSE Mathematics Past Paper MC 1990 – 2015 (In Topics)

XV. Coordinate Geometry

(90#27) ABCD is a line segment. AB : BC : CD = 3 : 2 : 1. If A = (4, 5), D = (10, 11), find C.
A. (5, 6) B. (6, 7) C. (7, 8) D. (8, 9) E. (9, 10)

x y
(90#28) If the line y = mx + b and + = 1 are perpendicular, find m.
a b
a b a b
A. B. C. ab D. − E. −
b a b a y
l3 l2
(90#29) In the figure, the slopes of the straight lines l1, l2, l3, and l4
l4 l1
are m1, m2, m3, m4 respectively. Which of the following is true?
A. m1 > m2 > m3 > m4 x
B. m2 > m1 > m3 > m4 O
C. m1 > m2 > m4 > m3
D. m2 > m1 > m4 > m3
E. m4 > m3 > m2 > m1

(91#27) Let A and B be the points (4, −7) and (−6, 5) respectively. The equation of the line passing
through the mid-point of AB and perpendicular to 3x − 4y + 14 = 0 is

A. 3x − 4y − 1 = 0 B. 3x + 4y + 7 = 0 C. 4x − 3y + 1 = 0 D. 4x + 3y − 7 = 0 E. 4x + 3y + 7 = 0

(91#28) PQRS is a parallelogram with vertices P = (0, 0), Q = (a, b) and S = (−b, a). Find R.
A. (−a, −b) B. (a, −b) C. (a − b, a − b) D. (a − b, a + b) E. (a + b, a + b)

(92#28) If the two lines 2 x − y + 1 = 0 and ax + 3 y − 1 = 0 do not intersect, then a =

A. −6 B. −2 C. 2 D. 3 E. 6

(92#31) The mid-points of the sides of a triangle are (3,4), (2,0) and (4,2) . Which of the following points
is a vertex of the triangle
A. (3.5,3) B. (3,2) C. (3,1) D. (1.5,2) E. (1,2)

(93#27) If the point (1, 1), (3, 2) and (7, k) are on the same straight line, then k =
A. 3 B. 4 C. 6 D.7 E. 10

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(93#28) A(0, 0), B(5, 0) and C(2, 6) are the vertices of a triangle. P(9, 5), Q(6, 6) and R(2, –9) are three
points. Which of the following triangles has/have area(s) greater than the area of ΔABC ?
I. ΔABP II. ΔABQ III. ΔABR
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I and II only E. II and III only

(94#26) The points A(4,−1), B(−2, 3) and C (x, 5) lie on a straight line. Find x.
A. −5 B. −4 C. 0 D. 2 E. 3

(94#27) In the figure, the shaded part is bounded by the axes,

the lines x = 3 and x + y =5. Find its area.
A. 10.5 B. 12 C. 15 D. 19.5 E. 21

(95#27) In the figure, the equation of the straight line L is

A. x − 3 = 0 B. x − y − 3 = 0 C. x − y + 3 = 0
D. x + y − 3 = 0 E. x + y + 3 = 0

(95#28) In the figure, OA=AB. If the slope of AB is m,

find the slope of OA.
1 1
A. −1 B. C. − D. m E. −m
m m

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(96#29)

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(96#53)

(97#21)

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(98#32)

(98#33)

(98#54)

(00#17)
In the figure, find the area of ΔABC.
A. 12
B. 15
C. 16
D. 20
E. 25

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(00#18)
Consider the three straight lines
3
L1 : 6 x + 4 y − 3 = 0, L2 : y = − x + 4 and L3 : 6 x − 4 y + 3 = 0.
2
Which of the following is/are true?
I. L1 // L2
II. L2 // L3
III. L1 ⊥ L3
A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and III only
E. II and III only

(00#50) A(−1, −4) and B(3, 4) are two points. The line x − y = 0 cuts AB at P so that AP : PB = r : 1 . Find
r.
A. 3
B. 2
C. 1
1
D.
2
1
E.
3

(01#06)If the straight lines 2 x − 3 y + 1 = 0 and 5 x + ky − 1 = 0 are perpendicular to each other, find k.
15 10 3 10 15
A. − B. − C. D. E.
2 3 10 3 2

(01#33) If the straight lines x − 2 y + 5 = 0 and ax − y + 1 = 0 intersect at (1, b), find a and b.
A. a = −4 , b = −3 B. a = −1 , b = 0 C. a = 1 , b = 3
D. a = 2 , b = −3 E. a = 2, b = 3

(01#34) In the figure, A, B and C are points on a rectangular coordinate plane. AC and BC are parallel to the
x-axis and y-axis respectively. If the coordinates of C are (2, 1) and the equation of the straight line AB is
y = 2 x + 3, find the distance between A and B.
3 5
A. 5 B. C. 37 D. 3 5 E. 65
2

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(02#04) If a < 0 and b > 0 , which of the following may represent the graph of y = ax + b ?
A. B. C. D.

⎧ax − by + 8 = 0
(02#08) If ( x, y ) = (−2,1) is a solution of the simultaneous equations ⎨ ,then a =
⎩bx + ay + 1 = 0
9
A. −3 B . 2 C. D. 3
4

(02#30) If the length of the line segment joining the points (2, 3) and (k, 1−k) is 4, then k =
A. 2
B. 4
C. 0 or 4
D. −2 or 2

(02#31) In the figure, the equation of the straight line L is

A. x + y + 2 = 0 B. x + y − 2 = 0
C. x − y + 2 = 0 D. x − y − 2 = 0

(02#32) In the figure, the area of ΔABC is

A. 3
B. 8
C. 9
D. 18

(03#29) In the figure, the straight lines L1 and L2 intersect at (2, 4). Find the equation of L1.
A. x + 2 y = 10
B. x − 2 y = −6
C. 2x + y = 8
D. 2x − y = 0

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(03#30) In the straight line 2 x + y + k = 0 passes through the point of intersection of the two straight lines
x + y − 3 = 0 and x − y + 1 = 0 , find k.
A. −4 B. −2 C 2 D .4

(03#31) P(−10, −8) and Q(4, 6) are two points. If R is a point on the x-axis such that PR = RQ , then the
coordinates of R are
A. (−4,0) B. (−3, −1) C. (−3,0) D. (−2,0)

(04#29)If a > 0 , b > 0 and c < 0 , which of the following may represent the graph of the straight line
ax + by + c = 0 ?
A. B. C. D.

(04#30) In the figure, L1 and L2 are two straight lines intersecting at a point on the y−axis. If the equation of
L1 is x + 2 y − 2 = 0 , then the equation of L2 is
A. 2 x − y + 1 = 0
B. 2 x − y − 2 = 0
C. 2 x + y + 1 = 0
D. 2 x + y − 2 = 0

(04#31) If (−2, 3) is the mid−point of (a, −1) and (4, b), then b =
A. −7
B. 7
C. −8
D. 8

(05#31) A (2 , 5) and B (6 , −3) are two points. If P is a point lying on the straight line x = y such that AP =
PB, then the coordinates of P are
A. (−2 , −2)
B. (−2 , 4)
C. (1 , 1)
D. (4 , 1)

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(05#32) In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. The coordinates of B are
A. (3 , 2)
B. (3 , 5)
C. (4 , 5)
D. (4 , 6)

(05#33) If the equation of the straight line L is x − 2 y + 3 = 0 , then the equation of the straight line passing
through the point (2 , −1) and perpendicular to L is
A. x + 2 y + 3 = 0 B. x + 2 y − 3 = 0 C. 2x + y + 3 = 0 D. 2x + y − 3 = 0

(06#28)

(06#29)
A. 4x + y - 9 = 0 B. 4x – y + 9 = 0 C. x + 4y – 9 = 0 D. x – 4y + 9 = 0

(06#30) If the straight line 5x–3y = 30 cuts the x-axis and the y-axis at A and B respectively, then the
coordinates of the mid-point of AB are
A. (3, –5) B. (–3, 5) C. (5, –3) D. (–5, 3)

(06#31) If the points (0,0), (2,0) and (1,b) are the vertices of an equilateral triangle, then b =
A. 1 B. 3 C. 1 or -1 D. 3 or – 3

(07#31) Find the equation of the straight line which is perpendicular to the straight line
x + 2y + 3 = 0 and passes through the point (1,3).
A. x + 2y - 7 = 0 B. x - 2y + 5 = 0 C. 2x + y – 5 = 0 D. 2x – y + 1 = 0

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(11#31)

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(12 Practice #07)

(12 Practice #26)

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(14#23)

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Answer key:
(90#27) EADED (92#28) AEBCD
(94#26) AABEE (96#31) AECDA
(98#32) EABEA (00#50) ADEDA
(02#08) DDACA (03#30) AADAB
(05#31) ACDCD (06#30) ADDAB
(08#31) DDDAD (10#31) BDDBD
(13#14) DBDCB

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