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D 7. The questions are set with reference to past HKDSE past papers setting mode but the complexity is
enhanced.

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There are 30 questions in Section A and 15 questions in Section B. 1 1 1
3. + + ⋯ + (m+19)(m+20) =
The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale. (m+1)(m+2) (m+2)(m+3)

Choose the best answer for each question. 19

A.
(m+19)(m+20)

Section A 1
B.
(m+19)(m+20)

72y4 19
1. = C.
(3z0 y −9)−3 (m+1)(m+20)

8 1
A. D.
3y16 (m+1)(m+20)

B. 1944y16z 3
8y16
C.
3 4. 7b + (13 − 7b)3 − 13 =
1944 A. 7(b − 2)(13 − 7b)(12 − 7b)
D.
y23 B. −7(b − 2)(7b − 12)(7b − 13)
C. (13 − 7b)[(13 − 7b)2 + 1]
D. Cannot be further factorised.
2. If 4l2(c − l) = (l − c)2 , where c ≠ l, then c =
−1±√15i
A.
8 5. Let g(x) = 24 − 24x + 6x 2. If γ is a constant, then
B. 4l2 + l g(γ − 2) − g(γ + 2) =
−1± √15i A. 48
C. l
8 B. 216
2
D. 4l − l C. −48γ + 96
D. −48γ2 + 96γ

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6. Let h(x) = 3x 4 − (3a + 5)x 3 + (5a − 16)x2 + 4(4a + 3)x − 8. The retailer sold a dress to Ms. Wong at a price 𝑦% higher than the cost
12a, where a is an integer. Which of the following is not a factor $500. Ms. Wong further sold the dress to Ms. Tang at $404.6 after 2 years.
of h(x)? Given that the depreciation rate of the price of the dress is 15% / year,
A. 3x − 2 find 𝑦.
B. x+2 A. 5.04
C. x+3 B. 12.0
D. x−a C. 23.6
D. 31.8

7. In the figure, the equations of the straight lines L1 and L2 are

ax + by = c and dx + ey = f respectively. Which of the followings 9. It is given that a varies inversely as b and b varies directly as c6 . If
is/are false? c is decreased by 6%, then a is
A. increased by 45.0%
I. cd > af B. decreased by 31.0%
II. ae < bd C. increased by 6.38%
III. bf > ce D. decreased by 6.00%

A. III only
B. I and II only 4y+1 y+5 y+1
10. The solutions of ≤ − and C1y + 1 < 2y + 4 are
C. I and III only 3 2 6
D. II and III only A. −3 ≤ y ≤ 2
B. 0 ≤ y ≤ 2
C. 1 ≤ y ≤ 2
D. None of the above

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11. In the figure, CD cuts trapezium ABFE such that EC : CA = 3 : 2. Let G 13. In the figure, CE // AD and AC = BC = AD = 2. If ∠BCA = x° and
be point of intersection of AD and CB such that AG : AD = 5 : 9. If the ∠ADC = y°, ∠BCE =
256 A. 108°
area of ΔCDG is and the area of trapezium ABFE is 300, then the
9 180°−𝑥
B.
area of ΔDEF is 2
A. 60 C. 2y
B. 72 D. 180° − x − 2y
C. 194
D. 239
14. In the figure, AC ⊥ BC, AE ⊥ DE and AB ⊥ AD. Let ∠BAC = α and
∠ABD = β. If AC = 10, AD =
10𝑠𝑖𝑛β
A.
cosα
12. In the figure, BE bisects CD at point E. BF and BC are two tangents to 10𝑡𝑎𝑛β
B.
circle BCD at B and C respectively. Which of the following must be true? cosα
10𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼
C.
I. ∠BEC = 2∠BDC cosβ

II. ∠FEC = ∠FEB 10𝑡𝑎𝑛α

D.
III. ∠BCF = ∠BDC cosβ

A. III only
B. I and II only 15. Two identical circles touch each other externally at A. If P is a moving
C. I and III only point in the rectangular coordinate plane such that the distance between P
D. I, II and III and the two circles are the same, then the locus of P may not be
A. a horizontal line passing through A.
B. a vertical line passing through A.
C. an inclined line passing through A.
D. a parabola.

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16. In the figure, two 4 900 cm3 identical metal cones are melted to form a 18. The equation of the
new solid. The shaded solid composes of overlapping tips of the
̂ : CD
cones. If EF ̂ : AB
̂ = 1: 3: 7, the volume of shaded solid is
30
A. cm3
7

60
B. cm3
7

130
C. cm3
7

870
D. cm3
53

17. The equation of the straight line L1 and L2 are 2kx + ky + 5 = 0

3
and −kx + 3ky − 13 = 0 respectively. If they intersect at (-2, 2), then

the area bounded by L1, L2 and x-axis is

1
A. square units
4

7
B. square units
2

63
C. square units
16

93
D. square units
16

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Section B 39. The figure below shows a semi-circle with 288 cm diameter AB. The circle
̂ , where
C1 with radius 63 cm touches AB at the point P and touches 𝐴𝐵
31. ACEBDF0000000216 = ̂ . Then,
PA > PB. The circle C2 touches C1 externally, touches PA and 𝐴𝐵
A. 189 × 248 + 15 × 236 + 2 the radius of C2 is
B. 189 × 252 + 15 × 240 + 24 A. 53 cm
C. 44 267 × 240 + 223 × 232 + 2 B. 54 cm
D. 44 267 × 244 + 223 × 236 + 24 C. 55 cm
D. 56 cm

32. If the roots of the equation 2[(log 3π3 x)2 − 6log 3π3 x − 12] = log 3π3 x
are α and β, then αβ =
39
A. 729√3π 2

√3
B. 9
9π2
39
C. log 3π3 (729√3π 2 )

√3
D. log 3π3 ( 9)
9π2

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42. At a bus stop, 2 boys and 3 girls are lining up for taking bus to either A or
B. Passengers with the same destination line up in the same queue. If it is
equally probable for passengers to go to A or B, how many different
queues can be formed?

A. 120
B. 720
C. 2 880
D. 30 240

45. The mean, the range and the standard deviation of a set of number are m,
r and v respectively. n is added to each number of the set and then
multiplied by p + q to form a new set of numbers. Which of the
following is/are false?

I. The mean of the new set of numbers is (m + n)(p + q) .

II. The range of the new set of numbers is 𝑝𝑟 + 𝑞 .
III. The variance of the new set of numbers is (p + q)v .

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

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 2022/2023 ULTI MATE MOCK EXAMINATION SERIES
S5 MATHEMATICS (COMPULSORY PART) PAPER 2

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Highlighted = Useful / Time-saving skill
Q1 – Indices Q5 – Functions, Quadratic Factorization
72y4 72y4 1944 𝑔(𝑥) = 24 − 24𝑥 + 6𝑥 2 = 6(𝑥 − 2)2
(3z0 y −9 )−3
= 1 =
𝑦 27 𝑦 23 𝑔(𝛾 − 2) − 𝑔(𝛾 + 2) = 6(𝛾 − 4)2 − 6𝛾 2 = 6(−4)(2)(𝛾 − 2)
27
= −48(𝛾 − 2) = −48𝛾 + 96
Q2 – Change of subject
4𝑙 2 (𝑐 − 𝑙) = (𝑙 − 𝑐)2 => 𝑙 − 𝑐 = −4𝑙 2 => 𝑐 = 4𝑙 2 + 𝑙 Q6 – Polynomial
ℎ(−3) = 3(−3)4 − (3𝑎 + 5)(−3)3 + (5𝑎 − 16)(−3)2
Q3 – Basic Calculation +4(4𝑎 + 3)(−3) − 12𝑎 = 66𝑎 + 198 ≠ 0
1 1
+ +⋯
(𝑚 + 1)(𝑚 + 2) (𝑚 + 2)(𝑚 + 3) Q7 – Equations of Straight Line
1
+
(𝑚 + 19)(𝑚 + 20)
𝑚+3+𝑚+1 1
= + ⋯+
(𝑚 + 1)(𝑚 + 2)(𝑚 + 3) (𝑚 + 19)(𝑚 + 20)
2 1
= + ⋯+
(𝑚 + 1)(𝑚 + 3) (𝑚 + 19)(𝑚 + 20)
By observing the pattern, required value =
𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 19
=
𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 ∙ 𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 (𝑚 + 1)(𝑚 + 20)

Q4 – Simple Factorization
7𝑏 + (13 − 7𝑏)3 − 13
= (13 − 7𝑏)3 − (13 − 7𝑏)
= (13 − 7𝑏)[(13 − 7𝑏)2 − 1] = (13 − 7𝑏)(14 − 7𝑏)(12 − 7𝑏)
= −7(𝑏 − 2)(7𝑏 − 12)(7𝑏 − 13)

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Q8 – Percentages 256 320 3
2
Area of ΔCDE = ( + ) (2) = 96
[404.6 ÷ (1 − 15%) − 500] ÷ 500 × 100% = 12% 9 9

400 256 320

Area of ΔDEF = 300 − 96 − − − 2( ) = 60
Q9 – Variations 9 9 9
𝑘 𝑘 𝑘
𝑎= , 𝑘, 𝑚 ≠ 0 𝑎′ = =
𝑚𝑐 6 𝑚[(1 − 6%)𝑐]6 0.946 𝑚𝑐 6 Q12 – Properties of Circle
𝑎′ − 𝑎 1 Note that E is not necessary to be the centre and CD is not necessary to be the
∴ × 100% = ( − 1) × 100% = +45.0%
𝑎 0.946 diameter of circle BCD.
I. ∠ at centre = 2 ∠s at ⊙𝑐𝑒 cannot be applied → False
[Killer]Q10 – Inequalities II. Tangents from ext. pt. cannot be applied → False
Elimination Method (Shortcut): III. ∠ in alt. segment can be applied → True
Since 𝒂 ≤ 𝒚 ≤ 𝒃 cannot represent that 𝒚 is an integer (condition
derived by observing the presence of 𝑪𝒚𝟏 , options A-C are incorrect Q13 – Plane Geometry
Alternative (Traditional Method): Note that BAD is not necessary to be a straight line.
4𝑦+1 𝑦+5 𝑦+1 𝑦 ∠CAD = 180° − 2y (∠ sum of ∆)
≤ − and 𝐶1 + 1 < 2𝑦 + 4
3 2 6 ∠BCE = 180° − x − 2y (alt. ∠s, CE // AD)
=> 𝑦 ≤ 2 and 𝑦 + 1 < 2𝑦 + 4 => 𝑦 ≤ 2 and 𝑦 > −3
Note that 𝑦 is a positive integer for 𝐶1𝑦 . Q14 – Trigonometry
Solutions are 𝑦 = 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2 => None of the above 10 10
In ∆ABC, cosα = => AB =
AB cosα
Q11 – Area AE 10sinβ
In ∆ABE, sinβ = => AE =
5 2 256 400 AB cosα
Area of ΔABG = ( ) (
4 9
)= 9 AE 10sinβ 10𝑡𝑎𝑛β
In ∆AED, cos[90° − (90° − β)] = => AD = =
256 5 320 AD cosαcosβ cosα
Area of ΔACG = Area of ΔBDG = (
9
) (4) = 9

256 5 320
Area of ΔACG = (
9
) (4) = 9

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Q15 – Locus
Consider the following three cases:

Thus, P can be a/an horizontal, vertical or inclined line passing through A.

Q16 – Similar Figures

Volume of cone EFG : cone CDG : cone ABG = 13 : 33 : 73 = 1: 27: 343
100
Volume of cone EFG = 4 900 ÷ 343 = cm3
7

100 130
∴ Required volume = × 2 − 10 = cm3
7 7

Q17 – Equations of Straight Line

3
2(−2)𝑘 + 𝑘 + 5 = 0 => 𝑘 = 2
2
5 5 13
x-intercepts of L1 and L2 are − = − and − respectively.
2(2) 4 2

1 3 5 13 63
Required area = ( ) (− + )= square units
2 2 4 2 16

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Q31 – Numeral Systems
ACEBDF0000000216 [Killer]Q42 – Probability
= (10 × 1613 + 12 × 1612 ) + (14 × 1611 + 11 × 1610) A B => A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5
+(13 × 169 + 15 × 168) + 2 1 1 If 𝑃510 is used, this may take the empty
= 172 × 1612 + 235 × 1610 + 223 × 168 + 2 2 2 space into account, forming queues like
= 44 267 × 1610 + 223 × 168 + 2 = 44 267 × 240 + 223 × 232 + 2 3 3 XXX X X
4 4 Note that sex does not need to be considered.
Q32 – Quadratic Equations 5 5
2[(log 3π3 x)2 − 6log 3π3 x − 12] = log 3π3 x Case (A) (B) Possible no.
2(log3π3 x)2 − 13log 3π3 x − 24 = 0 1/6 0 / 5 5 / 0 5! × 2 = 240
(log 3π3 x − 8)(2log 3π3 x + 3) = 0 2/5 1 / 4 4 / 1 (5 × 4!) × 2 = 240
3
3
log 3π3 x = 8 or − 2 => x = (3π3)8 or (3π3 ) −
2 = 6561π24 or
1 3/4 2 / 3 3 / 2 (𝐶25 × 2 × 3!) × 2 = 240
9
3√3π2 Total no. = 240 × 3 = 720
6561π24 39
∴ αβ = 9 = 729√3π 2
3√3π2

[Killer]Q39 – Pythagoras Theorem, Properties of Circle

Note that O, R and T are collinear, and O, S and U are collinear.

Let 𝑟 cm be the radius of C2 and OQ = x cm respectively.

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OR = 288 ÷ 2 − 63 = 81 cm
OS = 288 ÷ 2 − r = (144 − r) cm
OP 2 + PR2 = OR2 (Pyth. theorem) => OP = 36√2 cm
OQ2 + QS 2 = OS 2 (Pyth. theorem)
⇔ 𝑥 = √20,736 − 288𝑟 = 12√144 − 2𝑟
VS = PQ = OP + OQ = (36√2 + 12√144 − 2𝑟) cm
VR2 + VS 2 = RS 2 (Pyth. theorem)
2
⇔ (63 − 𝑟)2 + (36√2 + 12√144 − 2𝑟) = (63 + 𝑟)2

⇔ 2 592 + 1 728√72 − 𝑟 + 144(144 − 2𝑟) = 252𝑟

⇔ 16√72 − 𝑟 = 5𝑟 − 216
⇔ 256(72 − 𝑟) = 25𝑟 2 − 2 160𝑟 + 46 656
⇔ 25𝑟2 − 1 904𝑟 + 28 224 = 0
504
⇔ (25𝑟 − 504)(𝑟 − 56) = 0 => r = (rej. ) or 56
25

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