Form 6 Mathematics Paper II P.

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HKSYCIA WONG TAI SHAN MEMORIAL COLLEGE

First Term Examination

2013 - 2014

Mathematics

Paper II

Time allowed : 1 hour 15 minutes

Form 6 Setter : TYK
P.1

INSTRUCTIONS

1. This paper contains 15 pages.

2. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. All the answers should be marked on the MC Answer
Sheet.

3. Read carefully the instructions on the MC Answer Sheet and insert the information
required in the spaces provided.

4. All questions carry equal marks.

5. You should mark only ONE answer for each question. Two or more answers will score
NO MARKS.

6. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

7. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

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There are 30 questions in Section A and 15 questions in Section B.

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

Section A
2

 a6  3
1. Simplify  12  .
b 
b8
A.
a4
b 18
B.
a9
a4
C.
b8
1
D. 4 12
a b

3 6  2y
2. If  , then y 
x 5
15
A. 3  .
2x
3 3
B.  .
5 2x
15
C. .
6  2x
6 x  15
D. .
x

3. If p(x2–x) + q(x2 + x)  4x2 + 8x , find p and q .

A. p=4,q=8
B. p = –8 , q = 4
C. p = –2 , q = 6
D. p=2,q=6

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4. Let f(x) = 3x3 –4x + k . If f(x) is divisible by x–k , find the remainder when f(x) is
divided by x + k .
A. –k
B. 0
C. k
D. 2k

5 x  3  2 x  9
5. It is given that the solutions of the compound inequality  are x  4 ,
x  k  0
where k is a real number. Which of the following is the range of values of k?

A. k  4
B. k  4
C. k  4
D. k  4

6. In the figure , the graph of y  x 2  6 x  k touches the x-axis. Find k.

A. k 0
B. k 9
C. k 0
D. k 9

7. Find the values of x which satisfy both  2 x  3 and x  3x  2  0 .

A. x2
3
B. 3 x  
2
3
C.  x2
2
3
D. x  3 or x
2

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8. A merchant marks his goods 25 % above the cost. He allows 10 % discount
on the marked price for a cash sale. Find the percentage profit the
merchant makes for a cash sale.
A. 12.5 %
B. 15 %
C. 22.5 %
D. 35 %

a c
9. If   k and a , b, c,d are positive, then which of the following must be
b d
true?
ac
A. k
bd
B. ab = cd = k
C. a=c=k
ac
D. k
bd

10. Suppose x varies directly as y2 and inversely as z. Find the percentage increase of x
when y is increased by 20 % and z is decreased by 20%.
A. 15.2%
B. 20%
C. 72.8%
D. 80%

11. Miss Cheung deposits $20 000 in a bank and the interest is compounded every 4
months. If an amount of $21 854.54 will be obtained after 1 year, find the interest
rate per annum.

A. 3%
B. 9%
C. 9.272 7%
D. 12%

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12.Observe the pattern of the following figures.

1st figure
1
nd
62 1 figure
5
rd
15 31 figure
59 28  1 4
th
 5 figure
9  13
th
45 = 1 + 55+ 9 figure
+ 13 + 17

Find the number of dots in the 15th figure.

A. 425
B. 430
C. 435
D. 436

13. It is given that a, b and c are non-zero. If 2a  5b  c, find a : b : c.

A. 2 : 1 : 5
B. 2 : 5 : 1
C. 5 : 2 : 10
D. 5 : 10 : 2

14. Kelly measures the time taken for her to go to school today and the result is 16.2
minutes, correct to 3 significant figures. Find the percentage error of the
measurement. (Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.)
A. 0.31 %
B. 0.62 %
C. 3.10 %
D. 6.20 %

15. A ladder of 3 m long leans against a vertical wall and its upper end is 2 m above
the ground. If the upper end of the ladder slides down by 1 m, how far will the
lower end of the ladder move to the left? (Give your answer correct to 2 decimal
places.)

3m
2m

move to the left

A. 0.59 m
B. 1.00 m
C. 2.24 m
D. 2.83 m
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16. In the figure, TP and TQ are tangent to the circle of radius 3 cm. Find
the length of the minor arc PQ .
A. 3  cm
B. 2  cm
3
C. cm
2

D. cm
2

17. In the figure, AB // DC. If the areas of ABE and CDE are 4 and 9 respectively,
find the area of BCE .
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 9

18. In the figure, CD =

r sin 
A. .
sin  sin 
r sin 
B. .
cos  sin 
r sin  sin 
C. .
sin 
r cos  sin 
D. .
sin 

1
19. sin(360  θ )  
sin(180  θ )
1
A.
tan θ
1
B. 
tan θ
cos θ
C.
tan θ
sin θ
D. 
tan θ

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20. In the figure, AB : BC : CD = 1 : 2 : 1 and ∠CAD = 40°.
Find x.
A. 20°
B. 40°
C. 50°
D. 60°

21. In the figure, BEA is a semicircle. ABCD is a rectangle and DC touches

the semicircle at E . Find the area of the shaded region.
A. 9 
B. 18 
C. 36 
D. 36 - 9 

22. The sum of nine equal interior angles of a 12-gon is 1 530, and the sizes of the other
three interior angles are in the ratio of 1 : 3 : 5. Find the size of the largest interior
angle.

A. 150
B. 170
C. 270
D. 350

23. P is rotated about the origin to obtain the image P2 . If the coordinates of P
and P2 are (4, 2) and (2, 4) respectively, how can P be rotated to obtain the
image P2 ?
A. Rotate ant i-clockwise about the origin t hrough 90.
B. Rotate clockwise about the origin through 90.
C. Rotate about the origin t hrough 180.
D. None of the above

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24. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. A is a fixed point on the circumference of
the circle and M is a moving point on the circumference of the circle. P is the
mid-point of line segment AM.
A

P
O
M

Which of the following is the locus of P?

A. A

Locus of P

B. A

Locus of P

C. A

Locus of P
O

D. A

Locus of P

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25. If a > 0 , b > 0 and c < 0 , which of the following may represent the graph
of the straight line ax + by + c = 0 ?

26. The figure shows a circle centred at C and passing through O(0, 0) , A(6, 0)
and B(0, 8) . Which of the following must be true?

x y
I. C lies on the line  1 .
6 8
II. The radius of the circle is 10 .
III. OC is perpendicular to AB.

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

27. Peter and May each throws a dart. The probability of Peter's hitting the target is 0.2 . The
probability of May's hitting the target is 0.3 . Find the probability of at least one dart
hitting the target.
A. 0.38
B. 0.44
C. 0.5
D. 0.56
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28. In a class of 40 students, 27 of them are the members of Mathematics club, 30 of them
are the members of English club and 21 of them are the members of both clubs. Find the
probability that a randomly selected student is neither the member of Mathematics club
nor English club.
1
A.
10
3
B.
20
3
C.
8
9
D.
40

29. The standard deviation of the four numbers m - 7 , m - 1 , m + 1 and m + 7 is

A. 2.5.
B. 4.
C. 5 .
D. 10.

30. {x - 6 , x - 3 , x + 4 , x + 5 } and { x - 8 , x - 1 , x + 2 , x + 9 } are two groups of numbers.

Which of the following is/are true?
I. The two groups of numbers have the same mean.
II. The two groups of numbers have the same median.
III. The two groups of numbers have the same range.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

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Section B
31. The L.C.M. of P and Q is 12ab3c2 . The L.C.M. of X , Y and Z
is 30a2b3c . What is the L.C.M. of P , Q , X , Y and Z ?
A. 360a3b6c3
B. 60a2b3c2
C. 60ab3c2
D. 60a2b3c

32. Which of the following MUST not be a graph of y  log a x , where a > 0 and a  1?

I.

II.

III.

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

33. 110000110001112 =
A. 213 + 212 + 27 + 26 + 7 .
B. 213 + 212 + 27 + 26 + 14.
C. 214 + 213 + 28 + 27 + 7.
D. 214 + 213 + 28 + 27 + 14.

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34. The figure shows the graph of a quadratic function f(x) . If the vertex of the
graph is (1, 3) , then f(x) =

 3x  1  3 .
2
A.

 3x  1  3 .
2
B.

 x  1  3 .
2
C.

 x  1  3 .
2
D.

35. It is given that (1  5i) x  6. x 

1 5
A.   i .
4 4
1 5
B.   i .
4 4
3 15
C.  i.
13 13
3 15
D.  i.
13 13

36. The shaded region in the figure represents the solution of one of the following systems of
inequalities. Which is it?

2 x  y  0

A. x  y  6
x  0


2 x  y  0

B. x  y  6
y  0


2 x  y  0

C. x  y  6
y  0


2 x  y  0

D. x  y  6
x  0


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37. Given that the positive numbers p , q, r , s are in Geometric sequence, which of the
following must be true?

I. kp, kq, kr, ks are in Geometric sequence, where k is a non-zero constant.

II. ap, aq, ar, as are in Geometric sequence , where a is a positive constant.
III. log p, log q, log r, log s are in Arithmetic sequence.

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

38. The graph of y = 2x – 5 is first translated downwards by 3 units, and then translated
rightwards by 2 units to the graph of y = g(x). Which of the following is the algebraic
representation of g(x)?
A. 2x  6
B. 2x  8
C. 2 x2  8
D. 2 x2  8

39. Let k be a constant and –90°<  <90°. If the figure shows the graph of
y = ksin(x° + ), then
A. k =–2 and  =–30° .
B. k =–2 and  = 30o .
C. k = 2 and  =–30o.
D. k = 2 and  = 30o.

40. In the figure, ABCDEFGH is a rectangular block, where AEF = 60 and
CEH = 45. Find cos AEC.
2
A.
6
3
B.
6
6
C.
4
6
D.
3

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41. In the figure, ABCD is a circle. AB produced and DC produced meet at E . If AC and BD
intersect at F, then ABD
A. 41° .
B. 52 °.
C. 56° .
D. 60° .

42. If the straight line x + y - 3 = 0 divides the circle x2 +y2 + 2x - ky - 4 = 0 into two
equal parts, then k =
A. –4.
B. 4.
C. –8.
D. 8.

43. 4 performers are invited from 8 actors and 7 actresses to attend a variety show. In how
many ways can the 4 performers be selected if at least one actor and at least one actress
must be included?
A. 960
B. 1020
C. 1260
D. 1365

44. A bag contains 2 black balls, 2 green balls and 2 yellow balls. Peter repeats drawing one
ball at a time randomly from the bag without replacement until a green ball is drawn.
Find the probability that he needs at most 4 draws.
1
A.
15
2
B.
15
14
C.
15
65
D.
81

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45.

In the figure, Bx and By are the box-and-whisker diagrams for the distributions X and Y
respectively. Let 1 , q1 and r1 be the mean, the interquartile range and the range of X
respectively while  2 , q 2 and r2 be the mean, the interquartile range and the range
of Y respectively. Which of the following must be true?
I. 1 <  2
II q1 < q 2
III. r1 < r2
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

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