HKDSE

Mathematics
CORE
2 hours
Total Marks : 100

1. This paper is divided into 2 parts, section A includes 6-10 short

questions and section B includes 5 long questions. Section A 40
marks, section B 60 marks.
2. Correct your answer to 3 significant figures.
3. The graphs are not drawn in scale in this paper.
4. You are allowed to use a calculator.
Section A ( 40 Marks )

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1. Given a function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 2𝑘𝑥 + 4 , find the range of k if 𝑓(𝑥)
touch the x-axis at two distinct points. ( 3m )

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2. If set A = {𝑥 + 3 > 0} , set B = 𝑥 + 2𝑥 − 3 < 0 find 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵. ( 3m )

3. Find the domain and range of the function 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 1. ( 3m )

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4. Find the coefficient of 𝑥 in the expansion of (2 − 𝑥) . ( 4m )

|𝑥+4|
5. Solve 2 > 2 . ( 5m )
𝑥 −1

𝑛(𝑛+1)
6. Prove that 1 + 2 + 3 +... + 𝑛 = 2
by induction. ( 5m )

7. A teacher wants to divide a class of 18 students into 3 groups, each of

6 students, to do 3 different statistical projects.
a) In how many ways can the students be grouped? ( 2m )
b) If there are 3 girls in the class, find the probability that there is one
girl in each group. ( 3m )

8. Let $ C be the cost of manufacturing a cubical carton of side x cm . It

is given that C is partly constant and partly varies as the square of x .
When x = 20 , C = 42 ; when x = 120 , C = 112 .
a) Find the cost of manufacturing a cubical carton of side 50 cm .
( 4m )
b) If the cost of manufacturing a cubical carton is $ 58 , find the
length of a side of the carton. ( 2m )

9. Let 𝑝(𝑥) be a cubic polynomial. When 𝑝(𝑥) is divided by 𝑥 − 1 , the

remainder is 50. When 𝑝(𝑥) is divided by 𝑥 + 2 , the remainder is
2
-52. It is given that 𝑝(𝑥) is divisible by 2𝑥 + 9𝑥 + 14.
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a) Find the quotient when 𝑝(𝑥) is divided by 2𝑥 + 9𝑥 + 14. ( 3m )
 b) How many rational roots does the equation 𝑝(𝑥) = 0 have?
Explain your answer. ( 3m )

Section B ( 60 Marks ) Answer all 5 questions in this section.

10. The amount of investment of a commercial firm in the 1st year is

$ 4000000 . The amount of investment in each successive year is
r % less than the previous year. The amount of investment in the 4th
year is $ 1048576 .
a) Find r . ( 2m )
b) The revenue made by the firm in the 1st year is $ 2 000000 . The
revenue made in each successive year is 20% less than the
previous year.
i) Find the least number of years needed for the total revenue
made by the firm to exceed $ 9000000 .
ii) Will the total revenue made by the firm exceed $ 10000000 ?
Explain your answer.
iii) The manager of the firm claims that the total revenue made
by the firm will exceed the total amount of investment. Do
you agree? Explain your answer. ( 10m )

11.

a) Figure 2 (a) shows a pyramid OPQR. The sides OP, OQ and OR

are of lengths x, y and z respectively, and they are mutually
perpendicular to each other.
i) Express cos∠PRQ in terms of x, y and z.
 ii) Let 𝑆1, 𝑆2, 𝑆3 and 𝑆4 denote the areas of ∆OPR, ∆OPQ,
∆OQR and ∆PQR respectively. Show that
2 2 2 2
𝑆4 = 𝑆1 + 𝑆2 + 𝑆3 . ( 6m )

b)
Figure 2 (b) shows a rectangular block ABCDEFGH. The lengths
of sides AB, BC and AF are 4, 3 and 2 respectively. A pyramid
ABCG is cut from the block along the plane GAC.
i) Find the volume of the pyramid ABCG.
ii) Find the angle between the side AB and the plane GAC,
giving your answer correct to the nearest degree. ( 6m )

12.

a)
DEF is a triangle with perimeter p and area A. A circle 𝐶1 of radius
1
r is inscribed in the triangle (see Figure 6). Show that 𝐴 = 2
𝑝𝑟. ( 4
m)
 b)
In Figure 7, a circle 𝐶2 is inscribed in a right-angled triangle QRS.
The coordinates of Q, R and S are (–2, 1), (2, 5) and (5, 2)
respectively.
i) Using (a), or otherwise, find the radius of 𝐶2.
ii) Find the equation of 𝐶2. ( 8m )

13.

In Figure 5, A, B, C, D, E and F are points on a circle such that

𝐴𝐷//𝐹𝐸 and 𝐵𝐶𝐷 = 𝐴𝐹𝐸. AD intersects BE at X. AF and DE are
produced to meet at Y.
a) Prove that △𝐸𝐹𝑌 is isosceles. ( 3m )
b) Prove that 𝐵𝐴//𝐷𝐸. ( 1m )
 c) Prove that A, X, E, Y are concyclic. ( 3m )
𝑜
d) If ∠𝑏 = 47 , find ∠𝑓1, ∠𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∠𝑥. ( 5m )

14. Bag A contains 2 white balls (W) and 3 red balls ( R) .

Bag B contains 3 yellow balls (Y) and 2 green balls (G) .
Bag C contains 1 yellow ball (Y), 1 white ball (W) and 1 red ball ( R).
a) Peter chooses one bag at random and then randomly draws one
ball from the bag. Find the probability that
i) the ball drawn is green ;
ii) the ball drawn is yellow . ( 3m )
b) Alice randomly moves a ball from bag A to bag B, a ball from bag
B to bag C and a ball from bag C to bag A one after another. After
that, Alice chooses one bag at random and then randomly draws
one ball from the bag and then Peter does the same without
replacement. Find the probability that
i) the ball drawn by Alice and Peter are both red ;
ii) the balls drawn by Alice and Peter are both yellow and from
the same bag ;
iii) the ball drawn by Alice and Peter are the same colour and
from the same bag. ( 9m )