Form 2Mathematics

Final Examination 2004-05

LA SALLE COLLEGE
MATHEMATICS
FINAL EXAMINATION 2004-2005

Form 2 16th June, 2005

Time allowed : 1 hour 30 minutes ( 1:10 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.)

SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (30 marks)

 Answer ALL questions in this section, each question carries 2 marks.
 Mark all your answers in the multiple choice answer sheet provided.

2x
1. If x   1 , then x =
c
1 c  2 c c
A. B. C. D.
2c c 2c 2c

2. Which of the following statements is/are true?

(1) 2  (  2 ) = –4 (2)  3  (  3 ) = 9 (3) 1  (– 1 ) = –1

A. (1) and (3) only B. (2) only C. (3) only D. All of them

3. One of the angles of a right-angled triangle is 30o, and its area is 10 cm2. Find the shortest
side of the triangle. (correct to the nearest 1 decimal place)

A. 2.4 cm B. 2.8 cm C. 3.4 cm D. 3.8 cm

4. Which of the following is/are a factor/factors of m5 – m3n – m2 + n ?

(1) m – 1 (2) m + n (3) m2 + m + 1

A. (1) only
B. (2) and (3) only
C. (1) and (2) only
D. (1) and (3) only

5. If 2x = 3y = 6z, find x : y : z.

A. 1 : 2 : 3 B. 3 : 2 : 1 C. 2 : 3 : 6 D. 6 : 3 : 2

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6. Which of the following expressions has the greatest coefficient of h?

A. (3h – 5)2
B. h(3h + 5)2
C. h(h + 15)(h – 15)
D. 3h(h + 5)

7. Solve the following simultaneous equations

5 x  12 y  8

4 x  9 y  5

7
A. x = – 4, y =
3
7
B. x = 4, y = 
3
1 3
C. x =  ,y=
4 7
1 3
D. x = ,y= 
4 7

8. Which of the following scale factors produces the least reduction effect?

1 1 3 5
A. B. C. D.
4 2 2 3

9. In the figure, find the ratio of the area of the larger square to that of the smaller square.

A. 2 : 1 B. 3 : 1 C. 2 :1 D. 3 :1

10. What other angles may be found in an isosceles triangle with one angle being 65o?
(1) 50o (2) 57.5o (3) 65o

A. (1) and (2) only

B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. All of the above

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11. If ab + bc = cd, which of the following is NOT correct?

c ( d  b)
A. a 
b
cd
B. b 
ac
ab
C. c 
bd
b( a  c )
D. d 
c

12. If the length of the diagonal of a square is 2x cm, find the area of the square.

x2 x2 x2
A. 2x2 cm2 B. cm2 C. cm2 D. cm2
16 4 2

13. Which of the following is the most suitable to be demonstrated by a frequency polygon?

A. The number of people died every year in Hong Kong from 2000 to 2005.
B. The passing rates of different subjects in the Mid-year examination.
C. The number of cases of bird flu in five Asian countries in 2004.
D. The time of delay of each train from Chai Wan to Admiralty in one day.

14. Which of the following statements is/are true?

(1) The size of each interior angle of a regular n-sided polygon must be smaller than that
of a regular (n + 1)-sided polygon.
(2) The size of each exterior angle of a regular n-sided polygon must be larger than that of
a regular (n + 1)-sided polygon.
(3) The sum of exterior angles of a regular n-sided polygon must be larger than that of a
regular (n + 1)-sided polygon.

A. (1) only B. (2) only C. (3) only D. (1) and (2) only

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15. Andy always receives ICQ messages from his friends. The following graph shows the
number of ICQ messages received by Andy. How many days does he receive no less than
three messages?
The number of ICQ messages received by Andy each day in a month

A. 8 B. 10 C. 20 D. 22

SECTION B: CONVENTIONAL QUESTIONS (70 marks)

 Answer ALL questions in this section.
 All necessary working must be shown clearly.
 Marks will be deducted for poor presentation of working.

16. A ship left island X at 2:00 a.m. It travelled north at a speed of 25 km/h for an hour and
arrived at lighthouse A. Then it travelled east at a speed of 40 km/h for half an hour and
arrived at lighthouse B. Finally it headed north again at a speed of 30 km/h for one and a
half hours to island Y.
(a) (i) Draw a simple diagram to represent the route taken by the ship and label the
respective positions of the islands X and Y and lighthouses A and B. (3 marks)
(ii) Calculate the distances of each sub-path travelled by the ship. Then label them
onto the diagram drawn in (a) (i). (3 marks)
(b) Find the distance between islands X and Y (correct to 4 significant figures). (5 marks)
(c) After staying at island Y for 1 and a half hours to refuel, the ship returned back to
island X at a speed of 21 km/h, using the shortest route back. What will be the earliest
time (correct to the nearest 5 minutes) for the ship to arrive at island X? (5 marks)

17. The figure shows a square ABCD with sides 5 cm. Using D as the centre, an arc CE is
drawn.
(a) Find the perimeter and the area of sector CDE. (8 marks)
(correct your answer to 3 significant figures)
(b) Find the perimeter and the area of the shaded region. (8 marks)
(correct your answer to 3 significant figures)

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18. The time taken to finish a 2000-metre race is shown in the following cumulative frequency
polygon.
Cumulative frequency Time taken to finish a 2000-metre race

Time (min)

(a) How many runners can finish the race in less than 11.5 minutes? (1 mark)
(b) How many runners can finish the race between 11.5 minutes and 13.5 minutes?
(Show your working) (4 marks)
(c) Copy and complete the following frequency distribution table into your answer
book. (5 marks)

Time (min) Class mark (min) Frequency

7.5 – 9.4

(d) The coach wants to find out the most common time taken among all the runners.
(i) Suggest a way to find out the interval with the most common time taken directly
from the cumulative frequency polygon. (3 marks)
(ii) Decide whether it is more convenient by using a cumulative frequency polygon
to find out the most common time taken as compared with using a frequency
polygon. (Explain briefly) (3 marks)

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19. Mr. Yuen bought an air-conditioner at $12000. The depreciation rate is 18% per year.
(a) What will be the percentage decrease in the air-conditioner’s value after two years?
(correct your answer to 2 decimal places) (4 marks)
(b) As the manufacturer wanted to attract customers, it offered a 2-year free maintenance
service to Mr. Yuen. If the air-conditioner was properly maintained, its depreciation
rate was reduced to 12% per annum. What was the difference between the new value
of the air-conditioner if it was and was not properly maintained till the end of the 2nd
year? (correct to the nearest dollar) (5 marks)
(c) 2 years passed and the manufacturer invited Mr. Yuen to extend its maintenance
service at $600 per year. If you were Mr. Yuen, would you take such an offer? Why or
why not? (Please give brief reasons and explanation) (4 marks)

20. The following figure shows an equilateral triangle ABC with each side x units. D is a point
on BC such that AD is perpendicular to BC.
1
(a) By considering  ABD, show that cos 60o = . (3 marks)
2

(b) Express the length of AD in terms of x in radicals ( ). Hence

1
show that tan 30o = and tan 60o = 3 . (6 marks)
3

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Solutions

SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (30 marks)

1. D 6. B 11. C
2. C 7. A 12. A
3. C 8. B 13. D
4. D 9. A 14. D
5. B 10. D 15. C

SECTION B: CONVENTIONAL QUESTIONS (70 marks)

16. (a) (i) XA = 25  1 = 25 km (1 mark)

AB = 40  0.5 = 20 km (1 mark)
45 km
BY = 30  1.5 = 45 km (1 mark)

20 km
(3 marks)
25 km

(b) AD = BY = 45 km
DY = AB = 20 km

DX  DY  (25  45)  20
2 2 2 2
XY = (Pyth. Thm.) ……………..(2 marks)

= 72.80109889km .…………………………………………………….(1 mark)

The shortest distance between the two islands is 72.80 km cor. to 4 sig. fig……...(2 marks)

(c) It took 1 + 0.5 + 1.5 = 3 hours to travel from island X to Y. …………………(1 mark)
Therefore, the ship arrived at island Y at 5:00 a.m. ………………………….(1 mark)
It stayed at island Y for 1.5 hours for refuel, so it left island Y at 6:30 a.m. …(1 mark)
72.80109889
It then took = 3.4667 hours to travel back from island X to Y. (1 mark)
21
Consequently, the earliest time for the ship to arrive at island X is 10:00 a.m. (cor. to
the nearest 5 minutes) ………………………………………………………..(1 mark)

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17. (a)  CDE = 45o

45 
Perimeter of sector CDE = 5 + 5 + 2  (5) ( ) ………………………….(2 marks)
360 
= 13.927 cm = 13.9 cm (cor. to 3 sig. fig.)……….. (2 marks)
45 
Area of the sector CDE =  (5)2 ( ) …………………………………..(2 marks)
360 
= 9.817477 cm2 = 9.82 cm2 (cor. to 3 sig. fig.)….(2 marks)

BC  CD  5 5  5 2 cm (Pyth. Thm.) ………………(2 marks)

2 2 2 2
(b) BD =

45 
Perimeter of the shaded region = [5 + 2  (5) ( ) + ( 5 2  5 )] cm
360 
= (5 + 3.927 + 2.071) cm
= 10.998 cm
= 11.0 cm (cor. to 3 sig. fig.) ………………...(2 marks)

Area of the shaded region
= Area of  BCD – Area of sector CDE …. (2 marks)
1
= (5)(5)  9.817477) cm2
2
= 2.682523 cm2
= 2.68 cm2 (cor. to 3 sig. fig.) ……….………(2 marks)

18. (a) 76 ……………………………………………………………………………(1 mark)

(b) 112 – 76 ……………………………………………………………………(2 marks)
= 36 ………………………………………………………………………. (2 marks)

(c)
Time (min) Class mark (min) Frequency
7.5 – 9.4 8.45 24
9.5 – 11.4 10.45 52
11.5 – 13.4 12.45 36
13.5 – 15.4 14.45 8
(1 mark) (2 marks) (2 marks)

(d)(i) He can find the interval with the most common time by finding the portion of the
line with the greatest/steepest slope. In this question, the line with the greatest
slope is the portion from 9.5 – 11.4. Hence, the interval with the most common
time is 9.5 – 11.4 min. ………………………………………………. (3 marks)
(ii) Frequency polygon is more convenient since the most common time is shown by
the peak, which is more easier to be judged by observation. …..…….(3 marks)

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19. (a) The new value of the air-conditioner after 2 years = $12000  (1 – 18%)2
= $12000  0.6724
= $8068.8 ……………. (2 marks)
$12000  $8068.8
Percentage decrease in the value =  100%
$12000
= 32.76% ……………. (2 marks)
(b) If the air-conditioner is properly maintained, after 2 years its new value
= $12000  (1 – 12%)2 …………………………………………………….. (2 marks)
= $12000  0.7744
= $9292.8 …………………………………………………………………..(1 mark)
The difference = $9292.8 – $8068.8 = $1224 …………………………….. (2 marks)
(c) If Mr. Yuen takes the offer, after 3 years, the new value of the air-conditioner will be
= $9292.8  (1 – 12%)
= $8177.664 ……………………………………………………………….. (1 mark)
If Mr. Yuen does not take the offer, after 3 years, the new value will be
= $9292.8  (1 – 18%)
= $7620.096 ………………………………………………………………. (1 mark)
The difference = $8177.664 – $7620.096 = $557.568 < $600 ……………. (1 mark)
If I am Mr. Yuen, I would NOT take the offer. ……………………………. (1 mark)

20.(a)  ABC = 60o (property of equil.  ) ……………………………. (1 mark)

1 1
BD = BC = x (property of isos.  ) ………………………………(1 mark)
2 2
1
x
BD 1
cos  ABC = i.e. cos 60o = 2  ………..…….........…………(1 mark)
AB x 2

1 2 3 2 3
( AC )  (CD)  x (
x)  x 
2 2 2
(b) AD = x (Pyth. Thm.) ....(1 mark)
2 4 2
 CAD = 180o – 60o – 90o = 30o (  sum of  ) ................................... (1 mark)
1
x
CD 2 1
tan 30o = tan  CAD =   ……………………………(2 marks)
AD 3 3
x
2

3
x
AD 2
tan 60o = tan  ACD =   3 …………………………….. (2 marks)
CD 1
x
2