ST.

PAUL’S COLLEGE
F.5 Final Examination 2015 – 2016

Mathematics Paper 2

Time allowed: 1 hour

Instructions:
1. All questions carry equal marks.
2. Answer ALL questions. You should mark all your answers on the
answer sheet.
3. You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark
more than one answer, you will receive no marks for that question.
4. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn in scale.
5. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

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There are 40 questions in this paper. Answer ALL of them.
The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn in scale.
Choose the best answer for each question.

1. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 6𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 − 3, where k is a constant. If 𝑓(𝑥) is divisible by 3𝑥 + 1,

find the remainder when 𝑓(𝑥) is divided by 𝑥 + 1.
A. −5
B. −4
C. 3
D. 10

2. The solution of −3𝑥 > 5𝑥 − 8 and 16 + 5𝑥 < 4 is

A. 𝑥 < −4.
B. 𝑥 < −2.4.
C. 𝑥 < 1.
D. 𝑥 > −4.

3. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 𝑘, where k is a constant. If the y-coordinate of the vertex

of the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) is 6, then k =
A. 1.5.
B. 8.25.
C. 10.5.
D. 15.

4. The figure shows the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑎(𝑥 + 𝑏)2 + 𝑐, where a, b and c are constants.
Which of the following is true?
y

A. 𝑎 < 0, 𝑏 < 0 and 𝑐 < 0

𝑦 = 𝑎(𝑥 + 𝑏)2 + 𝑐
B. 𝑎 < 0, 𝑏 > 0 and 𝑐 < 0
C. 𝑎 < 0, 𝑏 > 0 and 𝑐 > 0 x
D. 𝑎 > 0, 𝑏 < 0 and 𝑐 < 0 O

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5. It is given that y partly varies directly as 𝑥 2 and partly varies inversely as 𝑥.
When 𝑥 = 1, 𝑦 = 8 and when 𝑥 = 2, 𝑦 = 11. When 𝑥 = −2, 𝑦 =
A. −13.
B. −5.
C. 5.
D. 13.

6. In the figure, A and B are two fixed points.

A point P moves such that 𝐴𝑃2 + 𝐴𝐵 2 = 𝐵𝑃2 . Which of the following diagrams
may represent the locus of P?
A. B.

A A
locus of P

locus of P
B B

C. D.

A A

locus of P B locus of P B

7. The equation of the circle C is 2𝑥 2 + 2𝑦 2 + 8𝑥 − 28𝑦 + 43 = 0. Which of the

following is/are true?
I. The coordinates of the centre C are (−4,14).
63
II. Area of the circle is 𝜋.
2

III. The circle C cuts the y – axis at two points.

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

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 sin 270° cos 180°
8. + 1+cos(270°+𝜃) =
1+sin(180°+𝜃)

A. 0.
−2
B. .
cos2 𝜃

−2 sin 𝜃
C. .
cos2 𝜃

−2 cos 𝜃
D. .
sin2 𝜃

9. The figure shows a cube. Which of the following is/are equal to ∠𝐴𝐻𝐹?

D C
I. ∠𝐷𝐺𝐵
II. ∠𝐸𝐺𝐷
A B
III. ∠𝐴𝐶𝐹
A. I and II only E H
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
F G
D. I, II and III

10. In the figure, the bearing of P from Q is

North
A. N32°E.
B. N58°E. East
32 P
C. S32°E.
D. S58°W. Q

11. In the figure, sin 𝜃 =

3
A. 4.

7 A
B. . 5
16
4
 B
9 6
C. . C
16

5√7
D. .
16

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12. Given that the coordinates of point A are (−4, −2). If P is a moving point in the
rectangular coordinate plane such that P is equidistant from A and the line 𝑦 =
−6. Then the locus of P is a
A. circle.
B. square.
C. parabola.
D. triangle.

13. In the figure, ABCD is a semicircle. Find the area of the shaded region, correct to
the nearest integer.

A. 2cm2 B C
B. 14cm2
C. 56cm2
70
D. 90cm2 A D
20cm

14. The box-and-whisker diagram below shows the distribution of the heights (in
cm) of some boys. Which of the following is true?

Height (cm)
155 160 165 170 175 180 185 190

A. The mean of the distribution is 167.5cm.

B. The range of the distribution is 35cm.
C. The inter-quartile range of the distribution is 7.5cm.
D. Less than half of the boys are shorter than 170cm.

15. It is given that 𝑦 varies inversely as 𝑥.

When 𝑥 = 4, 𝑦 = 𝑎 + 1 and when 𝑥 = 6, 𝑦 = 𝑎 − 2. Then 𝑎 =
A. 8.
B. 6.5.
C. 3.
D. 1.5.

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16. Bag A contains 3 red balls and 5 blue balls while Bag B contains 2 red balls and
1blue ball. A ball is randomly drawn from Bag A and put into Bag B, then a ball
is randomly drawn from bag B. Find the probability that a blue ball is drawn from
Bag B.
1
A. 3

1
B. 8

5
C. 16

13
D. 32

17. It is given that A and B are the points on the circle 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 100. If (−1,7) is
the mid-point of AB, how long is AB?
A. 5√2
B. 10√2
C. 5√6
D. 10√6

18. For 0° < 𝜃 ≤ 360°, how many roots does the equation 2 sin2 𝜃 + 5 cos 𝜃 + 1 =
0 have?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

19. The figure shows the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑎 𝑥 + 𝑏, where a and b are constants. Which
of the following must be true?
y
A. 𝑎 > 1 and 𝑏>0
B. 𝑎 > 1 and 𝑏<0 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏
C. 0<𝑎<1 and 𝑏 > 0
x
D. 0<𝑎<1 and 𝑏 < 0 O

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20. If 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) is obtained by reflecting the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑔(𝑥) in the x-axis and
then it is translated to 4 units to the right, 𝑓(𝑥)=
A. −𝑔(𝑥 + 4).
B. 𝑔(−𝑥 + 4).
C. 𝑔(−𝑥 − 4).
D. −𝑔(𝑥 − 4).
21. A 4-digit number is formed by the digits 0 to 9 inclusive without repetition. How
many numbers can be formed?
A. 2688
B. 3024
C. 4536
D. 5040

22. In the figure, VABCD is a right pyramid with a square base. If the angle between
VA and the base is 45°, ∠𝐴𝑉𝐷 =
V
A. 30°.
B. 45°.
C. 60°.
B C
D. 90°.

A D

23. If 𝑧 varies directly as 𝑥 and inversely as square root of y, which of the

following must be constant?

A. 𝑥𝑦𝑧
𝑥𝑧
B.
√𝑦

𝑥
C.
𝑦2𝑧

𝑥
D.
√𝑦𝑧

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24. The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the distribution of the scores (in marks)
of a group of 26 students in a test.
Stem (tens) Leaf (units)
4 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6
5 3 4 4 5 6 8 8
6 4 8 9 9 9
7 1 3 8
8 5
9 4

Which of the following box-and-whisker diagrams may represent the distribution

of the scores?

A.

B.

C.

D.

25. If P is a moving point in the rectangular coordinate plane such that P is

equidistant from 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 1 = 0 and 𝑥 − 𝑦 − 7 = 0, the equation of the locus of
P is
A. 𝑥 = 3.
B. 𝑦 = 3.
C. 𝑥 = −3.
D. 𝑦 = −3.

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26. In the figure, AB is a lego building and CD is a flagpole. They stand vertically on
the same horizontal ground. If 𝐴𝐵 = 8𝑐𝑚, 𝐴𝐶 = 12𝑐𝑚 and 𝐵𝐶 = 9𝑐𝑚, find
the angle of depression of C from A, correct to 3 sig. fig..
A
A. 41.4°

B. 41.8° C

C. 48.2°

D. 48.6°
B D

27. If a diameter of the circle 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑘𝑥 + 10𝑦 + 16 = 0 passes through the

point (5, −2) with inclination of 45°, then k =

A. −5.
B. −4.
C. 4.
D. 16.

28. In the figure, A and B are points moving on the y-axis and x-axis respectively
such that the area of ∆OAB is 2 square units. If P is the circumcenter of ∆𝑂𝐴𝐵,
the equation of the locus of P is y

A. 𝑥 2 = 4. A
B. 𝑦 2 = 2.

C. 𝑥𝑦 = 1.
x
O B
D. 𝑥𝑦 = 4.

29. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, ∠𝐴𝐶𝐵 = 30° and 𝐴𝐵: 𝐴𝐶 = 1: 2.

If the area of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is 6 cm2 , find AB.
4
A. 2 √3 cm
B. 4√3 cm
3√6
C. cm
2

D. 48cm

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30. Find the range of values of k such that the circle 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 4𝑥 − 10𝑦 + 20 = 0
and the straight line 𝑘𝑥 − 𝑦 + 2 = 0 intersect at two distinct points.
12
A. 0 < 𝑘 < 5

12
B. − <𝑘<0
5

12
C. 𝑘 < − or 𝑘 > 0
5

12
D. 𝑘 < 0 or 𝑘 >
5

31. A student scored 60 marks in a test and the corresponding standard score is −0.2.
If the mean of the test scores is 65, find the standard deviation of the scores.
A. 5 marks
B. 15 marks
C. 25 marks
D. 30 marks

32. It is given that y is the sum of two parts. One part is non-zero constant and the
other part varies as x. Which of the following may represent the graph of y
against of x?
A. B.
y y

x x
O O
C. D.
y y

x x
O O

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33. The variance of a set of numbers is 25. Each number of the set is multiplied by 4
and 3 is added to each resulting number to form a new set of numbers. Find the
variance of the new set of numbers.
A. 100
B. 103
C. 400
D. 529

34. Let a and b be constants. If the figure shows the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑎 sin 2𝑥°,

A. 𝑎 = 2 and 𝑏 = 135. y
B. 𝑎 = −2 and 𝑏 = 135.
C. 𝑎 = 2 and 𝑏 = 540. b
D. 𝑎 = −2 and 𝑏 = 540. x
O
−2

35. Which of the following is/are true?

a

𝑎 𝑏
I. = sin 𝛼
sin 𝛾

2 2
II. 2𝑎𝑏 sin(𝛼 + 𝛾) = 𝑐 + 𝑑 − 𝑎 − 𝑏 2 2 d b
III. 2𝑎𝑏 cos 𝛽 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 − 𝑐 2 − 𝑑 2

c
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only

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36. In the figure, a helicopter flies eastwards with a uniform height 1000 m along a
horizontal path AB. C, D and E are three points on the same horizontal ground. C
and D are the projections of B and A on the horizontal ground respectively. The
bearing of B from E is N32E. The angle of elevation of A from E is 36. F is a
point on CD such that EF ⊥ CD. If EF = 600 m, find the distance between A and
B, correct to 3 sig. fig..
A B
A
A. 1610m

B. 1860m 1000 m

C. 1990m North

D East
D. 2460m F C
36°
32°

E
A
37. In the figure, an equilateral triangle 𝐴𝐵𝑂 is inscribed the circle ABO. If 𝑂𝐵 = 4,
the equation of the circle is
y
A
A. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 4𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 0.
4
B. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 4𝑥 − 𝑦 = 0.
√3

C. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 4𝑥 − 4√3𝑦 = 0.
x
D. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 4𝑥 − 8𝑦 = 0. O B

38. Assume that in a normal distribution, 68%, 95% and 99.7% of the data lie within
1, 2 and 3 standard deviations respectively from the mean. There are 15000
participants in Hong Kong Marathon Run (42 km). The time to complete the race
is normally distributed with mean 4.5 hours and standard deviation 45 min. If
certificates of achievement will be issued to participants who finish the race
within the time limit of 6 hours, how many participants get the certificates of
achievement?

A. 375
B. 750
C. 14250

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 D. 14625
39. In the figure, 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷𝐸𝐹𝐺𝐻 is a rectangular block. M is the mid-point of EF.
𝐸𝐻 = 3cm, 𝐶𝐻 = 12cm and 𝐺𝐻 = 8cm. Find the angle between the plane
BHM and the plane EFGH, correct to 3 sig.fig..
B C

A. 42.9°
A D
12cm
B. 68.2°

C. 69.7° 8cm
G H

D. 96.2° 3cm
F M E

40. Let 𝑚1 , 𝑟1 and 𝛿1 be the mean, the range and the standard deviation of a group
of different numbers {𝑥1 , 𝑥2 , 𝑥3 , … , 𝑥2016 } respectively. If the greatest number
and the smallest number are removed, let 𝑚2 , 𝑟2 and 𝛿2 be the new mean, the
new range and the new standard deviation of the group of numbers respectively,
which of the following must be true?

I. 𝑚1 > 𝑚2
II. 𝑟1 > 𝑟2
III. 𝛿1 > 𝛿2

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

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