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Paul’s College

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F.5 Final Examination 2019-2020

MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part

PAPER 1 Section A1
Question-Answer Book

Time Allowed: 2 hours

Name

Class

Class No.

Group 1 LTN Group 2 KWN Group 3 LMW Group 4 WYL

Group
Group 5 FN Group 6 LTN Group 7 TH

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Attempt ALL questions.

2. Answer this section in the spaces provided in this Question-Answer Book.

3. Unless otherwise specified, all working must be clearly shown.

4. Marks will be deducted for poor and untidy presentation.

5. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should be either exact or correct to 3

significant figures.

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

Question No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total

Marks /30

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Section A1 (30 marks)

3𝑦−𝑥
1. Make 𝑥 the subject of the formula 𝑎 = . (3 marks)
𝑥

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(𝑚−4 𝑘 0 )
2. Simplify (𝑚9 𝑛−5 )2 and express your answer with positive indices. (3 marks)

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3. Factorize
(a) 𝑎2 + 4𝑎𝑏 − 5𝑏 2 ,
(b) 4𝑎 + 20𝑏 − 𝑎2 − 4𝑎𝑏 + 5𝑏 2 .
(3 marks)

4. (a) Round down 78.952 to the nearest ten.

(b) Round off 78.952 to 3 significant figures.
(c) Round up 78.952 to the nearest hundredth.
(3 marks)

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 9𝑥−1
5. (a) Find the range of values of 𝑥 which satisfy both 2(𝑥 + 2) ≥ and 4 − 2𝑥 < 3.
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(b) How many integers satisfy both inequalities in (a)?

(4 marks)

6. The coordinates of the points 𝐴 and 𝐵 are (−6, 7) and (12, −12) respectively. 𝐴 is rotated
clockwise about the origin through 270° to 𝑃. 𝑄 is the reflection image of 𝐴 with respect to
the 𝑥-axis.
(a) Write down the coordinates of 𝑃 and 𝑄.
(b) Is 𝐴𝑃 perpendicular to 𝐵𝑄? Explain your answer.
(4 marks)

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7. The following box-and-whisker diagram shows the distribution of the results of a large
group of students in a high jump competition.

The range and the inter-quartile range of the distribution are 0.64 m and 0.34 m respectively.
(a) Find the values of 𝑎 and 𝑏.
(b) The school coach organized a training program for the students. After finishing the
program, the worst high jump result of the students is 18 cm higher than that before the
program. Thus, the coach claims that at least 25% of the students show improvement in
high jump after the training program. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
(4 marks)

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8. In the figure, 𝐴𝐷𝐶 is a straight line and Δ𝐴𝐵𝐷~Δ𝐵𝐶𝐷.

(a) Prove that 𝐴𝐵 ⊥ 𝐵𝐶.

(b) If 𝐶𝐷 > 𝐴𝐷, 𝐵𝐷 = 6 and 𝐴𝐶 = 15, find 𝐴𝐷.
(6 marks)

End of Section A1

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