Form 5

HKCEE 1990
Mathematics II

90 (a2n)3 =
1. A. f(1)
B. f(n)
A. a6n C. n
B. a8n 2
C. a 2n
3
D. 1
D. a 6n
3
E. n
E. a 8n
3

90 1
If 2 = 10p, 3 = 10q, express log in
5. 6
90 x y
1 terms of p and q.
2. x y

x y p q
1 A.
x y B. 1
pq
A. yx C. 1
x y pq
B. x y D. pq
x y E. p+q
C. x
y 90 Let a > b > 0. If a and b are
6. respectively the 1st and 2nd terms of a
D. x+y
geometric progression, the sum to
E. xy
infinity of the progression is
90 ab 1
If x = , then b = A. 1
3. a b
ab
B. a
A. ax 1
1 b
ax
C. ab
B. ax 1
ba
ax
D. a2
C. 1 ax
ax ab
D. 1 ax E. a2
ax ab
E. ax 1
ax
90 a3 + 8a3 =
7.
90 1
If f(n) = n(n 1), then A. 2 2 4
4. 2 (a )(a + 2 + 2 )
a a
f(n + 1) f(n) =

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 B. 1 1 90
(a )(a2 + 1 + )
2a 4a 2 11.
C. 1 1 1
(a + )(a2 + )
2a 2 4a 2
D. 2 4
(a + )(a2 4 + 2 )
a a
E. 2 4
(a + )(a2 2 + 2 ) In the figure, the circular cylinder and
a a
the circular cone have the same height.
90 If p and q are the roots of the equation The radius of the base of the cylinder is
twice that of the cone. If the volume of
8. x2 x + 3 = 0, then (2p 2)(2q 2) =
the cone is 20 cm3, what is the volume
of the cylinder?
A. 1
32 A. 40 cm3
B. 1 B. 80 cm3
8 C. 120 cm3
C. 1 D. 240 cm3
2 E. 300 cm3
D. 8
E. 32 90 The length, width and height of a
12. cuboid are in the ratios 3 : 2 : 1. If the
90 If a : b = 3 : 4 and b : c = 2 : 5, then total surface area of the cuboid is 88
9. a2 : c2 = cm2, find its volume.

A. 3 : 10 A. 6 cm3
B. 9 : 25 B. 48 cm3
C. 9 : 100 C. 48 2 cm3
D. 36 : 25 D. 96 2 cm3
E. 36 : 100 E. 384 cm3
90 If 1 U.S. dollar is equivalent to 7.8 90
10. H.K. dollars and 1000 Japanese yen are 13.
equivalent to 53.3 H.K. dollars, how
many Japanese yen are equivalent to 50
U.S. dollars?

A. 1463
B. 3417
C. 7317
D. 8315
E. 20 787

In the figure, there are nine circles,

each of radius 1. Find the shaded area.

A. 9 9
B. 36 9

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 C. 40 9 90 4
If tan = and lies in the second
D. 10 10 18. 3
E. 40 10 quadrant, then sin 2 cos =

90 Find the amount (correct to the nearest A. 2

14. dollar) of $10 000 at 12% p.a., B. 2
compounded monthly, for 2 years. C. 11
5
A. 10 201 D. 2
B. 12 400
5
C. 12 544
E. 2
D. 12 697
E. 151 786 5

90 If a flat is sold for $720 000, the gain is 90 V

15. 20%. Find the percentage loss if the 19.
flat is sold for $540 000.
D C
A. 5%
B. 1 H
6 %
4 A B
C. 10%
D. 1
11 % The figure shows a right pyramid with
9 a square base. VAB, VBC, VCD and
E. 1 VDA are equilateral triangles. Find
33 %
3 sin VAH.

90 sin(180o + ) + sin( 90o) = A. 1

16. 2
B. 1
A. sin + cos
4
B. sin cos
C. 1
C. cos sin
D. cos sin 2
E. 2sin D. 1
3
90 If 0o x < 360o, which of the following E. 3
17. equations has only one root? 2

A. sin x = 0
B. 1
sin x =
2
C. sin x = 2
D. cos x = 0
E. cos x = 1

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90 P 90 A
20. 22.
D
A 48o
T Q
F G
B

B C
E

In the figure, AC // DE, FG // BC and

C AD : DF : FB = 1 : 2 : 3. If BE = 10,
find FG.
In the figure, TQ is the tangent to the
tangent to the circle at A. If arc AC = A. 5
B. 6
arc BC and PAQ = 48o, then QAC =
C. 8
D. 9
A. 42o
E. 10
B. 48o
C. 66o
90 A
D. 71o
23.
E. 84o

90
B E
21.
R
F
O 44o
M
Q C D

P In the figure, ABCDE is a regular

pentagon. Find AFD.
In the figure, O is the centre of the
circle. If OR // PQ and ROQ = 42o, A. 120o
find RMQ. B. 112o
C. 110o
A. 21o D. 108o
B. 42o E. 100o
C. 63o
D. 84o 90 If the mean of the numbers 3, 3, 3, 3, 4,
E. 126o 24. 4, 5, 5, 6, x is also x, which of the
following is/are true?

I. Mean = Median
II. Mode = Range
III. Median = Mode

A. I and II only

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 B. I and III only
C. II and III only A. a
D. None of them b
E. All of them B. b
a
90 Ten years ago, the mean age of a band C. ab
25. of 11 musicians was 30. One of them D. a
is now leaving the band at the age of
40. What is the present mean age of b
E. b
the remaining 10 musician?
a
A. 40
B. 39 90 y
C. 37 29.
l3 l2
D. 30
E. 29 l4 l1

90 There are 7 bags, 3 of which are empty x

26. and the remaining 4 each contains a O
ball. An additional ball is now put into
one of the bags at random. After that a
bag is randomly selected. Find the
probability of selecting an empty bag.
In the figure, the slopes of the straight
A. 2 lines l1, l2, l3, and l4 are m1, m2, m3, m4
7 respectively. Which of the following is
B. 3 true?
7 A. m1 > m2 > m3 > m4
C. 6
B. m2 > m1 > m3 > m4
49 C. m1 > m2 > m4 > m3
D. 12 D. m2 > m1 > m4 > m3
49 E. m4 > m3 > m2 > m1
E. 18
49 90 y
30.
90 ABCD is a line segment. AB : BC : CD
27. = 3 : 2 : 1. If A = (4, 5), D = (10, 11),
find C.
(4, 5)
A. (5, 6)
B. (6, 7)
C. (7, 8)
D. (8, 9)
x
E. (9, 10) O

90 x y
If the line y = mx + b and = 1 are
28. a b
perpendicular, find m.

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 In the figure, a circle cuts the x-axis at D. 1.245, correct to 3 decimal places
tow points 6 units apart. If the circle E. 1.2475, correct to 4 decimal
has centre (4, 5), then its equation is places

A. (x 4)2 + (y 5)2 = 25 90 1 1 1
+ + +
B. (x 4)2 + (y 5)2 = 34 33. 1 2 2 3 3 4
C. (x 4)2 + (y 5)2 = 52 1
D. (x + 4)2 + (y + 5)2 = 34 =
4 5
E. (x + 4)2 + (y + 5)2 = 25
A. 1
90 y
31. 1 5
B. 1
x 5 1
O C. 1+ 5
D. 1 5
E. 1 + 5

90 Let f(x) = 3x3 4x + k. If f(x) is

The graph of y = ax2 + bx + c is given 34. divisible by x k, find the remainder
as shown. Which of the following when f(x) is divided by x + k.
is/are true?
A. 2k
I. a<0 B. k
II. b<0 C. 0
III. c<0 D. k
E. k 1
A. I only
B. I and II only 90 Let m be a constant. Find the value of x
C. I and III only 35. x 2 x 1 m
D. II and III only such that 26
x 1
E. I, II and III only m

90 x Sign of f(x) A. 1
32. B. 2
1.22 + C. 3
1.23 + D. 4
1.24 + E. 5
1.25
1.245 + 90 If a < b < 0, which of the following
36. must be true?
From the table, a root of the equation
f(x) = 0 must be A. a < b
B. a
<1
A. 1.20, correct to 2 decimal places b
B. 1.24, correct to 2 decimal places C. a2 < b2
C. 1.25, correct to 2 decimal places D. 10a < 10b

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 E. a1 < b1 90
40.
90 The H.C.F. and L.C.M. of three
37. expressions are xyz2 and x3y5z4
respectively. If two of the expressions
are x2y3z3 and x3yz2, find the third
expression.

A. x2y3z3 In the figure, an equilateral triangle is

B. x2y5z3 inscribed in a circle of radius 1. The
C. xy3z3 circumference of the circle is greater
D. xy5z4 than the perimeter of the triangle by
E. xy3z4
A. 4 3 3
90 Let a, x1, x2, b and a, y1, y2, y3, b be two
x x B. 3 3
38. 4
arithmetic progressions. 2 1
y3 y2 2
C. 2 3
A. 3 D. 3 3
2
4 2
B. 4 E. 2 3 3
3
C. 1 90
D. 4 41.
5
E. 5
4

90 C Three equal circles of radii 1 touch

39. each other as shown in the figure.

6 A.
5 1
2
5 5 B.
A B 3
M 2
C.
2 3
2
In the figure, AM = MB = MC = 5 and D.
3
BC = 6. The area of triangle ABC = 6
E.
A. 12 2 3
6
B. 16
C. 24 90 If A is 30% greater than B and B is 30%
D. 30 42. less than C, then
E. 48
A. A is 9% less than C

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 B. C is 9% less than A E. y
C. A=C
D. A is 9% greater than C
E. C is 9% greater than A

90 Which of the following graphs shows

43. that y is partly constant and partly
varies inversely as x? x
O
A. y
90 If sin and cos are the roots of the
44. equation x2 + k = 0, then k =

A. 1
B. 1

2
x C. 1
O
4
B. y D. 1
4
E. 1
2

90 y
45.
x
O
C. y
x
O

x The figure shows the graph of

O y = 3 sin2x. The point P is
D. y
A. 4
( , 3)
3
B. 3
( , 3)
4
C. 4
( , 1)
3
x D. 3
O ( , 1)
4
E. 3
( , 1)
2

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 90 C
90 A D 48.
46.
3
A 30o B
60o
B 4 C

In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram.

BD =
In the figure, AB is a diameter and
A. 5 BAC = 30o. If the area of ABC is
B. 7 3 , then the radius of the circle is
C. 13
D. 27 A. 1
E. 2
37
B. 1
C. 2
90 H NORTH
47. D. 3
E. 2

90 E D
A 49. o
120
C

B C A

In the figure, A, B and C are three

points on the same horizontal plane. A 30o
is due north of B, C is due east of B and
H is a point vertically above A. Which
of the following angles is/are 90o? B

I. HAC In the figure, AC = CD, ABC = 30o

II. ABC and CED = 120o.
AB
=
III. HBC DE

A. I only A. 1
B. II only 2
C. I and II only B. 1
D. I and III only
3
E. I, II and III
C. 2
D. 3
E. 2

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90 A In the figure, if CD = CF, CE = BE and
50. DA = DB, then C =

P 48o A. 30o
B B. 36o
C. 40o
C D. 45o
E. 60o
In the figure, PA and PC are tangents to
the circle ABC. If P = 48o, then 90 A
ABC = 53.

A. 84o
B. 96o
C. 106o D
D. 114o
E
E. 132o

90 B F C
51.
C B
In the figure AB, AC and BC are three
tangents touching the circle at D, E and
E F respectively. If AC = 24, BC = 18
D and ACB = 90o, find the radius of the
circle.
A
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
In the figure, TA and TB are tangents to D. 6
the circle ABC. If TA TB and E. 7
BD AC, find CBD.
90 R
A. 30o 54.
B. 40o S
C. 45o
D. 50o Q
E. 60o

90 A
52.
U T
E
F P

C B In the figure, PTQ, SQR and RUT

D are equilateral triangles. Which of the
following is/are true?

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 I. UPT RQT
II. PU = QS
III. PQSU is a parallelogram

A. All of them
B. None of them
C. I and II only
D. I and III only
E. II and III only

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