Form 5

HKCEE 1991
Mathematics II

91 (a2a)(3a4a) C. (1 y 2 )
1. .
m(1 y 2 )
A. 3a6a
D. m( y 2 1)
.
B. (3a)6a ( y 2 1)
C. 3a8a E. ( y 2 1)
D. 4a6a .
m( y 2 1)
E. (34a)(a6a)
91 1 1
91 1

1
= 3
5. x 3
y
2. 1 x 2
(1 x) 2
1 1

A. 2 x y
(1 x )(1 x 2 )
2

A. 1 1
B. 2x2 +
x2 y2
(1 x 2 )(1 x 2 )
B. 1 1 1
C. 2x2 + +
x2 xy y2
(1 x 2 )(1 x) 2 C. 1 2 1
D. 2 + + 2
x2 xy y
(1 x)(1 x) 2 D. 1 2 1
E. 2x + 2
x2 xy y
(1 x)(1 x) 2 E. 1 1 1
+ 2
x2 xy y
91 Which one of the following is a factor
3. of x3 4x2 + x + 6?
91 The L.C.M. of x, 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5 is
6.
A. (x + 1)(x 2)
B. (x + 1)(x + 2)
A. x.
C. (x 1)(x + 2)
B. 5x5 .
D. (x 1)(x 3) C. 60x5 .
E. (x 1)(x + 3) D. 120x5 .
E. 120x15 .
91 1 mx
4. If y = , then x =
1 mx 91 In which of the following cases the
7. equation f(x) = 0 cannot be solved by
A. m( y 1) the method of bisection?
.
y 1
B. y 1
.
m( y 1)

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 A. y 91 Solve the following equations :
8. x1=y+2=x+y5
y = f(x)
A. x = 1, y = 2
B. x = 1, y = 4
C. x = 4, y = 1
x
D. x = 7, y = 2
0 E. x = 7, y = 4

B. y 91 1
Let y vary partly as and partly as x.
y = f(x) 9. x
When x = 1, y = 5 and when x = 4,
25
y= . Find y when x = 2 .
2

A. 5
x 2
0 B. 4
C. y C. 25
y = f(x)
4
D. 7
E. 17
x 2
0
91 1 1
If : = 2 : 3 and a : c = 4 : 1, then
10. a b
a:b:c=
D. y
y = f(x) A. 12 : 8 : 3 .
B. 8:3:2.
C. 4:6:1.
D. 2:3:8.
x E. 2:3:4.
0

91 A blanket loses 10% of its length and

11. 8% of its width after washing. The
E. y percentage loss in area is
y = f(x)
A. 18.8% .
B. 18% .
x
0 C. 17.2% .
D. 9% .
E. 8% .

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91 D C C. 6
12. D. 4
Q P E. 2(4 )

91
14.

M b N

A a B
An equilateral triangle and a square
have equal perimeters.
In the figure, ABCD is a square of side
Area of the triangle
a and MNPQ is a square of side b. The =
four trapeziums are identical. The area Area of the square
of the shaded region is
A. 9 3
.
A. 3b a
2 2
16
.
4 B. 3
B. 3b a 2
2 .
. 4
2 C. 3
C. 5b a 2
2 .
. 3
4 D. 4 3
D. 5b a 2
2
9
.
.
4 E. 1.
E. ( a b) 2 2
+b .
4 91 A man borrows $10 000 from a bank at
15. 12% per annum compounded monthly.
91 T He repays the bank $2000 at the end of
13. each month. How much does he still
owe the bank just after the second
repayment?
P
A. $6181
B. $6200
C. $6201
D. $8304
A B E. $8400
O
91 1
In the figure, TB touches the semi- 16. cos tan (1 sin ) =

circle at B. TA cuts the semi-circle at P
such that TP = PA. If the radius of the
A. sin
semi-circle is 2, find the area of the
shaded region.
B. cos
C. cos2
A. 12 D. 1 + sin
B. 8 E. sin tan

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 91
91 sin( 90 ) o 20. B
17. =
tan( 180o )
120o
A. cos A
30o
C
B. cos
C. cos2 In the figure, A = 30o and B = 120o.
sin The ratio of the altitudes of the triangle
D. cos2 ABC from A and from B is

sin
E. 1 A. 2:1.
sin B. 3:1.
C. 2:1.
91 For 0 < 2, how many roots does D. 1: 2
18. the equation tan + 2 sin = 0 have? E. 1: 3
A. 1
91
B. 2
21.
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 a O

91 b
19. c
Y Q
P A2
A1 In the figure, O is the centre of the
circle. Find a + c.
60o 45o A. b
X Z B. 2b
C. 180o b
In the figure, XPY and YQZ are semi- D. 360o b
circles with areas A1 and A2 E. 360o 2b
respectively. YXZ = 60o and YZX =
45o. The ratio A1 : A2 = 91 A
22. B
A. 2: 3 .
B. 2:3. C
O
C. 2:3.
D. 2: 3 . 70o D
E. 3: 2 . E

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 In the figure, O is the centre of the
circle BCD. ABC and EDC are straight A. I only
lines. BC = DC and AED = 70o. Find B. II only
BOD. C. III only
D. I and II only
A. 40o E. I and III only
B. 70o
C. 80o 91 A
D. 90o 25.
E. 140o
E F
91 C X
23. B C
B

D Y
G H
A
E Z D

In the figure, ABCDE and ABXYZ are In the figure, E and F are the mid-
two identical regular pentagons. Find points of AB and AC respectively. G
AEZ. and H divide DB and DC respectively
in the ratio 1 : 3. If EF = 12, find GH.
A. 15o
B. 18o A. 3
C. 24o B. 4
D. 30o C. 6
E. 36o D. 8
E. 12
91 B
24. 91 The circle x2 + y2 + 4x + ky + 4 = 0
26. passes through the point (1, 3). The
Q R
radius of the circle is

A. 68 .
B. 48 .
T A
P C. 17 .
D. 6.
In the figure, TPA and TQB are E. 3.
tangents to the circle at P and Q
respectively. If PQ = PR, which of the 91 Let A and B be the points (4, 7) and
following must be true? 27. (6, 5) respectively. The equation of
the line passing through the mid-point
I. APR = QRP of AB and perpendicular to
II. QTP = QPR 3x 4y + 14 = 0 is
III. QPR = APR

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 A. 3x 4y 1 = 0 . D. m s+2
B. 3x + 4y + 7 = 0 . E. m s+4
C. 4x 3y + 1 = 0 .
D. 4x + 3y 7 = 0 . 91
E. 4x + 3y + 7 = 0 . 31.

91 PQRS is a parallelogram with vertices P

28. P = (0, 0), Q = (a, b) and S = (b, a). Q
Find R.
x
A. (a, b)
B. (a, b) The graph shows the frequency curves
C. (a b, a b) of two symmetric distributions P and
D. (a b, a + b) Q.
E. (a + b, a + b) Which of the following is /are true?

91 N I. The mean of P < the mean of Q.

29. II. The mode of P > the mode of Q.
B III. The inter-quartile range of P <
the inter-quartile range of Q.

A 35o o A. I only
75 B. I and II only
E C. I and III only
O
D. II and III only
E. I, II and III
In the figure, A and B are the positions
of two boats. The bearing of B from A 91 A fair die is thrown 3 times. The
is 32. probability that 6 occurs exactly once
is
A. N55oE .
B. N70oE . A. 1
.
C. N20oE . 3
D. S35oE . B. 1
3

E. S75oE . .
6
C. 1 1
91 The mean and standard deviation of a .
30. distribution of test scores are m and s 3 6
D. 1 5
2
respectively. If 4 marks are added to
.
each score of the distribution, what are 6 6
the mean and standard deviation of the E. 2
1 5
new distribution? 3 .
6 6
Mean Standard
Deviation 91 If ( 3 + 1) x = 2, then x =
A. m+4 s 33.
B. m+4 s+2
C. m+4 s+4 A. 2 3 .

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 B. 31. E. y
C. 1. x
D. 2(2 3 ) .
91 Which one of the following shaded
E. 4 3 .
38. regions represents the solution of
2 x y 6
91 If log x : log y = m : n, then x =
34. 0 x4 ?
0 y4

A. my
.
n A. y
B. (m n)y .
C. mn+y. 6
m
D.
n
y . 4
E. mlog y
.
n 2

91 1 1 x
35. If f(x) = x , then f(x) f = 0 2 4 6
x x
B. y
A. 0. 6
B. 2x .
C. 2
. 4
x
D. 1 2
2 x .
x
E. 1 x
2 x . 0 2 4 6
x C. y
91 If p(x2 x) + q(x2 + x) = 4x2 + 8x, find 6
36. p and q.
4
A. p = 4, q = 8
B. p = 8, q = 4 2
C. p = 2, q = 6
D. p = 2, q = 6 x
E. p = 6, q = 2 0 2 4 6

91 If x < 0 < y, then which one of the

37. following must be positive?

A. x+y
B. xy
C. yx
D. xy

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 D. y D. I and II only
E. II and III only
6
91 3 kg of a solution contains 40% of
4 42. alcohol by weight. How much alcohol
should be added to obtain a solution
2 containing 50% of alcohol by weight?

x A. 0.3 kg
0 2 4 6
B. 0.6 kg
E. y C. 0.75 kg
D. 1.5 kg
6 E. 3.75 kg

4 91 P sold an article to Q at a profit of

43. 25%. Q sold it to R also at a profit of
2 25%. If Q gained $500, how much did
P gain?
x
0 2 4 6
A. $250
B. $320
91 If (x 2)(x 3) = (a 2)(a 3), solve C. $333
39. for x. D. $400
E. $500
A. x = 0 or 5
B. x = 2 or 3 91
3 cm

C. x = a or 2 44.
D. x = a or 3
E. x = a or 5 a 40 cm

91 If the sum to n terms of an A.P. is From a rectangular metal sheet of width

40. n2 + 3n, find the 7th term of the A.P. 3 cm and length 40 cm, at most how
many circles each of radius 1 cm can be
A. 16 cut?
B. 18
C. 54 A. 20
D. 70 B. 21
E. It cannot be found. C. 22
D. 23
91 If x, y, z are in G.P, which of the E. 24
41. following must be true?
DIRECTIONS: Question 45 and 46 refer to
I. x + 3, y + 3, z + 3 are in G.P. the figure below, which
II. 3x, 3y, 3z are in G.P. shows a cuboid ABCDEFGH
III. x2, y2, z2 are in G.P. with AE = 2a, EF = 2b and
FG = 2c. AC and BD
A. I only intersect at X.
B. II only
C. III only

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91 D C 91 y
45. X 48.
A 4
B
3

2a 2
H G
2c 1
E 2b F
x
0
XE = 2 2
A. a 2 b2 c 2 The figure shows the graph of the
B. a b (2c)
2 2 2
function
C. a 2 (2b)2 c 2 A. y = 2 cos x .
D. (2a) b c
2 2 2 B. y = 2 sin x .
E. C. y = 2 + sin x .
2 a 2 b2 c 2 D. y = 2 cos x .
E. y = 2 + cos x .
91 If the angle between XE and the plane
46. EFGH is , then tan = 91 P
49.
A. a
.
b
B. 2a
. 45o
b East
C. O
(2a) c
2 2
30o
.
b 30 m
D. a
.
b c2
2 South
E. 2a
. In the figure, the height of the vertical
b c2
2
pole PO is
91 3
cos + cos + cos + cos 2 + + A. 7.5 m .
47. 2 2 B. 15 m .
cos 10 = C. 15 2 m .
D. 15 3 m .
A. 0
B. 1 E. 45 m .
C. 1
D. 10
E. 10

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91 A In the figure, arc AB : arc BC : arc CD :
50. B arc DE : arc EA = 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 : 5. Find
.
30o
A. 30o
B. 36o
o
75o C. 60o
45
D C D. 72o
10 cm
E. 120o

In the figure, find the length of AB, 91 A

correct to the nearest cm. 53.

A. 14 cm
B. 15 cm D
C. 16 cm K
D. 17 cm
E. 18 cm C
B M
91 A
51. In the figure, M is the mid-point of BC
and AD = 2DB. AM and CD intersect
D area of ADK
E at K. Find .
area of AKC
95o
45o A. 1
B C 2
B. 2
In the figure, ABC and CDE are 3
equilateral triangles. Find ADE . C. 3
4
A. 15o D. 4
B. 35o 5
C. 40o E. 1
D. 45o
E. 50o 91 In the figure, which of the pairs of
54. triangles must be congruent?
91 E
52. I.
15 16

50o 50o
D 16 15

A
B C

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 II.
15
50o
15 13
13
50o
III.
60o

50o 60o 50o

16 16

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

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