Form 5

HKCEE 1983
Mathematics II
83 6 5 E. 1 2 x2
1. − 2 (a − 2 )
x −9
2
x + x−6 b y

A. 1 83 1
(x2y−1) ÷ ( x 2 y−1)2 =
( x − 2)( x − 3) 4.
B. 1
A. xy
( x + 2)( x + 3)
B. xy−1
C. 1
C. xy−3
( x + 2)( x − 3) D. 1

D. 1 x2 y 2
( x − 2)( x + 3) E. −
1
y−2
x 2
E. x − 27
( x − 2)( x + 3)( x − 3) 83 The H.C.F. of a3 − 1 and a4 − 1 is
5.
83 1 1
2. 3
+ 3 A. 1
a b =
1 1 B. a+1
+ C. a−1
a b
D. a2 + 1
E. a2 − 1
A. 1 1
2
+ 2
a b 83 When f(x) is divided by (2x + 1), the
B. 1 1 1 6. remainder is
2
+ +
a ab b2
C. 1 1 1 A. f(2)
2 − + B. f(1)
a ab b2
D. a2 − ab + b2 C. f(−1)
E. a2 + ab + b2 D. 1
f( )
2
83 y2 E. 1
3. If x = , then z = f( − )
a 2 + bz 2

A. 1 y4
83 If α and β are the roots of
( − a2) 7. 2x2 − 3x − 4 = 0, then α2 + 3αβ + β 2
b x 2

B. 1 x2
( 4 − a2) A. 1
b y
4
C. 1 2 x2 B. 1
(a − 4 ) 4
b y 4
D. 1 2 y4 C. 5
(a − 2 ) D. 1
b x 8
4

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 E. 13 B. 2
C. 2.5
83 2x − 3a − 4 > 3x + 5a + 6 is equivalent D. 4
8. to E. 4.5

A. x > −8a − 10 83 If the lengths of the diagonals of a

B. 12. rhombus are 2 cm and 4 cm
x > 2a − 10
respectively, what is the area of the
C. x < −8a − 10 rhombus?
D. 1
x < (2a + 2)
5 A. 2 cm2
E. 1 B. 4 cm2
x > (2a + 2) C. 8 cm2
5
D. 16 cm2
83 The sixth term and the eleventh term of E. It cannot be determined
9. an A.P. are 10 and 30 respectively. The
first term is 83 A hollow cylindrical metal pipe, 1 m
13. long, has an external radius and an
A. −14 internal radius of 5 cm and 4 cm
respectively. The volume of metal is
B. −10
C. 10 A. 90π cm3
D. 50
E. 54
B. 100π cm3
C. 180π cm3
83 If 2x = 3y = 5x, then x : y : z = D. 900π cm3
10. E. 1800π cm3

A. 2:3:5 83 Two men cycle round a circular track

B. 5:3:2 14. which 3 km long. If they start at the
C. 6 : 10 : 15 same time and at the same spot but go
D. 15 : 10 : 6 in opposite direction with speeds 6km/h
E. 25 : 9 : 4 and 9 km/h respectively, for how long
must they cycle before they meet for the
83 first time?
11. x
A. 12 minutes
B. 15 minutes
C. 18 minutes
4x
3 D. 24 minutes
E. 60 minutes
2x
83 A man marks his good at a price that
1 15. will bring him a profit of 25% on the
cost price. If he wants to sell his goods
x to a friend at the cost price, the
percentage discount on the marked
In the figure, all the corners are right- price should be
angled. If the perimeter of the figure is
40, then x = A. 25% .
B. 20% .
A. 0.25

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 C. 2 83 A
16 %. 19.
3
D. 15% . a
E. 12% .
B θ C
83 sin2θ − (sin2θ cos4θ + sin4θ cos2θ ) =
16.

A. sin4θ D
B. cos4θ
C. −sin4θ In the figure, ∠ABC = ∠ACD = ∠BDC
D. −cos4θ = 90o. AC = a. CD =
E. sin2θ cos2θ
A. a sin2θ
83 cos(90o − θ ) B. a sin2θ
17. =
tan(180o − θ ) C. a tanθ
D. a sin θ cos θ
A. cos θ E. a cosθ
B. −cos θ sin θ
C. sin 2 θ
− 83 2 cm
cosθ 20.
D. A B
cos 2 θ
−
sin θ
E. sin 2 θ 3 cm
cosθ

83 A p B O
18.
In the figure, OAB is a sector of a
circle. Radius OA is 3 cm long and arc
θ AB = 2 cm. The area of the sector is
D q C
A. 3 cm2 .
B. 6 cm2 .
In the figure, AB = p, DC = q and ∠A =
C. 9 cm2 .
∠D = 90o. BC = D. 3π cm2 .
E. 6π cm2 .
A. (q − p) sin θ
B. (q − p) cos θ 83 A
C. (q − p) tan θ 21.
D. q− p
o
sin θ 44
E. q− p
cosθ

B C

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 83 A
C
In the figure, AB = AC. If the area of ∆ 24.
ABC is 64 cm2, then AB =
o
P 100
A. 32 cm
B. 16 2 cm 42 o

C. 16 cm
D. 8 2 cm B D
E. 4 cm

83 In the figure, chords AB and CD

C
22. intersect at P. BP = DP. ∠CAD =

D A. 58o
B. 86o
C. 88o
o
D. 92o
A 35 B E. 142o

In the figure, D is a point on BC and 83 A

25.
AC = AD = BD. ∠CAD =
30 o
o
A. 20
B. 25o
C. 30o P Q
D. 35o
E. 40o o
70
83 B P C
23.
In the figure, the three sides of ∆ABC
touch the circle at the points P, Q and
R. ∠PQR =

A. 30o
B. 50o
C. 55o
D. 70o
E. 75o
The sum of the six marked angles in the
figure is 83 If the line 2x − 3y + c = 0 passes
26. through the point (1, 1), then c =
A. 360o .
B. 540o . A. −2
C. 600o . B. −1
D. 720o .
E. 900o . C. 0
D. 1
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83 The equation of the line passing E. 5 hours
27. through (1, −1) and perpendicular to
the x-axis is 83 There are 12 boys and 8 girls in a class.
31. 1 1
of the boys and of the girls wear
A. x−1=0. 4 4
B. x+1=0. glasses. What is the probability that a
C. y−1=0. student chosen at random from the class
D. y+1=0. is a boy not wearing glasses or a girl
E. x+y=0. wearing glasses?

83 A circle has its centre at (3, 4) and A. 5

28. passes through the origin. Its equation 20
is B. 9
20
A. x2 + y2 − 6x − 8y + 25 = 0 C. 11
B. x2 + y2 − 3x − 4y = 0 20
C. x2 + y2 − 6x − 8y = 0 D. 15
D. x2 + y2 + 6x + 8y = 0
20
E. x2 + y2 − 6x − 8y + 25 = 0 E. 9
83 If d is the distance between the point 100
29. (a, b) and (b, a), then d2
83
32. P
A. 0
B. a2 + b2
C. 2(a2 + b2) Q
D. (a − b)2
Frequency

E. 2(a − b)2

83 Other R
30. Activities Height
45 o
Sleeping Watching
In the figure, P, Q and R are curves
o Television showing the frequency distributions of
120
Playing the heights of students in three schools,
o
90 each having the same number of
students. Which distribution has the
Studying greatest standard deviation and which
the smallest?

The pie chart shows how a boy spends Greatest Smallest

the 24 hours of a day. If the boy spends A. P Q
4 hours playing, how much time does B. P R
he spend watching television? C. Q R
D. R P
A. 1 hour E. R Q
B. 2 hours
C. 3 hours 83 1 1
D. 4 hours 33. If x + x = 2 + 2 , then x =

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 B. II only
A. 2 only C. III only
B. −2 only D. I and II only
C. 1 E. I, II and III
only
2
83 A function f(x) is called an even
D. −2 or 2 37. function if f(x) = f(−x). Which of the
E. 1
or 2 following function is/are even
2 functions?

83 12 − x − x2 < 0 is equivalent to I. 1
34. f1(x) =
x
II. f2(x) = x2
A. x < −4 . III. f3(x) = x3
B. x>3.
C. −4 < x < 3 . A. I only
D. x < −3 or x > 4 . B. II only
E. x < −4 or x > 3 . C. III only
D. I and II only
83 y E. II and III only
35.
y = mx + c 83 In an arithmetic progression, the first
38. term is 3 and the common difference is
2. If the sum of the first n terms of the
x arithmetic progression is 143 then n =
0
A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13
In the figure, the equation of the E. 14
straight line is y = mx + c. Which one
of the following is true? 83 Three positive numbers a, b and c are in
39. geometric progression. Which of the
A. m > 0 and c > 0 following are true?
B. m > 0 and c < 0
C. m < 0 and c > 0 I. 1 1 1
D. m < 0 and c < 0 , , are in geometric
a b c
E. m > 0 and c = 0 progression
II. a2, b2, c2 are in geometric
83 If a and b are positive numbers, which progression.
36. of the following is/are true? III. log10a, log10b, log10c are in
arithmetic progression.
I. log10(a + b) = log10a + log10b
II. a A. I and II only
log10 = log10a − log10b
b B. I and III only
III. log10 a a C. II and III only
= D. I, II and III
log10 b b
E. None of them
A. I only

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83 The scale of a map is 1 : 20 000. On 83 A p B
40. the map the area of a farm is 2 cm2. 44.
The actual area of the farm is

A. 400 m2 . θ θ
B. 800 m2 .
D q C
C. 40 000 m2 .
D. 80 000 m2 .
E. 8 000 000 m2 . In the figure, ABCD is a trapezium in
which AB // DC and ∠C = ∠D = θ. If
83 It took Paul 40 minutes to walk from CD = p and AB = q, then the area of the
41. Town A to Town B. If the return trapezium is
journey took him 30 minutes, the
percentage increase in his speed was A. 1
(p + q)2 tanθ .
2
A. 10% . B. 1 2
B. 2 (p + q2) tanθ .
16 % . 4
3 C. 1 2
C. 25% . (p − q2) tanθ .
D. 1 2
33 % . D. 1 2
3 (p − q2) tanθ .
E. 40% . 4
E. ( p2 − q2 )
83 A merchant sold 2 articles each at 4 tan θ
42. $1000. For first article, he gained 25%
on the cost price. For the second 83 A solid sphere is cut into two
article, he lost 20% on the cost price. 45. hemispheres. The percentage increase
Altogether in the total surface area is

A. he gained $100 . A. 25% .

B. he gained $50 . B. 1
C. he lost $100 . 33 % .
3
D. he lost $50 .
C. 50% .
E. he lost $48 .
D. 75% .
E. 100% .
83 Three number are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5.
43. The ratio of their average to the largest
83 A
of the three numbers is
46.
A. 1:3. 50 o C
B. 1:2.
C. 3:5.
D. 2:3. 20 o a
E. 2:1. B

In the figure, BC = a. AB =

A. a sin20o
B. a sin 20o
sin 70o

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 C. a sin 20o 83 y
50.
sin 50o 3
D. a sin 50o
sin 20o 2
E. a sin 50o 1
sin 70o x
0 90 180 270 360
83 C -1
47.
q -2

B -3

The figure above shows the graph of a

D p tangent function form 0o to 360o. The
function is
θ
X Y
A A. xo
y = tan .
2
In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. AB B. y = tan xo .
= p and BC = q. If ∠BAY = θ, the C. y = tan 2xo .
distance of C from the XAY is D. y = tan(x − 90)o .
E. y = tan(x + 90)o .
A. (p + q) sin θ .
B. (p + q) cos θ . 83 A B
C. 51.
p + q sin θ .
2 2

D. p cos θ + q sin θ .
E. p sin θ + q cos θ . C

83 If 0o ≤ θ < 360o, the number of roots

48. of the equation 4 sin2θ cosθ = cosθ is D

A. 2. In the figure, ABCD is a quadrilateral

B. 3. with AB = BC and AD = DC. Which of
C. 4. the following is/ar true?
D. 5.
E. 6. I. ∠BAD = ∠BCD
II. AC ⊥ BD
83 The maximum value of cos23x is III. BD bisect AC
49.
A. I only
A. 1. B. I and II only
B. 2. C. I and III only
C. 3. D. II and III only
D. 6. E. I, II and III
E. 9.

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83 A 83 A
52. 54. P Q
o
60

X
C
B C X Y
Y B

In the figure, X and Y are points on AB In the figure, PQ and XY touch the
and BC respectively such that AX : XB circle at A and B respectively. PQ // XY
= 3 : 2 and BY : YC = 4 : 3. If the area and ∠QAC = 60o. ∠CBX =
of ∆ABC = 70, then the area of ∆AXY =
A. 150o
A. 16 B. 135o
B. 24 C. 120o
C. 30 D. 110o
D. 40 E. 100o
E. 42

83 C
53. 124 o
B A
E

In the figure, chords AB and CD

intersect at E. The length of the minor
arc BD is three times the length of the
minor arc AC. ∠BAD =

A. 31o
B. 35o
C. 42o
D. 45o
E. 56o

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