Form 5

HKCEE 1987
Mathematics II
87 2
 x + 1  x − 1
2 A. 24 kg .
1.   −  = B. 36 kg .
 x   x  C. 48 kg .
D. 54 kg .
A. 2 E. 60 kg .
x
B. 4 87 Given that x ≠ 0 and −x, x, 3x2 are in
x 5. G.P., find x.
C. 2
x2
A. −1
D. 4 B. 1
−
x2 3
E. 0 C. 3
D. 1
87 1 1 1 1 1 3
2. If − = , and x = , z = , then y =
x y z 2 3 E. 1

A. −1 . 87 1 1
6. If x + = 1 + 2 , then x2 + 2 =
B. 1. x x
C. 5.
D. 6. A. 1.
E. 1 B. 3.
. C. 1+2 2 .
6
D. 2+2 2 .
87 b + 3cd E. 3+2 3 .
3. If a = , then c =
b − 3cd
87 If 32k + 1 = 32k + 6, then k =
A. a 7.
.
6d
B. b A. 1
. − .
3d 4
C. b(a − 1) B. 1
. − .
6d 2
D. b(a + 1) C. 1
. .
a −1 4
E. b(a − 1) D. 1
. .
3d (a + 1) 2
E. 3.
87 The radii of two solid spheres made of
4. the same material are in the ratio 2 : 3. 87 When the expression x2 + px + q is
If the smaller sphere weight 16 kg, then 8. divided by x + 1, the remainder is 4.
the larger one weighs Find the value of 2p − 2q + 1.

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 A. −3 87 A 8 cm B
B. −5 12.
C. −7
D. −9 13 cm 13 cm
E. It cannot be determined.

87 y
9. y=x 2 + bx + c D 18 cm C

ABCD is a trapezium in which AB //

DC, AB = 8 cm, DC = 18 cm, AD = BC
= 13 cm. Find the area of the
trapezium.
x
O A B
A. 156 cm2
B. 169 cm2
In the figure, the graph of C. 216 cm2
y = x2 + bx + c cuts the x-axis at A and D. 312 cm2
B. OA + OB = E. 338 cm2
A. b 87
B. c 1 cm
13.
C. −b
D. −c 2 cm
E. b
− 4 cm
c

87 If f(x) =x2 + 1, then f(x − 1) = A solid rectangular iron block, 4cm ×

10. 2 cm × 1 cm, is melted and recast into a
cube. The decrease in the total surface
A. x2 . area is
B. x2 − 1 .
C. x2 + 2 . A. 1 cm2 .
D. x2 − 2x . B. 2 cm2 .
E. x2 − 2x + 2 . C. 3 cm2 .
D. 4 cm2 .
87 If log10x, log10y, log10z are in A.P., then E. 5 cm2 .
11.
87
A. x+ z 14.
y = 10 2 .
B. x+z
y= .
2
C. y2 = x + z .
D. y2 = xz .
E. y = 10 xz .
Figure a Figure b

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 Figure a shows a circular measuring D. π cm .
cylinder 4 cm in diameter containing E. 2π cm .
water. Three iron balls, each of
diameter 2 cm, are dropped into the 87 A
cylinder as shown in Figure b. What is 18.
the rise in the water level? o
D 75
A. 1
cm
4 o
B. 1 45
cm B C
3
C. 1 In the figure, ∠A = 75o, ∠B = 45o and
cm
2 BD
D. 1 cm CD bisects ∠ACB.
CD
E. 2 cm
A. 2
87 Find, correct to the nearest dollar, the .
15. compound interest on $10 000 at 8% 3
p.a. for 4 years, compounded half- B. 1
.
yearly. 2
C. 2 .
A. $3200
D. 2
B. $3605 .
C. $3686 3
D. $13 200 E. 3
E. $13 686 .
2
87 If the selling price of 5 pens is the same
16. as the cost price of 6 pens, the 87 A rectangle is 6 cm long and 8 cm wide.
percentage profit in selling a pen will be 19. The acute angle between its diagonals,
correct to the nearest degree is
A. 2
16 %. A. 37o .
3 B. 41o .
B. 20% . C. 49o .
C. 60% . D. 74o .
D. 2 E. 83o .
116 % .
3
E. 120% . 87 B
20. C
87 The circumference of a circle is
17. 6π cm. The length of an arc of the
1 104 o
circle which subtends an angle of
3
radian at the centre is A

A. 1 cm .
D
B. 3
cm .
2
C. 2 cm .

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 In the figure, chords AC and BD meet 87 E
at E and AB // DC. If ∠CED = 104o, 23. D
find ∠ABD.

A. 76o
B. 52o C
C. 38o
D. 14o
E. It cannot be determined. a
A B
87 A
21. In the figure, AB, BC and CD are three
equal chords of a circle. If ∠BAC = a,
then ∠AED =

B a D b C A. 2a .
B. 3a .
In the figure, BD = a. DC = b and the C. 90o − a .
area of ∆ABC. D. 180o − 2a .
E. 180o − 3a .
A. s ( a + b)
a 87 D C
B. s ( a + b) 24.
b F E
C. s ( a + b) 2
a2
D. s ( a + b) 2
b2 A B
E. s (a 2 + b 2 )
a2 In the figure, ABCD and ABEF are
Area of ABCD
parallelograms. =
87 The real number π is Area of ABEF
22.
A. AD
.
A. 22 AF
.
7 B. BC
.
B. 3.1416 . BF
C. the ratio of the area of a circle to C. BC
the square of its diameter. .
EF
D. the ratio of the circumference of a
D. AD 2
circle to its radius. .
E. the ration of the circumference of AF 2
a circle to its diameter. E. BC 2
.
EF 2

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87 E. II and III only
25.
C 87 Two perpendicular lines kx + y − 4 = 0
I 28. and x − 2y + 3 = 0 intersect at the point
II γ
(h, k). Find h and k.
α β
A B
A. h = −7, k = −2
III
B. 1
h = −2, k =
2
C. h = 1, k = 2
In the figure, I, II and III are equilateral D. 1
h = −4, k = −
triangles. 2
Area of I : Area of II : Area of III = E. h = −3, k = 2

A. α:β:γ. 87 If the median of the 5 different integers

B. sin α : sin β : sin γ . 29. 2, 7, 10, x, 2x − 3 is 7, then x =
C. sin2 α : sin2 β : sin2 γ .
D. cos α : cos β : cos γ . A. 3.
B. 4.
E. cos2 α : cos2 β : cos2 γ . C. 5.
D. 6.
87 Which of the following straight lines E. 8.
26. divide(s) the circle
(x − 1)2 + (y + 1)2 = 1 into two equal 87 The figures show the histograms of the
parts? 30. three frequency distributions. Arrange
their standard deviations in ascending
I. x−y−2=0 order of magnitude.
II. x + y + 2 = 0
III. x − y + 2 = 0 I. f

A. I only 30
B. II only
C. III only 20
D. I and II only
E. II and III only 10

87 The equation of a circle is x

27. x2 + y2 − 4x + 2y + 1 = 0. Which of the -3 -1 1 3
following is/are true? II. f

I. The centre is (−2, 1). 30

II. The radius is 2 units.
III. The circle intersects the y-axis at 20
two distinct points.
10
A. I only
B. II only x
C. III only -3 -1 1 3
D. I and II only

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 III. f 87 A die is thrown twice. Find the
33. probability that the number obtained at
30 the first throw is greater than that at the
second throw.
20
A. 1
10 6
B. 5
x 12
-3 -1 1 3
C. 1
A. I, II, III 2
D. 7
B. I, III, II
C. II, I, III 12
D. II, III, I E. 5
E. III, II, I 6

87 One letter is taken from each of the 87 If a : b = 3 : 2, b : c = 4 : 3, then a + b :

31. words “MAN” and “ART” at random. 34. b + c =
Find the probability that the two letters
are not the same. A. 7 : 10 .
B. 5:7.
A. 1 C. 1:1.
9 D. 7:5.
B. 1 E. 10 : 7 .
3
87 Peter bought an article for $ x. He sold
C. 4
35. it to Mary at a profit of 20%. Mary
9 then sold it to John for $90 at a loss of
D. 2 25%. Find x.
3
E. 8 A. 56.25
9 B. 81
C. 90
87 Four persons A, B, C, D sit randomly D. 100
32. around a round table. The probability E. 144
that A sits next to B is
87 If x and y are integers with x > y, which
A. 1 36. of the following is/are true?
.
4 I. x2 > y2
B. 1 II. 1
. 1
3 <
x y
C. 1
. III. 10 > 10y
x

2
D. 2 A. III only
.
3 B. I and II only
E. 5 C. I and III only
. D. II and III only
6
E. I, II and III

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 C. (x − 3) (2x − 1)
87 Solve the inequality D. x(x − 3)2 (2x − 1) (2x + 1)
37. x log100.1 > log1010. E. There is no H.C.F.
A. x > −1 87 If a is 10% less than b and b is 10%
B. x>1 41. greater than c, then a : c =
C. x > 100
D. x<1 A. 1:1.
E. x < −1 B. 9 : 10 .
C. 10 : 9 .
87 If x2 + y2 = 5 and x + y = 3, then x − y = D. 99 : 100 .
38. E. 100 : 99 .

A. 1. 87 1 1 1
B. −1 . 42. If 3a = 2b = 5c, then a : b : c =
C. 1 or −1 .
D. 1 or −5 . A. 3:2:5.
E. −1 or 5. B. 5:2:3.
C. 1 1 1
: : .
87 y 3 2 5
39. D. 1 1 1
: : .
y = ax 2 + bx + c 5 3 2
E. 1 1 1
: : .
2 3 5

87 A man walks from place A to place B at

x 43. a speed of 3 km/h and cycles
0 immediately back to place A along the
same road at a speed of 15 km/h. The
average speed for the whole trip is
The figure shows the graph of
y = ax2 + bx + c. Which of the
A. 5 km/h .
following is/are true? B. 6 km/h .
C. 9 km/h .
I. a>0 D. 10 km/h .
II. b > 0
E. 12 km/h .
III. c > 0
87 Let n be a positive integer. Which of
A. I only 44. the following number is/are odd?
B. I and II only
C. I and III only I. 22n + 1
D. I and II only
II. 2n + 1
E. I, II and III III. 3(2n)
87 Find the H.C.F. of (2x − 1)(x2 − 6x + 9) A. I only
40. and (x2 − 3x)(4x2 − 1).
B. II only
C. III only
A. (x − 3) D. II and III only
B. (2x − 1) E. I, II and III

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87 In the figure, O is the centre of the
45. a circle. If AB = 12 and AC = 13, then
c cos θ =
b

O A. 5
.
12
B. 5
.
13
C. 12
In the figure, O is the center of the .
13
circle. a + b = D. 12
.
A. 180o . 25
B. c. E. 13
.
C. c 25
.
2
D. 87 D C
180o − c .
48.
E. c
180o − .
2
F
o
o E
87 D θ 60 30
46.
q A B
C
p φ In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle
inclined at an angle of 30o to the
θ horizontal plane ABEF. ∠CBD = 60o.
A B Let θ be the inclination of BD to the
horizontal plane. sin θ =
In the figure, AD = p, CD = q and ∠B =
90o, BC = A. 1
.
4
A. p sin θ − q sin φ . B. 1
B. p sin θ − q cos φ . .
2
C. p cos θ − q sin φ . C. 3
D. p sin θ + q cos φ . .
2
E. p cos θ + q sin φ .
D. 3
.
87 B 3
47. E. 3
12 θ .
4
O
A C
13 87 How many different values of x
49. between 0o and 360o will satisfy the
equation (sin x + 1)(2 sin x + 1) = 0?

A. 0
B. 1

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 C. 2 D. 2π
D. 3 −4.
3
E. 4 E. 8π
−8.
87 If 0o ≤ x < 360o, the number of points of 3
50. intersection of the graph of y = sin x
87
and y = 1 + cos x is 53. D
A. 0. C
B. 1.
B
C. 2.
o
D. 3. 20 R
E. 4. A Q

87 In ∆ABC, if AB : BC : CA = 4 : 5 : 6, In the figure, C is the centre of the

51. then cos A = circle. ABCD is a straight line. AQR
touches the circle at Q. If ∠DAR = 20o,
A. 1 then ∠DQR =
.
8
B. 1 A. 35o .
.
5 B. 40o .
C. 3 C. 55o .
. D. 65o .
10
D. E. 70o .
9
.
16 87 A
E. 3 54.
.
4
D E
87 A B
52.

30 o
4 B F C
O
In the figure, DE // BC and AB // EF.
If AE : EC = 1 : 2, then area of ∆ADE :
area of parallelogram BFED =

In the figure, O is the centre of the A. 1:2.

circle of radius 4. The area of the B. 1:3.
shaded region is C. 1:4.
D. 1:5.
A. 4π E. 1:6.
−4.
3
B. 4π
−8.
3
C. 4π
−4 3.
3

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