Form 5

HKCEE 1984
Mathematics II

84 4 3 A. −7
− 2
1. ( x − 2)( x + 1) x −1 B. −1
C. 0
A. 1 D. 1
E. 7
( x − 1) 2 ( x + 1)
B. x+2 84 If α and β are the roots of
( x − 2)( x + 1)( x − 1) 5. 3x2 − x − 1 = 0,
C. x + 10 1 1
then 2 + 2 =
( x − 2)( x + 1)( x − 1) α β
D. x − 10
( x − 2)( x + 1)( x − 1) A. 7
B. 3
E. x 2 − 3 x − 10 C. 1
( x − 2)( x + 1)( x − 1) 2 D. −1
E. −5
84 2b(2 y − x)
If a = , then y =
2. x − 3y 84 If ( 3 − 2 )x = 1, then x =
6.
A. a + 2b
x A. 3+ 2
3a + 4b
B. a − 2b B. 1
x
− 3a + 4b 3+ 2
C. a + 2b C. 1 1
− x +
3a + 4b 3 2
D. 3a + 4b D. 1 1
x −
a + 2b 3 2
E. − 3a + 4b E.
x 3− 2
a − 2b
3+ 2
84 (2n + 1)2 × (2−2n − 1) ÷ 4n =
84 What is/are the root(s) of
3.
7. 5 − x = x − 3?
A. 1
B. 22n − 1 A. 4 only
C. 2 B. 1 and 4 only
2n + 2n
D. 2 C. −1 and −4 only
2 n −2n D. −4 and 4 only
E. 2−2n + 1
E. −4, −1, 1 and 4
84 If x + 2 is a factor of x2 + ax + b, then
4. 2a − b + 3 =

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84 The sum of the first ten terms of an D. 5:3
8. arithmetic progression is 120. If the E. 15 : 16
common difference is 4, then the first
term is 84 A rectangular box, without a lid, is
13. 40 cm long, 30 cm wide and 10 cm
A. −12 . height. The area of the external surface
B. −6 . of the box is
C. −2 .
D. 2. A. 2600 cm2 .
E. 6. B. 3400 cm2 .
C. 3500 cm2 .
84 $10 000 is invested for 2 years at 10% D. 3800 cm2 .
9. per annum, compounded half-yearly. E. 12 000 cm2 .
The compound interest, correct to the
nearest dollar, is 84 A man drives a car at 30 km/h for 3
14. hours and then at 40 km/h for 2 hours.
A. $12 155 . His average speed for the whole
B. $2155 . journey is
C. $2100.
D. $2000 . A. 14 km/h .
E. $1025 . B. 30 km/h .
C. 34 km/h .
84 The equation x2 + kx + k = 0 has equal D. 35 km/h .
10. roots (k being a constant). k = E. 70 km/h .

A. 4 only 84 A alone can complete a job in 8 hours.

B. −4 only 15. B alone takes 12 hours and C alone
C. 0 or 4 takes 6 hours. After A and B have
D. 0 or −4 worded together on the job for 3 hours,
E. 4 or −4 C joins them. How much longer will
they take to complete the job?
84 3x + 2 y
If = 1, then x+ y: x− y = A. 1 hour
11. x + 5y B. 1
1 hours
2
A. 1: 5 C. 2 hours
B. 3:2 D. 1
C. 2 hours
5: 6 2
D. 5:1 E. 3 hours
E. 7:2
84 The marked price of a book is 20%
16. above the cost price. If the book is sold
84 A is 25% taller than B. B is 25%
at a discount of 10% off the marked
12. shorter than C. A’s height : C’s height
price, what is the gain per cent based on
=
the cost price?
A. 1:1
A. 8%
B. 5:4
B. 10%
C. 3:4
C. 12%

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 D. 18% C. 1
E. None of the above. 4
D. 1
84 tan 2 θ
+ cos2θ = 2
17. 2
1 + tan θ E. 3
4
A. 1
B. 1 84
+ cos2θ H
2 20.
C. cos2θ
D. 1+ tan2θ
E. 1 + cos2θ h

84 A A
18.
30o 45o
θ C
B

35o 70o
B In the figure, ∆ABC lies in a horizontal
C D
plane. ∠BAC = 90o. HA is vertical
and HA = h. tan θ =
In the figure, BCD is a straight line.
∠ADC = 90o and BC = 10. AD = A. 1
B. tan 30o
A. 10 cos 70o C. 1
B. 10 sin 70o tan 30o
C. 10 tan 70o D. h tan 30o
D. 10 sin 20o E. h
sin 55o tan 30o
E. 10 tan 20o
sin 55o 84 A
21.
84 o
x 30
19. θ 2x
2 3
B

4 C

In the figure, cos θ = In the figure, AB = x and AC = 2x. The

area of ∆ABC is 16. x (correct to 2
A. 1 decimal places) is
−
4
A. 2.83 .
B. 1
− B. 4.00 .
2 C. 4.30 .
D. 5.66 .

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 E. 6.08 . 84
25. A
84 The sum of the interior angles of a 2
22. convex polygon is greater than the sum P
of the exterior angles by 360o. How O 45o T
many sides has the polygon?

A. 3 B
B. 4
C. 5
In the figure, O is the centre of the
D. 6
circle. TA and TB touch the circle at A
E. 8
and B respectively. OA = 2. The
length of the arc APB is
84
23. 56o A. π
.
4
xo B. π
26o .
122o 2
C. 3π
.
In the figure, x = ? 4
D. 3π
.
A. 31 2
B. 34 E. 3π .
C. 40
D. 48 84 The point P divides AB internally so
E. It cannot be determined. 26. that AP : PB = 2 : 1. The coordinates
of A and B are (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)
84 respectively. The coordinates of P are
24.
B A.  2 x1 + x2 2 y1 + y2 
 ,  .
 3 3 
B.  1
x + 2 x y + 2 y 2 
56o D  2
, 1  .
 3 3 
C.  2 x1 − x2 2 y1 − y2 
A C  ,  .
 3 3 
D.  1
x − 2 x y − 2 y 2 
In the figure, AB and AC touch the  2
, 1  .
circle at B and C respectively. ∠A =  3 3 
E.  x1 + x2 y1 + y2 
o
 ,  .
A. 30  3 3 
B. 40o
C. 50o 84 The line x + y + k = 0 (k being a
D. 80o 27. constant) passes through the centre of
E. 85o the circle
x2 + y2 − 2x + 4y − 6 = 0. k =

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 A. −2 C. y
B. −1
C. 0
D. 1
E. 2

84 The equation of a circle is x

0
28. x2 + y2 − 2x + 5y − 7 = 0 .
Which of the following is/are true? D. y

I. The circle passes through the

point (−1, 1) .
II. The centre of the circle lies in the
second quadrant.
x
III. The circle intersects the x-axis at 0
two points. E. y
A. II only
B. III only
C. I and II only x
D. II and III only 0
E. I, II and III

84 If a, b and c are positive real numbers,

29. which of the following graphs could
represent the line ax + by + c = 0? 84 The probability that John will win a
30. 1
game is and the probability that he
A. y 3
2
will lose is . What is the probability
3
that, in three games, he will win any
two games and lose one game?

x A. 4
0
27
B. y B. 2
27
C. 1
27
x D. 2
0
9
E. 1
9

84 Two dice are thrown. What is the

31. probability of getting a sum of 8?

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 A. 1 84 If a and b are non-zero real numbers
12 35. and a > b, which of the following must
B. 1 be true?
11
C. 5 I. a2 > b2
II. 1 1
36 >
D. 1 a b
III. a > b3
3
6
E. 2 A. II only
9 B. III only
C. I and II only
84 The standard deviation of the five D. II and III only
32. numbers a − 2d, a − d, a, a + d, a + 2d, E. I and III only
is
84 If f(x) = (log102x) − x,
A. 0. 36. then f(x + 1) − f(x) =
B. d.
C. 2d. A. log10 2 − 1
D. 5d. B. x +1
log10
E. 10 d . x
C. 10( x + 1)
2
log10
84 4x − 9 ≥ 0 is equivalent to x
33. D. x +1
log10
10 x
A. 3 3 E. x +1
x ≥ or x ≥ − . log10 − 2x
2 2 x
B. 3 3
≤x≤ − .
2 2 84 If a ≠ ±1, then 1 + a2 + a4 + … + a2n =
C. 3 3 37.
− ≤x≤ .
2 2
D. 3 3 A. 1 − a 2n
x ≥ − or x ≤ .
2 2 1− a
E. 3 3 B. 1 − a 2n
x ≤ − or x ≥ .
2 2 1 − a2
C. 1 − a 2 n +1
84 The graph of y = x2 + ax + b (a and b 1− a
34. being constants) cuts the x-axis at (2, 0) D. 1 − a 2 n +1
and (h, 0), and cuts the y-axis at
(0, −2). h = 1 − a2
E. 1 − a 2n + 2
A. −3 1 − a2
B. −2
C. −1 84 Which of the following must be
D. 0 38. geometric progression(s)?
E. 1
I. log103, log109, log1027, log1081

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 II. 0.9, 0.99, 0.999, 0.9999 C. 4
III. 1, −3, 9, −27 3
D. 37
A. I only 27
B. III only E. 64
C. I and III only
D. I and II only 27
E. I, II and III only
84 A solid metal sphere of volume 252
42. cm3 is melted and recast into 3 smaller
84 a, b, c are positive numbers such that
solid spheres whose radii are in the
39. a b
= = k (k being a constant), which ratio 1 : 2 : 3. The volume of the
b c smaller sphere is
of the following must be true?
A. 5 cm3 .
I. b2 = k2 B. 7 cm3 .
II. a+b C. 14 cm3 .
=k
b+c D. 18 cm3 .
III. a
= k2 E. 28 cm3 .
c
84 The base radii of two right circular
A. II only 43. cylinders are in the ratio 2 : 3. If the
B. III only two cylinders have the same height,
C. I and II only what is the ratio of their curved surface
D. II and III only area?
E. I, II and III
A. 2:3
84 Last year, a man saved 10% of his B. 4:9
40. income. By how much per cent must C. 8 : 27
his income be increased if his D. 8 : 27
expenditure increased by 20% and he E. None of the above.
wants to save 20% of his income?
84 3
A. 50% The greatest value of is
44. 4 + 2 cosθ
B. 35%
C. 30%
A. 3.
D. 20%
B. 3
E. 15% .
2
84 The external and internal radii of a C. 3
.
41. hollow metal sphere are 4cm and 3 cm 4
respectively. D. 3
.
Volume of metal 5
=
Volume of the enclosed empty space E. 1
.
2
A. 1
27
B. 1
3

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84 If 0o ≤ θ < 360o, the number of roots of In the figure, the radius of the sector is
45. the equation r and ∠POQ = xo. If the area of the
1 sector is A, then x =
2 sin θ + = 3 is
sin θ
A. 2A
A. 0 r2
B. 1 B. 360 A
C. 2 r2
D. 3 C. 360 A
E. 4
πr 2
D. 180 A
84 A
46. r2
E. 180 A
πr 2
p
84 A
θ 48.
B q C D

P S
In the figure, ∠B = 90o and BCD is a
straight line. If AB = p and BC = q,
then cos θ = a
θ
A. p B Q R C
q
B. p In the figure, PQRS is a square
2
p +q 2 inscribed in ∆ABC. AB = AC and
PQ = a. AB =
C. q
p2 + q2 A. 1
a(sin θ + cos θ)
D. −p 2
p2 + q2 B. 1
a(sin θ + sin θ)
E. −q 2
C. 1 1
p2 + q2 a( + )
sin θ 2 cosθ
D. 1 1
84 P Q a( + )
cosθ 2 sin θ
47.
E. 2a
sin θ
r
xo

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84 A q B 84 y
49. 51.
2

1
70o 50o θ
D p C 0 π π 3π π
-1 4 2 4
In the figure, AB // DC. AB = q and
DC = p. BC = -2

A. ( p + q ) sin 50o The figure shows the graph of

2 sin 70o y = a sin kθ. What are the values of the
B. ( p + q ) sin 70o constant a and k?
2 sin 50o
C. ( p − q ) sin 70o A. a = 1 and k = 1
B. a = 1 and k = 2
sin 60o C. 1
D. ( p − q ) sin 70o a = 1 and k =
2
sin 50o D. a = 2 and k = 2
E. ( p − q ) sin 50o E. 1
a = 2 and k =
sin 70o 2

84 A 84 In ∆ABC, BC = a, AC = b, AB = c and
50. 52. a > b > c. Which of the following must
be true?

I. ∠A > ∠B > ∠C
X Y II. b + c > a
III. ∠B + ∠C > ∠A
B C
A. I only
In the figure, XY // BC. AX : XB = B. II only
2 : 1. If the area of the trapezium C. III only
BCYX = 20, then the area of ∆ABC = D. I and II only
E. II and III only
A. 80
B. 60 84 P
C. 45 53.
D. 40 8
E. 36
A B
10

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 In the figure, AB is a diameter of the
circle. AP = AQ. AB = 10 and BP = 8.
PQ =

A. 5
B. 6
C. 6.4
D. 8
E. 9.6

84 P
54.

40o

A D
30o Q

B C

In the figure, the chords BA and CD,

when produced, meet at P . The chords
AD and BC, when produced, meet at Q.
∠B =

A. 35o
B. 40o
C. 45o
D. 50o
E. 55o

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