NLSI Lui Kwok Pat Fong College

F.5 Mathematics
MC Exercise Name: ___________________
5B7 Variations Class: F.5( ) Class No:( )
1. The following table shows some values of x 3. If y varies directly as the positive square
and the corresponding values of y. It is root of x, which of the following must be
known that y  x . Find the variation constant?
constant.
A. xy
x 2 3 4 7
9 21
B. x2 y
y 3 6
2 2 y
C.
1 x
A.
3 y
D.
2 x2
B.
3
3 4. It is given that y varies directly as x. Which
C. of the following may be the graph of y
2
against x?
D. 3
A. y

2. The following table shows some values of x

and the corresponding values of y.
x
x 2 4 6 8 O

y 4 8 12 16 y
B.
Which of the following may be a relation x
between x and y? O

A. yx
1
B. y
x
C. y
C. y x
D. y  x2
x
O

D. y

x
O

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5. It is given that y varies directly as x 2 . 9. It is given that y varies directly as x
When x = 6, y = 9. Express y in terms of where x  0. If y decreases by 19%, then x
x.
A. increases by 10%.
2
x B. decreases by 10%.
A. y=
4 C. decreases by 19%.
2 2 D. decreases by 34.39%.
B. y= x
3
3
C. y = x2
2
10. To stop a moving car of speed S km/h, the
D. y = 4x2 braking distance required is d m. It is given
that d varies directly as the square of S. If
the speed of the car is 40 km/h, the braking
distance required is 5 m. What is the
6. It is given that y  x . When x = 10 , braking distance required when the speed
y = 60. Find the value of x when y = 24. of the car is 32 km/h?

1 A. 6.25 m
A.
6 B. 4m
B. 4 C. 3.2 m
C. 6 D. 2m
D. 144

11. The table below shows some values of x

and the corresponding values of y. It is
7. It is known that r  s3 where s  0 . 1
When s = 2, r = 72. Find the value(s) of given that y  where x  0. Find the
x
s when r = s.
variation constant.
1 x 3 4 5 12
A.
3 y 240 180 144 60
1 1
B. or − A. 5
3 3
C. 3 B. 45
D. 3 or −3 C. 80
D. 720

8. It is given that n varies directly as m

where m  0. Find the percentage change
in n when m increases by 44%.
A. Increases by 20%
B. Decreases by 20%
C. Increases by 22%
D. Decreases by 22%

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 B. y
12. The table below shows some values of a
and the corresponding values of b.
a 1 2 3 4
b 144 36 16 9

Which of the following may be a relation x

between a and b? O

A. b  a 2 y
C.
1
B. b 
a
1
C. b  2
a
D. b  a
x
O

D. y
13. If y varies inversely as the cube of x
where x  0, which of the following must
be constant?
A. x2 y
B. x3 y x
O
y
C.
x2
y
D.
x3 15. It is given that y + 3 varies inversely as
x 2 where x  0 . When x = 3 , y = 17 .
Express y in terms of x.
14. It is given that x  0 . Which of the
20 2
following graphs may show that y varies A. y= x
inversely as x? 9
A. y 180
B. y= 2
x
20 2
C. y= x −3
9
180
D. y = 2 −3
x x
O

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 1 20. The volume of a right cylinder of height h
16. It is given that n  where m  −1. cm and base radius r cm is fixed. It is given
m +1
3
that h varies inversely as the square of r.
When m = 2, n = 4. When m = 1, n =
When r = 4, h = 30. Find the volume of
A. 8. the cylinder when r = 10.
B. 10.
A. 480 cm3
C. 18.
B. 480 cm3
D. 36.
C. 3 000 cm 3
17. It is given that y varies inversely as D. 3 000 cm3
( x − 2)2 where x  2 . When x = −1 ,
4 1
y = . Find the value(s) of x when y = .
9 4
21. The following table shows some values of x
A. 1 and y and the corresponding values of z. If
B. −2 z varies jointly as x and y, find the variation
C. 1 or 3 constant.
D. −2 or 6 x 2 3 6 8
y 4 8 10 15
z 40 120 300 600
18. It is given that y varies inversely as x + 1 1
where x  −1. Find the percentage change A.
in y when x changes from 7 to 4. 5
B. 5
A. + 37.5% C. 50
6 D. 500
B. + 42 %
7
C. + 60%
D. + 75%
22. It is given that z varies jointly as x 2 and y.
Which of the following must be constant?

A. x 2 yz
2
19. It is given that y varies inversely as x
where x  0. If x increases by 50%, then y B. ( x 2 + y) z
z
A. decreases by 25%. C.
x2 y
B. decreases by 50%.
z
5 D.
C. decreases by 55 % . x +y
2

9
D. increases by 50%.

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29. It is given that z varies directly as x and 32. It is given that y is partly constant and
inversely as y2 where y  0. If x triples partly varies inversely as x 2 where x  0.
and y doubles, find the percentage change When x = −1 , y = − 4 ; when x = 2 ,
in z. y = 2. Express y in terms of x.
A. Decreases by 25% 8
A. y = −4 +
B. Decreases by 75% x2
C. Increases by 25% 8
B. y = 4− 2
D. Increases by 75% x
4
C. y = −8 + 2
x
30. For an electric wire of length  m and 4
D. y =8− 2
diameter d mm, its resistance is R units. It x
is given that R varies directly as  and
inversely as the square of d. The following
table shows the details of two electric wires 33. It is given that y partly varies directly as
made of the same material. ( x + 1)2 and partly varies inversely as x
Wire Length Diameter Resistance where x  0. When x = −2, y = 7; when
W1 8m 2 mm R1 units x = 1, y = 10. Find the value of y when
W2 12 m 3 mm R2 units x = −3.
A. −6
Find R1 : R2 .
B. 4
A. 2 : 3 C. 18
B. 3 : 2 D. 38
C. 4:9
D. 8 : 27
34. It is given that V is partly constant and
partly varies jointly as c and d + 1. When
31. It is given that T is the sum of two parts. c = 10 and d = 0 , V = 67 ; when c = 1
One part varies directly as u and the other 1
and d = 2 , V = 11 . When c = and
part varies directly as u , where u  0 . 2
When u = 1, T = 7; when u = 4, T = 20. d = 3, V =
Express T in terms of u. A. −4.
B. −3.
A. T = 2u + 5 u
C. 3.
B. T = 3u + 4 u
D. 4.
C. T = 4u + 3 u
D. T = 5u + 2 u

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35. It is given that z is the sum of two parts. 38. It is given that y is partly constant and
One part varies directly as x + 2 and the partly varies directly as x. Which of the
other part varies jointly as x and y − 3. following may show the graph of y against
When x = 5 and y = 2 , z = 15 ; when x?
x = 2 and y = 8 , z = 6. Find the value(s) A. y
of x when z = 2x and y = x + 2.

A. −4
x
B. 4 O
C. −4 or 5
D. 4 or −5

B. y

36. It is given that z partly varies directly as x

and partly varies directly as y + 4, where
−5  x  4 and −2  y  3 . When x = 2
and y = 1 , z = 4 ; when x = −3 and
y = 0, z = 17. Find the maximum value of x
O
z.
A. 14 C. y

B. 24
C. 26
D. 29

x
O
37. f (x ) partly varies directly as x and partly
varies directly as x 3 . It is given that f (x ) D. y
is divisible by 2x + 1 . When f (x ) is
divided by x − 1, the reminder is 12. Find
f (−1) .
x
O
A. −20
B. −12
C. 0
D. 20

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