Shek Lei Catholic Secondary School

First Term Examination

Mathematics

2011-2012

Compulsory Part

Paper I

Total mark: 100

F.4

Time allowed: 1 hr 15mins

Name: _________________________

Class: __________

No. _______________

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This paper consists of THREE sections, A(1), A(2) and B.

Attempt ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided in the Question/Answer paper.
Unless otherwise specified, all working must be clearly shown.
Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should either be exact or correct to 3 significant figures.

5.

The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

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SECTION A(1)
(40 marks)
1. Find the equation of the straight line that passes through the point A(-1, 2) and B(1, -8).
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2.

Find the slope, x-intercept and y-intercept of the straight line L: 2x + 5y 10 = 0.

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Find a quadratic equation in x with roots 2 5 and 2 5 .

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4.

Solve the equation 4( x 1)(x 1) x . (Express the answers in surd form if necessary.)(5 marks)

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5.

Convert 0.12 3 into a fraction.

(6 marks)

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6.

Given that f ( x) 3x 1 and g ( x) 2 x 2 , find the value of

[ f (1)]2
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g (1)

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7.

Straight lines L1: 3x 5 y 4 0 and L 2 : 10x ky 7 0 are given. If L1 L2, find the value of k.
(6 marks)

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SECTION A(2)
8.

(30 marks)

(a)

If the quadratic equation kx2 5kx 25 0 has a double real root and k is a constant,
find the value of k.

(b)

From the result of (a), solve the equation kx2 5kx 25 0.

(8 marks)

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9.

It is given that f ( x) x 2 4 x 2 and g ( x) x 2 5.

(a)
(b)

If f ( x) g ( x), find the value of x.

If 4[ f ( x) g ( x)] 10 , find the value of x.

(6 marks)

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10.

In the figure, the graph of y x 2 4 x 3 cuts the x-axis at A and B, and cuts the y-axis at C.
If the vertex of the graph is K, find the coordinates of A, B, C and K.
y
K
O

C
y x 2 4x 3

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11.

A square with sides of 2 cm each is cut from each corner of a rectangular cardboard of
dimensions ( x 8) cm x cm. Then the cardboard is folded up to form a box without a lid.
2 cm

x cm
2 cm
(x 8) cm

(a) Express the base area of the box in terms of x.

(b) If the capacity of the box is 168 cm3, find the perimeter of the rectangular cardboard.
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SECTION B
(30 marks)
12. (a) Simplify (3 i)(2 5i) and express your answer in the form of a bi, where a and b are real
numbers.
(b) If

z5
2 5i , find the complex number z.
3i

(8 marks)

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13.

Given the quadratic equation

(k 3) x 2 2kx (k 9) 0 ...... (*)

where k is a real constant.

(a) Express the discriminant of the equation (*) in terms of k.
(b) Find the range of possible values of k if (*) has two distinct real roots.
(c) Let k = - 4 and , be the roots of the corresponding equation (*).
(i) Find 2 2 and 2 2 .
(ii) Hence, form a quadratic equation in x whose roots are 2 and 2 .
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14.

In the figure, the graph of y a( x h)2 k cuts the x-axis at A(1, 0) and B, and cuts the y-axis at C.
V(2, 9) is the vertex of the graph. The axis of symmetry of the graph cuts the x-axis at M.
y
y a(x h)2 k

(a) Find the coordinates of M.

(b) Find the coordinates of B.
(c) Find the area of OCVB.

A (1, 0) O
C

V (2, 9)
Axis of
symmetry

(10 marks)

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