Form 5

HKCEE 1983
Mathematics II

83 6 5 E. 1 2 x2
2 (a 2 )
1. 2
x 9 x + x6 b y

A. 1 83 1

( x 2)( x 3) 4. (x y ) ( x y1)2 =
2 1 2

B. 1
( x + 2)( x + 3) A. xy
C.
B. xy1
1
C. xy3
( x + 2)( x 3) D. 1

D. 1 x2 y 2
( x 2)( x + 3) E.
1

x 2
y2
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 b = A. 1
1 1 B. a+1
+ C. a1
a b
D. a2 + 1
A. 1 1 E. a2 1
2
+ 2
a b
B. 83 When f(x) is divided by (2x + 1), the
1 1 1
2
+ + 6. remainder is
a ab b2
C. 1 1 1 A. f(2)
2
+
a ab b2 B. f(1)
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( )
2
a + bz 2

A. 1 y4 83 If and are the roots of

( a2 )
b x 2 7. 2x2 3x 4 = 0, then 2 + 3 + 2
B. 1 x2
( a2 ) A. 1
b y4
4
C. 1 2 x2
(a 4 ) B. 1
b y 4
4
D. 1 2 y4 C. 5
(a 2 )
b x

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 D. 1 In the figure, all the corners are right-
8
4 angled. If the perimeter of the figure is
E. 13 40, then x =

83 2x 3a 4 > 3x + 5a + 6 is equivalent A. 0.25

8. to B. 2
C. 2.5
A. x > 8a 10 D. 4
B. x > 2a 10 E. 4.5
C. x < 8a 10
83 If the lengths of the diagonals of a
D. 1
x < (2a + 2) 12. rhombus are 2 cm and 4 cm
5 respectively, what is the area of the
E. 1 rhombus?
x > (2a + 2)
5
A. 2 cm2
83 The sixth term and the eleventh term of B. 4 cm2
9. an A.P. are 10 and 30 respectively. The C. 8 cm2
first term is D. 16 cm2
E. It cannot be determined
A. 14
B. 10 83 A hollow cylindrical metal pipe, 1 m
C. 10 13. long, has an external radius and an
D. 50 internal radius of 5 cm and 4 cm
E. 54 respectively. The volume of metal is

83 If 2x = 3y = 5x, then x : y : z = A. 90 cm3

10. B. 100 cm3
C. 180 cm3
A. 2:3:5 D. 900 cm3
B. 5:3:2 E. 1800 cm3
C. 6 : 10 : 15
D. 15 : 10 : 6 83 Two men cycle round a circular track
E. 25 : 9 : 4 14. which 3 km long. If they start at the
same time and at the same spot but go
83 in opposite direction with speeds 6km/h
11. x
and 9 km/h respectively, for how long
must they cycle before they meet for
the first time?
4x
3 A. 12 minutes
B. 15 minutes
2x C. 18 minutes
1 D. 24 minutes
E. 60 minutes
x

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83 A man marks his good at a price that B. (q p) cos
15. will bring him a profit of 25% on the C. (q p) tan
cost price. If he wants to sell his goods D. q p
to a friend at the cost price, the sin
percentage discount on the marked E. q p
price should be
cos
A. 25% .
83 A
B. 20% .
19.
C. 2
16 % . a
3
D. 15% .
E. 12% . B C

83 sin2 (sin2 cos4 + sin4 cos2 ) =

16.
D
A. sin4
B. cos4 In the figure, ABC = ACD = BDC
C. sin4 = 90o. AC = a. CD =
D. cos4
E. sin2 cos2
A. a sin2
B. a sin2
83 C. a tan
cos(90o )
17. = D. a sin cos
tan(180o ) E. a cos
sin
A. cos
B. cos 83 2 cm
C. sin 2 20.
A B
cos
D. cos 2

sin 3 cm
E. sin 2
cos
O
83 A p B
18. In the figure, OAB is a sector of a
circle. Radius OA is 3 cm long and arc
AB = 2 cm. The area of the sector is

D C A. 3 cm2 .
q
B. 6 cm2 .
C. 9 cm2 .
In the figure, AB = p, DC = q and A = D. 3 cm2 .
D = 90o. BC = E. 6 cm2 .

A. (q p) sin

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83 A The sum of the six marked angles in the
21. figure is

44o A. 360o .
B. 540o .
C. 600o .
D. 720o .
B C E. 900o .

83 A
In the figure, AB = AC. If the area of C
24.
ABC is 64 cm2, then AB =

A. 32 cm P 100o
B. 16 2 cm 42o
C. 16 cm
D. 8 2 cm
B D
E. 4 cm

83 C In the figure, chords AB and CD

22. intersect at P. BP = DP. CAD =

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

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

AC = AD = BD. CAD = 25.

A. 20o 30o
B. 25o
C. 30o Q
D. 35o P
E. 40o
70o
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

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83 If the line 2x 3y + c = 0 passes
26. through the point (1, 1), then c = The pie chart shows how a boy spends
the 24 hours of a day. If the boy spends
A. 2 4 hours playing, how much time does
B. 1 he spend watching television?
C. 0
D. 1 A. 1 hour
E. 2 B. 2 hours
C. 3 hours
83 The equation of the line passing D. 4 hours
27. through (1, 1) and perpendicular to the E. 5 hours
x-axis is
83 There are 12 boys and 8 girls in a class.
A. x1=0. 31. 1 1
of the boys and of the girls wear
B. x+1=0. 4 4
C. y1=0. glasses. What is the probability that a
D. y+1=0. student chosen at random from the
E. x+y=0. class is a boy not wearing glasses or a
girl wearing glasses?
83 A circle has its centre at (3, 4) and
28. passes through the origin. Its equation A. 5
is 20
B. 9
A. x2 + y2 6x 8y + 25 = 0 20
B. x2 + y2 3x 4y = 0 C. 11
C. x2 + y2 6x 8y = 0 20
D. x2 + y2 + 6x + 8y = 0 D. 15
E. x2 + y2 6x 8y + 25 = 0
20
E. 9
83 If d is the distance between the point
29. (a, b) and (b, a), then d2 100

A. 0 83
32. P
B. a2 + b2
2(a2 + b2)
Frequency

C.
D. (a b)2 Q
E. 2(a b)2

83 Other
30. Activities R

o
Height
Sleeping 45 Watching
Television
120o
90o Playing

Studying

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 In the figure, P, Q and R are curves
showing the frequency distributions of A. m > 0 and c > 0
the heights of students in three schools, B. m > 0 and c < 0
each having the same number of C. m < 0 and c > 0
students. Which distribution has the D. m < 0 and c < 0
greatest standard deviation and which E. m > 0 and c = 0
the smallest?
83 If a and b are positive numbers, which
Greatest Smallest 36. of the following is/are true?
A. P Q
B. P R I. log10(a + b) = log10a + log10b
C. Q R II. a
log10 = log10a log10b
D. R P b
E. R Q III. log10 a a
=
log10 b b
83 1 1
If x + = 2 + , then x =
33. x 2 A. I only
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
D. 2 or 2 83 A function f(x) is called an even
E. 1 37. function if f(x) = f(x). Which of the
or 2
2 following function is/are even
functions?
83 12 x x2 < 0 is equivalent to
34. I. 1
f1(x) =
x
A. x < 4 . II. f2(x) = x2
B. x>3. III. f3(x) = x3
C. 4 < x < 3 .
D. x < 3 or x > 4 . A. I only
E. x < 4 or x > 3 . B. II only
C. III only
83 y D. I and II only
35. E. II and III only
y = mx + c
83 In an arithmetic progression, the first
38. term is 3 and the common difference is
x 2. If the sum of the first n terms of the
0
arithmetic progression is 143 then n =

A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
In the figure, the equation of the
D. 13
straight line is y = mx + c. Which one
E. 14
of the following is true?

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 B. he gained $50 .
83 Three positive numbers a, b and c are C. he lost $100 .
39. in geometric progression. Which of the D. he lost $50 .
following are true? E. he lost $48 .

I. 1 1 1 83 Three number are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5.

, , are in geometric
a b c 43. The ratio of their average to the largest
progression of the three numbers is
II. a2, b2, c2 are in geometric
progression. A. 1:3.
III. log10a, log10b, log10c are in B. 1:2.
arithmetic progression. C. 3:5.
D. 2:3.
A. I and II only E. 2:1.
B. I and III only
C. II and III only 83 A p B
D. I, II and III 44.
E. None of them

83 The scale of a map is 1 : 20 000. On

40. the map the area of a farm is 2 cm2. D q C
The actual area of the farm is
In the figure, ABCD is a trapezium in
A. 400 m2 .
which AB // DC and C = D = . If
B. 800 m2 .
CD = p and AB = q, then the area of the
C. 40 000 m2 .
trapezium is
D. 80 000 m2 .
E. 8 000 000 m2 .
A. 1
(p + q)2 tan .
83 It took Paul 40 minutes to walk from 2
41. Town A to Town B. If the return B. 1 2
(p + q2) tan .
journey took him 30 minutes, the 4
percentage increase in his speed was C. 1 2
(p q2) tan .
2
A. 10% . D. 1 2
B. 2 (p q2) tan .
16 % . 4
3 E. ( p2 q2 )
C. 25% .
4 tan
D. 1
33 % .
3 83 A solid sphere is cut into two
E. 40% . 45. hemispheres. The percentage increase
in the total surface area is
83 A merchant sold 2 articles each at
42. $1000. For first article, he gained 25% A. 25% .
on the cost price. For the second B. 1
article, he lost 20% on the cost price. 33 % .
3
Altogether
C. 50% .
D. 75% .
A. he gained $100 .

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 E. 100% .
A. 2.
83 A B. 3.
46. C. 4.
D. 5.
50o C E. 6.

20o a 83 The maximum value of cos23x is

49.
B
A. 1.
In the figure, BC = a. AB = B. 2.
C. 3.
A. a sin20o D. 6.
B. a sin 20o E. 9.
sin 70o
C. a sin 20o 83 y
50.
sin 50o 3
D. a sin 50o
2
sin 20o
E. a sin 50o 1
sin 70o x
0 90 180 270 360
-1
83 C
47. q -2
-3
B

The figure above shows the graph of a

D p tangent function form 0o to 360o. The
function is

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 = , 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 .
B. (p + q) cos . 83 A B
C. 2 2
p + q sin . 51.
D. p cos + q sin .
E. p sin + q cos . C

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

48. the equation 4 sin2 cos = cos is D

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 In the figure, chords AB and CD
In the figure, ABCD is a quadrilateral intersect at E. The length of the minor
with AB = BC and AD = DC. Which of arc BD is three times the length of the
the following is/ar true? minor arc AC. BAD =

I. BAD = BCD A. 31o

II. AC BD B. 35o
III. BD bisect AC C. 42o
D. 45o
A. I only E. 56o
B. I and II only
C. I and III only 83 A
D. II and III only 54. P Q
60o
E. I, II and III

83 A
52.
C
X Y
B
X
In the figure, PQ and XY touch the
B C circle at A and B respectively. PQ // XY
Y and QAC = 60o. CBX =

In the figure, X and Y are points on AB A. 150o

and BC respectively such that AX : XB B. 135o
= 3 : 2 and BY : YC = 4 : 3. If the area C. 120o
of ABC = 70, then the area of AXY = D. 110o
E. 100o
A. 16
B. 24
C. 30
D. 40
E. 42

83 C
53. 124o
B A
E

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