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Form 6 Yearly Examination (2022 – 2023)

MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part

Paper 2
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(1 𝟒 hours)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read carefully the instructions on the Answer Sheet. After the announcement of the start
of the examination, you should first write your name, class and class number and insert
the information required in the spaces provided. No extra time will be given for writing
your name, class and class number after the ‘Time is up’ announcement.

2. When told to open this book, you should check that all the questions are there. Look for
the words ‘END OF PAPER’ after the last question.

3. All questions carry equal marks.

4. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. You are advised use an HB pencil to mark all your
answers on the Answer Sheet, so that wrong marks can be completely erased with a clean
rubber. You must mark the answer clearly; otherwise you will lose marks if the answers
cannot be captured.

5. You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more than one answer,
you will receive NO MARKS for that question.

6. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

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There are 30 questions in Section A and 15 questions in Section B.
The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Choose the best answer for each question.

Section A

1. x2 + 2x + 1 – y – xy =

A. (x + y + 1)2.
B. (x + 1)(x – y + 1).
C. (x + 1)(x – y – 1).
D. (x + 1)(x – y).

24 n ´ 62 n
2. =
27 n

26
A. .
3
28
B. .
35
26 n
C. .
3n
28 n
D. .
35 n

1 1 2
3. If = - , then z =
x -1 z y

y ( x - 1)
A. .
x + y -1
y ( x - 1)
B. .
2x + y -1
y ( x - 1)
C. .
2x + y - 2
y ( x - 1)
D. .
2x - y - 2

4. If px2 + qx – r º (1 – 6x)(6x + 1) + (7x – 2)(7x + 2), then p + 3q– 4r =

A. 1.
B. 4.
C. 10.
D. 25.

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5. It is given that x is a real number. If x is rounded up to 4 significant figures, then the result
is 123.4. Find the range of values of x.

A. 123.4 ≤ x < 123.5

B. 123.35 ≤ x < 123.45
C. 123.3 ≤ x < 123.45
D. 123.3 < x ≤ 123.4

6. The solutions of 4x – 9 < 16 – x or 11x + 1 > 13 + 5x are

A. 2 < x < 5.
B. x > 2.
C. x < 5.
D. all real numbers.

7. The value of a car decreases by 11% each year. If the value of the car was
$600 000 in 2022, find the decrease in the value of the car from 2020 to 2022, correct to
3 significant figures.

A. $74 200
B. $125 000
C. $157 000
D. $251 000

8. Let α and β be constants. If f ( x) = 3x 2 - a x + 1 , then f ( b - 1) - f ( b + 1) =

A. 2a .
B. 2a - 12 b
C. 2a - 6 b .
D. 2a + 4 b .

9. It is given that x varies inversely as the square of y and directly as z. If y is increased by

20% and z is decreased by 10%, then x is

A. decreased by 37.5%.
B. decreased by 32.5%.
C. increased by 30%.
D. increased by 60%.

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10. Let Q(x) be a polynomial. If Q(x) is divisible by x + 1, which of the following must be a
factor of Q(2x – 1)?

A. x–2
B. x
C. 2x – 1
D. 2x + 1

11.

In the figure, the 1st pattern consists of 4 dots. For any positive integer n, the (n + 1) th
pattern is formed by adding (3n + 4) dots to the nth pattern. Find the number of dots in
the 7th pattern.

A. 69
B. 87
C. 91
D. 112

12. If the volume of a right circular cone of base radius 7x cm and height 2x cm is 49𝜋 cm3,
then the volume of a hemisphere of radius 4x cm is

64p
A. cm3.
3
B. 64𝜋 cm3.
C. 96𝜋 cm3.
D. 128𝜋 cm3.

x+ y y-x
13. If x and y are positive numbers such that = then x : y =
10 x + 2 y 5 x - y

A. 3 : 5.
B. 1 : 3.
C. 5 : 3.
D. 3 : 1.

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14. Let k be a constant. Find the range of values of k such that the quadratic equation
x 2 - 4 x + 2k = 1 has real roots.

A. k £ 1.5
B. k ³ 1.5
C. k £ 2.5
D. k ³ 2.5

15. The figure below consists of twelve identical squares and some of the squares are
shaded. The number of folds of rotational symmetry of the figure is

A. 1.
B. 2.
C. 4.
D. 8.

16. In the figure, ADC is a straight line. ÐABC = ÐADB = 90°. If AD = k, then CD =
A
A. k tan 2 q .
𝜃 D
B. k.
k cos q
C. .
sin 2 q
k sin 2 q
D. . B C
cos q

17. In the figure, D and E are points on AC and BC respectively such that DE // AB. If the
area of △CDE is 350 cm2 and the area of trapezium ADEB is 546 cm2, find the area of
△ABE. A

D
A. 109 cm2
B. 210 cm2
C. 336 cm2
D. 437 cm2
B C
E

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18. In the figure, ABCD is a rhombus and ADF is a straight line. If ÐBAC = 32° and
CD = CF, find ÐDCF .
A D F
A. 52°
B. 56° 32°
C. 62°
D. 64°
B C

19. In the figure, AB = AC, AD = AE and ÐBAC = ÐDAE. BD and CE intersect at F.

Which of the following must be true?
A
I. △ABC ≅ △ADE
II. △ABD ≅ △ACE
III. △BFC ≅ △EFD

A. I only B
B. II only F E
C. I and II only
D. I, II and III D
C

( such that DC is
20. In the figure, O is the centre of the sector OADBC. D is a point on 𝐴𝐵
the perpendicular bisector of OB. If CD = 6 3 and ÐDEF = 105°, then the area of sector
OAD is D

A. 12𝜋. A
B. 18𝜋.
C. 24𝜋. E
F
D. 36𝜋.
B

21. In the figure, AC ^ BE, ÐABE = 72° and ÐADC = 46°.

Find ÐAEB.

A. 18°
B. 24°
C. 28°
D. 46°

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22. In the figure, the equation of the straight line L is ax + 3y = b. Which of the following
are true? y
L
I. a > 0
II. b < −3
III. b + 2a > 0 x
O
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

23. If −1 < h < 0, which of the following may represent the graph of 𝑦 = (1 − ℎ𝑥)# + ℎ ?

A. y B. y

x
O
x
O

y y
C. D.

x O
x
O

24. A point P is translated by 2 units to the left to the point Q. Then, Q is rotated clockwise
about the origin through 90° to the point R. If the coordinates of R are ( 3,3) , then the
polar coordinates of P are

A. (2 3,120! ) .
B. (2√3, 150°).
C. (2,120! ) .
D. (2,150! ) .

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25. The coordinates of the points A and B are (4, 7) and (20, 8) respectively. Let P be a point
such that AP is an altitude of △OAB, where O is the origin. Find the equation of the
straight line which passes through A and P.

A. 2x − 5y + 6 = 0
B. 2x − 5y − 34 = 0
C. 5x + 2y + 6 = 0
D. 5x + 2y − 34 = 0

26. The equations of the straight lines L1 and L2 are 3x + 5y − 5 = 0 and 3x + 5y − 15 = 0

respectively. Let P be a moving point in the rectangular coordinate plane such that the
perpendicular distance from P to L1 is equal to the perpendicular distance from P to L2.
Find the equation of the locus of P.

A. 3x + 5y − 10 = 0
B. 3x + 5y − 5 = 0
C. 5x − 3y − 10 = 0
D. 5x − 3y − 5 = 0

27. The equations of the circles C1 and C2 are 2x2 + 2y2 – 2x + 10y + 5 = 0 and
x2 + y2 + 2x – 10y – 38 = 0 respectively. Which of the following is/are true?

I. The origin is the mid-point of the centre of C1 and the centre of C2.
II. The radius of C2 is four times the radius of C1.
III. The centre of C2 lies outside C1.

A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

28. Two fair dice are thrown. Find the probability that the sum of the two numbers thrown is
not less than 8.

5
A.
12
7
B.
12
5
C.
18
13
D.
18

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29. The box-and-whisker diagram shows the distribution of the weights (in kg) of students in
a class.

Weight (kg)
53 55 59 64 71

Which of the following statements are true?

I. The inter-quartile range of the distribution of weights is 9 kg.

II. If Marcus is a student in this class and he weighs 68 kg, then he is heavier than at
least 75% of his classmates.
III. The mean of the distribution of weights is 59 kg.

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

30. The table below shows the distribution of the number of family members for some
students.

Number of family members 3 4 5 6

Frequency n 9 5 16

It is given that n is a positive integer. Which of the following is/are true?

I. The range of the distribution is 3.

II. The least inter-quartile range of the distribution is 1.
III. If the median of the distribution is 5, the least possible value of n is 3.

A. I only
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. I and III only

Section B

31. 226 ´1610 + 221 - 165 =

A. E200001000016.
B. D200001000016.
C. E2000010000016.
D. D2000010000016.

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32. The graph in the figure shows the linear relation between y 3 and log 4 x . If x = 16, then
y=

A. 1.
B. 2.
C. 3. 4
D. 4.

log4 x
–2

33. If α and β are the roots of the equation 51+ x + 51- x = 17 , then α + β =

A. 0.
B. 1.
17
C. .
5
D. -1 + log5 17 .

ki 3 ki
34. Let m = and n = , where k is a non-zero real number. Which of the following
1+ i 1- i
must be true?

I. mn is a positive real number.

II. The real part of m equals the real part of n.
III. The sum of the imaginary parts of m and n is a rational number.

A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

35. If p, q, r, s, t form an arithmetic sequence, which of the following must be true?

I. 2 p - 3 , 2r - 3 , 2t - 3 form an arithmetic sequence.

II. pq, qr, rs form a geometric sequence.
III. 5 p , 5r , 5t form a geometric sequence.

A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and III only

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36. How many distinct solutions are there for the equation sin q + tan q = 0 , where
0! £ q £ 360° ?

A. 0
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

ìx - 2 y £ 6
ï2 x + 3 y £ 12
ï
37. Find the maximum value of x - y subject to the constraints í .
ï x ³ -3
ïî y ³ -2

A. 1
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8

38. In the figure, ABCDEF is a right triangular prism with

ÐABC = ÐEFD = 90°. If AB = 12 cm, BC = 9 cm and
AE = 12 cm, find the angle between the line AF and the
plane ACDE, correct to 1 decimal place.

A. 25.1°
B. 30.2°
C. 32.1°
D. 32.8°

39. In the figure, △ABC is right-angled at A. AB and AC are tangents to the circle at D and E
respectively. BC meets the circle at F and G. If AE = 8, EC = 15 and CG = 9, find the
length of BD, correct to 3 significant figures.
C
A. 3.56
B. 4.27
C. 5.64 G
D. 6.71

F
A B
D

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40. Let A = (7, -3) and B = (-3,1) and C = (k, 7), where k > 0. It is given that the
circumcenter of △ABC lies on BC. Find the coordinates of the circumcenter of △ABC.

A. (2, -1)
B. (4, 4)
C. (6,9)
D. (8,14)

4
41. A straight line L with slope intersects circle C with radius 34 at points P and Q. It
3
is given that the mid-point of PQ is (3, 4) and PQ = 6. If the center of C lies in the first
quadrant, find the coordinates of the center.

æ 11 ö
A. ç 1, ÷
è 2ø
æ1 ö
B. ç , 6 ÷
è3 ø
C. (7, 1)
D. (7, 1) or (−1, 7)

42. There are 8 different pairs of shoes and 5 different shoebrushes in a shop. Find the
number of ways that Joey can buy 3 different pairs of shoes and 2 different shoebrushes.

A. 560
B. 1287
C. 6720
D. 154440

43. 6 girls and 4 boys from class 6G, Mr Cheng and Mr Man are arranged randomly in a row
for taking photos. Find the probability that no girls stand beside Mr Man, while Mr
Cheng is accompanied by a girl on both sides of his.

5
A.
198
5
B.
99
1
C.
66
1
D.
33

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44. In a test, Lily got 6 marks higher than David. The difference between their standard
scores was 0.625. Find the standard deviation of the test marks.

A. 3.75
B. 4.8
C. 7.5
D. 9.6

45. a1, a2, a3, ..., a9 form an arithmetic sequence with all terms being distinct. Let v1 be the
variance of the three numbers a1, a4 and a7 and v2 be the variance of the three numbers,
v
3a3 - 1 , 3a6 - 1 and 3a9 - 1. Find 2 .
v1

A. 2
B. 3
C. 8
D. 9

END OF PAPER

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