F2 Maths mid term exam rev ex.
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LQs
1 In Figure 4, ABD and ACE are straight lines, A = 40°, E = 60°, ABC = 80° and DE = 8 cm.
(a) Prove that ABC ~ ADE. (3 marks)
(b) If AC = 3CE, find BC. (3 marks)
2 In the figure, it is given that XYZ ~ QPR. Find the values of a and b.
3 In the figure, AB = 5 cm, BC = 1 cm, AE = 3 cm and ED = 7 cm. (4 marks)
(a) Prove that ABE ~ ADC . (3 marks)
(b) If BE (x 1) cm and DC (5x 7) cm, find the length of BE (2 marks)
4 If an interior angle of an n-sided regular polygon is larger than an exterior angle by 150o , find
the value of n. (3 marks)
5 Find the unknowns in the following figure. (4 marks)
6 In the figure, ABC is an equilateral triangle and AB AD. BCD is a straight line. Show that
ΔACD is an isosceles triangle. (3 marks)
7 The following figure shows a hexagon ABCDEF.
(a) Find a. (2 marks)
(b) Is FE parallel to BC? Explain your answer. (3 marks)
8 In the figure, AC = BC, BCD is a straight line and ACD 110 . Find ABC. (3 marks)
9 In the figure, ACDEF is a regular pentagon while ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB BC .
If BCD = 136, find ABC (4 marks)
10 Determine whether 2(x – 3) + 4(3 – x) = – 2(x – 3) is an identity. (2 marks)
11 Find the values of the constants A, B and C if A(x2 – 1) – B(1 – x) + C ≣ 3x2 + 14x – 15
(4 marks)
12 Expand the following expressions.
(a) (a 3)2 (1 mark)
(b) (7 – )2 (2 marks)
(c) 3a 2b 3a 2b (2 mark)
(d) (−3 − 𝑥) (3 − 𝑥) (2 marks)
e) (2x + 3y) – (2x – 3y)
2 2
(3 marks)
13 Factorize the following expressions.
(a) c(k 4) d(4 k) (2 marks)
(b) 3ax 3bx 4ay 4by . (2 marks)
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(c) 3x + 6x (1 mark)
(d) 2a2 50b2 , (2 marks)
(e) 9x2 – 24xy – 16y2 (2 mark)
(f) x2 – 4x + 4 (2 marks)
14 Factorize the following expressions.
(a) a2 6ab 9b2 , (2 marks)
(b) a2 6ab 9b2 - 4ac + 12bc (2 marks)
15 Make [a] the subject of the formula y = (3 marks)
16 (a) Make [y] the subject of the formula a = bx - (2 marks)
(b) Hence find the value of y if a 5, b 2, c 3 and x 7 . (2 marks)
17 It is given that the temperature F in Fahrenheit scale (°F) can be calculated by the formula
F = C + 32
where C is the temperature in Celsius scale (°C).
(a) Make [C] the subject of the formula. (1 mark)
(b) On a day, Chloe measures her body temperature at 100.4°F. The normal body temperature
should be 37°C or below. Explain whether she has a fever or not. (2 marks)
18 Simplify + (3 marks)
19 Simplify – (3 marks)
20 Simplify (3 marks)
21 Simplify 2 – ÷ (3 marks)
22 Simplify ÷ × (x – 3) (4 marks)
23 In the District Council Election 2011, the number of registered voters in Wong Tai Sin District
is reported to be 29000, correct to 3 significant figures.
(a) Find the maximum absolute error and the lower limit of the number of registered voters.
(2 marks)
(b) Find the percentage error of the number of registered voters. (2 marks)
24 To lay a new railway track, it is estimated to use 100 identical steel bars with an absolute error
of 2 bars. The measured length of each steel bar is 12.5 m with a maximum absolute error of 1
cm. Find the range of the total true length (in m) of the railway track. (3 marks)
25 George measured the weight of an orange and the result was 200 g correct to the nearest x g. If
the percentage error was 2.5%, find x. (2 marks)
26 Simon uses a measuring tape and a set of bathroom scales as shown in Figures (a) and (b)
respectively to measure his height and weight in order to find out his Body Mass Index (BMI).
(a) (b)
(i) Write down the measured values of the height and the weight of Simon.
(ii) Find the maximum absolute errors of the measuring tape and the bathroom scales.
(2 marks)
27 35 students participated in a mathematics competition and their scores are shown below
(b) Draw a frequency polygon to present the above data. (4 marks)
28 The following frequency polygon shows the time (in min) spent on watching TV every day by
80 S.3 students.
(a) Complete the following table. (2 marks)
(b) What percentage of students watches TV for 39.5 min or more every day? (1 mark)
(c) Write down the mean and the modal class of the time spent on watching TV. (2 marks)
(d) If the time spent by 70% of the students is between 29.5 min and x min. Write down the
value of x. (1 mark)
29 The following frequency distribution table shows the result of 40 participants in stage 1 of a
competition.
(a) Complete the table below. (1 mark)
(b) Draw a histogram to present the above data. (3 marks)
(c) Participants get score lower than 99.5 will be considered as failed and they cannot continue
for stage 2; participants get score higher than 249.5 score will skip stage 2 and enter the
final stage directly. Find the percentage of participants who DO NOT need to join stage 2.
(2 marks)
30 Referring to the above figure, explain whether the following statements are correct or not.
(a) The majority of S.2B students spend less time on revision than S.2A students. (2 marks)
(b) 14 S.2B students spend 90.5 minutes to 100.5 minutes on revision. (2 marks)
