Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School

First Term Examination (2018 – 2019)

Form 4 Mathematics marking scheme

Section A : Multiple Choice Questions (24 marks)

1. B 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. C
7. C 8. B 9. B 10. A 11. D 12. A

Section B : Conventional Questions (76 marks)

1. (3x  5) 2  ( x  2) 2  2 x  7 
1M for either expand
(3x  5  x  2)(3x  5  x  2)  2 x  7
or use identity
(4 x  3)(2 x  7)  2 x  7
(4 x  3)(2 x  7)  (2 x  7)  0
(2 x  7)(4 x  3  1)  0 
(2 x  7)(4 x  4)  0
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x or x 1
2 1A +
1A

3 
2. (a) f (1)  a(1)  b(1)  3  1
2

a  b  2.......................(1) 1M Any one
f (3)  9a  3b  3  33 substitution
3a  b  10.......................(2)
(1)+(2) 4a  8
1A+1
a  2 and b  4
A

x 
(b) g ( )  f ( x)
2
 2 x2  4 x  3 1M
(i) g ( x)  2(2x)2  4(2 x)  3
1A
 8x2  8x  3
(ii) g (5)  8(5)2  8(5)  3 1A
 243

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3. (a)  and  are the roots of the equation 
2x  4x  3  0 ,
2

4 
 ∴  +  = ( 2 ) = 2 1A 
3 
 = 2

( + 3)( + 3) =  + 3( + ) + 9 
3 
= 2 + 3(2) + 9

33 
= 2 1A 

  ( + 3) + ( + 3) 
(b) + =
+3 +3 ( + 3)( + 3) 
 2   2  3(   ) 
=
(  3)(   3) 
(   ) 2  2  3(   ) 
=
(  3)(   3) 1M  2   2  (   )2  2 
3
22  2( )  3(2)
= 2
33
2
14
= (*) 1A either (*) or (**)
33
3 correct
  2
( )( )=
 + 3  + 3 33
2
1
= 11 (**)
∴ The required equation is
 14  1
x2    x   0
 33  11 1M
33x  14x  3  0
2
1A

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4. (a) y   x  6x  (4k  1) intersects the x-axis at two
2

points
  0 1A
  6  4(1)  (4k  1)  0
2

36  16k  4  0
16k  32
k2 1A

(b) The greatest integral value of k  1

 The function is y   x2  6x  5 1M
Sub. y  0 , we have  x2  6 x  5  0
 x  1 or x  5
 A(1,0) and B (5,0) 1A Either coordinates
Sub. x  0 , we have y  5 of (A and B) or C
 C (0, 5) correct
Area of ABC
1
 (5  1)(5)
2
 10 sq. units.
1A
5
5. i i 5 + ki 1A
(a) =  5 + ki
5  ki 5  ki
5i  k 1M
=
25 + k2
k 5
= 25 + k2 + 25 + k2i 1A

i
(b) Given that is purely imaginary,
5  ki
k
∴ By (a), 25 + k2 = 0 1M
k=0 1A
5
6. 2x  8 x  x  12
2
(a) 
x  x6
2 x2
2( x  4) ( x  3)( x  4) 1A
 
( x  2)( x  3) x2
2( x  4) x2
 
( x  2)( x  3) ( x  3)( x  4)
2

( x  3)2 1A

11 1
(b) 
3x  x  10 19 x  6 x 2  15
2

11 1
 
(3x  5)( x  2) (2 x  3)(3x  5) 1A
11(2 x  3)  ( x  2)
 1M
(2 x  3)(3x  5)( x  2)
21x  35

(2 x  3)(3x  5)( x  2)
7

(2 x  3)( x  2)
1A

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7. (a) By remainder theorem,
 f (1)  14

 f (2)  7
2(1)3  3(1) 2  a(1)  b  14 1A either one

 2(2)  3(2)  a(2)  b  7
3 2

a  b  9 (1)
 1M
 2a  b  3 (2)
(2) – (1): 2a  b  (a  b)  3  (9)
3a  12
a4
Put a  4 into (1): 4  b  9
b  5
 a  4 , b  5 1A+1A

(b) By remainder theorem, when f ( x) is divided by 3 x  1 ,

1
Remainder  f( ) 1A
3
3 2
1 1 1
 2    3   4    5
3 3 3
106
 1A
27
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8. (a) The coordinates of P
 2  3  1 (3) 2  1  1 (2)  1A
= , 
 2 1 2 1 
1A
= (1, 0)
1  (2) 1
(b) Slope of AB = 
3  (3) 2 1A
60
Slope of CP =  2
2  1
∵ Slope of AB  slope of CP
1 1M
=  ( 2)
2
= –1
∴ AB  CP
∵ AB  CP
∴ CP is the altitude of the triangle with base AB. 1A

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9. (a) f ( x)  x  2x  6x  12
3 2

f (2)  (2)3  2(2)2  6(2) 12

0 1A
 (b) f (2)  0,  x  2 is a factor of f ( x) 1A
1M or long division
f ( x)  x  2x  6x  12
3 2

f ( x)  x2 ( x  2)  6( x  2) 1A
f ( x)  ( x  2)( x  6)
2

(c) g ( x)  f ( x)  7( x  2)
1M
g ( x)  ( x  2)( x2  6)  7( x  2)
g ( x)  ( x  2)( x2  6  7)
g ( x)  ( x  2)( x2  1) 1A
1A
g ( x)  ( x  2)( x  1)( x  1)
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10 (3x  1  8)(7  x) 1A for area of triangle
(a) 8 x   88 1M for area of figure
2
16 x  (3 x  7)(7  x)  176
16 x  21x  3x 2  49  7 x  176
3x 2  30 x  225  0
1A+1
x5 or x  15 (rej.)
A
(b) Perimeter of the figure

 5  3.5  8  (3.5  2.5) 2  (3  5  1  8) 2  2  1M for the side of

 5  3.5  8  
triangle
6 2  82  2
 5  3.5  8  10  2
1A
 48 cm

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11 1
(a) y  ( x  k )2  x
2
1
 x 2  kx  k 2  x
4
1
 x 2  (k  1) x  k 2
4
1M
y-intercept  k 2  16
1A
k  4or 4(rej.)

1
(b) y  x 2  (k  1) x  k 2
4
1
 x 2  5 x  16
4
1 20 20 
  x 2  20 x  ( ) 2  ( ) 2   16 1M
4 2 2 
1
  x  10   25  16
2

4
1
  x  10   9
2

4
  vertex P = ( 10, -9)
1A
1
(c) Sub. y  0 into y  x 2  5 x  16
4
1 2
x  5 x  16  0
4
x  4 or 16 1A

Perimeter of the ABP

 (16  4)  16  102   0  9 2  10  4 2   0  9 2 1M
 12  117  117
 33.6 (cor. to 3 sig. fig.)
1A

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12 (a) The coordinates of A = (–4, 2) 1A
.
6  10
(b) Slope of RQ =  2
0  (8)
∵ PA is the perpendicular bisector of RQ.
∴ PA ⊥RQ
∵ PA ⊥RQ
∴ Slope of RQ  slope of PA= –1 1M
(2)  slope of PA  1
1
Slope of PA =
2
The equation of PA is
1
y  2   x  (4)  1M
2
2y  4  x  4
x  2y  8  0 1A
Sub. x = 0 into the equation of PA.
0  2y 8  0
y4
∴ The coordinates of P = (0, 4). 1A

(c)(i) The equation of QS is

 10  2 
y2    x  0
 8  0 
y  2  x
x y2  0 1A
(ii) B is the point of intersection of QS and PA.
 x  2 y  8  0....................(i)

 x  y  2  0...................(ii)
(i) – (ii): 1M
 –3y +10 = 0
10
y=
3
10
Putting y = into (ii), we have
3
10
x 20
3
4
x
3

 4 10 
The coordinates of B are   , . 1A
 3 3
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13 (a) f ( x)  x  2 px  43
2

. 2 2
 2p   2p  1M
 x 2  2 px       43
 2   2 
  x  p   43  p 2
2

y-coordinate of the vertex  43  p2  27 1M

p 2  16
p  4or  4(rej.) 1A
(b) (i) g ( x)   f (2 x  k )  a

 
   2 x  k   p   43  p 2  a
2 1M

   2 x  k  4   27  a
2

2
 4k 
 4  x    27  a
 2 
4k
 4
2
4k 8
k  4 1A

(b) (ii) y-coordinate of the perpendicular bisector of

MN 1M
27  a  27
6
2 1A
a  12
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