2020-DSE

MATH CP
Candidate Number
PAPER 2

Daughters of Mary Help of Christians

Siu Ming Catholic Secondary School
S.4 Final Examination (2019 – 2020)

MATHEMATICS COMPULSARY PART

PAPER 2

29th June 2020

10:40 am  11:40 am (1 hour)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read carefully the instructions on the Answer Sheet.

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 to use an HB pencil to mark all the Answers on
the Answer Sheet, so that wrong marks can be completely erased with a clean rubber.

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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The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Choose the best answer for each question.
1. (a + b)(a2 + 2ab – b2) =
A. (a + b)3 .
B. a3 + b3 .
C. a3 + 3a2b + ab2 – b3 .
D. a3 + 4a2b – b3 .

2. If 0.35591 ≤ x ≤ 0.35602 , which of the following may not be correct?

A. x = 0.4, correct to 1 significant figure
B. x = 0.36, correct to 2 significant figures
C. x = 0.356, correct to 3 significant figures
D. x = 0.356 0, correct to 4 significant figures

a b
3. If y= , then a =
ab
b(1  y )
A. .
1 y
b(1  y )
B. .
1 y
y b
C. .
yb
yb
D. .
y b

4
 m3n5 
4.  2  =
 n 
A. mn7 .
m12
B. .
n18
n 22
C. .
m12
n 28
D. .
m12

5. If 2x – 3 = 3y + 4 = 5x , then y =

A. –1 .
B. 1.
C. –3 .
D. 3.

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 1 2x  1
6.  =
5  x ( x  5) 2
2x
A. .
( x  5) 2
x4
B. .
( x  5) 2
2( x  2)
C. .
( x  5) 2
4  3x
D. .
( x  5) 2

7. The straight line L: 2x  y = 12 cuts the x-axis and the y-axis at A and B respectively. If C is the
mid-point of the line segment AB, then the coordinates of C are

A. (3 , 6) .
B. (3 , 6) .
C. (3 , 6) .
D. (3 , 6) .

8. Straight line L1 is parallel to straight line L2, and the y-intercept of L2 is twice the y-intercept of L1.
If the equation of L1 is 3x  2y + 6 = 0, find the equation of L2.
A. 2x + 3y  18 = 0
B. 2x + 3y  9 = 0
C. 3x  2y + 12 = 0
D. 3x  2y + 3 = 0

9. If the straight lines 4x  ay + 16 = 0 and bx + 7y + 56 = 0 have infinitely many points of

intersection, then
A. a = 2 and b = 14 .
B. a = 2 and b = 14 .
C. a = 2 and b = 14 .
D. a = 2 and b = 14 .

10. If the equation x2 + k = 0 has real root(s), then

A. k0.
B. k0.
C. k≥0.
D. k0.

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11. Let f(x) = x + 3x  5k, where k is a constant. Find 2f(1)  f(3).
2

A. 22
B. 5k  22
C. 5k  26
D. 15k  26

12. If f(x + 2) = 2x + 1, then f(x) =

A. 2x – 5 .
B. 2x – 3 .
C. 2x + 1 .
D. 2x + 5 .

13. Let g(x) = 3x3 + x2 + k, where k is a constant. If g(1) = 2k, find the remainder when
g(x) is divided by x + 2.
A. 26
B. –22
C. 22
D. 26

14. If k is a constant such that x – 2 is a factor of 3x3 + x2 – kx + 4, then k =

A. 2.
B. 8.
C. 16 .
D. 32 .

15. A polynomial f(x) is divisible by x + 2. Which of the following must be divisible by x + 2?

I. f(x + 2)
II. f(x – 4)
III. f(3x + 4)
A. I only
B. III only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

16. It is given that the graph of y = ax2  10x + 7 does not intersect the x-axis, where a  0.
If a is an integer, find the minimum value of a.
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
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17. Solve the equation (2x + 1)2 = 9.
A. x=1
B. x=4
C. x = 2 or x = 1
D. x = 4 or x = 2

18. The figure shows the graph of y = px2 + 4x + pq, where p and q are constants.
Which of the following is true?
y

A. p > 0 and q > 0 y = px2 + 4x + pq

B. p > 0 and q < 0
C. p < 0 and q > 0 x
O
D. p < 0 and q < 0

19. Which of the following statements about the graph of y = (x + 2)(x  3) + 2 is/are true?
I. The graph opens upwards.
II. The x-intercepts of the graph are 3 and 5.
III. The y-intercept of the graph is 2.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. I and III only

20. In the figure, the straight lines L1 and L3 are parallel to the x-axis and the y-axis respectively.
Which of the following are true?
y
I. The equation of L1 is y = 3. L1
3 (–2 , 3)
II. The slope of L2 is  .
2
x
III. The point (2 , 8) lies on L3. O

A. I and II only L3
L2
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

21. Which of the following quadratic functions has a minimum value of 2?

A. y = x2 + 6x + 11
B. y = x2  4x + 7
C. y = x2  6x  7
D. y = x2 + 4x  1

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22. If k is a real number, then the imaginary part of (k + 2i3)(5  3i) is

A. 3k  10 .
B. 3k + 10 .
C. 5k  6 .
D. 5k + 6 .

q2  9
23. If q is a real number, then =
q  3i

A. q + 3i .
B. q  3i .
C. 3 + qi .
D. 3  qi .

300
1
24.   (3 9 ) 600 =
 3
A. 3100 .
B. 3300 .
C. 3700 .
D. 3900 .

25. If 8x = a, then 64x =

A. 2a .
B. 8a .
C. a2 .
D. ax .

26. The figure shows the graphs of the exponential functions y = ax, y = bx and y = cx, where a, b and c
are positive constants. Which of the following must be true?
I. a>b
y
II. b>c y = cx y = bx y = ax

III. b + c < 2

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

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 8n  1  8n  1
27. =
8n  1
63
A. .
64
64
B. .
63
C. 64 .
63
D. .
8

28. Which of the following is the largest?

A. 1 234500
B. 12 345400
C. 123 456300
D. 1 234 567200

70
29. If 10a = 3 and 10b = 7, then log =
9
A. b + 10 – 2a .
B. b + 1 – 2a .
C. b + 1 – a2 .
b 1
D. .
2a

30. The figure shows the graph of y = abx, where a and b are positive constants. Which of the
following graphs may represent the relation between x and log3 y?
y
y = abx

x
0

A. log3 y B. log3 y

x
O

x
O

C. log3 y D. log3 y

x
O

x
O

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31. If b = ac, where a > 1, b > 1 and c  0, then logb a =
1
A. .
c
B. c.
C. 1c.
D. 1+c.

32. If the H.C.F. and L.C.M. of two polynomials A and B are 2a2b3 and 4a4b7c2 respectively,
then A  B =
A. 8a6b10c2 .
B. 4a4b7c2 .
C. 4a4b7c2 .
D. 8a6b10c2 .

33. The H.C.F. and L.C.M. of three expressions P, Q and R are 2b2c and 4a3b6c3 respectively.
If P = 2a3b6c and Q = 2ab4c2, then R =
A. 2ab2c3 .
B. 2ab6c .
C. 4b2c3 .
D. 4b6c .

28  7 x 2
34. Find the domain of the rational function .
x2  x  6
A. All real numbers except 2
B. All real numbers except 3
C. All real numbers except 2 and 2
D. All real numbers except 2 and 3

35. In the figure, PS is a diameter of the circle PQRST and RT is a straight line. If PQ = QR and
QPS = 64, then PTR =
Q R

A. 32 .

B. 52 . 64
P S
C. 58 .
T
D. 64 .

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36. In the figure, O is the centre. Diameter COD cuts AB at a point E and
COD  AB. If AOD = 50, find DCB.
A. 25
B. 30
C. 40
D. 55

37. In the figure, ABC is a circle. DE is the tangent to the circle at B and A
AB  DE. If AC = 5 cm, find the diameter of the circle. C

A. 10 cm
B. 5 3 cm
C. 5 cm D 60
D. 2.5 cm B
E

    
38. In the figure, if PQ : QR : RS : ST : TP = 2 : 1 : 5 : 4 : 3, then QST =
T
S
A. 30 .
B. 36 .
C. 45 . P
D. 60 .
Q
R

39. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle ABC. DB is the tangent to the A
circle at B. If AB = AC, then ABD =

A. 50 . C
O
B. 65 . 100
C. 80 .
D. 100 .
D
B

40. In the figure, the circle with centre O is inscribed in the trapezium ABCD, A B
where AB // DC. Find AOD.

A. 90
O
B. 80
C. 60
D C
D. 45

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