Sing Yin Secondary School

Final Examination (2011 – 2012)

Mathematics Paper 2
Form 1 Time allowed: 1 hour

Answer all questions.

The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

Use HB pencils to mark your answers on your MC answer sheet.

1. 10 − (− 3)2 =

A. 1. B. 4. C. 16. D. 19.

2. Which of the following numbers is divisible by 5?

A. 34567 B. 45678 C. 56789 D. 67890

1
3. =
1 1
+
3 5

15 15
A. 4. B. 8. C. . D. .
2 8

4. Which of the following expressions describes ‘the square of the sum of x and y’?

A. x2 + y2 B. (x + y )2 C. x2 − y2 D. (x − y )2

5. It is given that d = b 2 − 4c . Find c if d = 3 and b = −2 .

7 1 1 7
A. − B. − C. D.
4 4 4 4

6. Estimate 45.6 by the Front-end method.

A. 40 B. 45 C. 46 D. 50

7. The price of an orange is changed from $4 to $5. Find the percentage change of the price.

A. −25% B. −20% C. +20% D. +25%

8. Which of the letters, ‘F’, ‘H’, ‘Y’ or ‘Z’, has rotational symmetry but does not have reflectional symmetry?

A. F B. H C. Y D. Z

9. Solve 2 x + 3 − (x − 9) > 4 x .

A. x < −2 B. x > −2 C. x<4 D. x>4

10. It is given that x > 13 . Which of the following numbers is the greatest?

x x2 13 13 2
A. B. C. D.
13 13 x x
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11. If k is an integer and k > 13.8, then

A. the maximum value of k is 13.

B. the minimum value of k is 13.
C. the maximum value of k is 14.
D. the minimum value of k is 14.

12. The marked price of a pen is $200. A member can enjoy a discount of 10% and a V.I.P. can enjoy a discount
of 15%. Find the difference between the selling price of a member and that of a V.I.P.

A. $5 B. $10 C. $15 D. $20

n+3
13. The general term a n of a sequence is . Find the smallest value of k such that a k + a13 > 10 .
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A. 21 B. 22 C. 53 D. 54

14. In ∆ABC, ∠A + ∠C = 4∠B. Find ∠B.

A. 18° B. 30° C. 36° D. 45°

15. The line segment joining the points (a, 2a) and (6, 8) is parallel to the x-axis. Find the value of a.

A. 3 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8

16. The figure shows a right triangular prism. Find its total surface area.

A. 96 B. 102 4 3
8
C. 108 D. 120
5

17. A point P(−2, 7) is first translated 5 units to the right and then reflected about the y-axis to another point Q.
Find the coordinates of Q.

A. (−3, 7) B. (7, 7) C. (3, −7) D. (−7, −7)

18. The total price of a chicken wing and a sausage is $10. If the price of a chicken wing is higher than that of a
sausage by $3, find the price of a chicken wing.

A. $3.5 B. $4.5 C. $5.5 D. $6.5

19. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram and ∠ABC = 50°.

A B
E is a point on CD such that ∠AEC = 110°. Find ∠DAE. 50°

A. 40° B. 50° 110°

D E C
C. 60° D. 70°

20. Let L be the line passing through the pole and the point with polar coordinates (6, 90°). A point P with polar
coordinates (6, 70°) is reflected about L to a point R. Find the polar coordinates of R.

A. (6, −70°) B. (−6, 70°) C. (6, 110°) D. (6, 140°)

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21. The figure shows a pentagon ABCDE. F is a point inside the pentagon such that the A
5 triangles in the figure are all congruent. Which of the following is correct?
B E
A. ∠AFB = 60°
F
B. AF = AB
C. ∆ABF is an equilateral triangle. C D
D. ABCDE is a regular pentagon.

22. The L.C.M. of 36 and x is 108. Find the smallest possible value of x.

A. 108 B. 54 C. 27 D. 3

23. The figure shows the average daily global solar radiation in
average daily global solar radiation in HK 1981-2010

HK from 1981 to 2010. Which of the following is false? 18

average daily global solar radiation

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A. The reading in October is double that in December.
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B. The reading is higher in September than that in April.
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C. The average daily global solar radiation increases
10
from February to May.
8
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
D. The highest average daily global solar radiation is
Month
found in July.

24. The general term of a sequence is 7n + 123 . Find the difference between the 2011th and 2012th terms.

A. 1 B. 7 C. 123 D. 130

25. Which of the following statements is false?

A. The sum of 2 prime numbers must be a prime number.

B. The sum of 2 even numbers must be an even number.
C. The sum of 2 multiples of 7 must be a multiple of 7.
D. The sum of 2 negative numbers must be a negative number.

26. It is given that 1st July 2047 is Monday. 1st August 2047 is

A. Monday. B. Tuesday. C. Wednesday. D. Thursday.

27. In the figure, D is a point on AC such that ∠CAB = ∠ABD = ∠DBC.

A
Which of the following must be true?

I. ∆ADB ∼ ∆ABC
II. ∆BDC ∼ ∆ABC D

A. I only B. II only B C
C. I and II only D. none of them

28. In a bag, there are some $1 and $5 coins. The number of $5 coins is 5 times the number of $1 coins.
If the total amount in the bag is $780, find the total number of coins in the bag.

A. 130 B. 150 C. 180 D. 210

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29. The figure shows a right-angled triangle. The area and the perimeter
x+2
of the triangle are 96 and 48 respectively. Find the value of x.

A. 18 B. 22
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C. 24 D. 28

30. In the figure, the shaded region is formed by removing 2 squares from a 4 cm2
16 cm2
rectangle. If the areas of the two squares are 4 cm2 and 16 cm2
respectively, find the area of the shaded region. (2x – 1) cm
x cm
2 2
A. 50 cm B. 60 cm
2 10 cm
C. 70 cm D. 80 cm2

A B
31. In the figure, ∆ACD ≅ ∆BDC. AC intersects BD at F. DCE is a straight line.
∠DBC = 45° and ∠BCE = 100°. Find ∠DFC. F 45°

A. 55° B. 60°
100°
C. 65° D. 70° E
D C
32. In the figure, AGF is a straight line and ∠BGE = 110°. Find ∠DGF. C D

A. 48° B. 60° B E
x x y
C. 70° D. 72° x y
A G F

33. The pie chart shows the districts in which the employees of a company live.
It is known that the number of employees living in the New Territories is 60% Kowloon
Hong
larger than that living in Hong Kong Island and is 4 times that living in Kong x°
Island
Kowloon. Find the value of x.
New
Territories
A. 45 B. 48
C. 54 D. 60

34. The general term of a sequence is an and the sum of any 4 consecutive terms of the sequence is 0.
If a1 = 1, a2 = 2 and a3 = 3, find a2011 + a2012.

A. −3 B. 0 C. 6 D. 4023

35. In the figure, D is a point on BC such that ∠DAC = ∠ABC. A

AC = 12, BC = 18 and AB = 16. Find the length of BD.
16 12
A. 8 B. 9
C. 10 D. 11 C
B D
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