DSE MOCK 1

MATH CP
PAPER 1
UNITED PRIME MATHEMATICS SERIES
HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION Candidate Number
MOCK PAPER SET 1
Class

Class Number
MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part
PAPER 1
Question-Answer book

Time allowed : 2¼ hours

This paper must be answered in English

INSTRUCTIONS

1. After the announcement of the start of the

examination, you should first write your Candidate
Number, Class and Class Number in the spaces
provided.

2. This paper consists of THREE sections, A(1), A(2)

and B.

3. Do not write in the margins. Answers written in the

margins will not be marked.

4. Unless otherwise specified, all working must be

clearly shown.

5. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should

be either exact or correct to 3 significant figures.

6. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn

to scale.

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 SECTION A(1) (35 marks)

1. Make a the subject of the formula . (3 marks)

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2. Simplify and express your answer with positive indices. (3 marks)

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 3. Simplify . (3 marks)

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4. (a) Find the range of values of x which satisfy both and 4x + 20  0.

(b) How many integers satisfy both inequalities in (a)?

(4 marks)

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 5. The marked price of a laptop computer is 30% higher than its cost. The laptop
computer is sold at a discount of 15% on its marked price and the profit is $525. Find
the marked price of the laptop computer.
(4 marks)

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6. Let p, q and r be non-zero numbers such that 3p = 2q and . Find

(a) p : q : r,

(b) .
(4 marks)

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 7. In Figure 1, BD is a diameter of the circle ABCD. AB = AC and BDC = 54.

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 8. In Figure 2, E is a point lying on BC. AC and DE intersect at the point F. It is given that
AB = AE, AC = AD and DAF = BAE.

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d. Figure 2

(a) Prove that △ABC  △AED.

(b) It is given that AB = 24 cm, AC = 45 cm and DE = 51 cm. Is △ADE a

right-angled triangle? Explain your answer.
(5 marks)

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 9. The frequency distribution table and the cumulative frequency distribution table below
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(c) If a tree is randomly selected from the park, find the probability that the height of
the tree is less than 1.75 m but not less than 1.15 m.
(5 marks)

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An SECTION A(2) (35 marks) Ans
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(b) Write down the greatest possible median of the distribution. (1 mark)

(c) Someone claims that the standard deviation of the distribution is less than 7
marks. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
(2 marks)

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 12. The equation of the circle C is x2 + y2 – 18x + 24y + 56 = 0. Denote the centre of C by
G. The coordinates of the point F are (–27, 3).

(a) Find the distance between F and G. (3 marks)

(b) Let P be a moving point on C.

(i) When P is nearest to F, describe the geometric relationship between P, F

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 13. X and Y are two similar solid metal right circular cones. The base radius of X is
5 cm. The curved surface area of X and that of Y are 65  cm 2 and 260  cm 2
respectively.

(a) Find the height of X. (2 marks)

(b) Find the volume of Y in terms of  . (3 marks)

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 14. When the polynomial f(x) is divided by x 2 – x + 1, the quotient and the
remainder are x 2 + x – 21 and px + q respectively, where p and q are constants.
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 SECTION B (35 marks)

15. A queue is randomly formed by 5 boys and 3 girls.

(a) How many different queues can be formed? (1 mark)

(b) Find the probability that the two ends of the queue are of the same
gender.
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 16. Let f(x) = 2x2 + 20mx + 51m2 + 3, where m is a non-zero real constant.

(a) Using the method of completing the square, express, in terms of m, the
coordinates of the vertex of the graph of y = f(x).
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Figure 3

(i) Find the shortest distance from D to the plane ABC.

(ii) Someone claims that the angle between the plane ABC and the plane ABD
exceeds 32. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
(4 marks)

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point lying on AB such that BGDE is a cyclic quadrilateral.

(i) Find the equation of C.

(ii) Someone claims that the y-intercept of the straight line passing through D
and E is –50. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
(8 marks)

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