HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS
Compulsory Part

Exam Paper (By Topic)

Question-Answer Book
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Write your Candidate Name in the space provided on the cover page.
2. This paper consists of TWO sections, A and B. Section A carries 45 marks and Section B carries
35 marks
3. Attempt ALL questions in this paper. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this
Question-Answer Book.
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.
TOPICS
1. Variations
2. Plane Geometry
3. Equation of Circle
4. Inequalities
5. Polynomial

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Section A 35 marks
1. Solve the inequality

1+5 x
3 x+42 x+9 . (4 marks)
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2. a) Factorize x 2+10 x+25 . (2 marks)
b) If a equation of circle, x 2+ y 2+10 x+E y+20=0 , can be written as
2

(x+h) +( y2) =r

, find the value of h , E and r . (5 marks)

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3. Given O(2, 6) is the centre of the circle and

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A(3, 3) is a point on the circle, find the

equation of circle. (4 marks)

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4. It is given that z varies directly as x 2 and inversely as y .
When x=4 and y=6 , z =8 . Find z when x=2 and y=3 . (5 marks)
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5. Divide 2 x 36 x 2+3 x1 by x2 . (3 marks)

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6. A polynomial x 3+a x 2 3 x+b is divisible by x1 .When it is divided by x2 , the
reminder is 13. Find the valve of a and b . (5 marks)
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7. In the figure, O is the centre of the semicircle

ABCD. If OC // BD and DBA=45o ,
find CAD . (4 marks)

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8. Show a circle x 2+ y 24 x+ y20=0 and a straight line 4 x9 y+36=0 cuts each other at
one point. (4 marks)
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9. Find the range of x such that x 22 x15>0 . (4 marks)

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10. Given the graph of x 2+ y 2+8 x10y+16=0 , find the
coordinate of point A , B and C . (5 marks)

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Section B 35 marks
11. a) Find an equation of a circle which passes through points A(3, 6) , B(8, 1) and
C (11, 10) . (6marks)
b) Find its centre and radius. (2 marks)
c) Is a point D(4, 9) inside it, or on it or outside it? (3 marks)
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12. The cost (c) of running a camp is partly constant and partly varies directly as the number (n) of
participants. The cost is $6000 when there are 50 people and $3600 when there are 20 people.
a) Find the cost when there are 40 people. (5 marks)
b) Find the number of participants such that the cost is twice of the cost obtained in part a).
(4 marks)
c) If the fee (f) of the participants is shared the cost by the number of participants, i.e., f =

c
n

, show the fee must be more than $80. Hence, find the fee if there are 40 participants.
(2 marks)
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13. In the figure, AB is a diameter of a circle. Extend a

segment BA and CD at point P . If

BC =CD and

BPD= .
1
o
a) Prove BDC= (90 ) . (7 marks)
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b) If BDC=41o , find . (2 marks)
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Answer
1+5 x
3 x+42 x+9
2

1.

1+5 x
3 x+4 and 3 x+42 x+9
2
x7 and x5

Hence, 7x5
2

2. a)

x +10 x+25=( x+5)

2

b)

(x+h) +( y2) =r

x 2+ y 2+2 h x4 y+h2 +4r 2=0

x 2+ y 2+10 x+E y+20=0

Hence, 2 h=10 , E=4 and h 2+4r 2=20 .

Therefore, h=5 , E=4 and r =3 .
3.

(x+2)2+( y6)2=(23)2+(63)2
2

x + y +4 x12 y+6=0

4. Let z =

k x2
, where k in a non-zero constant.
y

When x=4 and y=6 , z =8 , i.e., 8=

Hence, z =

k42
, we gain k =3 .
6

3 x2
.
y

When x=2 and y=3 , z =

322
=4 .
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5. Consider:Divide 2 x 36 x 2+3 x1 by x2 .
2 x 2 2 x1
x2 2 x 36 x 2+3 x1
2 x 34 x 2
2 x 2+3 x
2
2 x +4 x
x1
x+2
3
3
2
6. Let f (x )=x +a x 3 x+b . Since f (1)=0 and f (2)=13 , we have
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{4a+b=2
a+b=11
Solving this, we get a=3 and b=1 .
7.

COB=180o 45o =135o (int. , CO // DB )

OC =OD (radius)
OBC = OCB (base s, isos. )
OBC + OCB+135o =180o
OBC = OCB=22.5o
CAD= OBC =22.5o ( s in the same segment)

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4
8. Consider x 2+ y 24 x+ y20=0 and y= x+4 , i.e.,
9

x 2+

Then, we have x 2=0 .

Hence, they cut at x=0 .
9.

4
4
x+4 4 x + x +4 20=0
9
9

x 22 x15>0
(x5)( x+3)>0
Hence, the range of x is x<3 or x>5 .

10. When y=0 ,

x 2+8 x +16=0
x=4 (repeated)

When x=0 ,
y 210 y+16=0
y=8 or y=2

Hence, A( 4, 0) , B( 0, 2) and C (0, 8) .

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11. a) Let the equation of the circle be x 2+ y 2+D x+E y+F =0 .

Sub A(3, 6) , B(8, 1) and C (11, 10) into the equation, we get a linear system with 3
unknowns,

45+3 D+6 E +F =0 ...(1)

65+8 D+E+F =0 ...(2)
221+11 D+10 E+F =0...( 3)

(2)(1): 20+5 D5 E =0
D=E4...(4)
(3)(1) :176+8 D+4 E=0
2 D+E+44=0...(5)
Sub (4) into (5) : 2 ( E4 )+E+44=0
E=12
Then D=16 and F =75 .
Hence, the equation the circle is x 2+ y 216 x12 y+75=0 .
b) The centre of the circle:
c) Since

12
,
=( 8, 6 ) and the radius is 8 +6 75=5
(16
2 2 )

(84)2+(69)2 =5

, so point D(4, 9) is on the circle.

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12. a) Let c=k 1+k 2 n , where k 1 and k 2 are non-zero real number.
When n=50 , c=6000 ,
6000=k 1+50 k 2 ...(1)
When n=20 , c=3600 ,
3600=k 1+20 k 2 ...(2)

(1)( 2) :2400=30 k 2
k 2=80
Hence, k 1=2000
Therefore, c=2000+80 n .
When n=40 ,
c=2000+8040=5200
b) When c=52002=10400 ,
10400=2000+80 n
n=105
Hence, the number of the participants is 105.
c)

f=

2000+80 n
2000
=80+
>80 since n>0 . Hence, the fee must be more than $80.
n
n

Therefore,

f 40=80+

2000
=130 , the fee is $130 if there are 40 participants.
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