Form 5

HKCEE 1986
Mathematics II

86 If r = 3 h3 7r 3 , then the ratio r : h is III. (x 2)2 = (2 x)2.

1.
A. I only
A. 1:8. B. II only
B. 1:2 2 . C. III only
C. 1:2. D. I and II only
D. 1: 2 . E. I and III only
E. 1: 3 2 .
86 Given the identity
5. 2 x +1 a bx 2
86 x2 + 2
+ 2
= ,
2. 3y2 x 1 ( x 1) (1 x) ( x 1) 2
3 =
3 find the values of the constants a and b.
( x 3 y)
2 A. a = 1, b = 3 .
B. a = 3, b = 1 .
A. 1 C.
(x 3y) . a = 1, b = 3 .
2 D. a = 3, b = 1 .
B. 2 E. a = 1, b = 3 .
(x 3y) .
9
C. 2(x + 3y) . 86 If and are the roots of the equation
D. 1 6. 2x2 + x + 3 = 0, find the value of
(x + 3y) .
2 2
E. 2
(x + 3y) . +
9
A. 3 .
86 x+ y
If 1 = a (a 0), then y = B. 2 .
3. yx C. 2.
D. 3.
A. x. E. It cannot be determined.
B. x
(a 2) .
a 86
C. x 7.
(a 1) .
a
D. x
(2 a) .
a
1
...
E. x 1
(1 a) . 2
a

86 Which of the following is an

4. identity/are identities?

I. (x + 1)(x 1) = x2 + 1,
II. x2 2x + 1 = 0,

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 The figure shows an infinite number of 86 III
squares. The length of a side of the 10. II
first square is 1. The side of the first
square is equal to half of the side of the I
preceding one. Find the sum of the A D
B C
areas of the infinite number of squares.

A. 4.
B. 2.
C. 5
. In the figure, ABCD is a straight line
3 with AB = BC = CD. Three circles I, II
D. 3 and III are drawn respectively on AB,
.
2 AC and AD as diameters. Areas of
E. 4 circle I : Area of circle II : Area of
.
3 circle III =

86 Find the real value of x such that A. 1:2:3.

8. x 2 + x + 1 = k B. 1:2:4.
x 1 = 7 , where k is a constant. C. 1:4:9.
k D. 1 : 4 : 16 .
E. 1 : 8 : 27 .
A. 3.
B. 2. 86 A man drives a car at 45 km/h for 3
C. 1. 11. hours and then at 50 km/h for 2 hours.
D. 1 . His average speed for the whole
E. journey is
3 .
A. 47 km/h .
86
B. 47.5 km/h .
9.
C. 48 km/h .
1 2 D. 48.5 km/h .
r 2r E. 49 km/h .

86 r
The figure shows two sectors with radii 12.
r and 2r. If these two sectors are equal R r
in area, then 1 : 2 =

A. 2:1.
B. 3:1. Right circular
Sphere
cylineder
C. 4:1.
D. 5:1.
E. 6:1. In the figure, if
Volume of the sphere
=
Volume of the right circular cylinder
9 R
, then =
2 r

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 A. 3 86 y
.
2 15. 2
B. 3
.
2
C. x
O 3 2
D. 3
9
. 2 2
3
2
E. 9 -2
.
2
Which of the following functions may
86 If the compound interest on $1000 for be represented by the above graph in
13. two years at 9% p.a., pay half-yearly is the interval 0 to 2?
$x, find x.
A. y = cos 2x .
A. 9 B. y = 2 cos x .
1000 2.
100 C. 1
y = cos 2x .
B. 9 4 2
1000(1 + ) .
100 D. y = sin 2x .
C. 4 .5 4 E. y = 2 sin 2x .
1000(1 + ) .
100
D. 9 2 86 sin4 cos4 =
1000(1 + ) 1000 . 16.
100
E. 4 .5 4
1000(1 + ) 1000 . A. 1 .
100 B. 1 2 cos4 .
C. sin cos .
86 1
If sin cos = , then (sin + cos )2 D. sin2 cos2 .
14. 4 E. 2 sin4 1.
=
86 C
A. 2. 17.
B. 3
.
2
C. 1.
D. 1 2
.
2
E. 1
.
4
B 1 A

In the figure, A : B : C =

A. 2: 3 :1.
B. 4:3:1.
C. 3:2:1.
D. 3: 2:1.

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 E. 1:2: 3 86 The bearing of a lighthouse as observed
20. from an ocean liner is N37oE, the
86 bearing of the ocean linear as observed
C
18. from the light house is

A. N37oE .
B. N53oW .
C. S37oE .
O D. S37oW .
E. S53oW .
A B
86 Which of the following represents a
21. circle?
In the figure, if the area of the sector is
x, then arc ACB = A. 2x2 8y + 5 = 0 .
B. 2x2 + y2 4x 3y = 0 .
A. 2x
. C. 3x2 + 3y2 5x 7 = 0 .
r D. x2 y2 7x + 6y + 1 = 0 .
B. x E. x2 + y2 + 2xy + 7y 1 = 0 .
.
r
C. 2x 86 y
.
r2 22. L1
D. x
.

-5
90r L2
E. 90 x

ax
. x

y=
r O

86 A P
19.
120o
1 1
In the figure, L1 and L2 are two straight
44o lines perpendicular to each other and
B C D
intersecting at P on the y-axis. If the
equation of L1 is y = ax 5, then the
In the figure, AC = AD = 1. ABD = equation of L2 is
20o and CAD = 120o, find AB.
A. 1
A. 2 cos 20o . y= x5.
a
B. 1 B. 1
. y= +5.
2 sin 20o a
C. 3 C. y = ax 5 .
.
2 sin 20o D. y = ax + 5 .
D. 3 cos 20o . E. 1
y= x.
E. 2 sin 20o . a

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86 In the figure, A, B, C, D and E lie on a
84o
23. circle. AC intersects BE at K. ACD =
115o
100o and CDE = 130o. If BE // CD,
then ACB =
x A. 25o .
84o B. 30o .
C. 36o .
D. 40o .
In the figure, x =
E. 42o .
A. 77o .
86 In a shooting game, the probabilities for
B. 84o .
26. 4
C. 96o . John and Mary to hit a target are and
D. 103o . 5
E. 115o . 3
respectively. When both shoot at the
5
86 A 1 target, what is the probability that they
F B
24. both miss.
1
C A. 2
25
E D B. 3
25
In the figure, ABC, ACD, ADE and C. 8
AEF are right angled isosceles 25
triangles. If AB = BC = 1, how long is D. 12
AF? 25
E. 13
A. 2 5 . 25
B. 4.
C. 2 3 . 86 Given two groups of numbers
D. 3. 27. a + 1, a + 2, a + 3 and
E. b + 1, b + 2, b + 3,
5 .
where a > b. m1 and m2 are
respectively the means of the two
86 B groups, and s1 and s2 are respectively
25. A their standard deviations. Which of the
C following is true?
o
100
A. m1 > m2 and s1 > s2 .
B. m1 > m2 and s1 = s2 .
C. m1 = m2 and s1 > s2 .
130o D. m1 = m2 and s1 = s2 .
E D E. m1 > m2 and s1 < s2 .

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86 f 86 If (10x)y =(2z)(5z), then which of the
28. 29. following must be true

A. xy = z .
B. xy = 2z .
x C. xy = z2 .
0 D. xy = z .
E. xy = 2z .
The figure shows the frequency curve
of a certain distribution. Which of the 86 x
2
y
=
following can be the distributions 30. y+ x
cummulative frequency curve?

A. c.f. A. ( x + y)2
.
xy
B. x2 + y2
.
xy
x C. x+ y+2
0 .
xy
B. c.f. D. x+ y
.
xy
E. 1.

x 86 The L.C.M. of 12a2b and 18ab3c is

0 31.
C. c.f.
A. 6ab .
B. 6a2b3c .
C. 36ab .
D. 36a2b3c .
x E. 216a3b4c .
0
D. c.f. 86 y
32. (0, 3) (3, 3)

x x+y=6
0
E. c.f. x
0 (4, 0)
2x + 3y = 0

x
0

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 Let p = 2x + 3y. Under the following A. y
constraints
x0
y0

x4
y3

x + y 6 x
what is the greatest value of p? 0
B. y
A. 8.
B. 14 .
C. 15 .
D. 16 .
E. 17 .

86 If log x2 + log y2 = log z2, where x, y x

33. and z are positive numbers, which of 0
the following must be true? C. y
I. x2 + y2 = z2 .
x
II. log x + log y = log z 0
III. x2y2 = z2

A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and II only
E. II and III only D. y

86 Let F(x) = 2x3 + 3x2 11x 6. Given

34. that F(2) = 0 and F(3) = 0, then F(x)
can be factorized as

A. (x + 2) (x 3) (2x + 1) .
B. (x + 2) (x 3) (2x 1) . x
0
C. (x 2) (x + 3) (2x + 1) .
D. (x 2) (x 3) (2x + 1) . E. y
E. (x 2) (x + 3) (2x 1) .

86 If a, b and c are positive numbers, x

0
35. which of the following is a possible
graphical representation of
y =ax2 + bx + c

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86 If a > 0 and b < 0, which of the ABCDEFGH is a cube of side 3 cm. A
36. following is/are negative? tetrahedron DACH is cut away along
the plane ACH. The volume of the
I. 1 1 remaining solid is

a b
II. a b A. 6 cm3 .
+ B. 9 cm3 .
b a
III. 2 C. 13.5 cm3 .
a b2
D. 18 cm3 .
b a E. 22.5 cm3 .

A. I only 86 The marked price of an article is

B. III only 39. originally P. The marked price is then
C. I and II only increased so that when a discount of
D. I and III only 10% is made on the new marked price,
E. II and III only the selling price is still P. What is the
new marked price?
86 If 2 < x < 3 and 3 < y < 4, then the
37. x A. 9
range of values of is P.
y 10
B. 109
A. 1 x 3 P.
< < . 100
2 y 4 C. 11
P.
B. 1 x 10
< <1.
2 y D. 111
P.
C. 2 x 3 100
< < . E. 10
3 y 4 P.
D. 2 x 9
< <1.
3 y 86
E. 4 x 3 40.
< < .
3 y 2

86 B C
38. 3 cm
A
D

The total surface area of a regular

tetrahedron of side 3 cm is
F
G A. 9 3
cm2 .
4
E H B. 9 cm2 .
C. 27 3
cm2 .
4
D. 9 3 cm2 .

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 E. 12 3 cm2 . E. Cannot be determined

86 Ten litres of a mixture contain 60% of 86 A

41. alcohol and 40% of water by volume. 45.
How many litres of water should be 2 3
added so that it contains 30% of
alcohol by volume?
B C
A. 5.
B. 10 . In ABC, AB = 2, AC = 3 and
C. 15 . 3
sin B = , then cos2C =
D. 20 . 4
E. 30 .
A. 9
86 .
If A, B, and C can finish running the 16
42. same distance in 3, 4 and 5 minutes B. 9
respectively, then As speed : Bs peed : .
13
Cs speed =
C. 1
.
A. 3:4:5 4
B. 5:4:3 D. 1
.
C. 9:8:7 2
D. 20 : 15 : 12 E. 3
.
E. 25 : 16 : 9 4

86 If the five interior angles of a convex 86 A

43. pentagon from an A.P. with a common 46.
difference of 10o, then the smallest
interior angle of the pentagon is

A. 52o B C
D
B. 72o
C. 88o
D. 98o In the figure, BD : DC =
E. 108o
A. sin C : sin B .
86 Let p be a positive constant such that B. cos C : cos B .
44. C. tan C : tan B .
p sin = 3 and p sin = 1. Find all
D. sin B : sin C .
the values of in the interval 0 to 2. E. cos B : cos C .
A. 86
. A B
3 47.
B.
. O
6
C. 4
,
3 3
D. 7
,
6 3 D C

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 86 C
In the figure, ABCD is a square. Arcs 49.
AC and BD are drawn with centres D
and C respectively, intersecting at O. D 40o
Arc AO : Arc OC =

A. 1: 2 .
B. 1: 3 . 100o
C. 1:2. A B
D. 1:3.
E. 2:3. DA and DC are equal chords of the
circle ABCD. CDB = 40o and DAB
86 A = 100o. ADB =
48. x x
E x x F A. 20o .
x x B. 25o .
C. 30o .
D. 35o .
D B E. 40o .
O
86 B
50. D
50o
H G

C
A
In the figure, ABCD and EFGH are two C
squares of side 1. They are placed one
upon the other with their centres both at In the figure, AB and AC are tangents to
O to form a star with 16 sides, each of the circle BCD. If BDC = 50o, then
length x. Find x. A =

A. 2
. A. 130o .
7 B. 100o .
B. 1 C. 85o .
. D. 80o .
3
C. 2 E. 50o .
.
5
86 A
D. 1
. 51. 3
2+ 2
E 6
E. 1
.
1+ 2 D
4
B C

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 In ABC, AP = 3, AQ = 6 and QC = 4.
If APQ = ACB, then PB = A circle, centre O, touches the sector
ABC internally at D, E and F. C =
A. 7. 60o and AC = 18. Find the radius of the
B. 8. circle.
C. 10 .
D. 17 . A. 9.
E. 20 . B. 6.
C. 5.
86 D. 4.
52. E. 3.
A
86 P
54. T
B

C R
x

Three circles, centres A, B and C touch In the figure, PQ is a diameter and PT

each other as shown in the figure. The is a tangent of the circle. QT cuts the
radii of the two circles with centre A circle at R. Let Q = and PQ = x,
and B are both 1 cm and radius of the then TR =
circle with centre C is 3 cm. Find the
area of the shaded part in cm2. A. x
.
cos
A. B. x
3 . .
3 sin
B. C. x
3 . .
6 sin tan
C. D. x sin tan .
2 3 .
3 E. x cos tan .
D.
2 3 .
6
E. It cannot be determined

86 A
53.
F D

O
C 60o
E B

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