South Tuen Mun Government Secondary School

S4 Mathematics
Chapter 3
Multiple Choice Questions

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11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

(4A03F001) (4A03F003)
Which of the following is NOT a function of x? x 1
If f ( x)  , find the value of f (3)  f   .
A. y = 5 – x 1 x 2
B. y = x2 + 9x – 12 1
A.
1 3
C. y  x3 
x 3
2
B.
D. y = 4x 5
1
C.
4
(4A03F002) 9
D.
If f(x) = (x – 1)(2x + 3), find the value of f(5). 4
A. 7
B. 5
C. 52 (4A03F004)
D. 20 If f(x) = kx + 1 and f(–3) = 10, find the value of k.
A. 5
B. 5
C. 3
D. 3

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(4A03F005) (4A03F009)
If f ( x)  ( x  1)( x  b) and f (2)  f (5) , then If g(x + 1) = 2x2 + 4x + 2, then g(x) =
f (10)  A. x2.
A. 22. B. 2x2.
B. 16. C. 2x2 + 4x + 2.
C. 10. D. 2x2 + 8x + 8.
D. 7.

(4A03F010)
(4A03F006) It is given that y = f(x), where f(x) = 2kx + k. If
Let f ( x)  ( x  3)(2 x  5) . If f (k )  2k , then f(1) = 3, which of the following is/are true?
k= I. k = 3
A.  3 . II. f(x) is a linear function of x.
5 III. (2, 6) lies on the graph of y = f(x).
B.  or 3 .
2 A. III only
5 B. I and II only
C.  3 or .
2 C. I and III only
15 D. I, II and III
D.  .
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(4A03F011)
(4A03F007) The figure shows the graph of y
If f(x) = ax + 1, then f(ax + 1) = = ax + b. If f(x) = ax + b, find
A. ax + 1. the value of f(3).
B. a2x + a + 1. 3
A. 
C. a2x2 + 2ax + 1. 2
D. 2ax + 2. B. 0
C. 9
D. –3
(4A03F008)
1
If f (n)  n(n  1) , find f (2n)  f (2n  1) .
2 (4A03F012)
2
A. n The figure shows the
B. (2n  1) 2 graph of y = ax2 + bx + c.
C. 4n 2 Determine the signs of a
D. (2n  1) 2 and c.
A. a < 0, c < 0
B. a > 0, c < 0
C. a < 0, c > 0
D. a > 0, c > 0

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(4A03F013) (4A03F015)
The figure shows the graph of y = ax2 + bx + c. Consider the
The coordinates of its vertex are (–2, –5). Which function
of the following must be true?
I. The axis of symmetry is x = –5.
II. The graph opens downwards.
III. b 2  28a
A. I only
B. II only
C. III only y   x 2  8 x  3 . It is given that the coordinates
D. I and III only of the vertex of its graph are (4, k). Find the
optimum value of the function.
A. maximum value = 3
(4A03F014) B. minimum value = 3
Which of the following may represent the graph C. maximum value = 13
of y  2 x 2  7 x  3 ? D. minimum value = 13
A.

(4A03F016)
It is given that the minimum value of
y  x 2  4 x  8 is 4. Find the axis of symmetry
B. of the graph of y  x 2  4 x  8 .
A. x = 4
B. x = 2
C. x = 2
D. x = 4

C.
(4A03F017)
The figure shows the
graph of
y  3 x 2  12 x  15 with
D. two x-intercepts 5 and 1.
Find the coordinates of the
vertex of the graph.
A. (2, 24)
B. (2, 27)
C. (3, 27)
D. (3, 24)

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(4A03F018) (4A03F021)
The figure shows the graph In the figure, the axis of symmetry of the graph
of y   x 2  3x  4 of y = (x  h)2 + k is
which cuts the y-axis at C. x = 3. Find the
Find the area of rectangle maximum value
OABC. of y.
A. 9 sq. units A. 4
B. 12 sq. units B. 8
C. 16 sq. units C. 12
D. 6 sq. units D. 14

(4A03F019) (4A03F022)
Which of the following functions has a maximum The figure shows a graph of quadratic function.
value of –2? Which of the following
A. f(x) =(x + 1)2 – 2 functions may represent
B. f(x) = –(x – 2)2 + 1 the given graph?
C. f(x) = –(x + 1)2 – 2 A. y  x 2  9 x  8
D. f(x) =(x – 2)2 + 1 B. y   x 2  7 x  8
C. y  ( x  4) 2  24
D. y  ( x  4) 2  24
(4A03F020)
Which of the following about the graph of the
function y = (x + 1)2 + 9 must be true?
I. The axis of symmetry is x = 1.
II. The graph opens downwards.
III. The coordinates of the vertex are (1, 9).
A. II only
B. I and II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

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(4A03F023) (4A03F025) NF
Which of the following may represent the graph Find the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of
of y  3( x  h) 2  k , where hk < 0? y  x 2  6 x  10 .
A. A. (3, 1)
B. (3, 1)
C. (3, 1)
D. (3, 1)

(4A03F026) NF
B. If the axis of symmetry of the graph of y = 2x2 +
3
kx + 9 is x  , find the value of k.
2
A. 3
B. 6
C. –3
D. –6
C.

(4A03F027) NF
It is given that f(x) = 4x2 – 4x + 13. Which of the
following must be true?
I. The minimum value of f(x) is 12.
II. The axis of symmetry of the graph of y = f(x)
D. 1
is x =  .
2
III. The coordinates of the vertex of the graph of
 1 
y = f(–x) are   , 12  .
 2 
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
(4A03F024) NF
Find the optimum value of the function
y  x 2  4 x  1.
A. maximum value = 2
B. minimum value = 2
C. maximum value = 3
D. minimum value = 3

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(4A03F028) NF (4A03F030) NF
The figure shows the graph of y  x 2  8 x  9 It is given that the perimeters of two rectangles
which has F as its vertex and cuts the x-axis at D are 36 m and 44 m respectively. What is the
and E. Find the area of △OEF. difference between their maximum areas?
A. 25 sq. units A. 40 m2
B. 50 sq. units B. 64 m2
1 C. 81 m2
C. 67 sq. units
2 D. 121 m2
1
D. 112 sq. units
2

(4A03F029) NF
Let x and x  4 be two real numbers. Find
the minimum value of the sum of the squares of
these two numbers.
A.  8
B. 0
C. 8
D. 16

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