Examination Number

F.4 Final Examination 2018 – 2019

Mathematics
Compulsory Part
Paper 2
Time allowed : 1 hour 15 minutes

Instructions:
1. Read carefully the instructions on the Multiple Choice Answer Sheet. Insert the information
required in the spaces provided.

2. When told to open this question paper, you should check that all the questions are there. Look for
the words ‘END OF PAPER’ after the last question.

3. All questions carry equal marks.

4. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. You should use an HB pencil to mark all your answers on the
Multiple Choice Answer Sheet. Wrong marks must be completely erased with a clean rubber.

5. You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more than one answer, you will
receive NO MARKS for that question.

6. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

7. Use of HKEAA approved calculators is allowed.

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The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale. Choose the best answer for each question.
Section A
1. (x3)2x =
A. x5x. B. x6x. C. x9x. D. xx .

2b + k
2. If a = , then c =
b−c

2b + k 2b + k 2b + k 2b + k
A. b − . B. b+ . C. a+ . D −b .
a a a a

3. p2 – 2pq + q2 + p – q =

A. (p + q)(p + q + 1). B. (p + q)(p − q + 1).

C. (p − q)(p + q + 1). D. (p − q)(p − q + 1).

4. Which of the following is an identity / are identities?

I. x2 = 2 II. (x + 1)(x − 2) = x2 − x − 2 III. (x + 3)(x − 3) = x2 − 9

A. I and II only B. I and III only C. II and III only D. I, II and III

5. Solve x2 – 5x + 5 = 0.

5 5 −5 5 5  45 − 5  45
A. x = B. x= C. x= D. x=
2 2 2 2

6. In the figure, BDC is a straight line. BAC and ADC are right angles. AC = k and ACD = 60.
Find BD in terms of k.
A
3k
A. B. 3k C. 3k D. 2 3k
2 k

60
B C
D

7. Given that  ,  are roots of the equation 2x2 – 5x + 5 = 0. Find the equation with roots
3 and 3 .

A. 6x2 – 5x + 5 = 0 B. 2x2 – 15x + 45 = 0

C. 6x2 + 15x + 5 = 0 D. 2x2 – 45x + 15 = 0

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8. The figure shows the graph of y = x2 + bx + 4.
Find the value of b.

A. 4 B. –4
C. 2 D. –2

9. The graph of a quadratic function intersects the x-axis at (5, 0) and (−1, 0), and its vertex is (2, −9).
Which of the following is the axis of symmetry the graph?
A. x = –9 B. x = –1 C. x=2 D. x=5

10. If 400 is subtracted from the square of Ben’s age, the result is equal to nine times his age.
Find Ben’s age.

A. 16 B. 20 C. 22 D. 25

3 =  − 5
2

11. If    and  , then  =

3 =  − 5
2

A. 5. B. − 5 . C. 3. D. −3 .

12. Which of the following about the graph of y = x2 – 2x + 6 is NOT true?

A. The axis of symmetry is x = 1.
B. The coordinates of the vertex are (1, 6).
C. The graph has no x-intercepts.
D. The y-intercept of the graph is 6.

13. Solve the following inequality –2x2 + 28x + 30  0 .

A. x  –1 or x  15 B. x  –1 and x  15
C. x  –1 or x  15 D. –1  x  15

14. Solve x + 8  2x + 7 or 2x + 7 < 1.

A. x < –3 or x  1. B. x < –3.
C. x  1. D. The solutions are all real numbers.

2 1
15. If f(x) = , then f ( x) f   =
x +1  x

4 4x 4x 2
A. 1. B. . C. . D. .
( x + 1) 2 ( x + 1) 2 ( x + 1) 2

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16. The equation of a straight line L1 is 5x – 8y – 44 = 0. A straight line L2 with x-intercept 2 is
perpendicular to L1. The equation of L2 is
A. 8x + 5y – 16 = 0. B. 8x + 5y – 20 = 0.
C. 8x – 5y – 28 = 0. D. 8x – 5y + 16 = 0.

17. The figure shows the graph of the straight line ax + by – 3 = 0. y

Which of the following is true?

x
A. a > 0 and b > 0 B. a < 0 and b > 0 0
C. a > 0 and b < 0 D. a < 0 and b < 0

18. When kx3 + 4x2 + 2x – 1 is divided by 2 + x, the remainder is 3. Find the value of k.

A. 1 B. 3 C. 4 D. 6

19. When a polynomial g (x) is divided by x – 3, the remainder is R. Find the remainder when g (3x) is
divided by x – 1.

R R
A. B. +1 C. R D. 3R
3 3

20. If x = 4 , find the value of log 2 x .

5

4 5 2 4
A. B. C. D.
25 4 5 5

21. The figure shows the graph of y = ax, where 0 < a < 1. y = ax y
y=x
Which graph of the following equations is symmetric to y = ax about
the line y = x ?
x
1
A. y =   B. y = loga x 1
a x
C. y = –loga x D. y = log 1 (− x)
a

22. If log a – 1 = 2 log b, then a =

A. 10 + b2. B. (10 + b)2. C. 10b2. D. 100b2.

23. Let a : b = 2 : 3. Which of the following must be true?

A. 22a = 33b B. 86a = 163b C. 93a = 272b D. 25a = 1252b

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24. It takes n hours for Terry alone to complete a task and Ada takes 6 hours more than Terry
to complete the same task when she works alone. If Terry and Ada work together, they take 4 hours
to complete the task. Which of the following equations can be used to find n ?

1 1 1 1 1 1
A. + = B. − =
n n+6 4 n n+6 4

1 1 4 4
C. = D. + = n(n + 6)
n ( n + 6) 4 n n+6

25. The figure shows the graphs of y = –x2 + bx + c and y = x + k.

Which of the following must be true?
I. b2 – 4c < 0
II. k > 0
 y = − x 2 + bx + c
III. The simultaneous equations  have no real solutions.
y = x + k

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

1 − sin 155 
26. If sin 385 = k, =
1 + sin(−205 )

1+ k 1− k 1 1
A. . B. . C. . D. .
1− k 1+ k 1− k 1+ k

27. For 0 ≤  < 360, how many distinct roots does the equation cos  (sin  + 1) = 0 have?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

28. In the figure, Paul walks 25 m from a point P on a bearing 170 to a shop B.
Then he walks 40 m to another shop A. Finally, he walks 20 m back to P.
Find the true bearing of A from B. A N
(Give the answer correct to the nearest degree.) 20 m
170
A. 024 B. 034 P
C. 326 D. 336
40 m 25 m

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29. A, B, C and D are points of two buildings as shown in the figure. The C
height of the shorter building is 25 m. The angle of depression of A 40

from C is 40 and the angle of elevation of A from D is 50.

A
Find the height of the taller building.

A. 50.8m B. 32.6m 25 m
C. 27.4m D. 42.6m 50
D B

A
30. In the figure, AC = 5 cm, BC = 7 cm and area of ABC is 4 6 cm2. 5 cm

Find the length of AB. C

A. 4 cm B. 2 cm C. 10 cm D. 10 cm 7 cm
B

Section B

31. In the figure, a rectangle is divided into 4 parts: A, B, C x cm A B

and D. A and C are two squares. The area of C is
larger than the area of B by 14 cm2.
Find the value(s) of x. (x + 4) cm C D

1
A. B. 1 13 cm
2
1
C. 2 D. or 2
2

32. In the figure, the straight line intersects the vertical axis at (0, 1) log y
and intersects the horizontal axis at (– 4, 0).
If y = mnx, then n =

1
x
1 4
1
A. . B. 10. C. 10 . D. .
10 4

sin x
33. Given that y = . Which of the following is/are correct ?
sin x − 2
I. The minimum value of y is − 1 .
II. The minimum value of y is −2 .
1
III. The maximum value of y is .
3

A. I only. B. II only. C. II, III only. D. I, III only.

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34. Given that the graph of y = x 2 + 7 x + 12 intersects the x-axis at point B and point C. The graph
intersects the y-axis at point A. It is also known that point V is the vertex of the graph. The ratio of
area of VBC to area of ABC is

A. 1 : 48. B. 1 : 24. C. 2 : 37. D. 4 : 29.

35. If x2000  53000 , where x is a positive integer, find the largest value of x.
A. 8 B. 11 C. 14 D. 17

36. If (x + k) is a common factor of ( 4 x3 + 4 x2 − x − 1 ) and ( 3x3 + 2x2 − 3x − 2 ), find the value of k.

A. −2 B. −1 C. 1 D. 2

37. If x − log y = x 2 − log y 2 − 10 = 2 , then y =

1 1
A. 100. B. or 100. C. or 10000. D. 2 or −4 .
10000 100

38. If log 2 Q + log 4 Q + log8 Q = 7 , find the value of log 2 Q .

42 103
A. B. C. 18 D. 37
11 512

Q
39. In the figure, the bearing of Q from O is N 34 E and that of P from O is
S 86 E. If OP is 20% longer than OQ and the length of PQ is 120 m. North
Find the length of OQ.

A. 129 m B. 115 m C. 108 m D. 96.7 m O

sin( − 270 ) tan(180 −  )

40. − =
cos 2 (360 −  ) cos(270 +  )
1 1 2 2
A. . B. . C. . D. .
sin 
2
tan  sin  cos 

41. The lengths of three sides of a triangle are (x + 5) cm, (x + 9) cm and 12 cm. The area of the
triangle is

A. 2( x + 13)( x + 1) cm2. B. 2 2( x + 13)( x + 3) cm2.

C. 4 2( x + 13)( x + 1) cm2. D. ( x + 13)( x + 3)( x + 1)( x + 11) cm2.

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42. Let O be the origin. The coordinates of P and Q are (0, 60) and (96, 48) respectively.
The x-coordinate of the orthocentre of OPQ is
A. 12. B. 10. C. 8. D. 6.

43. In the figure, AB = 5, AC = 6 and the area of ABC is 9.

2 tan  + 3cos  B
Find the value of , where 0    90 .
sin  + 5cos 
 C
13 39 105 A
A. 2 B. C. D.
7 46 131

44. In the figure, B is a point on AC such that AB : BC = 3 : 2. E

It is given that AE // BD. If the area of BCD and area

of EDC are 4 and 8 respectively, then the area of the
trapezium ABDE is D

A C
B

A. 33. B. 27. C. 21. D. 18.

1 37
45. If a, b and c are positive integers such that a + = . The value of (a + b + c) can be
1 16
b+
c
A. 9. B. 10. C. 11. D. 12.
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F4 Paper II Answers

1 B 11 B 21 B 31 D 41 C

A B C C D

D D B D C

C A A A A

A C D B B

6 A 16 A 26 B 36 C

B C A B

B A C A

C C D C

D D A D

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