FINAL EXAM

2018-2019
MATHS - CP
PAPER I
Exam

Final Examination 2018 - 2019 Number

Form 4
Question No. Marks
Mathematics
14
Compulsory Part (4)

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Section B (8)

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Instructions of Section B
1. Write your examination number in the spaces provided
Section B
on the top right corner of this cover page.
2. This section consists of four questions. The total mark Total
(27)
of this section is 27.
3. Attempt ALL questions. Write your answers in the
spaces provided in this Question-Answer Book. Do
not write in the margins. Answers written in the
margins will not be marked. The last page is a
supplementary answer sheet.
4. 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.
7. HKEAA approved calculators are allowed to use in
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14.  
In the figure, ABCDEF is a regular hexagon with AB  2  3 . DEGH is a square.

FG is produced to meet BC at P.

A B

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H
F C

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E D

(a) Find BFP. (1 mark)

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of square DEGH. Do you agree with the student's claim? Explain your answer.

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15. (a) In PQR, it is given that PRQ = 90. S is a point on PQ such that PS = a, SQ = b
and SR = c. Let PRS =  and PQR = .

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S
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
R P

a cos 
(i) By considering PRS, prove that sin   . (2 marks)
c
(ii) By considering SQR, express cos  in terms of b, c and . (1 mark)
(iii) Hence, or otherwise, prove that a 2 cos 2   b 2 sin 2   c 2 . (1 mark)

(b) There are four points A, B, C and D on a horizontal plane. B and C are at distances

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50 m and 120 m due east of A respectively. Given that BD = 60 m and ADC = 90.
Find the possible compass bearing(s) of D from C. (4 marks)

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16. It is given that S  log 4 (5 x  1) and T  log 2   1 .
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(a) If S  T  2 , find the possible value(s) of x. (4 marks)

(b) If 4 S  x  35 , find the possible value(s) of x. (4 marks)

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17. (a) Factorize f (x) = x 3 – 96x – 576.
Hence, find the real root(s) of f (x) = 0. (2 marks)

(b) Container A is an inverted right circular cone with base radius 9 cm and height 18
cm. Container B is a right cylinder with base radius 4 cm and height 18 cm. Two
containers A and B are held vertically. At first, the two containers are empty. Water
is pumped into the two containers with different rates. Water flows into containers
A and B at rates RA(t) cm3/s and RB(t) cm3/s respectively, where t seconds is the time
elapsed since the water is pumped into the containers. It is given that

2 for 0  t  35
  for 0  t  44
RA (t )   0 for 35  t  44 , and RB (t )   .
 for t  44 2 for t  44
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(i) Find the depth of water in Container A after water is pumped into it for
60 seconds. (1 mark)

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(ii) Find the depth of water in Container B after water is pumped into it for
60 seconds. (1 mark)
(iii) Find the depth of water when the water reaches the same level in the two

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