Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School 

f ( x)  x 3  x 2  (9  5) x 1M
Form 4 First Term Examination (2016 – 2017)
 x 3  x 2  4x
Mathematics Compulsory Part
f (6)  (6) 3  (6) 2  4(6) 1M
Marking Scheme
 228 1A
Section A Multiple Choice Questions ( 24 marks )
3. (a) 𝑓(𝑥) divides 𝑥 + 𝑘 with a remainder of 2𝑘.
1.B 2. C 3.B 4. D 5.C 6.A 1A
∴ 𝑓(−𝑘) = 2𝑘
𝑓(−𝑘) = (−𝑘)2 + 2(−𝑘) + 4 = 𝑘 2 − 2𝑘 + 4 1A
7.C 8. D 9.C 10. C 11. A 12. B
∴ 𝑘 2 − 2𝑘 + 4 = 2𝑘
𝑘 2 − 4𝑘 + 4 = 0
1A
Section B Conventional Questions ( 100 marks ) 𝑘=2
(b) remainder = 𝑓(1 + 1) 1A(sub
x=1)
1. 4( x  1) 2  9
= 12 1A
9 1M
( x  1) 
2
4
3 (a)     4 ,   2
x 1   4. 1A (for sum
2
and product)
5 1
x or  1A+1A
2 2  2   2  (   ) 2  2 1M
2. f (2)  f (2)  4)  2(2)
2

(2) 3  (2) 2  (k  5)(2)  (2) 3  (2) 2  (k  5)(2) 1M  16  4 1A

8  4  2k  10  8  4  2k  10 1A  12
1A (for
4k  36
k  9 1A (b)    (2)  4
2 2 2
 2 2 )

1A
∴ The required equation is x 2  12x  4  0
5. (a) P( x)  2  [(2 x  5)  (3x  4)] 1A (6  2i )(6  2i )  c 1M
 2  (2 x  5  3x  4) 36  4i  c
2

 2  (5 x  1) c  40 1A

 10x  2 1A (ii) x  12 x  40  k
2

x 2  12 x  40  k  0
(b) P( x)  10x  2 1M
 32  10x  2 ∵ The quadratic equation x 2  12 x  40  k
30  10x has no real roots.
1A
x3 ∴ △ <0
Area of the lawn (12) 2  4(1)(40  k )  0 1M+1A
 (2  3  5)(3  3  4) 1M 144  160  4k  0
 11 5 k4 1A
 55m2 1A
6. 20 20 3  i 7.
(a)   1M (a)  x  4 is a factor of f (x ) .
3i 3i 3i
20(3  i ) f ( 4)  0

32  i 2
20(3  i ) i.e. a ( 4) 3  4( 4) 2  ( 4)  b  0

10  64a  64  4  b  0
1A
 6  2i  64a  b  68  0 ......... (i) 1A

(b) (i) The other root = 12 – (6 + 2i) = 6 – 2i  x  4 is a factor of g (x ) .

1M(eith
Product of roots = c g ( 4)  0
er
f(-4)=0
or
 g(-4)=0) 1
i.e. 4( 4) 3  16( 4) 2  a ( 4)  b  0 (b) Slope of L1 =
2
 256  256  4a  b  0
1A ∵ L1  L2
 4a  b  0 ...... (ii)
∴ Slope of L1  Slope of L2 = –1 1M

Slope of L2 = –2
Equation of L2 is y  2 x  5 . 1A
(ii)  (i), 68a  68  0
 a 1 1A

Substitute a  1 into (ii), 4(1)  b  0 (c)(i) ∵ L3  L2

 b 4 1A ∴ Slope of L3  Slope of L2 = –1
1
Slope of L3 =
(a) (b) f ( x)  x  4 x  x  4
3 2
2
1A
1 1A
y
By long division, f ( x)  x  4( x  1)
2 Equation of L3 is x.
2
 y  2 x  5..............(1)

f ( x)  0
(ii)  1
 y  x.....................(2)
 2
x  4( x 2  1)  0 Sub. (1) into (2),
1A
x  4 or x  1 1
x  2 x  5
There are 3 real roots. 2
1f.t.
x  2 1M
Yes, I agree.
y = –1
8. (a) Coordinates of A = (10, 0) 1A 1A
∴ Coordinates of D = (–2, –1).
Coordinates of B = (0, –5) 1A
9. (a) Slope of AB = tan 45o = 1 1A Alternative Solution
Equation of AB is  DC // AB
y 5  x 2 b6 50
 
y  x3 1A a  0 2  (3)
(b) Sub. y = 0 into the equation of AB. a  b  6...........................................(1)
0  x3  AD // BC
x  3 60 b5
 
∴ The coordinates of A are ( –3, 0). 1A 0  (3) a  2 1M+1A
Join AC. Let the point of intersection of AC and BD 2a  b  1...........................................(2)
be K and coordinates of C be (a, b). Sub (1) into (2)
∵ K is the mid-point of AC and BD. 2(b  6)  b  1
0 2 65 11 b  11
Coordinates of K =  ,  = (1, ) 1A 1A
 2 2  2 and a  5
3 a b  0 11
1  1M
∴ 2 and 2 2
a5 b  11
1A (c) DB  (0  2) 2  (6  5) 2  5
Coordinates of C are (5, 11).

BC  (5  2) 2  (11  5) 2  45

DC  (5  0) 2  (11  6) 2  50

∵ DB2 + BC2 = 5 + 45
= 50 1M
= DC2
∴ DBC is a right-angled triangle with
DBC  90 . (Converse of Pyth. Theorem)
1f.t.
10. (a) BC  AD 11. (a) Coordinates of A = (3, –1)
 16 cm ∴ h = 3 and k = –1 1A+1A
CD  AB
 12 cm
∴ f ( x)  a( x  3) 2  1
BE  (16  x) cm
FC  (12  x) cm Sub (4, 3) into y  a( x  3) 2  1 ,
1 1 1
A( x)  ( AB)( AD)  ( AB)(BE)  ( AD)(DF )  (CE )(CF ) 3  a(4  3) 2  1
2 2 2
1 1 1 a4
 [(12)(16)  (12)(16  x)  (16)( x)  ( x)(12  x)] cm2
2 2 2 1A
x 2 ∴ f ( x)  4( x  3) 2  1
 [192  (96  6 x)  8 x  (6 x  )] cm2
2
x2
 (  8 x  96) cm2
2
1M+1f.t 
(b) Coordinates of B = x, 4( x  3) 2  1 

Coordinates of C = x,  ( x  3) 2  1 
2
(b) x
A( x)   8 x  96
2  
BC  4( x  3) 2  1   ( x  3) 2  1
1M(for
 5( x  3) 2
1 2 BC)
A( x)  ( x  16 x  64  64)  96 1M
2 Height of △ABC = x – 3
1 ∵ Area of △ABC = 20 1A(for
A( x)  ( x  8) 2  32  96
2 5( x  3) ( x  3)
2 height)
∴  20
2
1
A( x)  ( x  8)2  64 1A ( x  3) 3  8
2
 The minimum area of AFE is 64 cm2 with the x 32
corresponding value of x =8. x5
1M+1A ∴ Coordinates of B = (5, 15) 1A(for
Coordinates of C = (5, –5) x=5)
1A(for
 both B
and C)
(c) Coordinates of D = (1, 15)
Coordinates of E = (1, –5) 1M(for
3-x)+1A
12. (a) (i) x  a is a factor of the polynomial f ( x )  x .
So, f (a)  a  0
f (a )  a 1A
(ii) f ( f (a))  a  f (a)  a  0 1A
So, x  a  is a factor. 1f.t.

(b) Let f ( x)  x 2  4 x  1 .

Then x 2  4 x  1  4x 2  4 x  1  1  x =
2

1A
f ( f ( x))  x
1A
So, f ( x )  x is a factor of f ( f ( x))  x . 1A
So, x 2  3x  1 is a factor of f ( f ( x))  x .