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共有 200 條多項選擇題 Multiple-choice Questions (MCQs)。
共有 100 條傳統題 Conventional Questions (CQs)。
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Day 1 - 5 MCQs
 Q1.
(2a)4 ⋅ a4 =
A 16a8
B 8a16
C 2a8
D 16a16
 Q2.
(−2r 4n )4
=
2r 4
A r 16n−4
B r 4n
C −8r 4
D 8r 16n−4
 Q3.
(6r ⋅ 4s )3 =
A 23r+6s .
B 27 ⋅ 23r+6s .
C 33r ⋅ 23r+6s .
D 63r+6s .
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 Q4.
8170 ⋅ 17510 =
A 34680 .
B 136680 .
C 136510 .
D 34510 .
 Q5.
If −5x3 + Ax2 − 23x + 28 ≡ (−5x + 4)(x2 + Bx + 7), then
A A = −11 and B = 3 .
B A = 11 and B = 3 .
C A = −8 and B = 0 .
D A = −8 and B = 6 .
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Day 2 - 3 CQs
 Q6.
w −15 p9
Simplify and express your answer with positive indices. (3 marks)
p5
 Q7.
(y 5 k −5 )4
Simplify and express your answer with positive indices. (3 marks)
y 7 k −4
 Q8.
7y + a
Make y the subject of the formula = a − 1 . (3 marks)
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Day 3 - 5 MCQs
 Q9.
(4c + 5r )2 − (4c − 5r )2 =
A 8cr
B 0
C 10cr 2
D 80cr
 Q10.
1
1−
If h = 6 , then h =
3
4+
p
A 23 .
p
B .
23p + 18
23p + 18
C .
p
p
D − .
23p + 18
 Q11.
(1 − q )(1 − q − q 2 ) =
A 1 − q + q2 − q3 .
B 1 − 2q + q 3 .
C (1 − q )3 .
D 1 − q3 .
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 Q12.
1
( )3115 =
27664
1
A
31877
1
B
3549
C 0
D 32107
 Q13.
Convert 1.15̇ into a fraction.
48
A
125
45
B
52
52
C
45
23
D
20
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Day 4 - 3 CQs
 Q14.
(a) Make a the subject of the formula −11(x − a − 1) = 9x + a + 11 .
(b) If x is increased by 29%, find the percentage change of a .
(4 marks)
 Q15.
Factorize
(a) t2 − 18tb + 81b2
(b) t2 − 18tb + 81b2 + 7t − 63b
(3 marks)
 Q16.
The numbers of K1, K2 and K3 students in a school are 39 , 45 and 50 respectively. 30% of K3 are boys. If one
student is chosen randomly among all K1 to K3 students, find the probability that the student is
(a) a K1 student,
(b) a girl from K3.
(4 marks)
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Day 5 - 5 MCQs
 Q17.
−bh + gh − bs + gs + bx − gx =
A (b − g )(h + s + x).
B (b − g )(h − s − x).
C (g − b)(h + s − x).
D (g − b)(h − s − x).
 Q18.
h−1 s
If = , then x =
x−1 x
s
A .
h−s+1
s
B .
1−h
s−1
C .
h−1
s
D .
1−h+s
 Q19.
If a + 5b = −28 and 7a + 10b = −71 , then a =
A −5 .
B −3 .
C 5.
D 3.
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 Q20.
The value of a flat had dropped by 67% from 2008 to 2009 and increased by 1% from 2009 to 2010. It is
given that its value is $3100000 in 2010. Find the value of the flat in 2008, corrected to 4 significant
figures.
A $1838000
B $9301000
C $1875000
D $9489000
 Q21.
If k = 0.003296165219 , which of the following must be true?
I. k = 0.00329617 (cor. to 8 sig. fig.)
II. k = 0.00329617 (cor. to 8 decimal places)
III. k = 0.0033 (cor. to 4 decimal places)
A None of the above
B II and III only
C III only
D I, II and III
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Day 6 - 3 CQs
 Q22.
Bag A contains four cards numbered 2, 2, 8 and 8 respectively while bag B contains four
cards numbered 2, 5, 7 and 9 respectively. If one card is randomly drawn from each bag, find
the probability that the product of the two numbers drawn is less than 17 .
(3 marks)
 Q23.
In a sales promotion, a shop gives a lucky draw to its customers in every purchase. In each draw, a customer is
given a number from 1100 unique numbers in which 1 of the numbers can reward the 1st prize, 8 of the numbers
can reward the 2nd prize, 13 of the numbers can reward the 3rd prize, 750 of the numbers can reward the
consolation prize. No number can reward more than one prize.
(a) Find the probability that the 2nd prize is rewarded in a draw.
(b) Find the probability that a prize is rewarded in a draw.
(4 marks)
 Q24.
Holly has 10 more books than that of Tommy. If Tommy gives Holly 19 books, then the number of books owned by
Holly will become 5 times that of Tommy. Find the total number of books owned by them. (4 marks)
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Day 7 - 5 MCQs
 Q25.
0.0404646525 =
A 0.0405 (cor. to 4 sig. fig.)
B 0.04046 (cor. to 5 decimal places)
C 0.041 (cor. to 2 sig. fig.)
D 0.0405 (cor. to 3 decimal places)
 Q26.
4 3
It is given that V = πr and A = 4πr. Which of the following must be correct?
3
1
A A= Vr
3
1 2
B V = Ar
3
C V = 3Ar 2
D A = 3V r
 Q27.
Let f (x) = 7x3 − 3x2 + 5x + 6 . When f (x) is divided by 3x + 8 , then the remainder is
4358
A − .
27
3530
B .
27
1707
C .
512
4005
D .
512
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 Q28.
The figure shows the graph of y = f (x), where y = f (x) is a quadratic function. The solution of f (x) < k is
p s
q r
x
A q<x<r.
B x < p or x > s .
C x < q or x > r .
D p<x<s.
 Q29.
If A and B are constants such that x2 + Ax + B ≡ (x − 8)(x − A) + 5, then B =
A 32
B −32
C −27
D 27
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Day 8 - 3 CQs
 Q30.
The weekly income of Cynthia is 30% higher than that of Logan while the weekly income of Logan is 50% lower
than that of Elliott. It is given that the weekly income of Logan is $1080.
(a) Find the weekly income of Cynthia.

(b) Who has the highest weekly income? Explain your answer.
(4 marks)
 Q31.
Factorize
(a) k 2 − 8kw + 9k ，
(b) k 2 − 8kw + 9k − 2k + 16w − 18 。
(3 marks)
 Q32.
Factorize
(a) 3x3 + 4x2 y − 4x2 ,
(b) 3x3 + 4x2 y − 4x2 − 3x − 4y + 4 .
(4 marks)
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Day 9 - 5 MCQs
 Q33.
The figure shows the graph of y = a(x + b)2 , where a and b are constants. Which of the following is true?
O
x
A a < 0 and b < 0
B a > 0 and b > 0
C a < 0 and b > 0
D a > 0 and b < 0
 Q34.
If 3c − 2b = c + 8b − 5 = 19 , then b =
53
A
24
53
B
26
27
C
26
7
D
2
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 Q35.
If (t, 3) is the solution of the following simultaneous equations, find the values of t and g.
x+y =2
9x + gy + 6 = 0
A t = −1 , g = 1
B t=1,g=1
C t = −1 , g = −1
D t = 1 , g = −1
 Q36.
Let k be a non-zero constant. Solve the equation x = 3kx(x − 1) .
A x=1
B x = 1 or x = 3k + 1
C x = 3k
3k + 1
D x = 0 or x =
3k
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 Q37.
Which of the following is an identity / are identities?

I. 12x2 + 10xy + 2y 2 = (3x + y )(4x + 2y )
II. 4x2 + x + 5 = 0
III. cos2 x − sin2 x = 1
A I, II and III
B I only
C I and II only
D I and III only
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Day 10 - 3 CQs
 Q38.
The total weight of 32 pens and 27 pencils is 2950 g. The total weight of 64 pens and 63 pencils is 6350 g. Find the
weight of one pen. (4 marks)
 Q39.
Let f (x) = 2x3 − x2 + kx − 12, where k is a constant. When f (x) is divided by x − 2, the remainder is −22.
(a) Prove that x − 3 is a factor of f (x).
(b) Cameron claims that the equation of f (x) = 0 has only 1 real root. Do you agree? Explain
your answer.
(4 marks)
 Q40.
(a) Find the range of values of k which satisfy both 5k + 8 > 4(k − 9) and 4k − 29 ≤ 0 .
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(b) How many positive integers satisfy both the inequalities in (a)?
(4 marks)
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Day 11 - 5 MCQs
 Q41.
It is given that 5x = 4y and x : z = 7 : 5. Find x : y : z .
A 8:5:6
B 11 : 1 : 4
C 9:6:5
D 28 : 35 : 20
 Q42.
The solution of 2x < 64 < −4x is
A x < 32 or x > −16.
B x < −16.
C x > −16.
D x > 32 or x < −16.
 Q43.
If x > y and k > 0 , which of the following must be true?
I. x−k >y−k
II. (k − 1)x > (k − 1)y

x y
III. <
k+1 k+1
A I and III only
B I and II only
C I only
D II only
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 Q44.
If α is a root of the equation 4x2 + 5x − 3 = 0 , then 1 + 10α + 8α2 =
A 4.
B −5 .
C 1.
D 7.
 Q45.
In a company, 40% of the employees are female. If 80% of the male employess and 66% of the female employees
are married, then the percentage of married employees in the company is
A 74.4%
B 25.6%
C 73.6%
D 68%
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Day 12 - 3 CQs
 Q46.
The cost of a wardrobe is $8000 . Its marked price is 70% higher than its cost. (4 marks)
(a) Find the marked price of the wardrobe.
(b) The marked price of the wardrobe is too high, so the seller offers a discount of 5% .
The seller thinks that he can make at least 65% of profit when the wardrobe is sold
with the discount. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
 Q47.
Shannon, Valerie and Tommy are investing capital for a business. The ratio of the investments from Shannon to
that from Valerie is 7 : 17 . The ratio of investments from Shannon to that from Tommy is 13 : 7. If the total
investment from them is $317680 , find the investment from Shannon. (4 marks)
 Q48.
The following table shows the distribution of the heights of a group of students.
Height (cm) 140 − 149 150 − 159 160 − 169 170 − 179 180 − 189
Frequency 6 18 34 28 14
Find the modal class, mean and standard deviation of the heights. (3 marks)
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Day 13 - 5 MCQs
 Q49.
The figure shows the quadratic graph of y = f (x) with (2, 9) as its vertex. Which of the following statements may
NOT be true?
y = f (x)
(2, 9)
O
x
A The axis of symmetry is x = 2 .
B The discriminat of f (x) = 0 is less than 0 .
C f (x) = a(x − 2)2 + 9 , where a > 0 .
D f (x) < 0 for all x .
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 Q50.
Given that x2 + x + a is divisible by x − 6 , find the remainder when it is divided by −7 + x .
A 14
B 18
C 22
D 13
 Q51.
The price of 56 computers and 74 mobile phones is $42752 . If the price of 24 computers and the price of 16
mobile phones are the same, then the price of a computer is
A $384 .
B $329 .
C $320 .
D $256 .
 Q52.
There are 2104 workers in a factory. If the number of male workers is 40% less than that of female workers, then
the number of male workers is
A 299.
B 1275.
C 789.
D 841.
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 Q53.
If x is a non-negative integer, find all values of x which satisfy 6x − 13 < 2x + 3 < 7x + 33 .
A 1, 2 and 3
B 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4
C 1, 2, 3 and 4
D 0, 1, 2 and 3
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Day 14 - 3 CQs
 Q54.
The box-and-whisker diagram below shows the distribution of the number of defected products made by a group
of labours of a factory in daily production:
a 21 23.3 b 29.3 Number of defect

(unit)
The inter-quartile range and the range of the distribution are 6 units and 12 units
respectively.
(a) Find a and b .
(b) The labours join a skill training program. It is found that the most number of defected
products made by the labours in daily production after the skill training program is 3.1
units less than that before the skill training program. The manager of the skill training
program claims that at least 25% of the labours show improvement in the number of
defected products made in daily production after the skill training program. Do you
agree? Explain your answer.
(4 marks)
 Q55.
The figure below shows a right-angled triangle ABC with AB = 8 cm and BC = 10 cm. A
(5 marks)
cone is formed by rotating △ABC about AB .
8 cm
B C
10 cm
(a) Find the base radius and the height of the cone formed.
27 of π.
(b) Find the total surface area of the solid formed in terms
 Q56.
The following bar chart shows the distrbution of the grades obtained by a group of students in an examination.
Grades obtained by students in an examination
40
30
Number of students
20
10
0
A B C D E
Grades
16
If a student is selected randomly, then the probability that the student got grade B is .
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(a) How many students obtained grade B ?
(b) If the above distribution is represented by a pie chart, what is the angle of the sector
representing the students who got grade D in the examination?
(4 marks)
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Day 15 - 5 MCQs
 Q57.
It is given that y varies inversely as x2 . If x is increased by 14% , then y is decreased by
700
A %.
57
B 14% .
651
C %.
25
74900
D %.
3249
 Q58.
Let f (x) = x2 + kx − 2 , where k is a constant. If f (10) : f (6) = 29 : 5, find the remainder when f (x) is divided by
x−1.
A 0
B −5
C 30
D 3
 Q59.
It is given that y partly varies directly as x2 and partly varies inversely as x. When x = 2 , y = 11 . When x = 3 ,
y = 1 . When x = 5 , y =?
A −19
B 19
C 31
D −31
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 Q60.
If the angle and the radius of a sector are decreased by x% and 50% respectively so that its area is decreased by
95%, then x =
A 45 .
B 85 .
C 82 .
D 80 .
 Q61.
The number of cars in city A is 6% more than the number of cars in city B . If the total number of cars in city A
and city B is 83890, find the number of cars in city B .
A 79100 (cor. to 3 sig. fig.)
B 40600 (cor. to 3 sig. fig.)
C 43200 (cor. to 3 sig. fig.)
D 40700 (cor. to 3 sig. fig.)
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Day 16 - 3 CQs
 Q62.
In the figure, CF D , AEB , CHM B , DM KA and F HKE are straight lines. It is given that CF D//AEB ,
∠CDM = 55∘ , ∠M KE = 158∘ and ∠M BA = 36∘ . Find ∠KHM . (4 marks)
C F D
55∘
H
M
158∘
36∘
A E B
 Q63.
On the sports day, the student union is ordering lunch sets for some students. Each student can choose either a
hamburger lunch set or a sandwich lunch set. The number of students who choose hamburger lunch set is two
times the number of students who choose sandwich lunch set. It is given that the number of the students is 405 .
Let p be the number of students who choose hamburger lunch set and q be the number of students who choose
sandwich lunch set.
(a) Find the values of p and q.
(b) The price of hamburger lunch set and sandwich lunch set are $35.9 and $51.8 respectively.
Danielle estimates that the total price of the lunch for the students is not more than
$16200. Use the method of estimation, or otherwise, explain whether Danielle is correct
or not.
(c) In order to make sure the budget is enough, when James estimates the total price of the
lunch for the students, he firstly rounding up the price of each lunch choice to integer,
then multiplies them with corresponding amounts, and finally sums up the parts. Find
the percentage error of James's estimation.`
(5 marks)
 Q64.
The coordinates of points A and B are (2, −7) and (−7, 11) respectively. A is reflected about the x-axis to C. B is
rotated clockwise about the origin through 90∘ to D. 32
(a) Write down the coordinates of C and D.
(b) Are AB and CD parallel? Explain your answer.

Day 17 - 5 MCQs
 Q65.
The figure shows the graph of y = 4(x − c)2 + k , where c and k are constants. Find the value of t.
y = 4(x − c)2 + k
−5 t
O
x
−4
A −3
B −4
C −1
D 3
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 Q66.
In the figure, the 1st pattern consists of 2 dots. For any positive integer n, the (n + 1)th pattern is formed by
adding 2n + 2 dots to the nth pattern. Find the number of dots in the 10th pattern.
A 156
B 132
C 90
D 110
 Q67.
In a sequence of patterns, the first pattern consists of 1 dot. For n ≥ 2 , the nth pattern is formed by adding
7(n − 1) dots to the (n − 1)th pattern. Find the number of dots in the 8 pattern.
A 197
B 392
C 393
D 196
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 Q68.
If a varies directly as the square root of b and inversely as the square of c , which of the following must be
constant?
c4 a2
A
b
ca4
B
b4
C b4 ca2
D bc4 a2
 Q69.
If the length and the width of a rectangle are increased by 30% and z% respectively so that its area is increased
by 95% , then z =
A 76.9
B 50
C 150
D 65
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Day 18 - 3 CQs
 Q70.
In the figure, AB , BC , CD , and AD are chords of circle. AC and BD intersect at E . It is given that BE = 60 cm
, CE = 126 cm and DE = 67.2 cm .
E C
(a) Write down a pair of similar triangles in the figure. Also find AE .
(b) Suppose that AB = 68 cm . Are AC and BD perpendicular to each other? Explain your
answer.
(5 marks)
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 Q71.
In the figure, BC//ED and AE = ED . ∠ABC = 157∘ , ∠ADC = 47∘ and ∠AED = 132∘ . (4 marks)
Find x and y .
E
∘
132
B
157∘
x
47∘
C D
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 Q72.
In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. A , B , C and D are points lying on the circle. It is given that
∠BCO = 35∘ , ∠BAD = 129∘ and ∠ADO = 35∘ .
A
B
129∘
35∘
35∘ D
Find ∠OCD and ∠CBA . (5 marks)
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Day 19 - 5 MCQs
 Q73.
In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. E and F are points on AB and CD respectively such that EF ⊥CD . If AE
and DF are increased by 19%, BE and CF are decreased by 28%, then the area of ABCD is decreased by 10% .
Find AE : EB .
E
A B
D C
F
A 15 : 23
B 24 : 47
C 18 : 29
D 8 : 13
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 Q74.
c c
If : = −5 : 1 and a : c = 5 : 9 , then a : b : c =
a b
A 5 : −5 : 1 。
B 25 : 25 : −9 。
C 5 : −25 : 9 。
D 9 : −25 : 5 。
 Q75.
Let an be the n-th term of a sequence. If a4 = 111 , a7 = 145 and an+2 = an + an+1 for any positive integer n , then
a2 =
A −94
B 205
C 17
D 188
 Q76.
If x, y and z are non-zero numbers such that 4x = 8y and 3x = 4z , then (x + z ) : (x + y ) =
A 11 : 8
B 10 : 7
C 5:4
D 7:6
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 Q77.
It is given that z varies directly as x and inversely as √y . If y is decreased by 36% and z is increased by 261%, then
x
A is decreased by 188.8%.
B is decreased by 585.9%.
C is increased by 188.8%.
D is increased by 8.8%.
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Day 20 - 3 CQs
 Q78.
⏜ ⏜ ⏜ ⏜
In the figure, AC and BD intersect at E . Given that : :

AB BC CD AD: = 3 : 2 : 5 : 8 , find ∠BEC
(5 marks)
.`
 Q79.
Archie starts walking to from point D due east at 1 : 00pm. At the same time, Caroline starts walking from point
Z due north. Their paths meet at point P . The distance between D and Z is 950 m and the bearing of D from Z is
330∘ . Caroline spends 15 minutes to go to point P .
(a) Find the speed of Caroline in m/s .

(b) If they meet at P , who walks faster? Explain your answer.
(5 marks)
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 Q80.
In the figure, CD//AB and ∠CAD = ∠DBA.
D
C
A B
(a) Prove that △CDA ~ △DAB.
(b) If AB = 25 cm , AD = 20 cm and AC = 12 cm, is △ADC a right-angled triangle? Explain

your answer.
(4 marks)
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Day 21 - 5 MCQs
 Q81.
The length of a square is measured as 4 cm correct to the nearest 0.1 cm . Let r cm2 be the actual area of the
square. Find the range of value of r .
A 15.6025 < r ≤ 16.4025
B 15.95 ≤ r < 16.05
C 15.6025 ≤ r < 16.4025
D 15.95 < r ≤ 16.05
 Q82.
It is given that y is partly varies as x and partly varies as x2 . When x = 3 ,y = 120 . When x = 8 , y = 760 . Find y
when x = 9 .
A 2480
B 1717
C 954
D 1526
 Q83.
The length of a piece of thin string is measured as 25 m correct to the nearest m . If the string is cut into q pieces
such that the length of each piece is meausred as 5 cm correct to the nearest cm , find the greatest possible value
of q.
A 499
B 566
C 567
D 500
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 Q84.
A number is approximately 906920 correct to 5 significant figures. Find the percentage error of the approximate
value.
A 0.00551%
B 0.0000551%
C 0.0551%
D 0.000551%
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 Q85.
It is given that (x + 7) varies directly as y . Which of the following straight lines may show the relationship
between x and y?
L1 L2 L3
A L3 only
B L1 and L3 only
C L1 only
D L1 , L2 and L3
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Day 22 - 3 CQs
 Q86.
It is given that f (x) is the sum of two parts, one part varies as x and the other part varies as x2 . Suppose that
f (4) = 60 and f (16) = 432 .
(a) Find f (x) .
(b) Solve the equation f (x) = −24 .
 Q87.
In the figure, ABCD is a circle. E is a point lying on AC such that BC = CE. It is given that AB = AD ,
∠ADB = 62∘ and ∠CBD = 24∘ .
62∘
B
24∘ D
Find ∠BDC and ∠ABE . (5 marks)
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 Q88.
The figure shows a solid. The upper part of the solid is a right circular cone with base diameter 48 cm . The lower
part of the solid is a hemisphere. The slant height of the cone is 74 cm . Find the volume of the solid in terms of π
. (4 marks)
74 cm
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Day 23 - 5 MCQs
 Q89.
1 9 3
It is given that = = , where a , b and c are positive constants . Which of the following is/are true?
3a 4b 7c
I. a>b
II. b>c
III. a > c
A II only
B III only
C I and II only
D I only
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 Q90.
In the figure, ABC is a right circular cone. Its height and base radius are measured as 25 cm and 6 cm
respectively correct to the nearest 1 cm . If the actual volume of the cone is x cm3 , find the upper limit of the
value of x correct to 2 decimal place.
25 cm
6 cm
B C
A 173.57
B 1106.10
C 961.33
D 1128.22
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 Q91.
In the figure, ABC is a right circular cone. Its height and base radius are measured as 13.5 cm and 5.6 cm
respectively correct to the nearest 0.1 cm . If the actual volume of the cone is x cm3 , find the lower limit of the
value of x correct to 2 decimal place.
13.5 cm
5.6 cm
B C
A 78.17
B 441.7
C 435.46
D 433.85
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 Q92.
The figure shows a solid formed by cutting a right cylinder from a right triangular prism. Find the total surface
area of the solid correct to the nearest 1 cm2 .
15 cm 20 cm
120 cm
6 cm
A 9705 cm2
B 9762 cm2
C 9724 cm2
D 7443 cm2
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 Q93.
In the figure, AB = AE and ∠BAE = ∠BCD = ∠CDE = 90∘ . If BC = CD = DE = 18 cm, then the area of the
pentagon ABCDE is
B E
C D
A 243 cm2 .
B 162 cm2 .
C 79 cm2 .
D 283.5 cm2 .
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Day 24 - 3 CQs
 Q94.
The cumulative frequency polygon below shows the Body Mass Index （BM I ） of some students.
45
40
35
30
Cumulative frequency
25
20
15
10
0
15.95 19.95 23.95 27.95 31.95
BM I
(a) Find the total number of students.

(b) Write down the number of students whose BM I is between 22 and 23.9; write down the
number of students whose BM I is between 24 and 25.9.
(c) If the BM I of a student is lower than 19.95 , the student has to join the weight control
programme. Find the percentage of students who have to join the weight control
programme.
(5 marks)
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 Q95.
The cumulative frequency polygon below shows the Body Mass Index （BM I ） of some students.
50
45
40
35
Cumulative frequency
30
25
20
15
10
0
15.95 19.95 23.95 27.95 31.95
BM I
(a) Find the total number of students.

(b) Write down the number of students whose BM I is between 20 and 23.9.
(c) If the BM I of a student is lower than 19.95 , the student has to join the weight control
programme. Find the percentage of students who have to join the weight control
programme.
(4 marks)
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 Q96.
A pharmaceutical manufacturer is designing a new shape of a tablet. As shown in the figure, the old design is a
cylinder with base radius 5 mm and height 2 mm; while the new design consists of three parts. The upper and
lower parts are two identical hemispheres with radius 2.5 mm and the middle part is a cylinder with height h mm.
2 mm h
The old design The new design
(a) If the volumes of tablets in the two designs are equal, find the value of h .
(b) If the new design is adopted, find the percentage decrease of the total surface area of
each tablet.
(5 marks)
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Day 25 - 5 MCQs
 Q97.
In the figure, the volume of the solid right triangular prism is
15mm
9mm
39mm
A 6844.5mm3
B 4212mm3
C 2632.5mm3
D 2106mm3
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 Q98.
In the figure, the diameter of the semicircle ABC is 4 cm. If AC = 2 cm, find the area of the shared region,
correct to the nearest 0.01 cm2 .
A B
A 0.36 cm2
B 0.18 cm2
C 3.5 cm2
D 0.54 cm2
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 Q99.
In the figure, ABC is a sector with radius 13 cm and C is the centre of the sector. AC is a diameter of the
⏜ ⏜ ⏜ ⏜
semicircle ADC and BC is a diameter of the semicircle BDC. It is given that AD ：DC = BD ：DC = 6 : 4 . Find the
length of CD.
D
A B
A 15.3 cm
B 7.64 cm
C 3.82 cm
D 1.91 cm
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 Q100.
In the figure, 16 identical squares form a figure like a chess board. Half of the squares are shaded. Which of the
following statements is correct?
A The figure has 4 axes of reflectional symmetry and no rotational symmetry.
B The figure has 2 axes of reflectional symmetry and 2-fold rotational symmetry.
C The figure has 2 axes of reflectional symmetry and no rotational symmetry.
D The figure has 4 axes of reflectional symmetry and 4-fold rotational symmetry.
 Q101.
AB and CD are the diameters of the circle ACBD with centre O . If ∠AOC = 110∘ and AB = 12 m, the area of
sector AOC is
A 7π m2 .
B 11π m2 .
C 12π m2 .
D 10π m2 .
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Day 26 - 3 CQs
 Q102.
The bar chart below shows the distribution of the numbers of family members of the employees of a company.
Distribution of the numbers of family members of the

employees of the company
25
20
Number of employees
15
10
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Number of family members
(a) Find the mean, the inter-quartile range and the standard deviation of the above
distribution.
(b) An employee leaves the company. The number of family members of this employee is 1.
Find the change in the standard deviation of the numbers of family members of the
employees of the company due to the leaving of this employee.
(5 marks)
 Q103.
The radius and the area of a sector are 30 cm and 135π cm2 respectively.
(a) Find the angle of the sector.

(b) Express the perimeter of the sector in terms of π .
(5 marks)
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 Q104.
Let f (x) = (x + a)2 (x − 1) + b , where a and b are constants. When f (x) is divided by x − 1 , the remainder is 6 . It
is given that f (x) is divisible by x + 5 .
(a) Find a and b . (5 marks)
(b) Suppose a is equal to the smaller value found in (a). A student claims that all the roots of
(3 marks)
the equation f (x) = 0 are integers. Do you agree? Explain you answer.
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Day 27 - 5 MCQs
 Q105.
48
The height and the base radius of a right circular cone are 24 cm and cm respectively. The figure shows a
19
frustum which is made by cutting off the upper part of the circular cone. The height of the frustum is 5 cm. Find
the volume of the frustum.
27860
A π cm3
1083
3840
B π cm3
361
53852
C π cm3
1083
27860
D π cm3
361
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 Q106.
In the figure, the solid consists of a right circular cone and a hemisphere with a common base. The base radius
and the height of the circular cone are 9 cm and 40 cm respectively. Find the total surface area of the solid.
A 531π cm2
B 522π cm2
1719
C π cm2
4
D 364π cm2
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 Q107.
In the figure, the area of trapezium ACDE =
θ
D y C x B
2xytan θtan ϕ − y 2
A
2tan ϕ
2xytan θtan ϕ + y 2
B
2tan ϕ
C xytan θ − y 2
D xytan θ + y 2
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 Q108.
If a circular cone of height 40 cm is melted and recast into 5 hemispheres with radii same as the base radius of
the cone, then the total surface area of 5 hemispheres is
A 48π cm2 .
B 240π cm2 .
C 400π cm2 .
D 160π cm2 .
 Q109.
In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. E is a point lying on CD such that DE : EC = 5 : 6. AD produced and
BE produced meet at F while AE produced and BC produced meet at G. If the area of △DEF is 875 cm2 , then
the area of △CEG is
D F
A
B G
C
A 1512 cm2 .
B 1050 cm2 .
C 1260 cm2 .
D 1925 cm2 .
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Day 28 - 3 CQs
 Q110.
The cost of a carpet of area A m2 is $C. It is known that C is a sum of two parts, one part varies as A and the
other part varies as the square of A. When A = 9, C = 1161; when A = 14, C = 2296.
(a) Express C in terms of A. (4 marks)
(b) If the cost of a carpet is $2041 , find the area of the carpet. (2 marks)
 Q111.
Oscar plans to produce SLR cameras. It is given that the cost $C of producing n SLR cameras is the sum of two
parts, one part is a constant and the other part varies as n. When n = 1500, C = 11600000; when n = 4000,
C = 15100000.
(a) Find the cost of producing 8000 SLR cameras. (4 marks)

(b) Oscar produces 8000 SLR cameras and sells 80% of them at a unit price of $4488 . The
remaining SLR cameras are sold at a discount of 20%. Find the profit percentage of (2 marks)
selling all the SLR cameras.
 Q112.
When Kristina sells n handbags in a month, her income in that month is $S . It is given that S is a sum of two
parts, one part is constant and the other part varies as n . When n = 14 , S = 10200 ; when n = 8 , S = 8400 .
(a) When Kristina sells 24 handbags in a month, find her income in that month. (4 marks)
(b) Is it possible that when Kristina sells a certain number of handbags in a month, her
(2 marks)
income in that month is $14250? Explain your answer.
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Day 29 - 5 MCQs
 Q113.
In the figure, O is the center of the sector OABCD. AD and OC are perpendicular to each other and intersect at
the point E , F is a point lying on AD such that BF is perpendicular to AD . If AF = 39cm , DF = 213cm and
OE = 120cm , then the area of the sector OBC is
C
B
D A
E F
A 1323π cm2
B 5046π cm2
C 2523π cm2
D 2646π cm2
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 Q114.
In the figure, ABCD is a trapezium with AD//BC and AD : BC = 4 : 7. Let E be the mid-point of BC.AC and
DE intersect at F . If the area of △CEF is 147 cm2 , then the area of the trapezium ABCD is
A D
B C
E
A 990 cm2 .
B 843 cm2 .
C 495 cm2 .
D 1284 cm2 .
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 Q115.
In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. AE = 12 cm , CF = 16 cm and ∠ABC = 120∘ . DE⊥AB and DF ⊥BC .
Find the area of ABCD .
D C
16 cm
120∘
A B
12 cm E
A 384√3 cm2
B 1152 cm2
384
C cm2
√3
D 576√3 cm2
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 Q116.
In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. T is a point lying on AB such that DT is perpendicular to AB. It is given
200
that CD = cm and AT : T B = 3 : 7 . If the area of the parallelogram ABCD is 1400 cm2 , then the perimeter
3
of the parallelogram ABCD is
D C
A B
T
526
A cm .
3
487
B cm .
3
574
C cm .
3
550
D cm .
3
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 Q117.
In the figure, AB = BC and D is a point lying on AE such that AC = AD . If AE//BC , then ∠ABC =
C
B
121∘
A D E
A 69∘
B 56∘
C 47∘
D 59∘
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Day 30 - 3 CQs
 Q118.
A function f (x) is the sum of two parts one part varies as x2 and the other part varies as x . It is given that
f (−8) = 120 and f (−7) = 84 .
(a) Find f (−5.5) . (4 marks)
(b) A(−5.5, m) and B (2.5, n) are two points on the graph of y = f (x) and C is a point on the
(3 marks)
x-axis. Find the area of △ABC .
 Q119.
A function f (x) is the sum of two parts one part varies as x2 and the other part varies as x . It is given that
f (−5) = −60 and f (−2) = −42 .
(a) Find the function f (x) . (3 marks)
(b) A(−7.5, m) and B (−1.5, n) are two points on the graph of y = f (x) and C is a point on the
(3 marks)
x-axis. Find the area of △ABC .
 Q120.
(a) Prove that x + 3 is a factor of f (x) = x3 + 4x2 − 27x − 90. (1 mark)
(b) Given that x2 − 2x − 15 is a factor of g (x) = x3 + ax2 + bx + 30, find the values of a and b. (3 marks)
(c) Hence, solve f (x) + g (x) = 0. (3 marks)
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Day 31 - 5 MCQs
 Q121.
[−sin (90∘ − z ) + 1][−cos (360∘ + z ) − 1] =
A cos2 z
B −cos2 z
C −sin2 z
D sin2 z
 Q122.
cos 315∘ cos 135∘
+ =
1 + sin (270 + θ )
∘ 1 − cos (180∘ + θ )
√2tan θ
A .
cos θ
√2
B .
cos2 θ
√2
C .
sin θtan θ
−√2tan θ
D .
cos θ
 Q123.
9
For 0∘ ≤ θ ≤ 360∘ , the least value of is
16 + cos θ
3
A .
5
B 1.
9
C .
16
9
D .
17
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 Q124.
In the figure, OAB and OCB are sectors with centre O, where OA = 82 cm and OC = 98 cm. The area of the
shaded region ABDC is 592π cm2 . Which of the following is/are true?
I. The angle of the sector OAB is 74∘ .
II. 62197
The area of the sector OAB is π cm2 .
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III. The perimeter of the sector OCD is 1813 π cm .
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A I and II only
B II and III only
C III only
D I only
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 Q125.
In the figure, the bearing of Q from O is N 56∘ E and the bearing of P from O is S78∘ E. If P and Q are equidistant
from O, then the bearing of P from Q is
A N 15∘ W .
B S11∘ E.
C N 11∘ W .
D S15∘ E.
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Day 32 - 3 CQs
 Q126.
The weight of a photo frame of perimeter l m is W g. It is given that W is the sum of two parts, one part varies
directly as l and the other part varies directly as l 2 . When l = 1.1 , W = 519.64 and l = 2.2 , W = 1145.76 .
(a) Find the weight of a photo frame of perimeter 1.2 m. (4 marks)

(b) If the weight of a photo frame is 13743 g, find the perimeter of the photo frame. (2 marks)
 Q127.
Let f (x) = (x − 2)2 (x + h) + k , where h and k are constants. When f (x) is divided by x − 2 , the remainder is −7.
It is given that f (x) is divisible by x − 3.
(a) Find h and k . (3 marks
(b) Someone claims that all the roots of the equation f (x) = 0 are integers. Do you agree? Explain your answer. (3 marks
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 Q128.
The figure shows the graph of taxi fare for Hayley taking a taxi from A to D (via B and C) in a city. Suppose there
are no additional charges and waiting fee.
D
90
)$(
Taxi Fare
C
50
A
20
B
0 3 8 18 x
Distance travelled (km)
(a) Find the average fare per km for Hayley taking the taxi from A to D. (1 mark)
(b) Find the average fare per km from B to C. (2 marks)
(c) How much was the taxi fare when it travelled 4km? (2 marks)
(d) If Hayley has $86 , can she travel 16km? Explain your answer. (2 marks)
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Day 33 - 5 MCQs
 Q129.
In the figure, AC is a diameter of the circle ABCDE . If ∠ADE = 20∘ , then ∠CBE =
A
D
B
C
A 80∘ .
B 60∘ .
C 90∘ .
D 70∘ .
 Q130.
C (4, −4) and A(3, −6) are two points. If W is a moving point such that CW : W A = 1 : 7 , the locus of W is a
A parabola.
B circle.
C straight line.
D square.
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 Q131.
If a + b + c = 180∘ , then sin (a + b) ⋅ sin c − 1 =
A 1 + cos2 c .
B −cos2 c .
C −1 .
D cos2 c .
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 Q132.
In the figure, AD is a diameter of the circle ABCDE. If ∠BAD = 44∘ and BC = CD , then ∠AEC =
B
C
44∘
A D
A 68∘ .
B 46∘ .
C 44∘ .
D 92∘ .
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 Q133.
In the figure, F EDC is a square. B is a point lying on F E produced such that EB = 12cm . ED and CB intersect
at the point A. If BA = 15cm , then CA =
D
C
B F
E
A 36cm
B 51cm
C 45cm
D 27cm
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Day 34 - 3 CQs
 Q134.
The following box-and-whisker diagram shows the distribution of heights (in cm) of 38 students. The mean
height of the students is 157 cm .
142 150 159 170 179
height ( cm )
(a) Find the range and the inter-quartile range of the above distribution. (2 marks)
(b) Five students are joined and their weights are 142 cm , 146 cm , 159 cm , 170 cm and 165 cm
(3 marks)
. Find the new mean and the new median of the height
 Q135.
The following box-and-whisker diagram shows the distribution of weights (in kg) of 37 students. The mean
weight of the students is 67 kg .
50 61 65 71 79
weight ( kg )
(a) Find the inter-quartile range of the above distribution. (1 marks)

(b) Five students are joined and their weights are 50 kg , 56 kg , 65 kg , 71 kg and 68 kg . Find
(3 marks)
the new mean and the new median of the weight
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 Q136.
The figure shows the graph of the distances travelled by Leo and Amanda during their running practice in the
afternoon.
B 2500
Distance travelled (m)
Leo Amanda
A 0
4 : 00 4 : 14 4 : 20 4 : 25 4 : 40
Time
(a) Find the distance travelled by Amanda at 4 : 10 in the afternoon. (2 marks)

(b) At what time after 4 : 00 in the afternoon do Leo and Amanda first meet? (Give the
(2 marks)
answer correct the nearest minute.)
(c) Leo thinks that his average speed is higher than that of Amanda during the period 4 : 00
(2 marks)
to 4 : 25 in the afternnon. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
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Day 35 - 5 MCQs
 Q137.
In the figure, ABCD is a semi-circle. Given BC = CD and ∠ACD = 36∘ . Find ∠ADC.
A B
A 112∘
B 119∘
C 117∘
D 120∘
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 Q138.
In the figure, AB is the diameter of circle ABCD . If AB = 20 cm and CD = 10 cm, then the area of the shaded
area is
100
A ( π − 25√3) cm2 .
3
100
B ( π + 25) cm2 .
3
100
C ( π − 25) cm2 .
3
100
D ( π + 25√3) cm2 .
3
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 Q139.
The figure shows a circle P QRS. P R and SQ intersect at M . Which of the following must be true?
I. △P M Q ~ △SM R
II. P Q = SR
⏜ ⏜
III. PQ = SR
S P
A I and II only
B I only
C II and III only
D I, II and III
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 Q140.
The diameters AC and BD of the circle ABCD intersect at the point E . If ∠AEB = 90∘ and AC = 44 cm , then
the area of △AEB is
A 484 cm2 .
B 968 cm2 .
C 242 cm2 .
D 51 cm2 .
 Q141.
In the figure, ABCD is a trapezium with ∠ABC = ∠BAD = 90∘ . P and Q are points lying on AB such that P
and Q divide AB into three equal parts. If x ≠ y, which of the following must be true?
x y
A P Q B
I. AQsin x ≠ BP sin y
II. CP cos x = DQcos y
III. ADtan x ≠ BCtan y
A I and III only
B None of the above
C I and II only
D II only
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Day 36 - 3 CQs
 Q142.
Let f (x) = 3x3 − 7x2 + kx − 8 , where k is a constant. It is given that f (x) ≡ (x − 2)(ax2 + bx + c) , where a , b
and c are constants.
(a) Find a , b and c. (4 marks)
(b) Jacqueline claims that all the roots of the equation of f (x) = 0 are real numbers. Do you
(3 marks)
 Q143.
The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the distribution of the weight (in kg) of the students in a chess club.
Stem (tens) Leaf (units)
3 8
4 0 1 1 1 1 7 9 9
5 0 0 1 5 7
6 1 3 6 7
7 6 7
(a) Find the mean, the median and the range of the above distribution. (3 marks)
(b) Two more students now join the club. It is found that both the mean and the range of the
distribution of the weights are increased by 1 kg. Find the weight of each of these two (4 marks)
students.
 Q144.
The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the distribution of the weights (in kg) of the students in a class.
4 1 1 4 5 9
5 0 0 4 5 6
6 1 1 2 2 2 7
7 1 6 6
(a) Find the mean, the median and the range of the above distribution. (3 marks)
(b) Two more students now join the class. It is found that both the mean and the range of the
distribution of the weights are increased by 2 kg . Find the weights of each of these two (4 marks)
students.
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Day 37 - 5 MCQs
 Q145.
Solve the equation cos x = sin 43∘ , where 0∘ < x ≤ 90∘ .
A 47∘ or 43∘
B 47∘
C 86∘
D 43∘
 Q146.
In △ABC , AB : BC : AC = 3 : 4 : 5 . Find cos A : cos C.
A 4:5
B 3:4
C 4:3
D 3:5
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 Q147.
In the figure, O is the centre of circle ABCDE . It is given that BC = CD = DE and ∠DOE = 48∘ . Find ∠BAE .
B
O
A 70∘
B 76∘
C 72∘
D 66∘
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 Q148.
In the figure, circles C 1 and C 2 intersect at A and D. BAF and CDE are straight lines. AE and F D intersect at G
such that ∠AGD = 92∘ . If ∠ABC = 99∘ and ∠AED = 42∘ , then ∠BCD =
F
A
B
99∘
C2 C1
G 92∘
42∘ D
A 82∘ .
B 92∘ .
C 89∘ .
D 90∘ .
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 Q149.
In the figure, O is the centre of the circle ABCDE . If ∠ABE = 26∘ and ∠CDE = 106∘ , then ∠AOC =
D
E
106∘
O
C
26∘
A 173∘ .
B 160∘ .
C 132∘ .
D 147∘ .
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Day 38 - 3 CQs
 Q150.
The volume of a cylinder of height 8 cm is equal to the volume of a sphere. It is given that the base radius of the
cylinder and the radius of the sphere are both r cm.
(a) Find r . (1 mark)
(b) Find the difference between the total surface area of the cylinder and the surface area of
(5 marks)
the sphere in terms of π .
(c) If the sphere is cut (along diameters on the same cross section) into six identical parts,
(2 marks)
find the surface area of each part in terms of π .
 Q151.
The volume of a cylinder of height 28 cm is equal to the volume of a sphere. It is given that the base radius of the
cylinder and the radius of the sphere are both r cm.
(a) Find r . (1 mark)
(b) Find the total surface area of the cylinder and the surface area of the sphere in terms of π
(4 marks)
.
(c) If the sphere is cut (along diameters on the same cross section) into six identical parts,
(2 marks)
find the surface area of each part in terms of π .
 Q152.
Figure (a) shows a right pyramid with a square base of side 24 cm . The lateral faces are all equilateral triangles.
A A
S R
P
Q 16 cm
D D
E E
B C B C
Figure (a) Figure (b)
(a) Find the height of the pyramid ABCDE . 98 (3 marks)

Copyright
(b) Find the volume of the pyramid© ABCDE
2014 - 2021
. ePractice HKSSSLM Ltd. All Rights Reserved. (1 mark)
Day 39 - 5 MCQs
 Q153.
In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. If E is a point lying on CD such that ∠CBE = 60∘ , find ∠AED correct to
the nearest degree.
E
D C
4 km
A B
14 km
A 42∘
B 33∘
C 29∘
D 19∘
 Q154.
The rectangle coordinates of the point P are (2√3, −2). If P is reflected with respect to the y-axis, then the polar
coordinates of its image are
A (2, 210∘ ).
B (4, 210∘ ).
C (4, 240∘ ).
D (2, 240∘ ).
99
 Q155.
In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. H and N are two points on AB and BC respectively such that
AH : HB = 3 : 1 and BN : N C = 4 : 1 . If the area of △ADH is 840 cm2 , find the area of HN CD.
A H B
D C
A 1176 cm2
B 840 cm2
C 1512 cm2
D 1470 cm2
100
 Q156.
In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. F is a point lying on AD . BF produced and CD meet at E . If

CD : DE = 9 : 5, then AF : BC =
F
A D
B C
A 81 : 70 .
B 5 : 14 .
C 9 : 14 .
D 70 : 81 .
101
 Q157.
The figure below consists of 8 identical squares. The number of folds of rotational symmetry of the figure is
A 2
B 8
C 6
D 4
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Day 40 - 3 CQs
 Q158.
In the figure, O , C , D and M are four points on a circle. B and A are two points on the x-axis such that DB and
CA are perpendicular to the x-axis. It is given that ∠CDM is a right angle and ∠OCD = 45∘ .
(a) Find ∠M OB . (2 marks)
(b) Find the equation of OM . (3 marks)
C D
45∘
A O B
x
103
 Q159.
The following stem-and-leaf diagram shows the ages of programmers in the IT department of a company.
1 9 9
2 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 9
3 2 4
(a) Write down the mean, range and inter-quartile range of the ages of the programmers. (3 marks)
(b) The three oldest programmers leave the department and two new programmers join the
department. The mean age of the programmers is then decreased by 1, while the inter-
quartile range of the ages of programmers remain unchanged.
(i) Find the mean age of the two new programmers.
(ii) Write down a possible set of ages of the two new programmers.
(4 marks)
 Q160.
In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. M is a point on CD such that AM and BD intersects at O. It is given that
∠ADB = ∠OM D.
D M C
A B
(a) Show that △AOB ~ △M OD. (1 marks)
(b) Is ∠AOB a right angle? Explain your answer. (2 marks)
(c) If AB = 24 cm and AD = 7 cm, find OM . (4 marks)
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Day 41 - 5 MCQs
 Q161.
The equations of the striaght lines L1 and L2 are 8x + 10y = −35 and 4x + 5y = 3 respectively. If P is a moving
point in the rectangle coordinate plane such that the perpendicular distance from P to L1 is equal to the
perpendicular distance from P to L2 , then the locus of P is a
A straight line.
B parabola.
C square.
D circle.
106
 Q162.
In the figure, △ABC is a right-angled triangle. D is a point on BC such that CD = 24 km . It is given that
AB = 105 km and ∠ACB = 48∘ . Find ∠ADB correct to 3 significant figures.
105 km
48∘
C 24 km D B
A 54.8∘
B 52.4∘
C 56.1∘
D 48.6∘
107
 Q163.
In the figure, L1 : x − √3y + 3 = 0 and L2 : √3x − y + 3√3 = 0 are two straight lines intersecting at (−3, 0). If a
moving point P is always equidistant from L1 and L2 , the the equations of the locus of P are
L2 : √3x − y + 3√3 = 0
L1 : x − √3y + 3 = 0
O
−3 x
A x − y + √3 = 0 and x + y + √3 = 0 .
B x − y + 3 = 0 and x + y + 3 = 0 .
C √3x − √3y + 3 = 0 and √3x + √3y + 3 = 0 .
D √3x − y + 3√3 = 0 and x + √3y + 3√3 = 0 .
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 Q164.
A circle C passes through the points A(7, 8) and B (9, −10). If AB is a diameter of C, then the equation of C is
A x2 + y 2 − 16x + 2y − 17 = 0 .
B x2 + y 2 − 16x + 2y − 263 = 0 .
C x2 + y 2 + 16x − 2y − 263 = 0 .
D x2 + y 2 + 16x − 2y − 17 = 0 .
 Q165.
If the sum of the interior angles of a regular n-sided polygon is 3240∘ , which of the following is true?
A The number of diagonals of the polygon is 20 .
B Each interior angle of the polygon is 162∘ .
C The value of n is 16 .
D Each exterior angle of the polygon is 22.5∘ .
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Day 42 - 2 CQs
 Q166.
A toy company is going to produce solid plastic blocks in the shape of right circular cylinder. There are two types
available:
Type A: Base radius R cm with height H cm
Type B: Base radius r cm with height 5 cm
It is given that the total volume of 5 blocks of Type A is equal to the total volume of 64 blocks of Type B; and the
base area of Type A is 16 times that of Type B.
(a) Find
(i) r : R,
(ii) the height Type A.
(5 marks)
(b) The designer of the company claims that the shapes of Type A and Type B are similar. Do
(2 marks)
you agree? Explain your answer.
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 Q167.
In the figure, ABCD is a square. E and F are points lying on BC and CD respectively such that AE = BF . AE
and BF intersect at G.
A D
B E C
∼
(a) Prove that △ABE = △BCF . (2 marks)
(b) Is △BGE a right-angled triangle? Explain your answer. (3 marks)
(c) If CF = 25 cm and EG = 15 cm , find BG . (2 marks)
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Day 43 - 5 MCQs
 Q168.
(−cos (90∘ + x)) ⋅ (sin (90∘ − x))
1−
tan (270∘ + x)
1
A
cos2 x
B 0
C cos2 x
D sin2 x
 Q169.
Which of the following figures have the same number of axes of reflectional symmetry and the same order of
rotational symmetry?
I II III
A I, II and III
B I and II only
C II and III only
D I and III only
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 Q170.
In the figure, the equations of the lines L1 and L2 are y = a and x + by = c respectively. Which of the following is
true?
L1
O
x
L2
A ab > c and b < 0
B ab < c and b < 0
C ab < c and b > 0
D ab > c and b > 0
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 Q171.
The equation of the circle C is 4x2 + 4y 2 − 4x − 16y − 13 = 0 . The coodinates of the points P and Q are (−2, 8)
and (4, 4) respectively. Which of the following is/are true?
I. √30
The radius of C is .
2
II. The mid-point of P Q lies outside C .
III. If G is the centre of C, then ∠P GQ is an obtuse angle.
A I and III only
B I only
C II and III only
D I and II only
 Q172.
If the point (5, −15) is rotated anti-clockwise about the origin through 180∘ , then the coordinates of its image
are
A (15, −5)
B (5, −15)
C (−15, 5)
D (−5, 15)
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Day 44 - 2 CQs
 Q173.
Consider two fixed points A(0, −4) and B (0, 2) on a rectangular coordinate plane.
(a) A moving point P is always equidistant from the two fixed points. Denote the locus of P
(2 marks)
by L. Find the equation of L .
(b) Consider another moving point Q such that QA is always perpendicular to QB except it is
(4 marks)
on A or B . A and B are two possible positions of Q .
(i) Find the equation of locus of Q .
(ii) Describe the locus of Q .
(c) A moving point R is always equidistant from the point S (0, 12) and the line L . (3 marks)
(i) Find the equation of the locus of R .
(ii) Describe the locus of R .
 Q174.
The equation of the circle C is x2 + y 2 − 2x − 6y − 42 = 0 . Denote the centre of the circle by O. G(7, 7) is a point
lying on C.
(a) Write down the coordinates of O. (1 mark)
(b) The equation of the straight line L is 3x + 2y − 22 = 0 . It is found that L cuts C at M and
N.
(i) Is L the perpendicular bisector of GO ? Explain your answer.
(ii) Find the perimeter of the quadrilateral GM ON in surd form.
(6 marks)
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Day 45 - 5 MCQs
 Q175.
If a diameter of the circle x2 + y 2 + 16x + ky − 278 = 0 passes through the point (−11, 21) and the slope of the
diameter is −6 , then k =
A −6 .
B −10 .
C −1 .
D −41 .
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 Q176.
In the figure, the equations of the straight lines L1 and L2 are ax + y − b = 0 and cx + y − d = 0 respectively.
Which of the following are true?
y
L1
L2
I. a >0
II. a <c
III. b >d
IV. bc < ad
A II and III only
B I and III only
C I and IV only
D II, III and IV only
117
 Q177.
If two fair dice are thrown, find the probability that the sum of the two numbers obtained is a multiple of 4 .
3
A
4
3
B
10
1
C
4
13
D
36
 Q178.
A circle C passes through the points (−4, 4) . If the coordinates of the centre of C are (−2, 4) , then the equation
of C is
A x2 + y 2 − 4x + 8y + 16 = 0 .
B x2 + y 2 + 4x − 8y + 16 = 0 .
C x2 + y 2 − 4x + 8y + 18 = 0 .
D x2 + y 2 + 4x − 8y + 18 = 0 .
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 Q179.
The box-and-whisker diagram below shows the distribution of the scores (in marks) of the students of a class in a
test. If the passing score of the test is 55 marks, then the passing percentage of the class is
10 55 60 80 90
A 50%
B 75%
C 25%
D 70%
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Day 46 - 2 CQs
 Q180.
The coordinates of the points P and Q are (6, 5) and (14, 1) respectively.
(a) It is given that L is a line parallel to P Q and passes through (−6, 1).
(i) Find the equation of L .
(ii) Suppose that G is a point lying on L . Denote the y-coordinate of G by k . Let C be

the circle which is centred at G and passes through P . Prove that the equation of C
is
x2 + y 2 + 4(k + 2)x − 2ky − 14k − 109 = 0.
(6 marks)
(b) The coordinates of the point R are (−2, 1) . Using (a)(ii) , or otherwise, find the diameter
(3 marks)
of the circle centred at G which passes through P and R .
 Q181.
The equation of the straight line L1 is x + 4y = 0. L2 is another straight line passing through point A(−9, 3) and
perpendicular to L1 .
(a) Find the equation of L2 . (2 marks)
(b) Suppose that G is a point lying on L2 . Denote the y-coordinate of G by k, where k ≠ 3.

(4 marks)
Let C be the circle passing through A with centre G.
Prove that the equation of C is 2x2 + 2y 2 + (39 − k )x − 4ky + 3k + 171 = 0.
(c) The coordinates of the point B are (1,1). Using (b), or therwise, find the radius of the
(3 marks)
circle which passes through A and B with centre G.
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Day 47 - 5 MCQs
 Q182.
4M K is a 3-digit number, where M and K are integers from 0 to 9 inclusive. Find the probability that the 3-digit
number is divisible by 5.
7
A
33
20
B
99
19
C
100
1
D
5
 Q183.
The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the distribution of a set of data.
1 6 8
2 1 2 7 7
3 4 4 8
4 0 2 6 6 8
5 0 5 9
6 5 6 9
7 0 0 3 4 6 6
If a datum is randomly selected, find the probability that it is not less than 40.
17
A
24
2
B
3
5
C
8
7
D
12
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 Q184.
Three fair coins are thrown in a game. If three coins show the same face, $110 will be gained; otherwise, $30 will
be gained. Find the expected gain of the game.
A $50
B $36.25
C $77.5
D $27.5
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 Q185.
The two box-and-whisker diagrams below show the distribution of the marks that two groups of students got in a
test. It is given that the numbers of students in the two groups are the same and the passing mark is 38. Which of
the following must be true?
I. Inter-quartile range of marks of group 1 > Inter-quartile range of marks of group 2

II. Median of the marks of group 1 > Median of the marks of group 2
III. The number of group 1 students who passed the test is less than that of group 2.
Group 1
Group 2
38
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 x
A I, II and III
B I and III only
C I only
D II and III only
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 Q186.
Jude has one $1 coin, one $2 coin, one $5 coin and one $10 coin in her pocket. If Christine takes out three coins
randomly from her pocket, find the probability that she gets less than $9.
1
A
4
23
B
24
1
C
24
1
D
2
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Day 48 - 2 CQs
 Q187.
P (−1, 3) and Q(7, 5) are two points on the circle C with centre G such that P Q is a diameter.
(a) Find the equation of C. (2 marks)
(b) L is a straight line passing through Q with slope m where m ≠ 1 .

4
(i) Express the equation of L in terms of m.
(ii) Find the positive value of m such that the area of △P QR is maximum.
(4 marks)
 Q188.
The coodinates of the points P and Q are (4, 1) and (3, −4) respectively.
(a) Let L be the perpendicular bisector of P Q .
(i) Find the equation of L .
(ii) Suppose that G is a point lying on L. Denote the x-coordinate of G be h . Let C be

the circle which is centred at G and passes through P and Q .
Prove that the equation of C is 5x2 + 5y 2 − 10hx + (2h + 8)y + (38h − 93) = 0 .
(6 marks)
(b) The coordinates of point R are (9, −4) . Using (a)(ii), or otherwise, find the diameter of
(3 marks)
the circle which passes through P , Q and R .
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Day 49 - 5 MCQs
 Q189.
Two numbers are randomly drawn at the same time from 9 cards numbered 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 7 respectively.
Find the probability that the sum of the numbers drawn is 11.
7
A
36
5
B
36
1
C
12
1
D
18
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 Q190.
The bar chart shows the distribution of the numbers of computers owned by some teenagers. Find the standard
deviation of the distribution correct to 2 decimal places.
Distribution of numbers of computers owned by some

teenagers
10
7
Number of teenagers
0
0 1 2
Number of computers
A 0.8
B 0.67
C 2.36
D 3
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 Q191.
The bar chart shows the distribution of the time some runners took to finish a 1500 m run. Find the standard
deviation of the distribution correct to 2 decimal places.
10
8
Number of runners
0
165.5 180.5 195.5 210.5 225.5 240.5
Time (s)
A 29.38 s
B 23.55 s
C 26.36 s
D 694.89 s
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 Q192.
A bag contains 7 brown ball, 4 yellow ball and 14 green balls. In a lucky draw, Heather randomly drew a ball from
the bag and a certain number of tokens will be given according to the following set of rules:
1. If a brown ball is drawn, 100 tokens will be given.

2. If a yellow ball is drawn, 30 tokens will be given.
3. If a green ball is drawn, 20 tokens will be given.
Find the expected number of tokens Heather got in the lucky draw.
A 44
B 38.4
C 25
D 66.4
 Q193.
Suppose x varies directly as y and inversely as z . If y is increased by 20% and z is decreased by 25% , then x
A is increased by 71% (cor. to the nearest %).
B is increased by 60% (cor. to the nearest %).
C remains unchanged.
D is decreased by 84% (cor. to the nearest %).
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Day 50 - 2 CQs
 Q194.
The time used to finish a 400 m run by a group of university students in two tests is recorded. In the first test, the
mean and the standard deviation are 70 s and 2 s respectively. In the second test, the mean and the standard
deviation are 61 s and 1 s respectively. The standard score of James in the first test is 1.5 .
(a) Find the time that James used to finish the run in the first test. (2 marks)
(b) Assume that the time distribution in each of the above tests are normally distributed.
James uses 62.8 s to finish the race in the second test. He claims that comparing to other
(2 marks)
students, he performs better in the second test than that in the first test. Is his claim
correct? Explain your answer.
 Q195.
In the figure, C 1 and C 2 are two circles touching each other at point M . T CA and T DB are two common
tangents to the circles. T CA touches C 1 and C 2 at C and A respectively. T DB touches C 1 and C 2 at D and B
respectively.
C2 M C1 T
(a) Prove that CABD is a cyclic quadrilateral. (3 marks)
(b) Callum claims that CB must not be a diameter of circle CABD . Do you agree? Explain
(2 marks)
your answer.
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Day 51 - 5 MCQs
 Q196.
Consider the following data:
{1, 2, 6, 6, 8, 11, 13, a, b, c}
where a , b and c are integers with 1 ≤ a ≤ b ≤ c . If the mean and the range of the above data are 7 and 19
respectively, which of the following is/are true?
I. c ≤ 19
II. b=2
III. a=1
A II only
B II and III only
C III only
D I and III only
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 Q197.
The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the distribution of the marks of the students in a test and the marks can
only be integers.
5 h 3 3
6 2 4 8 9
7 1 2 2 2 2 6
8 3 4 5 5 8
9 3 k 5
If the range of the above distribution is at most 44 , which of the following must be true?
I. 0<h<4
II. 2<k<6
III. 0≤k−h≤4
A I, II and III
B I and II only
C I and III only
D II and III only
 Q198.
Consider the following data:
79, 32, 30, 67, 35, 27, 27, a, b, c
If the mean and the mode of the above data are 49.4 and 79 resepectively, then the median of the above
data is
A 37 .
B 67 .
C 35 .
D 39 .
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 Q199.
The H.C.F. and L.C.M. of three expressions are 4a2 b4 c5 and 32a4 b6 c7 respectively. If the first expression
and the second expression are 16a4 b6 c7 and 4a3 b5 c6 respectively, then the third expression is
A 32a2 b4 c5
B 32a4 b4 c5
C 64b2 c2
D 64a2 b4 c5
 Q200.
8 3x − 2
+ =
3 − 2x (2x − 3)2
−19x + 26
A
(3 − 2x)2
−13x + 22
B
(3 − 2x)2
13x − 22
C
(3 − 2x)2
19x − 26
D
(3 − 2x)2
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Day 52 - 2 CQs
 Q201.
It is given that the salaries of a group of professionals are normally distributed. The mean of the salaries is
$29000 and the percentage of professionals with salaries between $24000 and $34000 is 68% .
(a) Find the standard deviation of the salaries of professionals in the group. (1 marks)
(b) Find the percentage of professionals with salaries between $19000 and $29000 or more
(3 marks)
than $44000 .
(c) If a person is chosen from the group randomly, find the probability that his/her salary is
(2 marks)
more than $39000 .
 Q202.
In the figure, the first pattern consists of 4 dots. The second pattern is formed by adding 3 dots to the first one.
The third pattern is formed by adding 3 dots to the second one and so on. Find the largest value of m such that
the total number of dots in the first m patterns is less than 4696. (4 marks)
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Day 53 - 5 MCQs
 Q203.
6 3
−
3x2 + 16x + 21 x − 3
42x − 81
A .
(3x + 7)(x2 + 9)
−9x2 − 81
B .
(3x − 7)(x2 − 9)
−9x2 − 42x − 81
C .
(3x + 7)(x2 − 9)
−9x2 − 9x − 81
D .
(3x − 7)(x2 + 9)
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 Q204.
The figure shows the graph of y = bx and the graph of y = cx on the same rectangular coordinate system, where b
and c are positive constants. If a horizontal line L cuts the y-axis, the graph of y = bx and the graph of y = cx at A
, B and C respectively, which of the following are true?
y = bx y = cx
L
A B C
O
x
I. b>c
II. bc > 1
III. AB = log c
b
AC
A I and II only
B I and III only
C II and III only
D I, II and III
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 Q205.
The graph in the figure shows the linear relation between log2 x and log2 y . Which of the following must be true?
log2 y
O
−4 log2 x
A 16x − y = 0
B x3 − y 3 = −16
C x − y = −16
D 16x3 − y 3 = 0
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 Q206.
The graph in the figure shows the linear relation between x and log13 y . If y = mnx , then n =
log13 y
40
−10 x
A 28561 .
1
B .
28561
C 67108864 .
1
D .
67108864
 Q207.
Which of the following is the greatest?
A 795759
B 957579
C 957597
D 579795
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Day 54 - 2 CQs
 Q208.
The box-and-whisker diagram below shows the distribution of the scores (in marks) of the students of a class in a
test. Shelby gets the highest score while Finn gets 72.5 marks in the test. The standard scores of Shelby and Finn
in the test are 3 and 0.5 respectively.
13 36 59 72 95
Score (marks)
(a) Find the mean of the distribution. (2 marks)

(b) Shelby claims that the standard scores of at least half of the students in the test are
(2 marks)
negative. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
 Q209.
If 3 boys and 4 girls randomly form a queue, find the probability that no boys are next to
(3 marks)
each other in the queue.
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Day 55 - 5 MCQs
 Q210.
222400116 =
A 225 + 221 + 29 + 26 + 1
B 229 + 225 + 221 + 218 + 16
C 225 + 225 + 221 + 214 + 1
D 225 + 221 + 217 + 214 + 1
 Q211.
Let x > y > 0 . If log (x + y ) = m and log (x − y ) = n , then log (x − y )2 −log √

4
x2 − y 2 =
7n m
A − .
4 4
9n m
B + .
4 4
7n m
C + .
4 4
9n m
D − .
4 4
 Q212.
DC000BE00000016 =
A 220 × 1612 + 190 × 167 .
B 220 × 1611 + 190 × 166 .
C 237 × 1612 + 207 × 167 .
D 237 × 1611 + 207 × 166 .
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 Q213.
5 × 210 + 27 + 7 × 23 − 23 =
A 100101100002
B 10100101100002
C 10100101110002
D 10100001100002
 Q214.
Which of the following is true?
A 1012 < 810 < E 16
B 810 < 1012 < E 16
C E 16 < 810 < 1012
D 1012 < E 16 < 810
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Day 56 - 2 CQs
 Q215.
There are 11 regions in a city. To form a special mission team of 22 company founders, 2 company founders are
chosen from each region. From the special mission team, 5 company founders are randomly selected.
(a) Find the probability that the 5 selected company founders are chosen from 5 different (2
regions. marks)
(a) Find the probability that the 5 selected company founders are chosen by at most 4 (2
different regions. marks)
 Q216.
A box contains 12 green balls, 5 white balls and 9 black balls. Mariah picks out 10 balls from the box randomly.
(a) Find the probability that only green balls are picked. (2 marks)
(b) Find the probability that 3 green balls, 4 white balls and 3 black balls are picked. (3 marks)
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Day 57 - 5 MCQs
 Q217.
7i6 + 4bi
Let h = , where b is a real number. If h is a purely imaginary number, then b =
1−i
7
A − .
4
7
B − .
2
7
C .
4
D 0.
 Q218.
Consider the following simultaneous equations.
a2 + 4a + 8 = 0
b2 + 4b + 8 = 0
If a ≠ b , then (4a + 3)(4b + 3) =
A 185 .
B −185 .
C −89 .
D 89 .
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 Q219.
If −6x − log y 2 =x2 − log y + 4 = 4 , then y =
A −2 or − 1 .
B 10 or 10000 .
C 10 .
1 1
D or .
10 10000
 Q220.
9 9
If α and β are the roots of the equation −4x2 + 7x − 5 = 0 , then the quadratic equation with roots and is?
α β
A 5x2 + 70x − 329 = 0
B 5x2 − 70x + 329 = 0
C 5x2 + 63x − 324 = 0
D 5x2 − 63x + 324 = 0
 Q221.
Solve x2 − 10x + 21 ≥ 0 and 12x < 8√23 + 4x .
A x < √23 or x≥7
B √23 < x ≤ 7
C x≤3
D x < √23
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Day 58 - 2 CQs
 Q222.
The coordinates of the centre of a circle C are (4, 6). It is given that the horizontal line y = 1 is a tangent of C.
(a) Find the equation of C. (2 marks)
(b) L is a straight line with slope − 1 and x-intercept k . L cuts C at two different points A
2 (5 marks)
and B. Express the coordinates of the mid-point of A and B in terms of k.
 Q223.
In an English test, the mean score of students in class 6D is 54. Suppose the scores are normally distributed.
(a) If Ashley's score is 54, write down her standard score. (1 mark)
(b) Owen thinks that if his standard score is 1, his score must be higher than the upper
(3 marks)
quartile. Is he correct? Explain your answer.
(c) If Finley's score is 87 and only 0.15% of students scored higher than him, find the
(3 marks)
standard deviation of the data.
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Day 59 - 5 MCQs
 Q224.
Solve x2 − 12x + 32 ≥ 0 and 15x > 8√43 + 7x .
A x≥8
B √43 < x ≤ 8
C x < √43 or x≥8
D x < √43
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 Q225.
Which of the regions in the figure may represent the solution of the following set of inequalities?
y ≤3
y ≥x
2x + y ≥ 3
II
2
I
1
III
IV
1 2 3 x
A Region IV
B Region III
C Region I
D Region II
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 Q226.
Let h(x) be a quadratic function. If the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of y = h(x) are (−1, 4) , which if the
following must be true?
A The roots of h(x) − 4 = 0 are real numbers.
B The roots of h(x + 2) − 2 = 0 are real numbers.
C The roots of h(x + 1) − 4 = 0 are non-real numbers.
D The roots of h(x − 1) − 5 = 0 are rational numbers.
 Q227.
If α ≠ β and 4α = −3α2 + 3 , then αβ =
4β = −3β 2 + 3
4
A − .
3
4
B .
3
C −1 .
D 1.
 Q228.
The first three terms of an arithmetic sequence are log a, log 6a and log 36a . The sum of the first n terms
of the sequence is
A log a + nlog 6.
n
B nlog a + (n − 1)log 6.
2
C log a + (n − 1)log 6.
n
D (n + 1)log a + (n − 1)log 6.
2
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Day 60 - 2 CQs
 Q229.
In the figure, OT is a vertical tower on a horizontal ground. P and Q are two points on the ground such that the
angles of elevation of T from P and Q are 54∘ and 36∘ respectively. It is given that ∠P OQ = 125∘ and P Q = 750
m.
125∘
54∘ 36∘
P Q
750 m
(a) (i) Let h m be the height of the tower. Express OP and OQ in terms of h.
(ii) Hence, find h.
(4 marks)
(b) Suppose Briana walks along P Q. She claims that the maximum angle of elevation of T
(3 marks)
from her occurs at the mid-point of P Q. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
 Q230.
A box contains 8 orange bowls , 5 purple bowls and 6 blue bowls. If 4 bowls are randomly drawn from the box at
the same time,
(a) find the probability that exactly 2 orange bowls are drawn; (2 marks)
(b) find the probability that at least 2 orange bowls are drawn. (2 marks)
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Day 61 - 5 MCQs
 Q231.
If the 4th term and the 8th term of an arithmetic sequence are 34 and 62 respectively, then the 2nd term of the
sequence is
A 13.
B 6.
C 20.
D 27.
 Q232.
3 81
Let an be the nth term of a geometric sequence. If a6 = and a9 = , which of the following are true?
49 16807
I. a3 < 0
II. a3 + a4 + a5 + a6 + a7 + a8 > 1
III. The sum to infinity of a1 , a2 , a3 , ... is greater than 8
A None of the above
B I only
C I, II and III
D II only
 Q233.
Let a is a real constant. If (a − 4i)(1 + i) is a real number, then (a − 4i)(1 − i3 ) =
A 4.
B 8.
C −8 + 5i .
D −4 .
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 Q234.
The figure shows a shaded region (including the boundary). If (h, k ) is a point lying in the shaded region, which
of the following are true?
I. k≥5
II. 2h − k ≥ −5
III. 2h + k ≥ 9
y = 2x + 5
y=5
y = 9 − 2x
A I and III only
B II and III only
C I and II only
D I, II and III
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 Q235.
If p ≠ q and −4p2 + 2p = −4q 2 + 2q = −9 , then (p + 5)(q + 5) =
81
A
4
101
B
4
119
C
4
D 24
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Day 62 - 2 CQs
 Q236.
The coordinates of the centre of the circle A are (7, 5) . It is given that the x-axis is a tangent to A .
(a) (2
Find the equation of A .
marks)
(b) The slope and the y-intercept of the straight line L is −1 and p respectively. If L cuts A at Z (5
and H , express the coordinates of the mid-point of ZH in terms of p . marks)
 Q237.
(a) In the figure, the shaded region (including the boundary) is bounded by straight lines L1 ,
L2 , the x-axis and the y-axis. L1 and L2 intersect at (5, 4) . Find the system of (4 marks)
inequalities representing the shaded region.
L1
(5, 4)
L2
O
7 12 x
(b) Teddy wants to produce two types of rice: rice A and rice B . The sum of the total weight
of rice B and 2 times of the total weight of rice A cannot be more than 14 kg . The cost of
producing rice A is $1200 /kg and the cost of producing rice B is $2100 /kg . The total cost
(4 marks)
of rice A and rice B cannot be more than $14400 . Suppose that the profits of selling 1 kg
of rice A and rice B are $80 and $105 respectively. Teddy claims that the total profit $Z
can be more than $520 . Do you agree? Explain your answer.
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 Q238.
The figure shows the graph of y = f (x) . If the graph of y = g (x) = 2f (−x) is drawn on the same rectangular
coordinate plane, then which of the following figures may represent the graph of y = g (x) ?
y y
x x
−6 −6
A B
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 Q239.
The figure shows a shaded region (including the boundary). If (n, d) is a point lying in the shaded region, which
of the following are true?
y=3
O
x
x=2 x=4
I. 2≤n≤4
II. 1.5 ≤ d ≤ 3
III. 3n − 4d ≤ 0
A III only
B I, II and III
C II only
D I and III only
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 Q240.
Consider the following system of inequalities:
x≥3
y≥0
3x + 8y ≤ 65
4x − 5y ≤ 24
Let D be the region which represents the solution of the above system of inequalities. If (x, y ) is a point
lying in D , then the grestest value of 4x + 3y + 5 is
A 76 .
B 29 .
C 61 .
D 17 .
 Q241.
The sum of all positive terms in the geometric sequence 50 ，−40，32 ，… is

1250
A .
9
B 82 .
1250
C .
41
250
D .
9
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 Q242.
3i22 − 4i23 − 7i24 − 5i25 + 3i26 + 5i27
The real part of is
2−i
A 0
B −4
C 9
D 3
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Day 64 - 2 CQs
 Q243.
The figure shows a circle passing through points A , B , C and D such that AB = AD and BC = 2CD . AT is the
tangent to the circle A . CD is produced to meet the tangent at point T .
A
B
T D C
(a) By considering △ABC and △ADT , prove that AB 2 = BC ⋅ DT . (3 marks)
(b) Prove that AC 2 = 2CD 2 + AD 2 . (3 marks)
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 Q244.
Kelly was making a paper figure. At first, she cut regular hexagon from paper. The length of each side is a cm.
(a) Find the area of the hexagon in terms of a. (2 marks)
(b) After she cut the hexagon, she cut another smaller regular hexagon from paper and then
placed it onto the first paper hexagon such that the vertices of the second hexagon lied
on the mid-points of the sides of the first hexagon. She repeated this process for a
number of times as shown in the figure.
(i) Find the area of the second and the third regular hexagons in terms of a.
(ii) 42591√3 2
If the total sum of area of all regular hexagons that Kelly cut is a cm , find
8192
the number of hexagons that she cut.
(5 marks)
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Day 65 - 5 MCQs
 Q245.
In the same rectangular coordinate system, the graph of y = f (x) is drawn with dotted curve and the graph of
y = f (x + 3) + 2 is drawn with solid curve. Which of the following may represent the graph of the coordinate
plane?
y y
x x
A B
y y
x x
C D
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 Q246.
Consider a triangle ABC where AB : BC : AC = 13 : 8 : 20 . Find ∠BAC correct to nearest 0.01∘ .
A 87.24∘
B 22.80∘
C 13.80∘
D 143.41∘
 Q247.
Let a , b and c be positive constants. If ax2 + 2bx + c = 0 has repeated roots, which of the following must be true?
I. log a4 , log b4 and log c4 form an arithmetic sequence.
II. 5a , 5b and 5c form a geometric sequence.
III. a + 4 , b + 4 and c + 4 form a geometric sequence.
A II only
B I and II only
C None of the above
D I and III only
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 Q248.
The nth term of a sequence is −3n + 25 . Which of the following is/are true?
I. −58 is a term of the sequence.

II. The sequence has 8 positive terms.
III. The sum of the first n terms of the sequence is − 3 n2 + 47 n .
2 2
A I and II only
B III only
C II and III only
D I only
 Q249.
For 0∘ ≤ t < 360∘ , how many roots does the equation 9cos2 t = 3cos t + 6 have?
A 0
B 1
C 3
D 2
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Day 66 - 2 CQs
 Q250.
Kara has 6 English books, 5 Geography books and 6 History books. She randomly selects 4 books at the same
time, find
(a) the probability that exactly 2 Geography books are selected; (2 marks)
(b) the probability that at least 2 Geography books are selected. (2 marks)
 Q251.
The 1st term and the 18th term of an arithmetic sequence are 537 and 486 respectively. Find
(a) the common difference of the sequence , (2 marks)

(b) the greatest value of n such that the sum of the first n terms of the sequence is positive. (3 marks)
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Day 67 - 5 MCQs
 Q252.
For 0∘ ≤ x ≤ 360∘ , how many roots does the equation 5sin2 x = sin x have?
A 2
B 5
C 3
D 4
 Q253.
Emma invests $1500 at the beginning of 2012 at an interest rate of 7% per annum, compounded yearly and she is
going to invest the same amount $1500 more at the beginning of every year starting from 2013. At the end of
2029, what is the interest she can earn correct to the nearsest dollar?
A $49499
B $27568
C $54568
D $22499
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 Q254.
Let z be a constant, 0∘ < p < 360∘ and 0∘ ≤ x ≤ 270∘ . If the figure shows the graph of y = z + cos (x + p) , then
O
90∘ 270∘ x
A z = 2 and p = 180∘ .
B z = 1 and p = 90∘ .
C z = 1 and p = 180∘ .
D z = 2 and p = 90∘ .
 Q255.
4 boys and 3 girls are arranged in a row. Find the probability that one boy is standing in the front and one
boy is standing at the back.
1
A
14
2
B
7
3
C
7
1
D
7
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 Q256.
In the figure, ABCDEF is a right triangular prism. It is given that AB = 24 cm , BF = 6 cm and ∠BCF = 26∘ . M
is a point on CD such that DM = 20 cm and BM = 20 cm . Find the angle between EM and BM correct to the
nearest 0.001∘ .
E F
B
A
20 cm
D C
M
A 67.221∘
B 68.145∘
C 70.258∘
D 57.228∘
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Day 68 - 2 CQs
 Q257.
In each round of a game, balls are dropped randomly one by one into one of the eight holes which are placed as a
circular ring as shown in the figure. Suppose that each ball has an equal chance to fall into any one of the holes.
Each hole can hold at most 4 balls.
holes
A player in the game can choose any one of the following options.
Option 1: Three balls are dropped one by one. If three balls fall into the same hole, the player can get 150
points. If the three balls fall into three different hole, the player gets 30 points. Otherwise, the
player gets no points.
Option 2: Four balls are dropped one by one. If four balls fall into the same holes, the player can get 360
points. If three of them fall into the same hole, the player can get 120 points. If four balls fall
into four adjacent holes, the player gets 150 points. Otherwise, the player gets no points.
(a) Find the expected points got if a player selects option 1. (3 marks)
(b) Which option should a player select in order to maximize the expected points got?
(4 marks)
Explain your answer.
(c) Oscar selects the option with higher expected points got and he plays this game for two
rounds. He thinks that his chance of getting no points is less than 0.11. Do you agree? (2 marks)
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 Q258.
(a) In the figure, the equations of L1 and L2 are y = 2x and x + 2y = 20 respectively. The shaded region
(including the boundary) represents the solution of a system of inequalities.
L3
20
L1
L4
10
L2
O
10 20
x
(i) Find the point of intersection of L1 and L2 .
(ii) Write down the system of inequalities.

(4 marks)
(b) There were candies and chocolates on sale in a candy shop. Each pack of the candies cost
$3 and it had 5 pieces. Each pack of the chocolates cost $25 and it had 10 pieces. Only 10
packs of candies and 20 packs of chocolates were available. The number of packs of
chocolates bought must be at least two times of the number of packs of candies bought.
Julia bought some of the chocolates and candies from the shop as souvenirs for a festival
day. On the day, Julia needs to give out at least 100 pieces of sweets. Suppose Julia bought
x packs of candies and y packs of chocolates.
Julia thinks that the minimum cost of the sweets must be more than $200 Do you agree?
(4 marks)
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Day 69 - 5 MCQs
 Q259.
In the figure, AB is a vertical pole and BCD is a horizontal ground. If ∠BCD = 45∘ , ∠ACD = 60∘ and the angle
between the plane ACD and the horizontal ground is θ, then cos θ =
60∘
C D
45∘
1
A .
√3
B √2 .
C 1.
1
D .
√2
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 Q260.
If the height of a regular tetrahedron is 7 cm , then the volume of the tetrahedron is
343
A √3 cm3 .
8
343
B √6 cm3 .
8
C 7 cm3 .
1029
D √3 cm3 .
8
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 Q261.
In the figure, AB and AC are the tangents to the circle at B and C respectively. BD is a diameter of the circle.
AC produced and BD produced meet at E . If AB = 12 cm and AE = 25.5 cm , then BD =
E D B
A 14.4 cm .
B 7.2 cm .
C 10.8 cm .
D 14 cm .
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 Q262.
In the figure, A , B and C are points on the circle such that ∠ACB = 60∘ . If AT and BT are tangents to the
circle, find ∠AT B .
C
60∘
B T
A 60∘
B 58∘
C 55∘
D 52∘
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 Q263.
In the figure, ECD is the tangent to the circle ABC at C. It is given that ABD is a straight line and
BD : CD = 2 : 11. Find AB : CD .
A
B
E C D
A 11 : 2
B 2 : 11
C 22 : 117
D 117 : 22
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 Q264.
(a) In Figure (a) , D , C and A are points on circle C 1 such that DA is a diameter. C , B , O
and A are points on circle C 2 . It is given that DA is the tangent to C 2 at A , DCB is a
(3 marks)
straight line, CB = OB, P is the point of intersection of OC and BA and DC ≠ CA .
Prove that DA//OC .
C1
C
A
C2 P
O B
Figure (a)
(b) A rectangular coordinate system, with O as the origin, is introduced to figure (a) as
shown below. OB lies on the positive x-axis and OA lies on the positive y-axis. The
(5 marks)
equation of C 2 is x2 + y 2 − 10x − ky = 0 and the equation of DA is 5x − 4y + 4k = 0 . Find
the value of k .
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 Q265.
In each round of a game, balls are dropped randomly one by one into one of the holes which are arranged in ring
pattern as shown in the figure. Suppose that each ball has an equal chance to fall into any one of the hole. Each
hole can hold at most 4 balls.
A player in the game can choose any one of the following options.
Option 1: Three balls are dropped one by one. If three balls fall into the same hole, the player can get 50
points. If the three balls fall into three different holes, the player gets 10 points. Otherwise, the
player gets no points.
Option 2: Four balls are dropped one by one. If four balls fall into the same hole, the player can get 120
points. If 3 of them fall into the same hole, the player can get 50 points. If four balls fall into
four adjacent holes, the player gets 40 points. Otherwise, the player gets no points.
(a) Find the expected points got if Seth selects option 1. (3 marks)
(b) Which option should a player select in order to maximize the expected points got?
(4 marks)
(c) Seth selects the option with higher expected points got and he plays this game for two
rounds. He thinks that his chance of getting no points is less than 0.2 . Do you agree? (2 marks)
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Day 71 - 5 MCQs
 Q266.
In the figure, I is the in-centre of △P QR . If ∠QP R = 42∘ and ∠IRQ = 33∘ , then ∠P QI =
33∘ I
42∘
R P
A 32∘ .
B 36∘ .
C 42∘ .
D 35∘ .
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 Q267.
In the figure, P QS is a circle. P Q is produced to R such that RS is the tangent to the circle at S. I is the in-
centre of △QRS. If ∠IRQ = 16∘ and ∠P SQ = 62∘ , then ∠QP S =
Q
P
A 58∘ .
B 32∘ .
C 28∘ .
D 43∘ .
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 Q268.
In the figure, A , B and C are points lying on the circle. T A is the tangent to the circle at A. The straight line
CBT is perpendicular to T A. If BC = 13 cm, find the radius of the circle correct to the nearest 0.1 cm.
T
B
A 36∘ C
A 15.3 cm
B 21 cm
C 27.2 cm
D 6.8 cm
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 Q269.
In the figure, EF GHABCD is a rectangular block. Let T be a point lying on HA such that HT = 24km and
AT = 19km . Denote the angle between F T and the plane EF CB by x . Find cos x .
A D
B
C
H
G
9km
E 32km F
4
A
5
9
B
41
9
C
40
40
D
41
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 Q270.
If the straight line x − y = −k and the circle x2 + y 2 + 8x − 2y + 16 = 0 intersect at A and B, then the x-
coordinate of the mid-point of AB is
−k − 3
A
2
B k−3
C −k − 3
k−3
D
2
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Day 72 - 2 CQs
 Q271.
In the figure, OA, OB and AB are the tangents to the circle at C, D and E respectively. The coordinates of A and
B are (8, 0) and (2, 2√3) respectively.
y B
O C A
x
(a) Find the slope of OB. (1 mark)
(b) Find the coordinates of C. (3 marks)
(c) Find the equation of the circle in general form. (3 marks)
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 Q272.
Figure (a) shows a right pyramid T ABCD with a square base, where ∠T AB = 72∘ . The length of a side of the
base is 25 cm . Let H and K be the points lying on T A and T B respectively such that HK is parallel to CD and
∠HDA = 56∘ . A geometric model is made by cutting off the pyramid T HKCD from T ABCD as shown in Figure
(b).
T T
B C B C
A D A D
(a) Find the length of AH . (2 marks)
(b) Let θ be the angle between the plane HDCK and the base ABCD.
(i) Find θ .
(ii) Let ϕ be the angle between HD and the base ABCD . Which one of θ and ϕ is
greater? Explain your answer.
(6 marks)
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Day 73 - 5 MCQs
 Q273.
Let a and b be constants. The figure shows the graph of y = a + bsin 4x∘ , where 0 ≤ x ≤ c Which of the following
is/are correct?
I. a<0
II. b>0
III. sin c∘ >0
y = a + bsin 4x∘
c x
−7
A I and II only
B I, II and III
C III only
D I and III only
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 Q274.
Which of the following may represent the graph of y = tan (x + 45∘ ) − 2 for 0∘ ≤ x ≤ 360∘ ?
A B
y y
3 3
2 2
1 1
90∘ 180∘ 270∘ 360∘ x 90∘ 180∘ 270∘ 360∘ x

−1 −1
−2 −2
−3 −3
−4 −4
C D
y y
3 3
2 2
1 1
90∘ 180∘ 270∘ 360∘ x 90∘ 180∘ 270∘ 360∘ x

−1 −1
−2 −2
−3 −3
−4 −4
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 Q275.
Find the range of values of k such that the circle x2 + y 2 − 18x + 18y + 58 = 0 and the straight line
2x + 10y + k = 0 intersect.
A −32 < k < 176
B −32 ≤ k ≤ 176
C k ≤ −176 or k ≥ 32
D k < −176 or k > 32
 Q276.
There are 11 red pens and 5 black pens in the box. If 6 stationery are randomly chosen from the box, find the
probability that at least 4 black pens are choosen.
11
A
4368
1
B
28
4357
C
4368
27
D
28
 Q277.
A computer club is formed by 14 boys and 12 girls. If a team of 4 students is selected from the club to
participate in a competition and the team consists of at least one girl, how many different teams can be
formed?
A 4368
B 14455
C 13949
D 14587
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Day 74 - 2 CQs
 Q278.
1 2
Let f (x) = x − 4x + 28 .
5
(a) Using the method of completing the square, find the coordinates of the vertex of the
(2 marks)
graph of y = f (x) .
(b) The graph of y = g (x) is obtained by translating the graph of y = f (x) vertically. If the
(2 marks)
graph of y = g (x) touches the x-axis, find g (x) .
(c) Under a transformation, f (x) is changed to 1 x2 + 4x + 28. Describe the geometric

5 (2 marks)
meaning of the transformation.
 Q279.
Let f (x) = 3x2 − 6kx + 7k 2 + 5 , where k is a real constant.
(a) Does the graph of y = f (x) cut the x-axis? Explain your answer. (2 marks)
(b) Using the method of completing the square, express, in terms of k , the coordinates of the
(3 marks)
vertex of the graph of y = f (x) .
(c) In the same rectangular coordinate system, let S and T be moving points on the graph of
y = f (x) and the graph of y = 2 − f (x) respectively. Denote the origin by O . Someone
(4 marks)
claims that when S and T are nearest to each other, the circumcentre of △OST lies on
the x-axis. Is the claim correct? Explain your answer.
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Day 75 - 5 MCQs
 Q280.
Bag A contains 2 red balls, 8 green balls and 5 white balls while bag B contains 4 red balls, 9 green balls and 3
yellow balls. If one ball is drawn randomly from each bag, then the probability that the two balls drawn are of
different colours is
29
A .
48
1
B .
3
19
C .
48
2
D .
3
 Q281.
The probability that Blake becomes a member of Mathematics club, Volleyball club and Piano club are 0.2 , 0.6
and 0.4 respectively. Find the probability that he becomes a member of only one club.
A 0.464
B 0.488
C 0.368
D 0.248
 Q282.
Box A contains 6 brown pens and 6 white pens while box B contains 16 brown pens and 13 white pens. If a box is
randomly chosen and then a pen is randomly drawn from the box, find the probability that a brown pen is drawn.
61
A
116
22
B
41
55
C
116
67
D
87
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 Q283.
The coordinates of two vertices of a triangle are (8, 8) and (0, k ). If the coordinates of the circumcentre of the
triangle are (7, −5) , then k =
A −16 or −5.
B 4 or 1.
C 8 or −25.
D −16 or 6.
 Q284.
There are 23 boys and 12 girls in a class. If 5 are selected from the class to form a committee consisting of at most
2 girls, how many different committees can be formed?
A 67837
B 139909
C 116886
D 256795
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Day 76 - 2 CQs
 Q285.
Rachel is studying about the number of mobile phones in a city. It is given that the total number of mobile
phones at the end of the first year is 90000 , and in subsequent years, the total number of mobile phones
imported each year is r% of the total number of mobile phones at the end of the previous year, where r is a
constant, and the total number mobile phones abandoned each year is 3000 . It is found that the total number of
mobile phones at the end of the third year is 1.026 × 105 .
(a) (i) Express, in terms of r, the total number of mobile phones at the end of the second
year.
(ii) Find r .
(4 marks)
(b) (i) Express, in terms of n, the total number of mobile phones at the end of the nth
year.
(ii) At the end of which year will the total number of mobile phones first exceed
4.4 × 105 ?
(5 marks)
(c) It is assumed that the total number of mobile phones needed at the end of the nth year is
(a(1.21)n + b) , where a and b are constants. Some research results reveal that the total
number of mobile phones needed at the end of the first year and the end of the second
year are 1.305 × 105 and 1.43205 × 105 respectively. Rachel claims that based on the (4 marks)
assumption, the total number of mobile phones will be greater than the total number of
mobile phones needed at the end of a certain year. Is the claim correct? Explain your
answer.
 Q286.
A fund A can make a revenue of A(n) dollars in the nth year since the start of investment, where n is a positive
integer. It is given that A(n) = 4pr n , where p and rare positive constants. It is found that the revenue made by
fund A in the 1st and the 2nd year since the start of investment are $17600000 and $19360000 respectively.
(a) (i) Find p and r .
(ii) Express the total revenue made by fund A in the first n years since the start
investment in terms of n .
(5 marks)
(b) Alex plans to invest fund A and he plans to start investing in a new fund B after fund A
investment has been started for 3 years. Let B (m) dollars be the revenue made by the
fund B in the mth year since the start of its investment, where m is a positive integer. It is
given that B (m) = pr 2m .
(i) The fund manager claims that after Alex has started investing fund B, the yearly
revenue made by fund B would exceed fund A with 14 years. Do you agree? Explain
your answer.
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Day 77 - 5 MCQs
 Q287.
Nathan and Emily take turns to throw a fair die until one of them gets a number '4' or '1' . Nathan throws the die
first. Find the probability that Emily gets a number '4' .
3
A
10
1
B
3
1
C
5
1
D
2
 Q288.
In an examination, Seth gets 33 marks and his stardard score is −3 while Amanda gets 81 marks and her standard
score is 3 . Find the mean of the examination scores.
A 57
B 8
C 65
D 49
 Q289.
There are 10 books published by Company A and there are 5 books published by Company B . Rhys wants to buy 4
among them. If he selects the books at random, find the probability that he buys at least two books published by
Company A .
90
A
91
12
B
13
172
C
273
254
D
273
199
 Q290.
Let x1 , IQR1 and σ1 be the mean, the inter-quartile range and the standard deviation of a data set A
7
respectively. Now, 32 is added from each number of the data set A and then all of them are multiplied by to
5
form a new data set B . If x2 , IQR2 and σ2 are the mean, the inter-quartile range and the standard deviation of
the data set B respectively, then
A x2 = x1 , IQR2 = IQR1 , σ2 = σ1
7 224 7 224 7
B x2 = x1 + , IQR2 = IQR1 + , σ2 = σ1
5 5 5 5 5
7 224 7 7
C x2 = x1 + , IQR2 = IQR1 , σ2 = σ1
5 5 5 5
7 7 7
D x2 = x1 , IQR2 = IQR1 , σ2 = σ1
5 5 5
 Q291.
The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the distribution of the scores (in marks) of a group of students in a test.
Mary gets the highest score in the test.
4 1 2
5 2 3 4 4 9
6 1 2 5 5 8
7 2 4 6 6
8 0 0 5
9 0
Which of the following is/are true?

I. The upper quartile of the distribution is 76 marks.
II. The standard score of Mary in the test is lower than 1.6 .
III. The standard deviation of the distribution is greater than 11 marks.
A I and II only
B II and III only
C III only
D I and III only
200
Day 78 - 2 CQs
 Q292.
In the figure, ABCD is the quadrilateral base of the solid V ABCD . V is a point vertically above B . E is the
mid-point of CD . Also, V A = 26 cm , AB = 24 cm , CD = 68 cm , AD = 46 cm , ∠V CB = 57∘ and ∠BAD = 129∘ .
26 cm
B
A
46 cm C
(a) Find V B and BC . (4 marks)
(b) Find BD and ∠BDE . (4 marks)
(a) Find the volume of the solid V BDE . (4 marks)
201
 Q293.
The figure shows a glasshouse built on a horizontal ground. It consists of two parts. The upper part is a right
pyramid with a rectangular base of dimensions 21 m × 43 m and the slant height is 32 m. The lower part is a
cuboid with a base the same as the pyramid.
32 m
E
C B
D
8m 43 m
A 21 m O
(a) Find the height of the glasshouse. (2 marks)

(b) As shown in the figure, the edge OB is along the north-south direction and the edge OA
is along the east-west direction. The overhead sun casts a shadow of the glasshouse on
(5 marks)
the ground. The angle of elevation from the tip T of the shadow to the tip V of the
glasshouse is 29∘ . The bearing of O from T is 290∘ . Find the distance between O and T .
202
Day 79 - 5 MCQs
 Q294.
Let M 1 , R1 and V 1 be the mean, the range and the variance of a group of numbers {x1 , x2 , x3 , … , x310 }
respectively. If M 2 , R2 and V 2 are the mean, the range and the variance of the group of numbers
{x1 , x2 , x3 , … , x310 , M 1 } respectively. Which of the following must be true?
I. M1 = M2
II. R1 > R2
III. V1 >V2
A I and II only
B I only
C I and III only
D None of the above
 Q295.
Let x1 and σ1 be the mean and the standard deviation of a group of numbers {a1 , a2 , a3 , … , a18 } respectively while
x2 and σ2 be the mean and the standard deviation of a group of numbers {a1 , a2 , a3 , … , a17 } respectively. If σ1 ≠ 0
and a18 = x1 , which of the following must be true?
I. x1 = x2
II. σ1 < σ2
III. The standard score of a1 in the first set is the greater than that in the second set.
A I, II and III
B I and II only
C II and III only
D I and III only
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 Q296.
The mean and the variance of the set of data {y 1 , y 2 , y 3 , y 4 , y 5 , y 6 } are m1 and v 1 respectively. If m2 and v 2 are the
mean and the variance of the set of data {y 1 , y 2 , y 3 , y 4 , y 5 , y 6 , m1 } respectively, then
6
A m2 = m1 and v 2 = v1
7
36
B m2 = m1 and v 2 = v1
5
6 36
C m2 = m1 and v 2 = v1
7 5
6 6
D m2 = m1 and v 2 = v 1
7 7
 Q297.
If the variance of the five numbers x − 67, x + 12, x + 16, x + 19 and x + 20 is v , which of the following must be
true?
I. The variance of x − 66, x + 13, x + 17, x + 20 and x + 21 is v .
II. The variance of 2x − 133, 2x + 25, 2x + 33, 2x + 39 and 2x + 41 is 2v .
III. The variance of 4x − 67, 4x + 12, 4x + 16, 4x + 19 and 4x + 20 is v .
A I and II only
B I, II and III
C I and III only
D II only
 Q298.
The variance of a set of numbers is 100. Each number of the set is multiplied by 81 and then 25 is added to each
resulting number to form a new set of numbers. Find variance of the new set of numbers.
A 656100
B 8100
C 900
D 905
204
Day 80 - 2 CQs
205
 Q299.
In Figure (a), ABCDB ′ is a pentagonal paper card. It is given that AB = AB ′ = 38 cm , BC = B ′ D = 26 cm and

∠ABC = AB ′ D = 72∘ .
A B
B B′
D
A
C D
C
(a) Suppose that 100∘ ≤ ∠BCD ≤ 150∘ .
(i) Find the distance between A and C .
(ii) Find ∠ACB .
(iii) Describe how the area of the paper card varies when ∠BCD increases from 100∘ to
150∘ .
(7 marks)
(b) Suppose that ∠BCD = 131∘ .
The paper card in Figure (b) is folded along AC and AD such that AB and AB ′ join
together to form a pyramid ABCD as shown in Figure (b). Find the volume of the
pyramid ABCD .
(6 marks)
A B
38
26
B B′
D
A
M
C D
C
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 Q300.
The figure below shows a geometric model ABCD in the form of tetrahedron. It is given that ∠BAD = 80∘ ,
∠CBD = 35∘ , AB = 25 cm , AC = 15 cm , BC = 20 cm and BD = 43 cm .
(a) Find ∠ABD and CD . (4 marks)
(b) A craftsman claims that the angle between AB and the face BCD is ∠ABC . Do you
(2 marks)
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