Tin Ka Ping Secondary School

First Term Exam (2020-21)

F.4 MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part

PAPER 2

10:45am – 11:45am (1 hour)

Name : _________________________ Date : 5th January, 2021

Class : ___________( )

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read carefully the instructions on the Answer Sheet. After the announcement of the start of the
examination, you should first write the information required in the spaces provided.

2. When told to open this book, you should check that all the questions are there. Look for the

words ‘END OF PAPER’ after the last question.

3. All questions carry equal marks.

4. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. You are advised to use an HB pencil to mark all the answers on

the Answer Sheet, so that wrong marks can be completely erased with a clean rubber. You must

mark the answers clearly; otherwise you will lose marks if the answers cannot be captured.

5. You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more than one answer, you

will receive NO MARKS for that question.

6. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

There are 36 questions in this paper.

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The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Choose the best answer for each question.

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1. π =¿

A. 31 (correct to 2 decimal places).

B. 31.0 (correct to 3 significant figures).

C. 31.00 (correct to 4 decimal places).

D. 31.007 (correct to 5 significant figures).

2. (x−3)(x 2+ 3 x−6)=¿

3
A. x −15 x+18 .

3
B. x +15 x−18 .

3 2
C. x −3 x +12 x+ 18 .

3 2
D. x +3 x −12 x−18 .

k+ 3
3. If h+1= k −2 , then k =¿

2 h−4
A. h+6 .

2 h−1
B. h−3 .

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 2 h+3
C. h+ 2 .

2 h+5
D. h .

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4. If f ( x )=2 x −x+ 4 , then f ( x−1 ) =¿

2
A. 2 x −3 x +4 .

2
B. 2 x −3 x +6 .

2
C. 2 x −5 x +5 .

2
D. 2 x −5 x +7 .

2
5. Let f ( x )=3 x−2 . If f ( k )=f (−2 k ) , then k =¿

A. −2 .

B. 2 .

C. 0 or −2 .

D. 0 or 2 .

6. If 4 is a root of the quadratic equation ( x−1 ) ( x + k ) +k=0 , where k is a constant, then

k =¿

A. −3 .

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 B. −1 .

C. 1 .

D. 3 .

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7. Let p be a constant. If the quadratic equation x − px+24= p has equal real roots, then p=¿

A. 4 .

B. 8 .

C. −12 or 4 .

D. −12 or 8 .

8. Let k be an integer. If the quadratic equation k x ( x +2 )=5 x−k has no real roots, find the
least value of k .

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

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9. Let f ( x )=( x +a )( x−1 ) −4 , where a is a constant. If f ( x ) is divisible by x−3 , find the
remainder when f ( x ) is divided by x .

A. −6

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 B. −2

C. 2

D. 6

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10. Let f ( x )=x + h x +k , where h and k are constants. If x−1 is a factor of f ( x ) , find

the
remainder when f ( x) is divided by x+ 1 .

A. −2

B. 2

C. −2 h

D. 2h

3 2 2
11. When x + 4 x −3 x+ a is divided by b x + 2 x−1 , the quotient and the remainder are x+ c
and dx +1 respectively, where a , b , c and d are constants. Find the value of a .

A. −6

B. −1

C. 1

D. 2

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12. The figure shows the graph of y=2 ( x+ a ) +b , where a and b are constants. Which of the
following is true?

A. a< 0 and b<0

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 B. a< 0 and b>0

C. a> 0 and b<0

D. a> 0 and b>0

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13. The figure shows the graph of y=a x −x +b , where a and b are constants. Which of the
following is true?

A. a< 0 and b<0

B. a< 0 and b>0

C. a> 0 and b<0

D. a> 0 and b>0

14. In the figure, the quadratic graph of y=f ( x) intersects the x -axis at (−2 , 0) and (4 , 0) .

Which of the following must be true?

I. The roots of the equation f ( x )=0 are −2 and 4 .

II. The y -intercept of the graph is 8 .
III. The equation of the axis of symmetry of the quadratic
graph of y=f ( x ) is y=1 .

A. I only

B. II only

C. I and III only

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 D. II and III only

15. In the figure, the equation of the straight line L is x+ ay−b=0 . Which of the following is/are
true?

I. a> 0
II. b<0
III. 3 a+1<0

A. I only

B. II only

C. I and III only

D. II and III only

16. In the figure, the equations of the straight lines L1 and L2 are x+ ay +b=0 and
cx− y + d=0 respectively. Which of the following are true?

I. b<0
II. 2 c−d=0
III. ac ←1

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I , II and III

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17. If the straight line L and the straight line y=4 x−12 are perpendicular to each other and
intersect at a point on the x -axis, find the equation of L .

A. x+ 4 y −3=0

B. x−4 y+ 3=0

C. 4 x + y −12=0

D. 4 x − y+ 12=0

18. The equation of the straight line L1 is x−2 y+ 4=0 . The straight line L2 is parallel to L1

and
passes through the point (0 , 4) . Find the area of the region bounded by L1 , L2 , the x -

axis
and the y -axis.

A. 12

B. 16

C. 24

D. 32

19. In the figure, the solid consists of a right circular cone and a hemisphere with a common base. Find
the total surface area of the solid in terms of π .
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 A. 246 π cm2

B. 264 π cm2

C. 376 π cm2

D. 392 π cm2

20. 3 solid metal hemispheres of radius r cm are melted and recast into a solid right circular cylinder
of base radius 2 r cm and height h cm . Find r :h .

A. 1:1

B. 1:2

C. 2:1

D. 3 :2

4 7
3 i −i
21. The real part of 1−i is

A. −2 .

B. −1 .

C. 1 .

D. 2 .
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 m+ 2∋¿
22. If m and n are real numbers, then the imaginary part of ¿ is
¿

A. −m .

B. n .

C. m−n .

D. 2 m+2 n .

2 2 2
23. If α and β are the roots of the quadratic equation 2 x +3 x−8=0 , then α β +α β =¿

A. −6 .

B. −5.5 .

C. 5.5 .

D. 6 .

m2 =3 m+1 1 1
24. If m≠ n and {n2 =3 n+1 , then + =¿
m2 n 2

A. 1 .

B. 9 .

C. 11 .

D. 19 .
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25. The axis of symmetry of the graph of y=−x +8 x+ 1 is

A. x=−4 .

B. x=4 .

C. y=−17 .

D. y=17 .

2 8
+ 2 =¿
26. x +3 x +2 x−3

2
A. x−3 .

2
B. x−1 .

2
C. x +1 .

2
D. x +3 .

2 2 2 2 3 3
27. The L.C.M. of 2 x −12 xy +18 y , 2 x +6 xy +18 y and x −27 y is

A. x−3 y .

B. ( x−3 y )2 ( x 2+3 xy +9 y 2 ) .

2 2 2
C. 2 ( x −3 y ) (x +3 xy +9 y ) .

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 2 2 2
D. 4 ( x −3 y ) (x +3 xy +9 y ) .

28. Form a quadratic equation in x whose roots are p−1 and p+1 .

2 2
A. x −2 px− p +1=0

2 2
B. x −2 px + p −1=0

2 2
C. x +2 px− p +1=0

2 2
D. x +2 px+ p −1=0

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29. Let k be a constant. Solve the eqation ( 4 x −k ) −8 x +2 k=0 .

A. x=0.25 k −0.5

B. x=0.25 k +0.5

C. x=0.25 k or x=0.25 k −0.5

D. x=0.25 k or x=0.25 k +0.5

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30. If the difference of the cube of two consecutive positive integers is 127 , then the smaller one is

A. 4 .

B. 5 .

C. 6 .

D. 7 .

31. Let f ( x ) be a polynomial. When f (x) is divided by 2 x −1 , the remainder is 4 . Find the
remainder when f ( x) is divided by 2−4 x .

A. −8

B. −4

C. 4

D. 8

32. In the figure, the equations of the straight lines L1 and L2 are py+ 6=0 and qx + y=r
respectively. Which of the following are true?

I. pq<0
II. pr+ 6<0
III. 4 q>r

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 A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I , II and III

33. The coordinates of the point A are (−1 , 4) . The equation of the straight line L is
2 x −3 y−12=0 . Let P be a point on L such that P is closest to A . Find the

coordinates of
P .

A. (−3 ,−6)

B. (1 ,1)

C. (3 ,−2)

D. (5 ,−5)

ai+ 2
34. If a and b are real numbers and =b+4 i , then a=¿
i−3

A. −14 .

B. −2 .

C. 2 .

D. 14 .

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35. If the length and the width of a rectangle is ( 2 x −4 ) cm and ( 16−4 x ) cm respectively, find the
maximum area of the rectangle.

A. 2 cm2

B. 4 cm2

C. 6 cm2

D. 8 cm2

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36. Let f ( x )=2 x + bx+21 , whehre b is a constant. If the x -coordinate of the vertex of the graph
of y=f ( x ) is 3 , then the y -coordinate of the vertex of the graph is

A. −12 .

B. −3 .

C. 3 .

D. 12 .

－ END OF PAPER －

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