Date: 29-May-2024

Class: Time allowed: ## minutes

1
P
R

U 72 T
O V

Q
In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. PT and QT are the tangents to the circle at R and S
respectively. UOVT is a straight line. If PTQ = 72, find PRU.
(6 marks)

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P

Z
12 cm
X

Q Y R
16 cm
In the figure, a circle is inscribed in △PQR, where X, Y and Z are points of contact. PQR = 90,
PQ = 12 cm and QR = 16 cm.
(a) Find the length of PR.
(b) Find the length of PZ.
(5 marks)

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P S

T
X

Q R

In the figure, points X and Y are the centres of two equal circles. Circle X and circle Y touch each
other externally at T. PQRS is a rectangle. Circle X touches PQ and QR. Circle Y touches PS and
SR. If the radius of each circle is 1 cm and QR = 3 cm, is the area of PQRS greater than 11 cm2?
Explain your answer.
(6 marks)

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U

21
S

P Q
T

In the figure, SU is a diameter of the circle. PSR is a straight line and PQ is the tangent to the
circle at T. If PT = RT and RSU = 21, find SPT.
(6 marks)

5
E
D

109
38
A C
B

In the figure, AB is a diameter of the circle. ABC and CDE are straight lines. BAE = 38 and
CBD = 109.
(a) Find BED.
(b) Join AD. Is AD the angle bisector of BAE? Explain your answer.
(7 marks)
6
Q

72 R
19

P 27

T
In the figure, PR and QS are straight lines. SR = ST, RSQ = 19, RPS = 27 and PQS = 72.
(a) Find QST.
(b) Find PST.
(6 marks)

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U

20

R
K

40 T
P S
In the figure, PQU, PST, SRU and QRT are straight lines. PR and QS intersect at K. PUR = 20
and PTR = 40.
(a) Find QPS.
(b) If RKS = 110, find SQR and QSR.
(9 marks)

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 B
C

A K

E
D
In the figure, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. BAE is a straight line. AC and DA are the angle
bisectors of BCD and CAE respectively.
(a) Betty claims that △BCD is an isosceles triangle. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
(b) If BKC = 84, find CAE.
(6 marks)

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P
S
35
Q

40 R
T

In the figure, P, Q, R and S are points on the circle, where =2 and PQS = 35. T is a

point outside the circle such that QT = RT, QS // TR and QTR = 40.
(a) Find PSR.
(b) Find PSQ.
(7 marks)

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 A E

B C

In the figure, AC, DE and ADB are straight lines. AB = AC, ED = EC, BC = DC and
BDC = EDC.
(a) Prove that △ABC  △EDC.
(b) Prove that ACD = AED.
(5 marks)

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Let k be a real number. The graph of the quadratic function y = 2x2 + 12x + 6k passes through the
point R, where the y-coordinate of R is k2.
(a) Are there two different positions of R for any real number k? Explain your answer.
(b) Suppose that the graph of the function passes through the two points P(a , k2) and Q(b , k2),
where a and b are constants.
(i) Show that (a  b)2 = 36  12k + 2k2.
(ii) Is it possible that the distance between P and Q is less than 3? Explain your answer.
(8 marks)

12
Point (k , 5k2 + 4k) lies on the graph of the quadratic function y = 2x2 + (2k + 4)x + k2 + c, where
k and c are constants.
(a) Is c a positive number? Explain your answer.
(b) Suppose 0 < k < 5. It is given that the graph passes through the two points A(m , 1) and
B(n , 1), where m and n are constants.
(i) Show that (m  n)2 = k2 + 4k + 6.
(ii) Is it possible that the length of AB is greater than 5? Explain your answer.
(8 marks)

13
Find the directions of opening, the y-intercepts and the x-intercepts of the graphs of the following
quadratic functions.
(a) y = (x + 13)(17  x) + 31
(b) y = (2x  1)2  16
(8 marks)

14
y
x = –2

x
0
–1
y = ax2  4x + c

In the figure, the y-intercept of the graph of the quadratic function y = ax2  4x + c is 1, where a
and c are constants. The equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph is x = 2. Let (h , 1) be a
point on the graph, where h  0.
(a) Find the value of h.
(b) Find the values of a and c.
(5 marks)

15
y
y = x2  mx + n

x
O

The figure shows the graph of the quadratic function y = x2  mx + n, where m and n are positive
constants.
(a) Determine whether m2 = 4n is true. Explain your answer.
(b) Write down two pairs of possible values of m and n.
(4 marks)

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 y

x
O

y = mx2 + 12x + n

The figure shows the graph of the quadratic function y = mx2 + 12x + n, where m and n are
constants with m > n.
(a) Find the value of mn.
(b) It is given that both m and n are divisible by 3.
(i) Write down the possible values of m and n.
(ii) Hence, find the coordinates of the vertex of the graph.
(5 marks)

17
Let f(x) = x2 + bx  27, where b is a constant. The maximum value of the function y = f(x) is 9. It is
given that  and  are the two roots of the equation f(x) = 0.
(a) Express the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph of y = f(x) in terms of b.
(b) Hence, find the values of b.
(c) For each value obtained in (b), find the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of y = f(x).
(6 marks)

18
y

A x
O

B y = x2 +x + k

In the figure, the graph of the quadratic function y = x2 + x + k passes through the point
A(3 , 0), where k is a constant. The graph cuts the y-axis at the point B.
(a) Find the value of k.
(b) If P is a point on the y-axis such that △ABP is an isosceles triangle and AB is one of the equal
sides, find the possible coordinates of P.
 (8 marks)

19
The graph of a quadratic function y = f(x) cuts the x-axis at A(2 , 0) and B(6 , 0). The maximum
value of the function is 32.
(a) Find f(x).
(b) C and D are two points on the graph of y = f(x), where the y-coordinates of C and D are both
equal to 14. Find the area of △ACD.
(7 marks)

20
The graph of the quadratic function y = x2 + bx + c cuts the x-axis at the points A(3 , 0) and B,
where b and c are constants.The graph cuts the y-axis at the point C(0 , 3).
(a) Find the values of b and c.
(b) Let P be a point on the graph and lying above the x-axis.
If area of △AOP : area of △BOC = 4 : 1, find the coordinates of P.
(8 marks)

21
(1 , 1) is a point on the graph of the quadratic function y = kx2  6kx + 11, where k is a non-zero
constant.
(a) Does the graph open upward or downward? Explain your answer.
(b) Find the maximum or minimum value of y, and find the coordinates of the vertex of the
graph.
(7 marks)

22
The y-intercept of the graph of the quadratic function y = ax2  20x + b is 11, where a and b are
constants. The graph passes through the point (1 , 5).
(a) Find the value of b.
(b) Does the graph open upward or downward? Explain your answer.
(c) Find the maximum or minimum value of y, and write down the equation of the axis of
symmetry of the graph.
(8 marks)
23
The equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph of the function y = 3x2 + mx + n is x = 1, where
m and n are constants. The y-intercept of the graph is 8.
(a) Find the values of m and n.
(b) Find the minimum value of the function.
(7 marks)

24
The graph of a quadratic function y = f(x) cuts the x-axis at (4 , 0) and (1 , 0). The graph passes
through (2 , 6).
(a) Find f(x).
(b) Using the method of completing the square, find the maximum value of the function.
(6 marks)

25
The graph of the function y = x2 + bx + c passes through (1 , 25) and (3 , 9), where b and c are
constants.
(a) Find the values of b and c.
(b) Find the y-intercept of the graph.
(c) (i) Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph.
(ii) Find the maximum value of the function.
(8 marks)

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y

A
x
C O

y = –2x2  12x + 6
In the figure, the graph of the function y = –2x2  12x + 6 cuts the y-axis at the point A. The axis of
symmetry of the graph cuts the graph at the point B and cuts the x-axis at the point C.
(a) Using the method of completing the square, find the coordinates of B.
(b) Find the area of the trapezium OABC.
(6 marks)
27
y
y = x2 – 4x + k – 1

x
P O Q

R
In the figure, the graph of the function y = x2  4x + k  1 cuts the x-axis at the points P and Q,
where k is a constant. R is the vertex of the graph and the minimum value of the function is 9.
(a) Find the value of k.
(b) Find the coordinates of R.
(c) Find the area of △PQR.
(7 marks)

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Let f(x) = 2x2  8kx  8k2  1, where k is a positive real number.
(a) Does the equation f(x) = k have real roots? Explain your answer.
(b) Using the method of completing the square, express the coordinates of the vertex of the graph
of y = f(x) in terms of k.
(5 marks)

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Let f(x) = x2 + 6p2x  3p4 + 3, where p is a real constant.
(a) Does the graph of y = f(x) + 2 cut the x-axis? Explain your answer.
(b) Using the method of completing the square, express the coordinates of the vertex of the graph
of y = f(x) in terms of p.
(c) Let O be the origin. Point A is at the vertex of the graph of y = f(x). A is translated to the right
by 4 units to B. Does the circumcentre of △OAB lie on the y-axis? Explain your answer.
(9 marks)

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Let f(x) = x2 + 2tx + 6t  9, where t is a real constant and t  3.
(a) Find the two x-intercepts of the graph of y = f(x).
(b) Using the method of completing the square, find the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of
 y = f(x).
(c) Let C be the vertex of the graph of y = f(x), and let D be the point of intersection of the graph
of y = f(x) and the y-axis. Someone claims that the mid-point of CD lies on the graph of the
function y = 2x2  12x  9 for t  0 and t  3. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
(Give the answers in terms of t if necessary.)
(8 marks)