2019-DSE

MATH CP
PAPER 2
LONGMAN MATHEMATICS SERIES
HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION
2019
MOCK PAPER

MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part

PAPER 2

Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes

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 deduced for wrong answers.

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 There are 30 questions in Section A and 15 questions in Section B.
The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Choose the best answer for each question.

Section A
(−3) 2n
1. For any integer n, =
9n+1
1
A. − .
9
1
B. − .
3
1
C. .
3
1
D. .
9

+y 
2. If = , then  =
x 2
2y
A. .
x−2
2y
B. .
2− x
y
C. .
2( x − 2)
y
D. .
2(2 − x)

3. x2 − y 2 + 2 x + 1 =
A. (x − y + 1)(x − y − 1) .
B. (x − y + 1)(x + y + 1) .
C. (x + y − 1)(x − y − 1) .
D. (x + y − 1)(x + y + 1) .

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 4. 0.040852049 =
A. 0.0408 (correct to 3 significant figures).
B. 0.04085 (correct to 4 decimal places).
C. 0.040852 (correct to 5 significant figures).
D. 0.0408520 (correct to 6 decimal places).

3− x
5. The solution of 8 + x > 3x − 7 or  4 is
2
A. x  −5.
15
B. x .
2
15
C. −5  x  .
2
15
D. x  −5 or x  .
2

1 2x
6. + =
2x −1 1 − 2x
A. −1.
B. 1.
1+ 2x
C. .
1− 2x
1+ 2x
D. .
2x −1

7. If p and q are constants such that ( x + p)2 − q( x − 2)  x( x + 1) + p( p + 1) , then q =

1
A. .
3
2
B. .
3
3
C. .
2
D. 3.

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 8. The figure shows the graph of y = (ax − 1)2 + a , where a is a constant. Which of
the following must be true?
A. a  −1
B. −1  a  0
C. 0  a  1
D. a  1

9. In the figure, the equations of the straight lines L1 and L2 are 3x − ay = b and
cx − 3y = d respectively. L1 and L2 intersect at a point on the positive x-axis.
Which of the following are true?
I. abcd < 0
II. bc = 3d
III. ac > 9
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

10. If a is a root of the equation x2 + ax − 8 = 0, find the possible value(s) of the

other root.
A. −4
B. 2
C. −2 or 2
D. −4 or 4

11. Peter’s weight is 25% greater than John’s weight while Peter’s weight is 25%
smaller than Donald’s weight. John’s weight is
A. 20% smaller than Donald’s weight.
B. 40% smaller than Donald’s weight.
C. 50% smaller than Donald’s weight.
D. 60% smaller than Donald’s weight.

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 12. Let a, b and c be non-zero numbers. If (a + 2b) : (b + 2c) = 3 : 2 and
a : b = 2 : 3, then a : c =
A. 7 : 18.
B. 7 : 12.
C. 12 : 7.
D. 18 : 7.

13. It is given that y is the sum of two parts, one part is a constant and the other part
varies directly as x2. When x = 2, y = −29 and when x = −3, y = −69. If x = 7,
then y =
A. −389.
B. −53.
C. 59.
D. 395.

14. There are 3 dots in the 1st pattern. For any positive integer n, the (n + 1)th
pattern is formed by adding (n + 2) dots to the nth pattern. Find the number of
dots in the 6th pattern.
A. 23
B. 28
C. 30
D. 36

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 15. In the figure, D is a point lying on AC. AB and BD are perpendicular to BC and
AC respectively. If BD = 6, find AD × CD.

A. 6
B. 12
C. 36
D. 72

16. In the figure, AB = BD and BA // CD. If ADC = 110 and DCB = 125, find
DBC.
A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
D. 20

17. In the figure, PQRS is a rectangle where diagonals PR and QS intersect at D.

DFP is an equilateral triangle. DF and PS intersect at E, and RF and QS
intersect at G. If PF = RS, which of the following must be true?
I. DR = DF
II. RF is the angle bisector of DRS.
III. PQR   PFR
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

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 18. In the figure, OAB is a sector with centre O. M is the mid-point of OA and
AOB = AMN = 90. If the radius of the sector is 12 cm, find the area of the
shaded region.
A. (12 + 18 2) cm2
B. (12 + 18 3) cm2
C. (18 + 18 2) cm2
D. (18 + 18 3) cm2

19. The base radius of a right circular cylinder is 3 times the base radius of a right
circular cone while the volume of the circular cone is 2 times the volume of the
circular cylinder. Find the ratio of the height of the circular cylinder to the height
of the circular cone.
A. 1 : 6
B. 1 : 54
C. 6:1
D. 54 : 1

20. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. M is a point lying on CD such that

CM : MD = 1 : 4 and BM and AC intersect at N. If the area of △CMN is
10 cm2, then the area of the quadrilateral ANMD is
A. 160 cm2.
B. 250 cm2.
C. 290 cm2.
D. 300 cm2.

21. In the figure, ABCD is a square. E is a point lying on BA produced. If

ECD = α, then AE =

A. DC(tan α – 1).
B. DC(1 – tan α).
 tan  − 1 
C. DC  .
 tan  
 1 − tan  
D. DC  .
 tan  

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 22. In the figure, BE is a diameter of the circle ABCDE. If BAD = 75, then
ECD =
A. 5.
B. 10.
C. 15.
D. 25.

23. The figure below consists of 16 identical equilateral triangles. The number of
axes of reflectional symmetry of the figure is
A. 1.
B. 2.
C. 3.
D. 4.

24. The polar coordinates of the points A and B are (12, 26) and (16, 296)
respectively. Find the area of AOB, where O is the pole.
A. 24
B. 48
C. 96
D. 192

25. The straight lines ax + by + 2 = 0 and cx + 5y − 1 = 0 have infinitely many

points of intersections. Find the value of 2a + 3b + 4c.
A. –30
B. –10
C. 10
D. 30

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 26. The equations of the straight lines L1 and L2 are x − 2y = 3 and x + 2y = −3
respectively. If P is a moving point on the rectangular 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 circle.
B. a straight line.
C. a pair of parallel lines.
D. a pair of perpendicular lines.

27. The equation of the circle C is 2x2 + 2y2 + 8x + 4y + 3 = 0. Which of the

following is true?
A. The x-coordinate of the centre of C is –4.
B. The radius of C is 3.5.
C. C does not intersect the x-axis.
D. The origin lies outside C.

28. 7 is a 2-digit number, where  is an integer from 0 to 9 inclusive. Find the

probability that the 2-digit number is a prime number.
1
A.
4
3
B.
10
1
C.
3
2
D.
5

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 29. The box-and-whisker diagram below shows the distribution of the test scores of
a group of 15 students. The scores of all the students are different in the test and
students who get higher than 70 will get a distinction. Find the probability that a
randomly selected student from the group gets a distinction in the test.

1
A.
5
1
B.
4
4
C.
15
3
D.
4

30. The mean, the mode and the median of a group of integers {0, 2, 4, 8, x, x, y} are
the same. If x is positive, which of the following must be true?
I. y is a positive integer.
II. 0 < x < 9
III. The range of the group of integers is at most 17.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

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 Section B
31.

Let f(x) be a quadratic function. The figure above may represent the graph
y = f(x) and
A. the graph of y = f (−x − 1).
B. the graph of y = f (−x + 1).
C. the graph of y = −f (x) − 1.
D. the graph of y = −f (x) + 1.

32. 201916 =
A. 20192.
B. 100110012.
C. 100000000110012.
D. 10000000000110012.

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 33. The figure shows the graph of y = loga x and the graph of y = log 1 x on the
b

same rectangular coordinate system, where a and b are positive constants. If a

vertical line cuts the graph of y = loga x, the x-axis and the graph of y = log 1 x
b

at the points A, C and B respectively, which of the following is/are true?

I. b>1
II. a>b
AB
III. = log a ab
BC
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only


2a − a = 5
2
34. If a  b and  , then a 2 + b2 =

2b − b = 5
2

A. −6.
B. 2.
C. 4.
D. 25.

2
 k 
35. Let k be a real number. The imaginary part of   is
3−i

k
A. .
10
k2
B. .
100
3k 2
C. .
50
2k 2
D. .
25

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 36. Consider the following system of inequalities:
x + y  0

2 x − y + 1  0
y  5

Let R be the region which represents the solution of the above system of
inequalities. If (x, y) is a point lying in R, then the least value of 3x + 6y + 9 is
A. 8.
B. 10.
C. 24.
D. 45.

37. Let an be the nth term of an arithmetic sequence. If a1 + a2 = 3 and a4 + a5 = −27,

then a2 + a3 =
A. −5.
B. −6.
C. –7.
D. −17.

38. For 0< x  360, how many roots does the equation sin2 x = sin x cos x have?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

39. In the figure, BCE is a semi-circle with centre O. AB and AE are tangents to the
semi-circle at B and E respectively. BC produced and AE produced meet at D. If
EBD = 38, then BAE =
A. 38.
B. 52.
C. 60.
D. 76.

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 40. It is given that k is a constant. The graph of the quadratic function
f(x) = x2 + kx − 27 cuts the x-axis at P and R, and cuts the y-axis at Q.
It is given that the x-coordinate of the centroid of PQR is −2. Find
the value of k.
A. −6
B. −3
C. 3
D. 6

41. Find the range of the values of k such that the circle x2 + y2 +12x − 8y + 32 = 0
and the straight line 2x + y + k = 0 do not intersect.
A. −18 < k < 2
B. −2 < k < 18
C. k < −18 or k > 2
D. k < −2 or k > 18

42. In the figure, ABCDHEFG is a cuboid with a square base. Given that X is the
mid-point of AD and CG = 2AB, which of the following angles is the greatest?
A. BXF
B. Angle between BH and HF
C. Angle between HX and FX
D. Angle between plane XGH and plane EFGH

43. Peter, John and 8 other students are arranged to stand in a row. Find the number
of possible arrangements such that Peter does not stand at the front and he stands
together with John.
A. 40 320
B. 362 880
C. 685 440
D. 725 760

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 44. There are eight $1 coins, two $2 coins and five $5 coins in a pocket. If 4 coins
are randomly picked from the pocket, find the probability that the total value of
the four coins exceeds $14.
1
A.
13
23
B.
273
43
C.
50
47
D.
50

45. Let m1, r1 and v1 be the mean, the range and the variance of a group of
distinct numbers {x1, x2, x3, … , x80} respectively. If m2, r2 and v2 are the
mean, the range and the variance of a group of numbers
{x1 + 2, x2 + 2, x3 + 2, … , x80 + 2, m1 + 2} respectively, which of the
following must be true?
I. r2 > r1
II. m2 > m1
III. v2 > v1
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

END OF PAPER

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