Form 5

HKCEE 1992
Mathematics II

92 1 1 A. 0

1. a b B. 1
2
A. ab C. 3
ab D. 5
B. ab E. 1
5
ab 2
C. 1
ab 92 1
If log10 b = 1 + log10a, then b =
D. 2 5. 2
ab
E. 1 A. 10 a .
ab B. 10 + a .
C. 5a .
92 1 D. a
If a = 1 , then b = .
2. 1 b 2
E. a
A. 1 1+ .
1 . 2
1 a
B. 1 92 Which of the following is a factor of
1 .
1 a 6. 4(a + b)2 9(a b)2 ?
C. 1
1+ .
1 a A. 5b a
D. 1 B. 5b + a
1+ .
1 a C. ab
E. 1 D. 13b 5a
1 + . E. 13a 5b
1 a

92 For what value(s) of x does the equality 92 a c

If k and a, b, c, d are positive,
3. ( x 1)( x 2) 7. b d
= x + 1 hold?
x2 then which of the following must be
true?
A. 1 only
A. ac
B. 2 only k
C. Any value bd
D. Any value except 1 B. ab = cd = k
E. Any value except 2 C. ac = bd = k
D. a=c=k
92 5 1 5 1 E. ac
k
4. bd
5 1 5 1

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92 ntimes
92 A sum of $ 10 000 is deposited at 4%
8. n n n 12. p.a., compounded yearly. Find the
Simplify . interest earned in the second year.
n
nn
n terms
A. $16
B. $400
A. nn 2
n
C. $416
B.
n2 D. $800
C. n2 E. $816
D. n
92
2 13.
1m

0.2 m
E. 1

0.3 m
0.3 m
1.2
m
92 If a and b are greater than 1, which of
1.8 m
9. the following statements is/are true?
The figure shows a solid platform with
I. ab a b steps on one side and a slope on the
II. (a + b1)1 = a + b
1
other. Find its volume.
III. a2b3 = (ab)6
A. 0.75 m3
A. I only B. 0.84 m3
B. II only C. 0.858 m3
C. III only D. 1.008 m3
D. I and II only E. 1.608 m3
E. None of them
92
92 If a : b = 2 : 3, a : c = 3 : 4 and b : d = 14. O
10. 5 : 2, find c : d. 3 cm
P Q
A. 1:5
B. 16 : 45
C. 10 : 3
D. 20 : 9 60o
E. 5:1
T
92 Suppose x varies directly as y2 and
11. inversely as z. Find the percentage
In the figure, TP and TQ are tangent to
increase of x when y is increased by
the circle of radius 3 cm. Find the
20% and z is decreased by 20%.
length of the minor arc PQ.
A. 15.2%
B. 20%
A. 3 cm
C. 50% B. 2 cm
D. 72.8% C. 3
cm
E. 80% 2
D. cm
E.
cm
2

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 92
92 17. h
A E
15.
F
B 3h
2h

D
H
In the figure, a cone of height 3h is cut
C G by a plane parallel to its base into a
smaller cone of height h and a frustum.
Find the ratio of the volume of the
Find the ratio of the volume of the
smaller cone to the volume of the
tetrahedron ACHD to the volume of the
frustum.
cube ABCDEFGH in the figure.
A. 1 : 27
A. 1:8
B. 1 : 26
B. 1:6
C. 1:9
C. 1:4
D. 1:8
D. 1:3
E. 1:7
E. 1:2

92 92 The greatest value of 1 2sin is

A
18.
16.
B E A. 5.
m

4c

B. 3.
4c

O
m

C. 1.
D. 0.
E. 1 .
C 4 cm E
92
D 19. 3 2

In the figure, the equilateral triangle

ACE of side 4 cm is inscribed in the 4
circle. Find the area of the inscribed
regular hexagon ABCDEF.
In the figure, find cos .
A. 8 3 cm2 A. 1
B. 8 2 cm2
4
C. 4 3 cm2 B. 11
D. 4 2 cm2 16
E. 16 cm2 C. 3
4
D. 7
8

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 E. 77
9 A. I only
B. II only
92 In which two quadrants will the C. III only
D. I and II only
20. solution(s) of sin cos < 0 lie?
E. II and III only
A. In quadrants I and II only
92
B. In quadrants I and III only
24.
C. In quadrants II and III only
D. In quadrants II and IV only
E. In quadrants III and IV only 36o
O

42
If A + B + C = 180o, then

o
92
21. 1 + cos A cos (B + C) =

A. 0.
B. sin2 A . In the figure, O is the centre of the
C. 1 + cos2 A . circle. Find .
D. 1 + sinA cos A .
E. 1 sinA cos A . A. 42o
B. 36o
92 y C. 24o
22. D. 21o
E. 18o

92 A 6 B
25.
5

x 6 E
O
2 2
5
D C
The figure shows the graph of the
function In the figure, ABCD is a square with
side 6. If BE = CE = 5, find AE.
A. tan(x + ) .
B. tan(x ) . A. 61
C. tan x . B. 9
D. + tan x . C. 10
E. tan x . D. 6 3
E. 109
92 Which of the following equations
23. has/have solutions?

I. 2 cos2 sin2 = 1
II. 2 cos2 sin2 = 2
III. 2 cos2 sin2 = 1

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92 C. 2.
26. R D. 3.
E. 6.

92 If 0 < k < h, which of the following
29. circles intersect(s) the y-axis?
Q
I. (x h)2 + (y k)2 = k2
P II. (x h)2 + (y k)2 = h2
III. (x h)2 + (y k)2 = h2 + k2
In the figure, the circle is inscribed in a
regular pentagon. P, Q and R are A. I only
points of contact. Find . B. II only
C. III only
A. 30o D. I and II only
B. 32o E. II and III only
C. 35o
D. 36o 92 If the line y = mx + 3 divides the circle
E. 45o 30. x2 + y2 4x 2y 5 = 0 into two equal
parts, find m.
92 S
C A. 1
27. P
4
3x
B. 1
B C. 0
D. 5
A 4
2x E. 2
D
92 The mid-points of the sides of a
T 31. triangle are (3, 4), (2, 0) and (4, 2).
Which of the following points is a
In the figure, ST is a tangent to the vertex of the triangle?
smaller circle. ABC is a straight line.
If TAD = 2x and DPC = 3x, find x. A. (3.5, 3)
B. (3, 2)
A. 30o C. (3, 1)
B. 36o D. (1.5, 2)
C. 40o E. (1, 2)
D. 42o
E. 45o 92 The table shows the mean marks of two
32. classes of students in a
92 If the two lines 2x y + 1 = 0 and
28. ax + 3y 1 = 0 do not intersect, then a Number of students Mean mark
= Class A 38 72
Class B 42 54
A. 6 .
B. 2 .

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 A student in Class A has scored 91 III. c.f.
marks. It is found that his score was
wrongly recorded as 19 in the 100
calculation of the mean mark for Class
A in the above table. Find the correct
mean mark of the 80 students in the
two classes.
O x
1
A. 61.65
B. 62.55 The figure shows the cumulative
C. 63 frequency curves of three distributions.
D. 63.45 Arrange the three distributions in the
E. 63.9 order of their standard deviations, from
the smallest to the largest.
92 Two cards are drawn randomly from
33. five cards A, B, C, D and E. Find the A. I, II, III
probability that card A is drawn while B. I, III, II
card C is not. C. II, I, III
D. II, III, I
A. 3 E. III, I, II
25
B. 3 92 If the quadratic equation
20 35. ax2 2bx + c = 0 has two equal roots,
C. 4 which of the following is/are true?
25
D. 6 I. a, b, c form an arithmetic
progression.
25
II. a, b, c form a geometric
E. 3
progression.
10 III. b
Both roots are .
92 I. a
c.f.
34.
100 A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and II only
E. II and III only
O x
1
92 Which of the following intervals must
II. c.f. 36. contain a root of 2x3 x2 x 3 = 0?
100
I. 1 < x < 1
II. 0<x<2
III. 1<x<3

O x A. I only
1 B. II only
C. III only

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 D. I and II only C. 60ab3c2
E. II and III only D. 6a2b3c
E. 6ab3c
92 How many integers x satisfy the
37. inequality 6x2 7x 20 0? 92 If a polynomial f(x) is divisible by x
41. 1, then f(x 1) is divisible by
A. 0
B. 1 A. x2.
C. 2 B. x+2.
D. 3 C. x1.
E. 4 D. x+2.
E. x.
92 y
38. 92 Find the (2n)th term of G.P.
y = mx + k 42. 1
, 1, 2, 4,
2

A. 22n
B. 22n
x
O C. 22n 3
y = ax2 + bx + c D. 22n 2
E. 22n 2
From the figure, if x , then
92 If the price of an orange rises by $1,
A. ax + (b m)x + (c k) 0 .
2 43. then 5 fewer oranges could be bought
B. ax2 + (b m)x + (c k) < 0 . for $100. Which of the following
equations gives the original price $x of
C. ax2 + (b m)x + (c k) = 0 .
an orange?
D. ax2 + (b m)x + (c k) > 0 .
E. ax2 + (b m)x + (c k) 0 .
A. 100
=5
92 Under which of the following x 1
B. 100 100
39. conditions must the mean of n =5
consecutive positive integers also be an x 1 x
integer? C. 100 100
=5
x x 1
A. n is any positive integer D. 100 100
=5
B. n is any positive odd integer x 1 x
C. n is any positive even integer E. 100 100
D. n is any multiple of 3 =5
x x 1
E. n is the square of any positive
integer 92 By selling an article at 10% discount
44. off the marked price, a shop still makes
92 The L.C.M. of P and Q is 12ab3c2. The 20% profit. If the cost price of the
40. L.C.M. of X, Y and Z is 30a2b3c. What article is $19 800, then the marked
is the L.C.M. of P, Q, X, Y and Z? price is
A. 360a3b6c3 A. $21 600 .
B. 60a2b3c2

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 B. $26 136 . 92 H G
C. $26 400 . 47. E F
D. $27 225 .
E. $27 500 .
4
92 Coffee A and coffee B are mixed in the

45. ratio x : y by weight. A costs $50/kg
and B costs $40/kg. If the cost of A is D C
2
increased by 10% which that of B is A 4 B
decreased by 15%, the cost of the
mixture per kg remains unchanged.
Find x : y. In the figure, if is the angle between
the diagonals AG and BH of the cuboid,
A. 2:3 then
B. 5:6
A.
2
C. 6:5 sin .
D. 3:2 2 3
E. 55 : 34 B. 3
sin .
2 4
92 C. 1
sin .
46. 2 135 o 2 3
D. 2
sin =
3
3 E. 3
sin =
4
In the figure, find tan .
92 O
A. 1 48.
3
B. 1 N
2 cm

8
C. 3 M C
8 A 2 cm
D. 2 2 2 cm
2c
7 m
E. 1 B
2
In the figure, OA is perpendicular to the
plane ABC. OA = AB = AC = 2 cm and
BC = 2 2 cm. If M and N are the mid-
point of OB and OC respectively, find
the area of AMN.

A. 1
cm2
2
B. 1 cm2

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 C. 2 cm2 92 A E
D. 3 51.
cm2

?
40o
2
E. 3 cm2

92 B B
49. B D
C
6

6
c=

c=
a a
In the figure, EB and EC are the angle
30o 30o bisectors of ABC and ACD
A C A C respectively. If A = 40o, find E.

In ABC, A = 30o, c = 6. If it is A. 20o

possible to draw two distinct triangles B. 25o
as shown in the figure, find the range of C. 30o
values of a. D. 35o
E. 40o
A. 0<a<3
B. 0<a<6 92
B
C. 3<a<6 52. O
D. a>3
E. a>6
A
92
50.

D C D
A 24o B
In the figure, O is the centre of the
E circle. If the diameter AOB rotates
C about O, which of the following is/are
constant?

In the figure, the two circles touch each I. +

other at C. The diameter AB of the II. AC + BD
bigger circle is tangent to the smaller III. AC BD
circle at D. If DE bisects ADC, find
. A. I only
B. II only
A. 24o C. III only
B. 38o D. I and II only
C. 45o E. II and III only
D. 52o
E. 66o

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92 B
53. 9
F D
4
16 8
G
2 ?
E C

In the figure, AB = 16, CD = 8, BF = 9,

GD = 4, EG = 2. Find GC.

A. 4.5
B. 5
C. 6
D. 8
E. 10

92 F
54. A a B

a
E
D C

In the figure, ABCD is a square of side

a and BDEF is a rhombus. CEF is a
straight line. Find the length of the
perpendicular from B to DE.

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

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