Form 5

HKCEE 1982
Mathematics II
82 2a 1 A. 2x
2 +
1. =
a − 4b
2
2b − a z
B. z
A. 1 xz − z
a + 2b C. z − 2x
B. 2a − 1 xz
(a + 2b)(a − 2b) D. xz
C. 2a + 1 2x + z
(a + 2b)(a − 2b) E. xz
D. 3a + 2b z − 2x
(a + 2b)(a − 2b)
82 If 10kx + a = P, then x =
E. a + 2b 5.
(a + 2b)(a − 2b)
A. 1
(10P − a)
82 8 ⋅4
2x 3x
k
2. = B. P−a
2 x ⋅ 16 2 x log10
k
A. 23x C. 1
B. 22x log10P − a
k
C. 2x D. 1
D. 8 (log10P − a)
E. 1 k
E. 1
(log10P + a)
82 (a−2 − 3b−1)−1 = k
3.
82 α and β are the roots of the equation
A. 3a + b2 6. x2 − 5x − 7 = 0. What is the equation
a 2b whose roots are α + 1 and β + 1?
B. 3a 2 − b
a 2b
A. x2 − 3x + 3 = 0
C. B. x2 − 3x − 11 = 0
3b − a 2
C. x2 − 5x + 1 = 0
a 2b
D. D. x2 − 7x − 1 = 0
3a 2b
E. x2 − 7x − 7 = 0
b − 3a 2
E. 3a 2b 82 What are the roots of the equation
3b − a 2 7. (x − 3)2(x + 1) = −(x + 1)2(x − 3)?

82 1 A. 1 only
4. If x = + 2 , then y =
1 B. 1, −3 only
y z C. −1, 3 only
D. 1, −1, −3

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 E. 1, −1, 3 82 The rent of a flat is raised by 30% every
11. two years beginning from a fixed date.
82 5 − 9x − 2x2 > 0 is equivalent to Counting from that date, after how
8. many years will the rent just exceed
twice the original rent?
A. 1
x> A. 4 years
2
B. 5 years
B. x < −5 C. 6 years
C. 1 D. 7 years
−5 < x <
2 E. Over 7 years
D. 1
x < −5 or x > 82 A man drives 20 km at 40km/h. At
2
E. 1 12. what speed must he drive on his return
x > −5 or x < journey so that the average speed for
2 the double journey is 60 km/h?
82 What will $P amount to in 3 years' time. A. 50 km/h
9. If interest is compounded monthly at B. 80 km/h
12% per annum? C. 100 km/h
D. 120 km/h
A. 36 E. 160 km/h
$P(1 + )
100
B. 1 36 82 The marked price of a book is $240. If
$P(1 + )
100 13. the book is sold at a discount of 20%,
C. 12 36 the profit will be 20% of the cost price.
$P(1 + ) What is the cost price of the book?
100
D. 12 3
$P(1 + ) A. $153.6
100 B. $160
E. 1 3 C. $192
$P(1 + )
100 D. $200
E. $240
82 1
10. A child spent 10 of his saving on a shirt 82 A right circular cone of altitude 3r and
1 14. base radius r has the same volume as a
and of his savings on a pair of cube of side x. x =
5
trousers. He then spent 30% of the rest A. π r3
of his savings on books. What
percentage of his saving did he spend
B. πr
altogether? C. 1
πr
3
A. 49.6% D. 3
3π r
B. 50.4% E. 3
πr
C. 51%
D. 58%
E. 60% 82 Some air escapes from a spherical
15. balloon of volume a3. The balloon
keeps its spherical shape and is now of
volume b3. What is the percentage
decrease in the radius?

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 A. a−b 82 If A + B = 180o, which of the following
× 100% 19. is/are true?
a
B. a−b
× 100% I. sin A = sin B
b II. cos A = cos B
C. a 3 − b3 III. tan A = tan B
3 × 100%
a3
D. A. I only
a3 − b3 B. II only
3 × 100%
b3 C. III only
E. a 3 − b3 D. I, II and III
× 100% E. None of them
a3
82 From the top of a lighthouse, h metres
82 Coffee A and coffee B are mixed in the 20. high, the angle of depression of a boat
16. ratio 1 : 2. A profit of 20% on the cost is 20o. How far is the boat from the
price is made by selling the mixture at base of the lighthouse, which is at sea-
$36/kg. If the cost price of A is $12/kg, level?
what is the cost price of B?
A. h sin 20o m
A. $18/kg B. h cos 20o m
B. $24/kg C. h tan 20o m
C. $39/kg D. h
D. $48/kg m
E. $66/kg sin 20o
E. h
n
82 (sin θ + cos θ)2 − 1 = tan 20o
17.
82 C
A. 0 21.
B. 1
C. 2 cos2θ
D. 2 sinθ cosθ
E. −2 sinθ cosθ
O
82 3
18. If tan x = − and x is an angle in the α r
4
second quadrant, what is the value of
sin x + cos x?
A β
B
A. 7
− In the figure, OAB is a right-angled
5 triangle in a horizontal plane with ∠
B. 1
− AOB = 90o. OC is a vertical line. If
5 OB = r, AC =
C. 1
5 A. r sin β
D. 1 tan α
E. 7
5

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 B. r tan α 82
cos β 24. x
C. r sin β
sin α
D. r cos β a b
tan α
E. r tan β
In the figure, x =
cosα
A. a−b
82 In a circle, the angle of a sector is 30o B. a + b − 180o
22. and the radius is 2 cm. The area of the
sector is C. a + b − 90o
D. 180o − a + b
A. 120 cm2 E. 360o − a − b
B. 60 cm2
C. 30 82 A D
cm2
π 25.
D. 2π
cm2
3 P
E. π
cm2
3

82 B C
C
23.
A B In the figure, ABCD is a square and
PAB is an equilateral triangle. ∠CPD =
6 cm A. 20o
o
60
B. 25o
C. 30o
O D. 32o
E. 36o
In the figure, OACB is a sector of a
circle of radius 6 cm. Arc ACB is 82 A
longer than the chord AB by 26.

A. (π − 3) cm
B. 2(π − 3) cm
C. 3(π − 1) cm B D C
D. 6(π − 1) cm
E. 3(2π − 3 ) cm In the figure, D is a point on BC such
that AD = CD and AB = AC = BD.
∠B =

A. 1o
22
2
B. 30o
C. 36o

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 D. 45o B. 6
E. 60o C. 4 ⋅ 5x
D. 5 ⋅ 5x
82 D
A E. 4 ⋅ 5x + 1
27. b
82 log10 ( x log10 x ) =
a E 30.

A. (log10x)2
B. log10(x2)
B C. xlog10x
C
D. log10(log10x)
E. 10 x
2

In the figure, AKC and BKD are two

chords of the circle. ∠CBD =
82 x2
31. The graphs of y = and y = x + 2
A. a−b 2
B. a+b intersect at the points (x1, y1) and
C. a + b − 90o (x2, y2). Which of the following
equations has roots x1 and x2?
D. 1
a
2 A. x2 − x − 2 = 0
E. 1 B. x2 + x + 2 = 0
a+b
2 C. x2 − 2x − 4 = 0
D. x2 − 4x − 8 = 0
82 P
28.
E. 2x2 − x − 2 = 0
A
78 o 82 Let a > 2. The inequality
Q 32. 2x − 2a < ax + 5a is equivalent to

A. 7a
x>
2−a
B. 7a
B x<
o 2−a
R 18 S C. − 3a
C x>
2−a
In the figure, PQ and RS touch the
D. − 3a
x<
circle at A and C respectively. ∠ABC = 2−a
E. − 7a
x>
A. 48o 2−a
B. 60o
C. 84o
D. 90o
E. 96o

82 If f(x) = 5x + 1, then f(x + 1) − f(x) =

29.

A. 1

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82  x ≥ 0, D. y
33.  y ≥ 0, x= y
 5
If  x + y ≤ 5,
2 x + y ≥ 4,
 4
 x ≥ y,
in which of the following shaded
regions do all the points satisfy the
above inequalities?
x
2 5
A. y O 2 x + y =4 x + y =5
x= y
5 E. y
x= y
5
4

x
O 2 5
2 x + y =4 x + y =5 x
2 5
B. y O 2 x + y =4 x + y =5
x= y
5
82 a, b and k are real numbers. If k > 0
34. and a > b, which of the following must
4 be true?

I. a2 > b2
II. −a < −b
III. ka > kb
x
2 5
O 2 x + y =4 x + y =5 A. II only
B. III only
C. y
C. I and III only
x= y
5
D. II and III only
E. I, II and III

4 82 $9000 is divided among A, B and C.

35. A's share, B's share and C's share, in
that order, form an arithmetic
progression. If B's share is three times
A's share, how much does C get?
x
O 2 5 A. $1500
2 x + y =4 x + y =5
B. $3000
C. $4500
D. $5000
E. $6000

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82 1, −0.1, 0.01, −0.001, … is a geometric 82
36. progression. What is its sum to 39.
infinity?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 0.99
D. 10
11
E. 10 In the figure an equilateral triangle is
inscribed in a circle of radius a. What is
9 the area of the triangle?
82 If x ≠ 0, which of the following is/are
A. 3 2
37. geometric progression? a
2
I. x, x2, x3, x4 B. 3 3 2
a
II. x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 4
III. x, −x2, x3, −x4 C. 3 2
a
4
A. I only D. a2
B. I and II only E. 3 3 2
C. I and III only a
D. II and III only 2
E. I, II and III
82
82 The average of x and y is a, the average 40.
38. of y and z is b, and the average of x and
z is c. What is the average of x, y and
z?

A. 1
(a + b + c)
6
B. 1
(a + b + c) 10 cm
3
C. 1
(a + b + c) Four identical trapeziums, each of area
2
16 cm2, are drawn inside a square of
D. 2
(a + b + c) side 10 cm as shown in the figure.
3 What is the height of each trapezium?
E. 3
(a + b + c)
2 A. 1
cm
2
B. 1 cm
C. 2 cm
D. 3 cm
E. 4 cm

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82 E 82 A D
41. 43.
P S
a

A D Q b R B C

In the figure, the rectangles are similar.

PQ = a, QR = b. If AC = 2PR, what is
B C the area of ABCD?

A. 2ab
The perimeter of the given figure B. 4ab
ABCDE is 2(π + 4) cm. The upper C. 2(a2 + b2)
portion AED is a semi-circle and the D. 2(a + b) a 2 + b 2
lower portion ABCD is a rectangle. AB
: BC = 1 : 2. What is the area of the E. 2ab a 2 + b 2
given figure?
82 y
A. 8 cm2 44. 3
B. 2π cm2
C. 4π cm2 2
D. 4(π + 2) cm2 1
E. 2(π + 4) cm2
0 π x
π π π 2π 5π
82 6 3 2 3 6
42. -1

-2

The above figure shows the graph of

y = a cos x + 1 for 0 ≤ x ≤ π. a =

A. −1
B. 0
C. 1
D. 2
In the figure, the two concentric circles E. 3
are of radius 2 cm and 4 cm
respectively. Each circle is divided into 82 sin θ + cosθ sin θ − cosθ
6 equal parts by 6 radii. What is the 45. + =
sin θ − cosθ sin θ + cosθ
area of the shaded region?
A. 2
A. 12π cm2 B. 4 sin θ cos θ
B. 10π cm2 C. 2 sin θ cosθ
C. 9π cm2 sin 2 θ − cos 2 θ
D. 6π cm2 D. 4 sin θ cosθ
E. 2π cm2 sin 2 θ − cos 2 θ

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 E. 2 D. π
rad
sin θ − cos 2 θ
2
4
E. π
82 rad
C 3
46.
82 How many roots has the equation
48. sinθ + sin2θ = cos2θ
θ where 0o ≤ θ ≤ 360o?
A d
A. 0
B. 1
o
45 o 90 C. 2
B D D. 3
E. 4
AB and CD are two buildings of heights
h and d respectively. The angles of 82 If 0 ≤ x ≤ π and sin x ≤ cos x, what is
elevation of C from A and B are 49. the range of x?
respectively θ and 45o. d =
A. π
0≤x≤
A. h(1 − tan θ) 4
B. h(1 + tan θ) B. π
0≤x≤
C. h tan θ 2
D. h C. π π
≤x≤
1 + tan θ 4 2
E. h D. π
≤x≤π
1 − tan θ 4
E. π
≤x≤π
82 B 2
47. A
82 A D
50.

M h N

In the figure, BP is a diameter of the

B C
circle. The minor arc AB and the radius
are of equal length. ∠APB =
In the figure, ABCD is a square of side
2a. M and N are the mid-points of AB
A. 1
rad and CD respectively. h is the height of
2 the parallelogram MBND. h =
B. 1 rad
C. π A. 1
rad a
6 2

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 B. 2 D. II and III only
a E. I, II and III
5
C. 5
a 82 A
2 53.
D. 2
a
3
E. 2
a
4
D 70 o
o
82 P 50 B
51.
C
A B
in the figure, the length of the minor arc
CD is half the length of the minor arc
E o
BC. ∠ACD =
24
D C
A. 30o
B. 35o
In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. AC
C. 40o
and BC intersect at K. PAK is an
D. 45o
equilateral triangle. ∠PBK = E. 50o
A. 48o 82 T
B. 50o 54.
C. 52o
D. 54o
E. 60o
P
82
52. Q
Q O
o
O b 20
a R
c
P
d In the figure, TP and TQ touch the
circle at P and Q respectively. R is the
point on TQ produced such that PR
In the figure, O is the centre of the passes through the centre O of the
circle. PQ is a diameter. Which of the circle. ∠QPR =
following is/are true?
A. 55o
I. a=b B. 40o
II. c = 2a C. 35o
III. c + d = 180o D. 30o
E. 20o
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. I and III only

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