2020-DSE

MATH CP P.O.C.A. WONG SIU CHING SECONDARY SCHOOL

PAPER 2
HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION 2020

MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part

PAPER 2

11:15 am – 12.30 pm (1¼ hours)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read carefully the instruction on the Answer Sheet. After the announcement of the start of the examination,
you should first insert the information required in the space 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 answer 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.

Not to be taken away before the

end of the examination session

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

Section A

1. ( y − 1)( y 2 + 2 y + 1) =

A. y3 − 1 .

B. y3 + 1 .

C. y3 + y 2 − y − 1 .

D. y3 − y 2 + y − 1 .

 −1 
333

2. 8334   =
 2 

A. −2 669 .

1
B. − .
2669

C. 2 669 .

1
D. .
2 669

3. Consider f ( x) = ( x + 1)( x − 2) − ax + b . If f (−1) = 9 and f (2) = 3 , then

A. a=2, b=7.

B. a = 2 , b = −7 .

C. a = −2 , b = −7 .

D. a = −2 , b = 7 .

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4. If a and b are non-zero constants such that x( x + b) − x + a 2  ( x + a)2 − x , find a : b .

A. 1:1

B. 1: 2

C. 2 :1

D. 4 :1

q
5. If p + q = + 2 , then q =
p
p( p − 2)
A. .
p −1

p2 − 2
B. .
1− p

p2 − 2
C. .
p −1

p( p − 2)
D. .
1− p

6. If 0.7549  a  0.7551 , which of the following must be true?

A. a = 0.7 (correct to 1 significant figure)

B. a = 0.75 (correct to 2 significant figures)

C. a = 0.755 (correct to 3 significant figures)

D. a = 0.7550 (correct to 4 significant figures)

7. The solution of 4 x − 3  13 or 3(4 − x)  2 x − 3 is

A. x  4.

B. x 3.

C. x  −3 .

D. 3 x  4.

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 2 1
8. If f ( x) = , then f ( x) f   =
x +1 x

A. 1.

4
B. .
( x + 1)2

4x
C. .
( x + 1)2

4x2
D. .
( x + 1) 2

9. The figure shows the graph of a quadratic function y = f ( x) . If p + q = −8 and f (−3) = 24 , find f ( x ) .

A. f ( x) = −( x − 4)2 + 73

B. f ( x) = −( x − 4)2 + 25

C. f ( x) = −( x + 4)2 + 73

D. f ( x) = −( x + 4)2 + 25

10. When 2x 2 − bx + b2 is divided by x + b , the remainder is 100 . Find the remainder when it is divided by
x−b .

A. 50

B. 25

C. −25

D. −50

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11. A sum of $10000 is deposited at an interest rate 1.6% p.a. for 4 years, compounded quarterly. Find the
interest correct to the nearest dollar.
A. $10161

B. $10660

C. $161

D. $660

12. If a : b : c = 1: 2 : 3 and a + 2b + 3c = 70 , then a2 + 2b2 + 3c2 =

A. 900 .

B. 1296 .

C. 2450 .

D. 3600 .

13. z partly varies directly as x 2 and partly varies directly as y . If x is decreased by 20% and y is
decreased by 36% , then z is
A. decreased by 20% .

B. decreased by 36% .

C. increased by 10% .

D. increased by 20% .

14. Let an be the nth term of a sequence. If a8 = 12 , a10 = 24 and an + 2 = an +1 + an for any positive integer
n , then a11 =

A. 12 .

B. 30 .

C. 36 .

D. 48 .

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15. The figure shows a frustum of a right circular cone. The height of the frustum is 3 cm . If the areas of the upper
and the lower bases of the frustum are 16 cm2 and 36 cm2 respectively, find the volume of the frustum.

A. 32 cm3

B. 76 cm3

C. 92 cm3

D. 276 cm3

16. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. E and F are points lying on AD such that
AE : EF : FD = 4 : 3 : 2 . G is a point lying on BC such that BG : GC = 1: 2 . AG and BE intersect at
H . If the area of ABH is 12 cm2 , then the area of the quadrilateral EFGH is
A. 24 cm2 .

B. 27 cm2 .

C. 30 cm2 .

D. 33 cm2 .

17. In the figure, ABCD is a square with sides 7 cm . It is given that AEF = BFG and EFG = 90 . If
BG = 4 cm and FG = 5 cm , find CED correct to the nearest 0.1 .
A. 51.3

B. 54.5

C. 56.8

D. 60.3

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18. In the figure, ABEF and ABCG are parallelograms. AGF and BCDE are straight lines. Find CAG .

A. 42

B. 45

C. 66

D. 78

19. In the figure, the bearing of B from A is 035 . If ABCDE is a regular pentagon, then the true bearing of
E from D is
A. 209 .

B. 215 .

C. 251 .

D. 253 .

20. In the figure, ABCD is a rhombus. M and N are points lying on the diagonal BD such that
CMB = CND = BAD . If 5 AB = 3BD and the perimeter of ABD is 22 cm , find MN .
A. 2.8 cm

B. 3.4 cm

C. 3.6 cm

D. 6.4 cm

21. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle ABCDE . If ABE = 10 and CDE = 80 , then AOC =
A. 130 .

B. 140 .

C. 150 .

D. 160 .

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22. If 180  x  y  270 , which of the following statements is/are true?

I. cos x  cos y
II. sin x  sin y
III. sin x  cos y

A. I only

B. I and II only

C. II and III only

D. I, II and III

23. In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. Let CBF =  . The shortest distance from D to EF is
A. ( AB + AD) sin  .

B. ( AB + AD) cos  .

C. AB sin  + AD cos  .

D. AB cos  + AD sin  .

24. The straight line hx − 9 y + 6 = 0 and 18 x + ky + 54 = 0 are perpendicular to each other. If they have the same
x − intercept, then k =

A. 2.

B. 4.

C. 5.

D. 9.

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25. In the figure, the equations of the straight lines L1 and L2 are 5x + py = q and rx + 2 y = s respectively.
Which of the following is/are true?
I. pr  10
II. 5s  qr
III. p + q  0

A. I only

B. II only

C. I and III only

D. II and III only

26. The coordinates of M and N are (1 , a) and (7 , 2) respectively, where a is a constant. Let P be a
moving point in the rectangular coordinate plane such that MP2 + NP2 = MN 2 . If the equation of the locus of
P is x2 + y 2 − 8x + 4 y − 5 = 0 , find the value of a .

A. −8

B. −6

C. 6

D. 8

27. The equation of a circle C is 2 x2 + 2 y 2 + 8x − 6 y − 3 = 0 . Let A be the centre of the circle. If the
coordinates of a point B are (1 , 2) , which of the following is/are true?

I. The coordinates of A are (−4 , 3) .

II. B lies outside C .
III. If O is the origin, then AOB is an acute angle.

A. I only

B. III only

C. I and II only

D. II and III only

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28. There are four cards which are numbered 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 respectively. If two cards are drawn randomly
without replacement, find the probability that the sum of the two numbers is an odd number.
1
A.
3

1
B.
2

2
C.
3

5
D.
6

29. The box-and-whisker diagram below shows the distribution of the heights (in cm) of some students.

Which of the following statements must be true?

I. The mean of the distribution is 175 cm .
II. Less than half of the students are shorter than 170 cm .
III. The range of the distribution is twice the interquartile range of the distribution.
A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I, II and III

30. Consider the following data:

12 10 11 17 18 19 16 13 18 14 a b

It is given that a and b are positive integers such that a  b . If both mean and the median of the above data
are 15 , which of the following are true?
I. a + b = 32
II. a  18
III. b  14
A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I, II and III

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Section B

31. The H.C.F. and the L.C.M. of three expressions are 4ab2 c and 72a5b4 c6 respectively. If the first expression
and the second expression are 8a 2b3c4 and 36a5b2 c respectively, then the third expression is

A. 2ab3 c 4 .

B. 2ab4 c6 .

C. 4ab3 c 4 .

D. 4ab4 c6 .

32. The figure shows the graph of y = log a x and the graph of y = log 1 x on the same rectangular coordinate
b

system, where a and b are positive constants. If a vertical line cuts the graph of y = log a x , the x − axis
and the graph of y = log 1 x at the points A , C and B respectively, which of the following is/are true?
b

I. b 1
II. ab  1
AB
III. = log a ab
BC
A. I only

B. II only

C. I and III only

D. II and III only

33. Convert the decimal number 169 + 28 into a hexadecimal number.

A. 100000001C16

B. 100000001D16

C. 1000000001C16

D. 1000000001D16

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 2 − 5i
34. If a is a real number, then the real part of is
i+a

5 + 2a
A. .
a2 + 1

2a − 5
B. .
a2 + 1

2a + 5
C. .
a2 −1

2a + 5
D. .
1 − a2

35. Consider the following system of inequalities:

x  0
y  5


 x + 4 y − 12  0
3x + y − 14  0

Let D be the region which represents the solution of the above system of inequalities. If ( x , y ) is a point
lying on D , then the greatest value of 3x + 2 y − 4 is

A. 2.

B. 10 .

C. 12 .

D. 15 .

36. The product of the 1st term and the 2nd term of a geometric sequence is 48 , while the product of the 2nd term
and the 4th term of the sequence is 1296 . The product of the 3rd term and the 5th term of the sequence is
A. 3888 .

B. 5184 .

C. 11664 .

D. 34992 .

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37. The straight line kx − y + 3 = 0 and the circle x2 + y 2 − 2x + 6 y −1 = 0 intersect at A and B . Find the
y − coordinate of the mid-point of AB in terms of k .

−3k 2 + k + 3
A.
1+ k 2

3k 2 − k − 3
B.
1+ k 2

1 − 6k
C.
1+ k 2

−1 + 6k
D.
1+ k 2

38. For 0    360 , how many roots does the equation 2sin3  = sin  have?

A. 2

B. 4

C. 5

D. 7

39. In the figure, AD is a diameter of the circle. BC is the tangent to the circle at T such that AB ⊥ BC and
ADC is a straight line. If TC = 8 cm and CD = 4 cm , find the length of BT .
A. 4 cm

B. 4.8 cm

C. 6 cm

D. 7.2 cm

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40. The figure shows a right triangular prism ABCDEF with an equilateral triangular base ABC of side 5 cm
and CD = 15 cm . Find the angle between the line FC and the plane BCDE , correct to the nearest 0.1 .
A. 9.3

B. 15.9

C. 16.3

D. 18.4

41. Consider the point P (0 , 2) and the straight line 8 x + 5 y = k , where k is a positive constant. The straight
line cuts the x − axis and y − axis at the points Q and R respectively. If the y − coordinate of the
circumcentre of PQR is 5 , then the x − coordinate of the circumcentre is
41
A. .
10

9
B. .
2

C. 5.

16
D. − .
5

42. At a studio, 3 men and 5 women sit in a row to take a photo. If all the men must sit next to each other, in how
many ways can the people be arranged?
A. 39600

B. 14400

C. 4320

D. 720

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43. Box A contains 4 white balls, 3 black balls and 2 blue balls while box B contains 6 white balls, 1 black ball and
3 blue balls. If two balls are randomly drawn from each box at the same time, find the probability that at least 1
white ball is drawn.
1
A.
18

26
B.
27

7
C.
54

169
D.
270

3
44. An examination consists of paper 1 and paper 2. The probability that Tony passes paper 1 is and the
4
3
probability that Tony passes paper 2 is . Given that Tony passes at least one paper in the examination, find the
5
probability that he passes paper 1.
1
A.
6

1
B.
3

3
C.
5

5
D.
6

45. Consider an arithmetic sequence x1 , x2 , … , x100 with common difference d . Let m1 , r1 and v1 be the
mean, the range and the variance of the first 10 terms respectively while m2 , r2 and v 2 be the mean, the range
and the variance of the last 10 terms respectively. Which of the following must be true?
I. m2 = m1 + 90d
II. r2 = r1
III. v2 = v1 + 90d

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I, II and III

END OF PAPER

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