2022-2023-S4 2nd TERM UT-MATH CP

2022-2023 S4
2nd TERM UT
MATH CP
Name
NLSI Lui Kwok Pat Fong College
2022  2023 Class
S4 Second Term Uniform Test
Class No.
MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part
Question–Answer Book
16th March, 2023
8:15 am – 9:30 am (1 hour 15 minutes)
This paper must be answered in English

INSTRUCTIONS
Sections Marks

1. Write your name, class and class number in the

spaces provided on this cover.
A Total /26

2. Answer ALL questions in Section A. You B (14 – 16)

should use an HB pencil to mark all the
answers on the Answer Sheet, so that wrong B (17 – 20)
marks can be completely erased with a clean
rubber. You must mark the answers clearly; B Total /28
otherwise you will lose marks if the answers
cannot be captured. You should mark only
ONE answer for each question. If you mark
C Total /16
more than one answer, you will receive NO
MARKS for that question.
TOTAL /70
3. Attempt ALL questions in Sections B and C.
Write your answers in the spaces provided in
this Question  Answer Book.

4. Unless otherwise specified, all working must

be clearly shown and numerical answers
should be either exact or correct to 3
significant figures.

5. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily

drawn to scale.

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Section A (26 marks)
Choose the best answer for each question.
1 5. The figure shows the graphs of y  a x ,
1. If a  0 and b  0 , then 3 
a  1b3 y  b x and y  c x , where a , b and c
3
a 2 are distinct positive constants and not equal
A. 9
. to 1. Which of the following must be true?
b 2
y
1
x
B. a b . y  ax y  b
3
y  cx
3
b2
C. 1
.
a 2
1
a3
D. .
b x
O

3 1 I. ab
2. Simplify  . II. ab  4
12 x  6 y 4 y  8 x
2x  3 y III. ac  bc
A.
2(2 x 2  y 2 )
3y  2x A. I and II only
B.
2(2 x  y)(2 x  y) B. I and III only
x  3 y C. II and III only
C.
4(2 x  y)(2 x  y) D. I, II and III
6x  y
D.
4(2 x  y)(2 x  y)
6. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle.
AB : BC  1: 2 and OBC  45 .

3. If 4x  1  3(22 x )  64, then x 

A. 3.
B. 4. O
C
C. 6.
D. 8. A 45°

4. If log x  0 , then the range of values of x Which of the following must be true?
I. OA // CB
is
II. OAC  22.5
A. x  1.
B. 1  x  0 . III. major AC  5 AB
C. 0  x  1.
D. x 1. A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
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7. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. 11. The figure shows the graph of
AB and BC are equal chords, and y  ax 2  bx  c .
 
CD  DE . If BOC  35 and y
AOE  130, then COD  y  ax 2  bx  c
E

O D x
130°
O

35°
Which of the following may represent the
A
graph of y  cx2  ax  b ?
B C
A.
y

A. 70 . x
O
B. 80 .
C. 95 .
D. 160 .
B.
y

8. Solve the equation

log ( x  2)  log ( x  3)  log x2 . x
O
A. x  6
B. x  2 C.
y
C. x  4
D. No solutions x
O

9. Find the remainder when D.

f ( x)  ( x  1)  ( x  1) is divided by x ,
4n 2n y

where n is a positive integer.

x
A. 2 O

B. 0
C. 2
D. 2 2 n

12. Which of the following is the largest?

A. 435867
10. If log 3  a
and log 5  b , express
B. 272876
log 4.5 in terms of a and b .
C. 345768
A. 2a  b  1
D. 453786
B. 2a  b  1
C. a  2b  1
D. a  2b  1

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13. Three straight lines L1: 36 x  48 y  11  0 ,
L 2 : 9 x  12 y  2  0 and L3 : 4 x  3 y  5  0
are given. Which of the following is / are
true?
I. L 2  L3
II. L1 and L 2 have no intersections.
III. L1 and L 3 have infinitely many
intersections.

A. I only
B. I and II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

Section B(1) (13 marks)

5
 a 4  a 3 
14. Simplify  2  2  and express the answer with positive indices. (3 marks)
 c  2c 

1 1 1
15. Make b the subject of the formula   . (3 marks)
a b c

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16. (a) Factorize 3a 2  ab  2b 2 .
(b) Hence, factorize 3a 2  ab  2b 2  2b  3a . (3 marks)

17. In the figure, the straight line L1 : 2 x  y  4  0 and L 2 are perpendicular to each other and
intersect at point A. The y-intercept of L1 is 4 and L 2
passes through  3,  3 .
(a) Find the equation of L 2 .
(b) Find the coordinates of A.
(4 marks)

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Section B(2) (15 marks)
18. The value $V of an antique vase after t years can be estimated by V (t )  500 000  a0.1t ,
where a is a positive constant. It is given that the value of the antique vase will be $4 500 000
after 20 years.
(a) Find the current value of the antique vase.
(b) Find the value of a.
(c) Estimate the increase in the value of the antique vase in the 8th year. (5 marks)

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19. Let a and b be constants. When f ( x)  6 x3  ax2  31x  17 is divided by 2 x  7 , the quotient
 7 
is 3 x 2  bx  2 and f    3 .
 2 
(a) Find the values of a and b. (3 marks)
(b) Solve the equation f ( x)  3  0 . (2 marks)

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20. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle PSQR. POR is a straight line. PS  SQ and
ROQ  84 . Find QPS . (5 marks)

O 84°

P Q

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Section C (16 marks)
3log x  log x5
21. Simplify where x  0 and x  1. (3 marks)
log x 4

22. The figure shows a linear relation between x and log3 y. Express the relation between x and y
in the form y  ka x , where k and a are constants. .(3 marks)

log 3 y

x
2 O

2

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23. (a) .Let d be a constant. Find the value of d such that x  8 is the factor of
x 3  dx 2  54 x  48 .
.(2 marks)
(b) The figure shows the graph of y  x  14 x  54 . B is a variable point on the graph. A is
2

the foot of perpendicular from B to the x-axis.

(i) Let (a, 0) be the coordinates of A. Express the area of OAB in terms of a.
(ii) How many different positions of A are there such that the area of OAB is 24?
Explain your answer.
(iii) Assume a is an integer. Find the perimeter of OAB.
….. ..(8 marks)

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