2021-2022 / Half-yearly Exam / F.5 Maths (M) / Paper 1 / P.

2021-2022
Name: _________________________________
Maths
Class: __________ Class Number: _____

YAN OI TONG TIN KA PING SECONDARY SCHOOL (2021 – 2022)

Half yearly Examination

F5 Mathematics Paper 1
TIME ALLOWED: 2 hours
NUMBER OF PAGES (INCLUDING COVER PAGE): 15
TOTAL SCORE: 100 MARKS

INSTRUCTIONS
1. After the announcement of the start of the examination, you should first write your Name, Class and Class
Number in the spaces provided on Page 1.
2. This paper consists of THREE sections, A(1), A(2) and B.
3. Answer ALL questions in this paper. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this Question-Answer
Book. Do not write in the margins. Answers written in the margins will not be marked.
4. Graph paper and supplementary answer sheets will be supplied on request. Write your Name and mark the
question number box on each sheet, and fasten them with string INSIDE the book.
5. Unless otherwise specified, all working must be clearly shown.
6. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers must be exact.
7. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
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Section A(1): (35 marks)

(a 3b 1 ) 2
1. Simplify and express your answer with positive indices. (3 marks)
(ab 2 )3

a 1 b2
2. Make a the subject of the formula 1  . (3 marks)
3 4

3. Factorize
(a) 9x 2 + 6x +1 ,
(b) 12xy + 4 y - 9x 2 - 6x -1 (3 marks)
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4x -10
4. (a) Solve the inequality ³ -2(x + 2) and 3x -12 < 0 ,
3
(b) Write down all the integers satisfy both inequalities in (a). (4 marks)

5. Let f (x) = 2x 2 - px + ( p + 2) , find the value(s) of p if f ( p) = 14 . (3 marks)

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6. In the figure, BD is a diameter of the circle and O is the centre of the circle. AC and BD meet at P.
ACD = 35o and ADC = 95o.
B
(a) Find ADB.
(b) Find DPC. A (4 marks)

O
P

7. In the figure, PC and PD are tangents to the circle ABCD at C and D respectively. If AD : DC = 2 : 5 and
ABD = 28°, A
(a) find DBC. D
(b) find CPD. (5 marks)
B

C
P
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8. Consider a circle 2x2 + 2y2  6x + 8y  1 = 0 with the centre A and a point B( , 4).
2
(a) Find the coordinates of A and the radius of the circle (Leave your answer in surd form if necessary).
(b) Does B lie outside the circle? Explain your answer.
(c) If a straight line L is the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining A and B, find the equation
of L.
(7 marks)

9. The probabilities that Alan and Betty pass the first term examination are 0.65 and 0.54 respectively. Assume
their results for the examination are independent.
(a) Find the probability that they all pass the examination.
(b) Find the probability that either one of them fail the test.
(4 marks)
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Section A(2): (35 marks)

10. At a singing concert, the theatre sells x tickets. The theatre decides to sell the ticket at $(300 + 0.5x). If the
theatre’s target aims at selling more than $10000, find the least number of possible tickets the theatre
should sell. (3 marks)

11. In the figure, AED is a diameter of the circle ABCDF with centre E. AB // CE and
CED = 48. Find BCE. B
(4 marks)
C

A D
E

F
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 
12. In the figure, chords AC and BD intersect at E and AB  BC .
(a) Express AEB in terms of x and y.
(b) Prove that AB2 = BE  BD.
(5 marks)

13. It is known that 14 out of 20 boys in a class are shorter than 193 cm. Three boys are selected randomly
from the class without replacement. Find the probabilities of the following events happening.
(a) All of them height is shorter than 193 cm.
(b) At most 2 of them are not shorter than 193 cm.
(c) There are more than 2 boys who shorter than 193cm, given that at most 2 of them are not shorter
than 193 cm,. (6 marks)
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14. In figure, ABCD is a quadrilateral. AC and BD intersect at M and they are perpendicular to each other. E is a
point on BC such that DE and BC intersect at E.
B
If FB is the angle bisector of MBE and BE = BM.
(a) By considering △BEF and △BMF, prove that B, E, F and M E
are concyclic.
A
Given that ABM = MBC and AB = AD, M F
C

(b) Prove that A, B, F and D are concyclic.

(c) Find EBF. (8 marks)
D
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15. The coordinates of points A and B are (2, 16) and (–4, 18) respectively. The circle C passes through A and B
and intersects the x-axis at the points P and Q. It is given that AB  PB .
(a) Find the coordinates of P. (2 marks)
(b) Find the equation of C. (3 marks)
(c) Let R be a moving point in the rectangular coordinate plane such that R is equidistant from P and Q.
Denote the locus of R by 
(i) Describe the geometric relationship between  and PQ and write down the equation of  .
(ii) Suppose that  cuts the x-axis at point D. Someone claims that the area of △ADQ is the same
as the area of △ABQ. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
(4 marks)
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Section B: (30 marks)

16. If the quadratic function y = (k - 3)x 2 + (2k - 4)x + (2k - 4) is not less than 0 for all values of x. Find the

range of k. (4 marks)

17. In Figure 7, the curve C1: y = x 2 + ax + b cuts the y-axis at C (0 , 8), and it cuts the x-axis

at A(a , 0) and B( b , 0), where a and b are integers and a > b.

y
2
C1: y  x  ax  b

B A
x
O

Figure 7

(a) (i) Find the value of .

(ii) Can the length of AB be three times the length of OA? Explain your answer. (4 marks)
(b) Suppose that a = 10,
(i) find the vertex of C1 .
(ii) If another upward quadratic curve C2 is formed by translating C1 upwards and then
leftwards, such that C2 touches the negative x-axis at the point P and it cuts the positive
343
y-axis at the point Q such that the area of OPQ is square units, find the equation of
2
C2 . (4 marks)
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18. In Figure 1, P, Q and R are points lying on a circle. Denote the circle by C. RQ is a diameter of the circle.
PO is the tangent to the circle at P such that ORQ is a straight line.
T

P
P

O Q
R O R x
Q

Figure 1 Figure 2
Suppose PR = RS
(a) Show that PQR = 30 . (2 marks)
(b) A rectangular coordinate system is introduced in figure 2, so that the coordinates of O ad Q are (0,0)
and (30,0) respectively. PQ is produced to a point T such that OP = OT (See figure 2). Let C' be the
circle touching OP and OT at P and T respectively.
(i) Find the radius of C'.
(ii) Someone claims that C and C' are equal circles. Is the claim correct? Explain your answer.
(5 marks)
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19. The equation of circle C is x2 + y2 + (k  4)x + (2 + k)y  3k  6 = 0, where k is a constant. Let r be the
radius of C.
(a) (i) Express r2 in terms of k.
(ii) Using the method of completing the square, show that the equation of C is x2 + y2  6x = 0
when r is the least. (4 marks)
(b) Denote the origin by O and the circle C obtained in (a)(ii) by C1. L is a straight line passing through P(0 , h)
with slope m, where m  0 and h > 0. It is given that L is a tangent to C1.

9  h2
(i) Prove that m = .
6h

(ii) Let A be the centre of C1. L cuts the x-axis at the point Q(q , 0). Someone claims that if the centroid of
△OAP lies on C1, the area of △OPQ must be less than 25. Do you agree? Explain your answer. (7 marks)
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2122
Name: _________________________________
(MATHS)
Class: __________ Class Number: _____
(PAPER 2)

YAN OI TONG TIN KA PING SECONDARY SCHOOL (2021 – 2022)

HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION

Secondary 5 MATHEMATICS (PAPER 2)

TIME ALLOWED: 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTES
NUMBER OF PAGES (INCLUDING COVER PAGE): 10
FULL MARKS: 45

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Read carefully the instructions on the Answer Sheet.

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. 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.

4. You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more than one answer, you will
receive NO MARKS for that question.

5. All questions carry equal marks.

6. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

7. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

8. Choose the best answer for each question.

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Section A
4x
1. =
(2 x 2 ) 3

x6
A. . B. 32x6 .
2
1 32
C. . D. .
2x 5 x5

2. m2 – mn – 2n2 – 2m + 4n =
A. (m – 2n)(m – n + 2). B. (m – 2n)(m + n – 2).
C. (m + 2n)(m – n + 2). D. (m + 2n)(m + n – 2).

3. If p and q are constants such that (x – p)(x + 4)  (x – 2)2 + q, then q =

A. 36. B. –12.
C. 2. D. 8.

u v
4. If  , then u =
4  3u 4  3v
v v
A. . B. .
1 6v 1 6v
2v 2v
C. . D. .
2  3v 2  3v

6 a 2b  4 a
5. =
2ab
3a  2
A. 3ab + 2. B. .
b
3ab  2 3a 2 b  2
C. . D. .
b b

6. The figure shows the graph of a quadratic function. It cuts the y-axis at (0, 5)
y
and has the vertex at (1, 3).
Which of the following is the equation of the graph?
A. y = 2(x – 1)2 + 3 5
B. y = (x – 1)2 – 3
C. y = (x + 1)2 + 3
D. y = (x – 1)2 + 3 (1, 3)

x
O
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2
7. If the product of the roots of the equation 3x + 5x + k = 0 is twice the sum of the roots, find the value of k.
5 5
A. B. 
2 2
C. 10 D. –10

8. Let k be a constant. If the quadratic equation 2x2 – 4x + k = 1 has no real roots, then the range of values
of k is
A. k > 2. B. k < 2.
C. k > 3. D. k < 3.

x 1
9. The solution of 2x – 7 > 8 – 3x and  2  1  x is
3
5 5
A. x . B. x .
2 2
5
C. x > 3. D.  x 3.
2


10. In the figure, AB  BC  CD  1 : 2 : 3 . Then ∠ACD = D

A. 78°.
B. 82°.
C. 98°.
D. 102°.
34
C
A

B
11. In the figure, O is the centre of circle ABC. M is the mid-point of A
chord AC such that OM = 5 cm. If AC = 24 cm, find the area of circle M
ABC.
A. 25 cm2 O C
B. 100 cm2
C. 169 cm2
D. 676 cm2

C
12. In the figure, AB is a diameter of the circle. If ADC = 112 and AD = CD,
D
then DCB = 112
A. 124.
B. 118. A B

C. 112.
D. 108.
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13. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. If CAO = 27, find ABC. A
A. 126
B. 117
C. 90 O

D. 54
B

14. In the figure, O is the centre of circle ABCD. If reflex AOD = 250
C B
and CDO = 30, then ABC =
A. 65.
B. 80.
O
C. 100.
D
D. 115.
A

15. In the figure, ABC is a circle. BCD is a straight line. DE and BE are the tangents to the circle at A and B
respectively. If DAC = 30 and AEB = 48, then CDA =
A. 18.
B. 30.
C. 36.
D. 42.

16. In the figure, O is the centre of the inscribed circle of △ABC. A

If BAO = 33 and ABO = 25, find ACB.

A. 58 33
B. 64
C. 116
D. 122 O
25

B C

17. In the figure, C is a point on BD such that AC = BC and AD = CD. If ADC = 40, then ABC =
A. 32.
A
B. 35.
C. 37.
D. 40.
B C D
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18. In the figure, ABC and BCD are right angles. E is a point on AB such that DE intersects BC at F. If AE =
10 cm, BE = 6 cm, AC = 34 cm and CD = 24 cm, then the area of the quadrilateral ACFE =
C
D
A. 158.
B. 184.
C. 196.
D. 222.
F
A E B

19. If the straight line L1: 3x – 4y + 12 = 0 and L2 are perpendicular to each other and intersect at a point on the
y-axis, then the equation of L2 is
A. 3x – 4y + 9 = 0. B. 3x – 4y – 9 = 0.
C. 4x + 3y + 9 = 0. D. 4x + 3y – 9 = 0.

20. In the figure, ABC is an isosceles triangle. The triangle rotates through 360 about A.
The locus of B is B
A. a square. B. a circle.
C. a parabola. D. a straight line.

A C

21. Let L1 and L2 be two different straight lines on a rectangular coordinate plane. If P is a moving point on the
same coordinate plane such that it is equidistant from L1 and L2, then the locus of P may
I. be a straight line.
II. consist of two straight lines.
III. be a circle.
A. I only B. II only
C. I and II only D. II and III only

22. The coordinates of the points A and B are (4, –7) and (–6, 3) respectively. Let P be a moving point in the
rectangular coordinate plane such that P is equidistant from A and B. Find the equation of the locus of P.
A. x+y+3=0 B. x  y  11 = 0
C. xy+9=0 D. xy1=0

23. Which of the following about the circle 4x2 + 4y2 – 12x – 32y – 183 = 0 is true?
A. The coordinates of the centre are (6, 16).
B. The radius of the circle is 4.
C. The origin lies inside the circle.
D. The circle passes through (4, 6).
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24. The table below shows the centres and radii of two circles C1 and C2.
centre radius
C1 (2 , 2) 3
C2 (5 , –3) 2

Which of the following may represent the relative positions of C1 and C2 ?

A. C1 B.
C1

C2
C2

C. C1 D.
C1
C2

C2

25. The equation of the tangent to the circle x2 + y2 + 4x + 6y – 12 = 0 at the point (1, 7) is
A. 4x + 3y + 17 = 0. B. 4x + 3y – 17 = 0.
C. 3x – 4y + 31 = 0. D. 3x – 4y – 31 = 0.

26. Let k be a real constant. Which of the following may represent the graph of the circle
x2 + y2 + 6x + ky  11 = 0?

A. B.

C. D.
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27. A circle C passes through two points P (2, –1) and Q (–3, 4). If the centre of C lies on the x-axis, then the
equation of C is
A. x2 + y2 – 4x – 13 = 0. B. x2 + y2 + 4x – 13 = 0.
C. x2 + y2 – 4y – 9 = 0. D. x2 + y2 + 4y – 9 = 0.

28. There are 12 girls and x boys in a class. If a student is selected randomly, the probability that a boy is
1
selected is . Find the value of x.
3
A. 4 B. 6
C. 12 D. 24

29. It is given that 17 students and 12 students belong to group A and group B in a class respectively. According
to the diagram, find the total number of students in this class.
A. 38
U
B. 35 A B
C. 26
D. 23 6

30. Two balls are drawn randomly from seven balls numbered 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 respectively. Find the
probability that the sum of the numbers drawn is less than 9.
2 15
A. B.
7 49
3 6
C. D.
7 7

Section B

31. If  and  are the roots of the equation 2x2 + x  k, where k is a constant, then  2 +  2 =
1  2k 1  4k
A. . B. .
4 4
1  2k 1  4k
C. . D. .
4 4
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(3  i)(1  2i)
32. If k is a real number, then the imaginary part of is
1  ki
5  5k 5  5k
A.  . B. .
1 k2 1 k2
5  5k 5k  5
C. . D. .
1 k2 1 k2

 h 2  2h  7  0
33. Let h and k be constants. If h  k and  , then h2 + 2k =
 k  2k  7  0
2

A. –3. B. 4.
C. 11. D. 18.

34. Seth swims 500 m in a swimming pool. If he swims at speed x m/min, the total time needed for him to
finish 500 m is 4 minutes more than the total time he swims at speed (x + 2) m/min. Find x correct to 1
decimal place.
A. 13.2 B. 14.8
C. 15.2 D. 16.8

35. If x is a positive integer satisfying the inequality 2x(x + 3) < 15 – x , find the number of possible values
of x.
A. 3 B. 4
C. 5 D. 6

36. If a and b are non-zero numbers with a < b, which of the following must be true?
I. –a > –b
II. a2 < b2
1 1
III. 
b a
A. I only B. II only
C. I and III only D. I, II and III

37. Let f (x) = x2 + (2k – 3)x + 6 – 2k, where k is a constant. If f (x) is positive for all real values of x, find the
range of values of k.
3 5 5 3
A.  k B.  k
2 2 2 2
3 5 5 3
C. k or k  D. k or k 
2 2 2 2
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38. In the figure, AB produced and DC produced meet at E. It is given that

  
AB  3 , CD  4 and AD  6 . If ADC = 60, then BEC =
A. 30.
B. 40.
C. 48.
D. 66.

39. In the figure, ABC and CDE are circles such that ADC is a
straight line. PQ is the common tangent to the two circles at
C. AB is the tangent to the circle CDE at E. If ADE = 85 B
E
and ABC = 40, then BCQ =
A
A. 50.
B. 55. D
C. 75. Q
P C
D. 85.

40. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle and AB is the tangent to the circle at E. OB meets the circle and
CE at G and D respectively. CFG = 45. Which of the following must be true?
I. △CEF ~ △COD
II. ODEF is a cyclic quadrilateral.
A
III. BED = OFE
F
A. I and II only
B. I and III only 45
E
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III O

D
B G

41. In the figure, the equations of the straight lines L1 and L2 are ax + y – 1 = 0 and x + by – 1 = 0 respectively.
Which of the following is/are true?
y
I. a < 0 L1
II. b > 0
III. ab < 1 L2
A. I only
x
B. II only O

C. I and III only

D. II and III only
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2 2
42. Find the range of values of k such that the circle x + y – 4x + 2y – 4 = 0 and the straight line
3x + 4y – k = 0 do not intersect with each other.
A. –17 < k < 13 B. –13 < k < 17
C. k < –17 or k > 13 D. k < –13 or k > 17

43. There are three questions in a test. For each question, the probability that Felix answers correctly is 0.7.
Find the probability that he answers exactly one question correctly.
A. 0.063 B. 0.147
C. 0.189 D. 0.441

44. In the figure, the inscribed circle of OPQ touches PQ at R.

Find the coordinates of R.
3
A. (2, )
2
8 9
B. ( , )
5 5
12 6
C. ( , )
5 5
16 9
D. ( , )
7 7

45. The probabilities that John passes Chinese, English and Mathematics examinations are 0.4, 0.8 and 0.6
respectively. Given that John passes in at least one of the examinations, find the probability that he passes
in exactly two examinations.
58 29
A. B.
119 119
58 29
C. D.
125 125

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