2018-DSE

MATH CP
PAPER 2
LONGMAN MATHEMATICS SERIES
HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION
2018
MOCK PAPER

MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part

PAPER 2

Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read carefully the instructions on the Answer Sheet. After the announcement of the start of
the examination, you should first write the information required in the spaces 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 answers 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 deduced for wrong answers.

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

Section A

1. x2 − y2 − x + y =
A. ( x − y )( x − y − 1) .
B. ( x − y )( x + y − 1) .
C. ( x + y )( x − y − 1) .
D. ( x + y )( x + y − 1) .

 
2. ( −4) 444  1222  =
2 
A. − 2 666 .
B. − 2 222 .
C. 2 222 .
D. 2 666 .

x + 6y y
3. If = + 1 , where x  0, then x =
3x x
2y
A. .
3
3y
B. .
2
2
C. .
3y
3
D. .
2y

  =
3
4.  
5
A. 0.24 (correct to 2 significant figures).
B. 0.2480 (correct to 3 decimal places).
C. 0.2481 (correct to 4 significant figures).
D. 0.248 10 (correct to 5 decimal places).

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 5. The solution of 4 − x  2 − 3x or x + 3  2 x − 5 is
A. x < −1.
B. x < 8.
C. −1 < x < 8.
D. x < −1 or x > 8.

6. If a and b are constants such that n( x − 3) 2 − 2 x  9 x 2 + mx ( x + 2) + 18 , then m =

A. 7.
B. 1.
C. −1.
D. −7.

7. Let f ( x) = ( x − 1) 3 − 6( x − 1) + 4 . Which of the following is a factor of f (x ) ?

A. x+1
B. x–2
C. x–3
D. x+2

8. If k is a constant such that x 2 + k ( x + 5) = 16 has equal roots, then k =

A. −8.
B. 12.
C. 4 or 16.
D. 8 or 20.

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 9. If p < 0 and q > 0, which of the following may represent the graph of y = (px + q)2 – 3?

A. y B. y

x x
O O

C. y D. y

x x
O O

10. The price of a toy car is 25% higher than that of a doll. If the total price of the toy car
and the doll is $270, find the difference between the price of the toy car and that of
the doll.
A. $30
B. $37.5
C. $43.2
D. $67.5

11. Let a, b and c be non-zero numbers. If 1 = 1 = 1 , then (a + b) : (b + c) =

2a 3b 4c
A. 5 : 6.
B. 5 : 7.
C. 10 : 7.
D. 10 : 9.

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 12. It is given that z varies inversely as x and directly as y2. If x is decreased by 36% and
y is increased by 20%, then z is
A. decreased by 16%.
B. decreased by 44%.
C. increased by 50%.
D. increased by 80%.

13. In the figure, the 1st pattern consists of 1 dot. For any positive integer n, the
(n + 1)th pattern is formed by adding (2n + 1) dots to the nth pattern. Which pattern has
81 dots?

A. 7th pattern
B. 8th pattern
C. 9th pattern
D. 10th pattern

14. In the figure, AB is perpendicular to BD and BC is perpendicular to CD. It is

given that AD = 65 cm, BC = 15 cm and CD = 20 cm . Find the area of ABCD.
A. 160 cm2 A
B. 900 cm2
C. 1800 cm2
D. 2100 cm2

C D

15. The base radius of a circular cone is 6 cm. The upper part of the circular cone is cut so
that a frustum with height half of the height of the circular cone is made. If the volume
of the frustum is 168 cm3, find the height of the frustum.
A. 2 cm
B. 4 cm
C. 8 cm
D. 12 cm

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 16. In the figure, E is a point lying on BC such that AB = BE and AE = DE. CB is produced
to F. If AD // FC and ABF = 132, then DEC =
A D
A. 48.
B. 58.
C. 61.
D. 66. F B E C

17. In the figure, ABC = BEC. D is a point lying on BE such that A

AB : BD : DE = 8 : 1 : 3. If the area of △ADE is 18 cm , then the
2

area of △ABC is
A. 32 cm2.
E
B. 36 cm2.
C. 42 cm2.
D. 48 cm2.
D
B C

18. ABCD is a parallelogram. Let P, Q, R and S be the mid-points of AB, BC, CD and AD
respectively. Which of the following must be true?
I. AP = CR
II. QPS = SRQ
III. QCR  SDR
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III


19. In the figure, AB = BC = CD = 1 : 2 : 3 . Then ∠ACD = D
A. 78°.
B. 82°.
C. 98°.
D. 102°. 34
C
A
B

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 20. In the figure, OAB is a sector with centre O. C is a point on OB such that AC ⊥ OB. If
AOB = 60 and the area of the shaded region is 32 cm2, find the radius of the sector
correct to the nearest 0.1 cm. A
A. 7.1 cm
B. 9.7 cm
C. 10.2 cm
D. 18.8 cm
O C B

21. In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. E is a point lying on AD such that BEC = 90.
If ABE = , then CE =
A. AB tan . A
E
D
AB
B. .
sin 
C. AD tan  . 
AD B C
D. .
sin 

22. If the sum of the interior angles of a regular n-sided polygon is 12 times an exterior
angle of the polygon, which of the following is true?
A. The value of n is 4.
B. Each interior angle of the polygon is 168.
C. The number of diagonals of the polygon is 9.
D. The number of folds of rotational symmetry of the polygon is 12.

23. In the figure, the equations of the straight lines L1 and L2 are ax + by = 1 and cx + 3y = 1
respectively. Which of the following are true?
y
I. a<0
L1
II. 0<b<3
III. c > 0
L2
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
x
D. I, II and III O

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 24. The straight line L2 is perpendicular to the straight line L1 : 4x – 3y + 6 = 0. If L2 has the
same y-intercept as L1, then the equation of L2 is
A. 3x + 4y − 8 = 0.
B. 3x + 4y + 6 = 0.
C. 4x − 3y − 8 = 0.
D. 4x − 3y + 6 = 0.

25. The polar coordinates of the points A, B and C are (4, 40), (5, 220) and (6, 280)
respectively. The perpendicular distance from C to AB is
A. 3.
B. 2 3.
C. 3 3.
D. 6.

26. The equation of the circle C is 2 x 2 + 2 y 2 + 20 x − 12 y + 15 = 0 . Which of the following

are true?
I. The coordinates of the centre of C are (−5, 3).
II. The radius of C is 11 units.
III. The point (2, 0) lies outside C.
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

27. It is given that A and B are two distinct points on the straight line 4x − 7y + k = 0, where
k is a constant. Let P be a moving point in the rectangular coordinate plane such
that AP 2 + BP 2 = AB 2 . If the equation of the locus of P is x2 + y2 − 8x − 6y + 21 = 0,
find the value of k.
A. −16
B. −5
C. 5
D. 16

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 28. The following cumulative frequency polygon shows the test marks of a class of
students.
Test marks of a class of students

30

Cumulative frequency
20

10

0
20.5 40.5 60.5 80.5 100.5
Marks

Find the median mark.

A. 50.5
B. 64.5
C. 68.5
D. 79.5

29. There are five balls numbered ‘2’, ‘4’, ‘5’, ‘7’ and ‘9’ in a box. In a game, two balls are
randomly drawn from the box at the same time. If the sum of the two numbers drawn is
odd, 15 tokens will be obtained; otherwise, 25 tokens will be obtained. Find the
expected number of tokens obtained in the game.
A. 19
B. 19.8
C. 20.2
D. 21

30. Consider the following ten positive integers:

4 5 7 8 9 10 12 a b c
If the mean of the above positive integers is 6, which of the following must be true?
I. Median of the ten integers = 6
II. Mode of the ten integers = 1
III. Range of the ten integers = 11
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

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 Section B

31. The H.C.F. of 4a3b3, 8a4, 12ab2 is

A. 4a.
B. 4ab2.
C. 24a4b3.
D. 24a8b5.

32. The figure below shows two quadratic graphs y = f(x) and y = g(x) with the same
y-intercept. Which of the following may represent the relationship between f(x) and
g(x)?
y
3
y = g(x)

x
–6 –3 O 1 2

y = f(x)

A. f ( x) = g (2 x)
B. f ( x) = 2 g (2 x)
C. g ( x) = f (2 x)
D. g ( x) = 2 f ( x)

33. 416 + 816 =

A. 1000100016.
B. 1000100000016.
C. 10001000000016.
D. 100010000000016.

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 34. The graph in the figure shows the linear relation between x and log 3 y . Which of the
following must be true? log3y
A. y = 12 x
B. y = 81x
4
C. y = 12(3 x )
D. y = 81(3 x ) x
O
–4

35. Let k be a real number. If the real part and the imaginary part of k + 4 + i are
2+i
equal, then k =
A. −5.
B. −3.
C. 3.
D. 5.

36. If x > 1, which of the following is/are geometric sequence(s)?

I. log x, (log x)2, (log x)3
II. log x, log x2, log x3
III. log 2 x , log 4 x , log 16 x
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

37. If (x, y) is a point lying in the shaded region bounded by y = x – 4, y = 4 – x,

x = 2 and the y-axis (including the boundary), what is the greatest value of 4x + 3y?
A. 2 y
B. 12
y=x–4
C. 14
D. 16 x
0

y=4–x
x=2

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 38. For 0    360 , how many roots does the equation cos 2 x = 2 sin x + 1 have?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 3
D. 5

39. In the figure, ABCD is a square with diagonal BD = 5 2 cm. If E is a point lying on BD
such that AED = 60, then AE =
2 3 A D
A. cm.
5
5 3
B. cm.
2
3 6
C. cm.
5
E
5 6
D. cm. B C
3

40. ABCDE is a right pyramid with square base BCDE. If AB = BC, find the angle between
the adjacent planes ABC and ACD, correct to 3 significant figures if necessary.
A. 70.5 A
B. 90
E D
C. 109
D. 141 B C

41. In the figure, CE is the tangent to the circle at C. If AB = BC and ADC = 46 ,
then BCE =
A
A. 111. D
B. 134.
C. 157.
B
D. 164.

C E

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 42. The coordinates of X and Y are (6, −6) and (6, b) respectively. If C(a, −2) is the
circumcentre of OXY, where O is the origin, then a + b =
A. 5.
B. 6.
C. 7.
D. 8.

43. There are 15 boys and 10 girls in a choir team. If a group of 5 students is selected from
the team to participate in a singing contest and the group consists of at least one boy and
at least one girl, how many different groups can be formed?
A. 49 875
B. 53 130
C. 242 364
D. 265 650

44. There are 10 bowls in a box, of which 4 of them are red. If 3 bowls are randomly chosen
from the box with replacement, find the probability that at most 2 red bowls are chosen.
A. 1
30
B. 8
125
C. 117
125
D. 29
30

45. Let m1, r1 and v1 be the median, the range and the variance of a group of numbers
{a – 5, b – 5, c – 5, d – 5, e – 5, f – 5} respectively while m2, r2 and v2 be the median,
the range and the variance of the group of numbers {2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f} respectively.
Which of the following must be true?
I. m2 = 2m1 + 5
II. r2 = 2r1
III. v2 = 4v1
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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