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 SECTION A(1) (35 marks)

1. Simplify and express your answer with positive indices. (3 marks)

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2. (a) Write down all positive integers h such that 2h + 3k = 11, where k is a
positive integer.
(b) Write down all values of c such that 2x2 + 11x + c  (2x + 3k)(x + h), where
h and k are positive integers.
(3 marks)

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3. The y-intercept of the graph of is 3.

(a) Find the value of k.
(b) Write down the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of
.
(3 marks)
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4. The table below shows the distribution of the numbers of pens owned by some
students.
Number of pens 1 2 3 4
Number of students 10 6 13 5
Find the median, the mean and the standard deviation of the above distribution.
(3 marks)

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 5. Amy wants to buy the following items in a shop.
Quantity
Item Unit price
needed
Bulb $54.9 4
Pillow $89.4 3
Towel $27.3 5
(a) By rounding up the unit price of each item to the nearest dollar, estimate
the total amount that Amy should pay.
(b) If Amy has only $650, does she have enough money to buy all the items
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needed? Explain your answer.
(4 marks)

6. In Figure 1, DBC is a straight line. If AC : BC  4 : 3, find and .

(4 marks)

Figure 1

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7. (a) Solve the inequality .

(b) Jenny claims that there are no integers satisfying both the inequalities

and 2 – x < 3. Do you agree? Explain your answer.

(4 marks)
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 8. P is a moving point in the rectangular coordinate plane such that the
perpendicular distance from P to the straight line L: y + 2 = 0 is equal to the
distance between P and A(5, –3). Denote the locus of P by .
(a) Find the equation of .
(b) Another straight L is perpendicular to L and passing through A. Describe
the geometric relationship between L and  and write down the equation
of L.
(5 marks)
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9. Ken sells a watch for $2400 and he gains 25% after this transaction.
(a) Find the amount of profit on the transaction.
(b) Ken then sells another watch for $2400 and he loses 25% on this one. After
the two transactions, does Ken gain or loss? Explain your answer.
(5 marks)
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 SECTION A(2) (35 marks)

10. The stem-and-leaf diagrams below show the distributions of the heights (in cm)
of the members of two sports teams in a school.
Basketball team:
Stem (tens) Leaf (units)
16 6 8 8
17 0 0 2 3 4 4 7 8 8 9
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18 0 0 2 2 5
Athletics team:
Stem (tens) Leaf (units)
15 6 8
16 0 2 2 3 4 5 5 7
17 1 4 5 5 6
18 0 2 5
(a) Find the range and the inter-quartile range of the heights of the members in
each team. (4 marks)
(b) Using the results in (a), which team shows a larger dispersion in heights?
Explain your answer. (2 marks)

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 11. In Figure 2, O is the centre of the circle AFED. AD produced and FE produced
meet at C, while AF produced and DE produced meet at B. It is given that
FOD = 140 and ABD = 20.
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Figure 2
(a) Find FAD and DCE. (5 marks)
(b) Is CED similar to BEF? Explain your answer. (2 marks)

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12. Let , where b and c are constants. It is given that f(x) is

divisible by x – 3 and the remainder is 35 when f(x) is divided by x  2.
(a) Find the values of b and c. (4 marks)
(b) Hence factorize f(x) completely. (3 marks)
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 13. In Figure 3, ABC is being rotated about C(5, 1). It is given that AB = 4 and
AC = 3. Denote the loci of A and B by  and  respectively.
y

A C(5, 1)

x
O

B
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Figure 3
(a) (i) Describe the geometric relationship between  and .
(ii) Find the equations of  and .
(5 marks)
(b) If the straight line L: x + y = 3 cuts  at H and K while L cuts  at P and
Q, find the ratio of the area of CHP to the area of CKQ. (2 marks)

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 14. The cost $C of printing a copy of a magazine consists of two parts. The first
part is a constant and the second part varies inversely as the number of copies
printed N. When 200 copies are printed, the total cost is $2600. When 250
copies are printed, the total cost is $3000.
(a) If 400 copies are printed, find the total cost. (5 marks)
(b) Someone claims that if 375 magazines are printed and sold at $18 each, at
least 250 copies are needed to be sold out to avoid any loss. Is the claim
correct? Explain your answer. (3 marks)
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 SECTION B (35 marks)

15. The standard deviation of the scores of a class of students in a test is 2.5 marks.
The scores of Andy and Bonnie in the test are 42 marks and 70 marks
respectively. The standard score of Andy in the test is –4.8.
(a) Find the standard score of Bonnie in the test. (2 marks)
(b) A student, Cathy, withdraws from the class and her test score is then
deleted. It is given that her score is 54 marks. Will there be any change in
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the standard score of Bonnie due to the deletion of the test score of Cathy?
Explain your answer. (2 marks)

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 16. In Figure 4, the 1st pattern consists of 6 dots. For any positive integer n, the
(n + 1)th pattern is formed by adding 4 dots to the nth pattern. Find the greatest
value of m such that the total number of dots in the first m patterns does not
exceed 5000. (4 marks)

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Figure 4

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 17. (a) In Figure 5, the equation of the straight line L1 is 2x + y = 8 and the y-
intercept of the straight line L2 is 4. L1 and L2 intersect at (3, 2). The
shaded region (including the boundary) represents the solution of a system
of inequalities. Find the system of inequalities. (4 marks)

y
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x
O
L1 L2

Figure 5
(b) Fanny wants to buy some greeting cards and stickers as a gift. There are
two different packages A and B in a stationery shop. Each package
contains greeting cards and stickers. The numbers of greeting cards and
stickers in each pack of packages A and B and their prices are given
below:
Greeting card Sticker Price ($)
Package A 10 18 15
Package B 15 9 12
Fanny wants to buy at least 60 greeting cards and 72 stickers. Suppose that
she buys x packs of package A and y packs of package B. Is it possible that
Fanny buys the gift with $70? Explain your answer. (4 marks)

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 18. Figure 6 shows a pyramid VABC with an isosceles as a base. One of the
lateral face, , is perpendicular to the base. is an equilateral
triangle with side 12 cm. It is given that AB = BC = 10 cm. P and Q are the
points lying on AC and VB respectively, such that and .
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Figure 6
(a) Find VB. (3 marks)
(b) Find AQ. (3 marks)
(c) Find the angle between the planes VAB and VBC. (3 marks)

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 19. In Figure 7, the circle C: and the straight line L:
intersect at A and B. P is the centre of C.
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Figure 7
(a) Find the radius of C. (2 marks)
(b) Find the coordinates of A and B. (4 marks)
(c) Show that PAB is a right-angled triangle. (2 marks)
(d) Hence find the area of the shaded region. (2 marks)

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