2020-2021 S4 2nd TERM UT-MATH-CP

20-21 F.4
2nd TERM UT
MATH CP
Name
NLSI Lui Kwok Pat Fong College
2020  2021 Class
Form 4 Second Term Uniform Test
Class No.
MATHEMATICS
Question–Answer Book
22nd April, 2021
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 are B (14 – 17)

advised to use an HB pencil to mark all the
answers on the Answer Sheet, so that wrong B (18 – 20)
marks can be completely erased with a clean
rubber. You must mark the answers clearly; B Total /31
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 /13
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.
(a 2b 3 ) 2 4. If x and y are non-zero numbers such that
1. =
a 2b 6x  5 y
 7 , then x : y 
a2 3y  2x
A. .
b7 A. 5: 4.
a2 B. 4 : 13 .
B. .
b5 C. 4 : 5.
a6 D. 13 : 4 .
C. .
b6
a6
D. .
b7

5. If p and q are constants such

that px( x  1)  x 2  qx( x  2)  4 x , then
6 5
2.  2 = p
x 9 x  x6
2

A. 1.
1
A. .
( x  2)( x  3) B. 2.

1 C. 3.
B. .
( x  2)( x  3) D. 4.

1
C. .
( x  2)( x  3)
1
D. .
( x  2)( x  3)
6. The equation of the straight line passing
through (1, 1) and perpendicular to the
x-axis is
3. The marked price of a book is $240. If the A. x 1  0 .
book is sold at a discount of 20%, the B. x 1  0 .
profit will be 20% of the cost price. What C. y 1  0 .
is the cost price of the book? D. y 1  0 .
A. $153.6
B. $160
C. $192
D. $200

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 1 10. If a, b and c are positive real numbers,
b2
7. 3 7
 which of the following graphs could

5 0
b( m n2
)
represent the line ax + by + c = 0?
1
A. b . 2 A.
y
1
B. 1
.
b 2

7
n 5 x
C. 1 3
. 0
b m 2 2

1 7
B.
b n 2 5 y
D. 3
.
m 2

x
0

C.
8. n
22n  3 n =
y
A. 12.
B. 12n .
x
0
C. 6.
D. 6n .

D.
y

9. Let a and b be constants. If

3x3  ax2  5x  3b is divisible by x  3 ,
x
then 3a  b  0

A. 32.
B. 22. 11. Two perpendicular straight lines
C. 22. kx  y  4  0 and x  2 y  3  0 intersect
D. 32. at the point (h, k ) . Find h and k.
A. h = 3, k = 2
B. h = 1, k = 2
1
C. h = 4, k = 
2
D. h = 7, k = 2

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12. In the figure, the y-intercept of the graph 13. The figure shows the graph of y  2 x
of y  ka x is 2. Find the value of k. and four curves C1 , C 2 , C3 and C 4 .
Which of the curves can be the graph of
y  3x ?

1
A.
2
A. C1
1
B. 
2 B. C2
C. 2 C. C3
D. 2
D. C4
Section B(1) (14 marks)
(a 1b 2 ) 3
14. Simplify and express with positive indices. (3 marks)
a 5

m m3
15. Make m the subject of the formula  . (3 marks)
p 6

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16. (a) Factorize x 2  4 y 2 .
(b) Factorize 5 x 2  7 xy  6 y 2 .
x2  4 y 2
(c) Simplify .
5 x 2  7 xy  6 y 2
(4 marks)

17. In a football league, each team gains 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 point for a
loss. The champion of the league plays 36 games and gains a total of 84 points. Given that the
champion does not lose any games, find the number of games that the champion wins.
(4 marks)

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Section B(2) (17 marks)
36 x (6 y )  216

18. Solve the simultaneous equations 102 x . (5 marks)
 y  1
 10

19. f ( x)  5 x  10 .
(a) Find f ( x  1)  f ( x) . (3 marks)
4
(b) Solve the equation f ( x  1)  f ( x)  . (3 marks)
25

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20. Let f ( x)  ax 3  6 x 2  bx  10 and g ( x)  bx 3  ax 2  27 x  9 . It is given that f(x) is
divisible by x – 2, and the remainder when g(x) is divided by x  2 is 35.
(a) Find the values of a and b. (3 marks)
(b) Cherry claims that f ( x) and g ( x) have common factor(s). Do you agree? Explain
your answer. (3 marks)

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20. Let f ( x)  ax 3  6 x 2  bx  10 and g ( x)  bx 3  ax 2  27 x  9 . It is given that f(x) is
divisible by x – 2, and the remainder when g(x) is divided by x  2 is 35.
(a) Find the values of a and b. (3 marks)
(b) Cherry claims that f ( x) and g ( x) have common factor(s). Do you agree? Explain
your answer. (3 marks)

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Section C (13 marks)
21. In the figure, the straight line L1: y = x + k passes through A(2, –3) and cuts the x-axis and
y-axis at R and P respectively. The straight line L2 cuts the x-axis and the y-axis at Q and P
respectively. The slope of L2 is 2 times that of L1.
(a) (i) Find the value of k.
(ii) Hence, find the coordinates of P. (3 marks)
(b) Find the equation of L2. (2 marks) R
(c) (i) Find the coordinates of Q.
(ii) Find the shortest distance from Q to L1.
(5 marks)
(d) Given that L3 passes through Q and is perpendicular to
L2, find the equation of L3. (3 marks)

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Section C (13 marks)
21. In the figure, the straight line L1: y = x + k passes through A(2, –3) and cuts the x-axis and
y-axis at R and P respectively. The straight line L2 cuts the x-axis and the y-axis at Q and P
respectively. The slope of L2 is 2 times that of L1.
(a) (i) Find the value of k.
(ii) Hence, find the coordinates of P. (3 marks)
(b) Find the equation of L2. (2 marks) R
(c) (i) Find the coordinates of Q.
(ii) Find the shortest distance from Q to L1.
(5 marks)
(d) Given that L3 passes through Q and is perpendicular to
L2, find the equation of L3. (3 marks)

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