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2023-2024 F3 MAT Mid-Year Exam Paper 1 - Question Paper

This document is the Mid-year Examination paper for Mathematics - Paper 1 at Madam Lau Kam Lung Secondary School, scheduled for December 6-12, 2023. It consists of two sections, A and B, with a total of 100 marks, covering various mathematical topics including factorization, inequalities, population growth, and geometry. Students are instructed to follow specific guidelines for answering questions and submitting their work.

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2023-2024 F3 MAT Mid-Year Exam Paper 1 - Question Paper

This document is the Mid-year Examination paper for Mathematics - Paper 1 at Madam Lau Kam Lung Secondary School, scheduled for December 6-12, 2023. It consists of two sections, A and B, with a total of 100 marks, covering various mathematical topics including factorization, inequalities, population growth, and geometry. Students are instructed to follow specific guidelines for answering questions and submitting their work.

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Name: Class : ( )

MADAM LAU KAM LUNG SECONDARY SCHOOL


OF MIU FAT BUDDHIST MONASTERY
Mid-year Examination, 2023 – 2024
Date: 6 – 12 – 2023
Time allowed: 1 hour 20 minutes
Form: Three Subject/Paper: Mathematics - Paper 1

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 the cover page of each section.
2. This paper consists of TWO sections, A and B.
3. Attempt 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. Supplementary answer sheets will be supplied on request. Write your Name, Class, Class Number and
Question Number on each sheet, and enclose them INSIDE the Question-Answer Book of
corresponding Section.
5. Unless otherwise specified, all working must be clearly shown.
6. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should be either exact or correct to 3 significant figures.
7. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
8. No extra time will be given to candidates for writing personal information after the ‘Time is up’
announcement.

SECTION A

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Section A (60 marks)
1. Fill in the following table. (10 marks)
Questions Answers

(a) Factorize .

(b) Factorize .

(c) Expand .

(d) According to the diagram. Write down an inequality in x.

(e) Simplify .

(f) Make t the subject of the formula .

(g) Find the distance between two points and in the


rectangular coordinate plane.

(h) Round off 8 965 to 2 significant figures.

(i) Find the constant term of the polynomial .

(j) Simplify .

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2. Factorize
(a) ,
(b)
(4 marks)

3. Factorize
(a) ,
(b) ,
(c) .
(4 marks)

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

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5. Simplify . (3 marks)

6. Make x the subject of the formula . (3 marks)

7. (a) Round up 754.483 to the nearest integer.


(b) Round down 754.483 to 1 significant figure.
(c) Round off 754.483 to 2 decimal places.
(3 marks)

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8. Let a and b be two numbers. The sum of a and b are 423 and while the product of 8 and a is b. Find a.
(3 marks)

9. (a) Solve the inequality .

(b) How many non-negative integers satisfy the inequality in (a)?


(3 marks)

10. (a) Solve the inequality .

(b) Write down the greatest integer satisfying the inequality in (a).
(3 marks)

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11. Suppose the population of a town grows by 2% each year and its population at the end of 2020 was
100 000.
(a) Find the population at the beginning of 2023.
(b) Find the population at the end of 2017.
(4 marks)

12. Mr. Leung deposits $10 000 in a bank at a simple interest rate of 10% p.a. Find the amount received
after 6 months. (3 marks)

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13. Mr. Leung deposits $10 000 in a bank at an interest rate of 5% p.a. for 1 year compounded half-yearly.
Find the interest received. (3 marks)

14. , and are the three vertices of .


(a) Find the length of AB, AC and BC.
(b) Is a right-angled triangle? Explain your answer.
(5 marks)

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15. Consider three points , and .
(a) Prove that D, E and F are collinear.
(b) L is the line passing through the points D and F. Find the y-intercept of L.
(6 marks)

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End of Section A

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Name: Class : ( )

MADAM LAU KAM LUNG SECONDARY SCHOOL


OF MIU FAT BUDDHIST MONASTERY
Mid-year Examination, 2023 – 2024
Date: 6 – 12 – 2023
Time allowed: 1 hour 20 minutes
Form: Three Subject/Paper: Mathematics - Paper 1

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SECTION B
Section B (40 marks)
16. (a) Factorize
(i) ,
(ii) .

(b) Hence, simplify .

(7 marks)

17. If , find the value of C. (4 marks)

18. The width, the length and the height of the cuboid in the figure are in the ratio .
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(a) If the width is x cm, express the total surface area of the cuboid in terms of x.
(b) If the width, the length and the height of the cuboid are increased by 10%, express the new total
surface area of the cuboid in terms of x.
(c) Find the percentage change in the total surface area of the cuboid.
(7 marks)

19. Mr. Leung has borrowed $100 000 from a bank at the beginning of a month at an interest rate of
12% p.a. compounded monthly. He repays $x every month from the beginning of the second month.

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(a) Express the amount still owes the bank after the 1st payment in terms of x.
(b) Express the amount still owes the bank after the 2nd payment in terms of x.

(c) Given that . Prove that the amount still owes the bank after nth

payment is .
(d) Mr. Leung wants to repay the whole amount owed in 60 payments. Find the amount of the
monthly payment.
(Give your answers correct to the nearest dollar if necessary.)
(9 marks)

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20. In the figure, the straight line passing through A and B is perpendicular to the straight line passing

through A and C, where C is a point lying on the x-axis. The slope of AB is .

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(a) Find the value of a.
(b) Find the coordinates of C.
(c) Find the area of .
(d) D is a point on AC such that .
(i) Find the coordinates of D.
(ii) Find the ratio of the area of to the area of .
(13 marks)

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End of paper

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