Name: ____________________________ Class / Class No.

: ________ ( )

MADAM LAU KAM LUNG SECONDARY SCHOOL

OF MIU FAT BUDDHIST MONASTERY
Uniform Test, 2022-2023
Form : Three Subject : Mathematics Date: 23 Mar 2023
Time allowed: 1 hour 20 min

INSTRUCTIONS

1. After the announcement of the start of the test, you should first write your Name, Class and Class Number

in the spaces provided on Page 1.

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.

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Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (36 marks, 3 marks @)
Choose the best answer. Write the answers on the boxes provided on page 6.
1. x2 + 9x − 9 y2 − 27 y =
A. ( x + 3 y)( x − 3 y − 9) .
B. ( x + 3 y)( x + 3 y − 9) .
C. ( x − 3 y)( x − 3 y + 9) .
D. ( x − 3 y)( x + 3 y + 9) .

 1 
2. 43333  4444  =
8 
1
A. 1111
.
2
1
B. 2222
.
2
1
C. 6666
.
2
1
D. 7777
.
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3. If 3m + 2n = 2m − 3n = 13 , then n =
A. −5 .
B. −1 .
C. 1.
D. 5.

4. The table below shows the distribution of the numbers of demerits obtained by some students in a year.
Number of demerits obtained 0 1 2 3 4
Number of students 31 35 27 17 1

Which of the following is true?

A. The mean of the distribution is 1.8.
B. The median of the distribution is 1.
C. The mode of the distribution is 35.
D. The difference between the highest and the lowest numbers of demerits obtained is 30.

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5. If the mean of 54 integers is 57. If the mean of 30 of these 54 integers is 61, then the mean of the
remaining 24 integers is
A. 52.
B. 54.
C. 59.
D. 61.

6. Consider the following data:

1 3 5 7 7 10 13 x y z
where x, y and z are integers with 1  x  y  z . If the mean and the difference between the highest and
the lowest datum are 7 and 20 respectively, which of the following are true?
I. z = 21
II. y = 2
III. x  1

A. I and II only
B. II and III only
C. I and III only
D. I, II and III

7. In the figure, AB / / DC and BAD = CBD . Which of the following is/are true?

AB AD
I. =
CD BC
AB BD
II. =
BD DC
AB BC
III. =
BD AD

A. I only
B. II only
C. II and III only
D. I and III only

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8. If ABC is a right-angled triangle and AB ⊥ BC . Which of the following must be true?
I. The centroid of ABC lies inside ABC .
II. The circumcentre of ABC lies on AC.
III. B is the orthocentre of ABC .

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

9. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. T is a point lying on BC such that AB = AT. If BCD = 110 ,
Then BAT = A D
A. 36 .
B. 38 .
C. 40 .
D. 42 .

B T C

10. In the figure, ABF is an equilateral triangle. If CDEF is a square and AF = EF, then BFC =
A. 110 .
E
B. 115 .
C. 120 . 40
A D
D. 125 . F

C
B

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11. A(1,3) , B(5,0) and C (1,0) are the three vertices of ABC . Find the perimeter of the ABC .
A. 5
B. 6
C. 12
D. 15

12. In the figure, L1 , L2 , L3 and L4 are straight lines. If m1 , m2 , m3 and m4 are the slopes of
L1 , L2 , L3 and L4 respectively, which of the following must be true?
y
A. m1  m2  m3  m4
L3
B. m1  m2  m4  m3 L2
C. m2  m1  m3  m4 O
D. m2  m1  m4  m3 L 4 L1

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Answers for Section A (36 marks, 3 marks @)
1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12

Section B: Conventional Questions (64 marks)

1. Simplify the following expressions and express your answers with positive indices.
( a 2 b −3 ) 4
(a)
a −4 b 5
(b) (ab2 )(a−4b3 )4
(6 marks)

2. Factorize
(a) (i) x2 − 2 x + 1,
(ii) (5x + 2 y)2 − x2 + 2x −1 .
(b) (i) 3x2 − 4xy + y 2 ,
(ii) 3x2 − 4xy + y 2 − 6x + 2 y .
(7 marks)

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 5 − 3x
3. (a) Make x the subject of the formula = 4.
y
(b) Make x the subject of the formula Ax = (3x + B)C .
(6 marks)

4. The table below shows the distribution of the numbers of mobile phones owned by a group of students.
Number of mobile phones 0 1 2 3
Number of students 5 15 8 12
Find the mean, the median and the mode of the above distribution. (4 marks)

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5. The bar chart below shows the distribution of the numbers of phone calls received by a group of adults
in a month.

Distribution of the numbers of phone calls received by a group of adults in a month

k
Number of adults

12
7
6 6
3

11 12 13 14 15 16
Number of phone calls received

It is given that the median of the above distribution is 13.5.

(a) Find k.
(b) Find the mean of the distribution.
(c) If an adult is randomly selected from the group, find the probability that the selected adult
received more than 13 phone calls in a month.
(6 marks)

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6. The frequency distribution table and the cumulative frequency distribution table below show the
distribution of the lengths of 40 plants.
Length (cm) Frequency Length less than (cm) Cumulative frequency
11 – 15 a 15.5 4
16 – 20 13 20.5 x
21 – 25 b 25.5 32
26 – 30 8 30.5 40
(a) Write down the values of a, b and x.
(b) Write down the modal class of the distribution.
(c) Find the mean of the distribution.
(6 marks)

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7. In the figure, PQ is a vertical line segment and PQ = QR.

(a) Find the length of QR.

(b) Find the coordinates of P.
(c) Find slope of QR.
(6 marks)

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8. In the figure, ABC and AED are straight lines. It is given that AB = BC and BE//CD. If BE = 4 cm and
DE = 5 cm, find the lengths of CD and AE. (4 marks)

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9. Refer to the figure,

(a) Find x.
(b) Prove that ABCD is a parallelogram.
(4 marks)

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10. In the figure, BC produced and DE produced meet at the point A. It is given that ABE = ADC .

D
E

A B C

(a) Prove that ABE ~ ADC .

(b) It is given that AC = 25 cm, AD = 20 cm, BE = 12 cm and CD = 15 cm.
(i) Prove that ABE = 90 .
(ii) Find the area of ABE .
(7 marks)

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11. In the figure, ABCD is a square. E and F are points lying on BC and AB respectively such that
DE = CF . DE and CF intersect at G.

(a) Prove that CDE  BCF . (2 marks)

(b) Is CGE a right-angled triangle? Explain your answer. (3 marks)

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12. In the figure, I is the incentre of ABC . Let a and p be the area and the perimeter of ABC
pr
respectively. Denote the radius of the inscribed circle of ABC by r. Prove that a = .
2
(3 marks)

A C

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