HKCEE 1980

Mathematics II
1.
2ab − a2 − b2 = 6. 1 1
If = a + b and y = a − b,
x
A. (a − b)2 then x + y =
B. (−a − b)2
C. (−a + b)2 A. 2
D. −(a + b)2 a
E. −(a − b)2 B. a 2 − b2
a
2. 125a ⋅ 5b = C. a2 − b2
−
A. 625a + b a
B. 625ab D. 2a
C. 125a + 3b a − b2
2

D. 5a + 3b E. − 2a
E. 53a + b a 2 − b2

3. 4 p2 7. y + (n −1) z
If 4p = 9q, then = If x = , then n =
9q 2 n +1

A. 1 A. x−y +z
B. 4 z
9 B. x + y −z
C. 9 z
4 C. y −x −z
D. 4 x+z
( )2 y −x −z
9 D.
E. 9 x −z
( )2 y +x −z
4 E.
x −z
4. If n = 10a, then log10n =
8. 5n +2 − 35 (5n −1 )
A. 10 a =
18 (5n +1 )
B. 10n
C. na
A. 1
D. an
E. a 18
B. 1
5. x −y −2 −2 15
= C. 1
x −1 − y −1
5
D. 5
A. x−1 + y−1 E. 5n
B. x−1 − y−1
C. x−3 − y−3 9. Solve the inequality
D. 1
(4x + 3)(x − 4) > 0
x −y
E. 1
A. x>4
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 B. 3 14. The length of a side of a rhombus is
4>x> −
4 10 cm. If its shorter diagonal is of
C. 3 length 12 cm, what is the area of the
− >x
4 rhombus in cm2?
D. 3
− > x or x > 4 A. 60
4
E. 3 B. 96
x> − C. 100
4
D. 120
10. When the hour hand has turned through E. 192
an angle xo, what is the angle through
which the minute hand has turned? 15. If the bearing of B from A is S30oW,
then the bearing of A from B is
A. 6xo
B. 12xo A. N30oE
C. 60xo B. N60oW
D. 360xo C. N60oE
E. 3 600xo D. S30oW
E. S30oE
11. The first term of an arithmetic
progression is 6 and its tenth term is 16. 1 1
−
three times its second term. The 1 1 =
−1 +1
common difference is sin θ sin θ

A. 18 A. 2 tan θ
B. 4 B. 2 tan2 θ
C. 3 C. 2
D. 2 tan 2 θ
E. 1 D. 2 sin θ
cos 2 θ
12. A man solid a car for $35 000 at a loss E. 2 sin 2 θ
of 30% on the cost price. What would
cos θ
have been the loss or gain percent if he
had sold it for $50 500?

A. A gain of 10%
B. A gain of 1%
17. If cos θ = x and 0o < θ < 90o, then tan θ
C. No gain nor loss
D. A loss of 10%
A. 1
E. A loss of 1%
1 − x2
13. If the length of a rectangle is increased B. 1 −x2
by 10% and the width decreased by C. 1 − x2
10%, which of the following is true? x
D. x
A. Its area remains the same
B. Its area is decreased by 1% 1 − x2
C. Its area is increased by 1% E. x
±
D. Its area is decreased by 10% 1 − x2
E. Its area is increased by 10%

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18. If 0o ≤ θ < 360o, which of the 21. D
following equations has exactly one
root?

A. sin θ = −1 E C
B. 1
sin θ = −
2
C. sin θ = 0
D. 1
sin θ = A B
2
E. sin θ = 2
In the figure, ABCDE is a regular
19. pentagon. ∠ADB =

o A. 35o
30
B. 36o
a b C. 40o
D. 54o
E. 72o
o
60 22. A S B
c

P
In the figure, a : b : c =

A. 3 : 2 :1
B. 9:4:1
C. 2: 3:1 R
D. 3: 2:1
E. 3:2:1 D Q C

20. What is the area, in cm2, of an

equilateral triangle of side x cm? In the figure, ABCD is a square with
AB = 5. AP = BQ = CR = DS = 1.
A. What is the area of PQRS?
3 2
x
4 A. 9
B. 3 2 B. 15
x
2 C. 16
C. 1 2 D. 17
x
4 E. 18
D. 1 2
x
2
E. 3 x2

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23. D C In the figure, circle AXB passes
through the centre of circle AYB. y =
E
A. 2x
B. 180 − 2x
C. 180 − x
D. 1
(90 − x)
2
E. 1
(180 − x)
A B 2

26. A E D
In the figure, ABCD is a square and
ABE is an equilateral triangle.
∠ADE =? III
I
II F
A. 72o
B. 74o IV
C. 76o
D. 78o B C
E. None of the above
In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle
24. E ∠BEF = 90o. Which two of the
A triangles I, II, III and IV must be
yo similar?
xo C
A. I and II
B. I and III
B C. II and III
D. II and IV
D E. III and IV

In the figure, the two circles intersect at 27. A

A and B. CAE and CBD are straight
lines. ∠CED =
D
o
A. y
B. 180o − yo
C. 180o −xo − yo B C
D. 180o −xo + yo
E. 360o −xo − yo In the figure, the inscribed circle of
∆ABC touches AC at D. If AB = 7,
25. AC = 5 and AD = 2, then BC =
A
Y yo A. 9.5
x o
X B. 9
C. 8.5
D. 8
B E. 7.5

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28. A certain sum of money is just C. 1
sufficient to pay the wages of one man 2 2 n −3

for m days or the wages of one boy for D. 1

n days. For how many days will this 2 n −4
2
sum be just sufficient to pay the wages
E. −1
of one man and one boy together?
22 n −4
A. m+n
B. m +n 32. y
2
C. 1 1
+
m n
D. m +n
mn x
E. mn
m +n

29. If the value of y2 + 3y + 7 is 2, what is

the value of 2y2 + 6y − 3? The figure above shows the graph of
y = ax2 + bx + c. Determine whether a
A. −13 and c are positive or negative.
B. −7
C. 7 A. a > 0 and c > 0
D. 13 B. a < 0 and c < 0
E. It cannot be found from the C. a > 0 and c < 0
information given D. a < 0 and c > 0
E. It cannot be determined from the
30. A, B, C are three spheres. If given data
Surface area of A
= 4 and
Surface area of B 33. $P amounts to $Q in n years at simple
Volume of B interest. The rate per annum is
= 2, then
Volume of C
Volume of A A. 100 n(Q − P )
= %
Volume of C P
B. 100 (Q − P)
%
A. 16 n
B. 8 C. 100 (Q − P)
%
C. 2 nP
D. 1 D. 100 (Q − P)
%
8 nQ
E. 1 E. 1
Q
16 100[ ( ) n − 1]%
P
31. The 2nth term of the geometric
progression, 8, −4, 2, −1, …, is 34. 1
If 0 < x < 1, which of x, x2, , x is
x
A. 1 the smallest? Which is the largest?
2 2 n +2
A. x is smallest, x2 is largest
B. −1
B. 1
2 2 n +2 is smallest, x2 is largest
x

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 C. 1 39.
x is smallest, is largest B
x
D. 1
x2 is smallest, is largest
x
E. x2 is smallest, x is largest A
C
35. The Highest Common Factor of two
unequal Positive integers a and b is 8.
Which of the following must be true?
In the figure, the areas of the surfaces
I. The difference between a and b is
A, B, C of the cuboid are 10 cm2,
divisible by 8
14 cm2 and 35 cm2 respectively. What
II. (a + b) is divisible by 16
is the volume of the cuboid?
III. ab is divisible by 64
A. 49 cm3
A. III only
B. 70 cm3
B. I and II only
C. 140 cm3
C. I and III only
D. 350 cm3
D. II and III only
E. 4 900 cm3
E. I, II and III only
40. x is a positive integer such that
36. x, y and z are three consecutive positive
x2 + 2x + 7 is even. What are the
integers. Which of the following is
possible values of x?
true?
A. x can be any positive integer
A. x + y + z must be odd
B. x can be any positive even
B. x + y + z must be even
number
C. xyz must be odd
C. x can be any positive odd number
D. xyz must be even
D. x must be an even number greater
E. x2 + y2 + z2 must be even
than 10 000
E. x must be an positive odd number
If x2 − kx + 9 ≥ 0 for all real values of
greater than 10 000
37. x, what is the value of k?
41. The perimeter of a sector is 16 and its
A. k = −6 only
angle is 2 radians. What is the area of
B. k = 6 only
the sector?
C. −6 ≤ k ≤ 6
D. k = 6 or −6 only
A. 16
E. k ≤ −6 or k ≥ 6
B. 32
C. 64
38. If x and y are real numbers, what is the
D. 16π
minimum value of the expression
E. 32π
(x + y)2 − 1 ?

A. −5
B. −1
C. 0
D. 3
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42. B 44. A
C

E
2 73o
π o
80
10 B C
D

A In the figure, AD and BE bisect ∠A and

∠B respectively. ∠C =
In the figure, diameter AB = 2.
π A. 50o
∠CAB = rad. Minor arc BC = B. 68o
10
C. 74o
A. π D. 78o
10 E. 80o
B. π
5
45. Q
C. 3π r
10 α
D. 4π O
5
E. 9π
10
X Y
P
43. C D In the figure, O is the centre of the
circle and its radius is r. XY touches
the circle at P. Find the distance of Q
q from XY.

θ A. r(1 − sin α)
A B B. r(1 + sin α)
p
C. r(1 − cos α)
D. r(1 + cos α)
In the figure, ∠B = ∠C = 90o.
E. r(2 − sin α)
If AB = p and BC = q, then CD =
46. Which of the following is the graph of
A. p + q tan θ
y = 2 sin θ, where 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π ?
B. q
p+
tan θ A.
C. p + q cos θ y
D. −p + q tan θ 2
E. q
−p + 1
tan θ
θ
-1 π 2π
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 B. y 48. A
B
2
1
θ
-1 π 2π
S
-2 C
C. y R
2
In the figure, RS is a tangent to the
1 circle at C. BA is any chord parallel to
θ RCS. Which of the chords AB, BC
-1 π 2π and CA must be equal in length?
-2
A. AB and BC only
D. y B. AC and BC only
C. AB and AC only
2
D. All of them
1 E. No two of them
θ
-1 π 2π 49.
-2
B
E. y
A
2 C
1
θ D
-1 π 2π
-2 In the figure, AB = AC, D is the mid-
point of arc BC. Which of the
47. C D following is/are true?

I. AD bisects ∠BAC
II. BC ⊥ AD
B III. AD is a diameter of the circle
25o
A. I only
B. II only
A E C. III only
D. I and II only
In the figure, AB = BC = CD. ∠AED = E. II and III only

A. 50o
B. 65o
C. 75o
D. 90o
E. 105o

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50. C 52. P
Q
a b c

A d B
D O θ
A 1 B C

In the figure, AC and BC are diameters

of two semi-circles touching each other
In the figure, AOB is a diameter of the internally at C. PQC is a straight line.
circle, centre O. CD is the If AB = 1, then PQ =
perpendicular bisector of OA. Which
of the angles a, b, c, d is/are equal to A. cos θ
30o? B. sin θ
C. tan θ
A. a only D. 1
B. a and b only sin θ
C. a, b and c only E. 1
D. a, b, c and d cos θ
E. None of them
53. x
51. A

d
a

O
B C b c
X

In the figure, circle O is inscribed in With the notation in the figure, express
∆ABC, touching BC at X. Which of the a + b + c + d in terms of x.
following must be true?
A. x − 180o
I. OX ⊥ BC B. x
II. OA bisect ∠A C. 540o − x
III. AO produced bisect BC D. 360o − x
E. 180o − x
A. I only
B. I and II only 54. A
P B
C. I and III only
D. I, II and III only θ y
E. None of them x
O

In the figure, O is the centre of the

circle. PAB is a straight line. x + y =

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 D. 180o − 2θ
A. 2θ E. 180o
B. 90o + θ
C. 180o − θ

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