HKCEE MATHEMATICS | 5.

1 Equations - Simultaneous Equations |

P.1

1. 1990/II/35
x 2 + x + 1 = m
26
Find the value of x such that
x 1 =

Let m be a constant.
A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

2. 1991/II/8
Solve the following equations :x 1 = y + 2 = x + y 5
A.

x = 1, y = 2

B. x = 1, y = 4

C. x = 4, y = 1

D. x = 7, y = 2

E.

3. 1993/II/13

y = x2 k
If the simultaneous equations
have only one solution, find k .
y = x
A.

B.

1
4

C.

D.

1
4

E.

4. 1994/II/8
3 2 h b = 0
If and 2
, then + =
3 h b = 0
A.

b
3

B.

b
3

C.

D.

h
3

E.

h
3

5. 1994/II/39
ax + by = 2
If x = 3 , y = 2 satisfy the simultaneous equations
, find the values of a and b.
bx ay = 3
5
1
A. a = 0 , b = 1
B. a = 0 , b = 1
C. a = , b =
6
4
D.

a=

1
37
, b=
13
39

E.

a=

12
5
, b=
13
13

27

x = 7, y = 4

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P.2

6. 1995/II/7

4 x
Solve the simultaneous equations:
2 x +

y
=6
3
y
= 1
6

A.

1
x = , y = 12
2

B.

1
x = , y = 12
2

D.

x=

1
, y = 12
2

E.

x=

C. x =

1
, y = 12
2

5
7
,y=
24
2

7. 1996/II/10

x 2 + y 2 = 13
Solve
x + y = 1
A.
D.

x = 2

y = 3
x = 2
x = 3
or

y = 3
y = 2

B.
E.

x = 6

y = 7
x = 6
x = 7
or

y = 7
y = 6

C.

x = 2
x = 3
or

y = 1
y = 4

8. 1997/II/8
3
x y = 1
Solve
2 y 1 = 1

2x
A.

x=

5
7
,y=
4
4

B.

x=

11
1
,y=
4
11

C.

x=

11
13
,y=
4
22

D.

x=

11
7
,y=
6
11

9. 1998/II/4
3

2 x + y = 1

Solve
x 1 = 7

y
A.

(0, 3)

B.

(1, 1)

C.

1
(4, )
3

D.

28

(4, 3)

E.

(22,

1
)
15

E.

x=

6
7
,y=
11
11

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P.3

10. 1999/II/8

y = x 2 + 3x 2
If
, then
y = x + 3
A.

x = 1

B. x = 1 or 5

C. x = 2 or 1

D. x = 5 or 1

E. x = 5 or 8

11. 2000/II/5

y = x2 1
If
, then y =
y = 2x 2
A.

B.

C.

D.

0 or 8

E.

4 or 4

12. 2001/II/12

y = x 2 4 x 44
If
, then y =
y = 2 x + 4
A.

32 or 52

B.

12 or 16

C.

12 or 96

D.

8 or 20

E.

12 or 24

13. 2001/II/39
a 2 + 4a + 1 = 0
If a, b are distinct real numbers and 2
, find a2 + b2.
b + 4b + 1 = 0

A.

B.

C.

14

D.

16

E.

18

14. 2002/II/8
ax by + 8 = 0
If ( x, y ) = (2,1) is a solution of the simultaneous equations
,then a =
bx + ay + 1 = 0
9
A. 3
B. 2
C.
D.
3
4
15. 2003/II/7

y = x2 + 4
If
, then y =
y = 3x + 4
A.

B.

13

C.

0 or 3

D.

4 or 13

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P.4

16. 2004/II/8
pq + 2q = 10
If
, then q =
4 p + q = 14
A.

B.

C.

3
or 3
2

D.

2 or 20

17. 2004/II/42
2 = 4 + 3
If and 2
, then ( + 1)( + 1) =
= 4 + 3
A.

B.

C.

D.

0 or 4

D.

3 or 13

18. 2005/II/7

= 2 3
If
, then =
= 4 3
A.

B.

13

C.

19. 2007/II/7
The price of 6 oranges and 3 apples is $ 42 while the price of 8 oranges and 5 apples is $ 60. Find the price of
an apple.
A. $ 3
B. $ 4
C. $ 5
D. $ 6
20. 2008/II/8
If m + 2 = n 1 = 3m + n 46 , then n =
A. 15
B. 16
C. 17
D.

18

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