Form 5

HKCEE 1990
Mathematics II
90 (a2n)3 = A. f(1)
1. B. f(n)
C. n
A. a6n 2
B. a8n D. 1
C. a 2n
3
E. n
D. a 6n
3

E. 3 90 1
a 8n 5. If 2 = 10p, 3 = 10q, express log in
6
terms of p and q.
90 x− y
2. 1−
x+ y A. −p − q
=
x+ y B. 1
1−
x− y pq
C. 1
A. y−x
p+q
x+ y
D. pq
B. x− y E. p+q
x+ y
C. x 90 Let a > b > 0. If a and b are
6. respectively the 1st and 2nd terms of a
y
geometric progression, the sum to
D. x+y infinity of the progression is
E. x−y
A. 1
90 ab + 1 a−b
3. If x = , then b =
a−b B. a
1− b
A. ax −1 C. ab
a+x
b−a
B. ax −1 D. a2
a−x
C. 1 − ax a+b
E. a2
a+x
D. 1 − ax a−b
a+x 90 a3 + 8a−3 =
E. ax + 1 7.
a−x
A. 2 2 4
90 1 (a − )(a + 2 + 2 )
If f(n) = n(n − 1), then a a
4. 2 B. 1 1
f(n + 1) − f(n) = (a − )(a2 + 1 + )
2a 4a 2

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 C. 1 1 1 In the figure, the circular cylinder and
(a + )(a2 − + ) the circular cone have the same height.
2a 2 4a 2
D. 2 2 4 The radius of the base of the cylinder is
(a + )(a − 4 + ) twice that of the cone. If the volume of
a a2 the cone is 20 cm3, what is the volume
E. 2 4 of the cylinder?
(a + )(a2 − 2 + )
a a2
A. 40 cm3
90 If p and q are the roots of the equation B. 80 cm3
8. x2 − x + 3 = 0, then (2p − 2)(2q − 2) = C. 120 cm3
D. 240 cm3
A. 1 E. 300 cm3
32
B. 1 90 The length, width and height of a
12. cuboid are in the ratios 3 : 2 : 1. If the
8 total surface area of the cuboid is 88
C. 1 cm2, find its volume.
2
D. 8 A. 6 cm3
E. 32 B. 48 cm3
C. 48 2 cm3
90 If a : b = 3 : 4 and b : c = 2 : 5, then D. 96 2 cm3
9. a2 : c2 =
E. 384 cm3
A. 3 : 10
90
B. 9 : 25
13.
C. 9 : 100
D. 36 : 25
E. 36 : 100

90 If 1 U.S. dollar is equivalent to 7.8

10. H.K. dollars and 1000 Japanese yen are
equivalent to 53.3 H.K. dollars, how
many Japanese yen are equivalent to 50
U.S. dollars?

A. 1463
B. 3417 In the figure, there are nine circles, each
C. 7317 of radius 1. Find the shaded area.
D. 8315
E. 20 787 A. 9 − 9π
B. 36 − 9π
90 C. 40 − 9π
11. D. 10 − 10π
E. 40 − 10π

90 Find the amount (correct to the nearest

14. dollar) of $10 000 at 12% p.a.,
compounded monthly, for 2 years.

A. 10 201

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 B. 12 400 E. 2
C. 12 544 −
5
D. 12 697
E. 151 786 90 V
19.
90 If a flat is sold for $720 000, the gain is
15. 20%. Find the percentage loss if the
flat is sold for $540 000. D C

A. 5% H
B. 1
6 % A B
4
C. 10% The figure shows a right pyramid with a
D. 1 square base. VAB, VBC, VCD and
11 %
9 VDA are equilateral triangles. Find
E. 1 sin ∠VAH.
33 %
3
A. 1
90 sin(180 + θ ) + sin(θ − 90 ) =
o o
2
16. B. 1
4
A. sin θ + cos θ
C. 1
B. sin θ − cos θ
2
C. cos θ − sin θ
D. 1
D. −cos θ − sin θ
E. 2sin θ 3
E. 3
90 If 0 ≤ x < 360 , which of the following
o o
2
17. equations has only one root?
90 P
A. sin x = 0 20.
B. 1
sin x = A 48 o
2 T Q
C. sin x = 2
D. cos x = 0 B
E. cos x = −1

90 4
18. If tan θ = − and θ lies in the second
3
quadrant, then sin θ − 2 cos θ = C
A. 2
B. In the figure, TQ is the tangent to the
−2
tangent to the circle at A. If arc AC =
C. 11
arc BC and ∠PAQ = 48o, then ∠QAC =
5
D. 2 A. 42o
5 B. 48o
C. 66o

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 D. 71o 90 A
E. 84o 23.

90
21. B E
R
O o F
44
M
Q C D

P In the figure, ABCDE is a regular

pentagon. Find ∠AFD.
In the figure, O is the centre of the
circle. If OR // PQ and ∠ROQ = 42o, A. 120o
find ∠RMQ. B. 112o
C. 110o
A. 21o D. 108o
B. 42o E. 100o
C. 63o
D. 84o 90 If the mean of the numbers 3, 3, 3, 3, 4,
E. 126o 24. 4, 5, 5, 6, x is also x, which of the
following is/are true?
90 A
22. I. Mean = Median
D II. Mode = Range
III. Median = Mode
F G
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
B C C. II and III only
E D. None of them
E. All of them
In the figure, AC // DE, FG // BC and
AD : DF : FB = 1 : 2 : 3. If BE = 10, 90 Ten years ago, the mean age of a band
find FG. 25. of 11 musicians was 30. One of them is
now leaving the band at the age of 40.
A. 5 What is the present mean age of the
B. 6 remaining 10 musician?
C. 8
D. 9 A. 40
E. 10 B. 39
C. 37
D. 30
E. 29

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90 There are 7 bags, 3 of which are empty 90 y
26. and the remaining 4 each contains a 29.
ball. An additional ball is now put into l3 l2
one of the bags at random. After that a l4 l1
bag is randomly selected. Find the
probability of selecting an empty bag.
x
A. 2 O
7
B. 3
7
C. 6 In the figure, the slopes of the straight
49 lines l1, l2, l3, and l4 are m1, m2, m3, m4
D. 12 respectively. Which of the following is
true?
49
E. 18 A. m1 > m2 > m3 > m4
49 B. m2 > m1 > m3 > m4
C. m1 > m2 > m4 > m3
90 ABCD is a line segment. AB : BC : CD D. m2 > m1 > m4 > m3
27. = 3 : 2 : 1. If A = (4, 5), D = (10, 11), E. m4 > m3 > m2 > m1
find C.
90 y
A. (5, 6) 30.
B. (6, 7)
C. (7, 8)
D. (8, 9)
E. (9, 10) (4, 5)
90 x y
28. If the line y = mx + b and a + b = 1 are
perpendicular, find m.
x
A. a O
b
B. In the figure, a circle cuts the x-axis at
b
tow points 6 units apart. If the circle
a has centre (4, 5), then its equation is
C. ab
D. a A. (x − 4)2 + (y − 5)2 = 25
−
b B. (x − 4)2 + (y − 5)2 = 34
E. b C. (x − 4)2 + (y − 5)2 = 52
−
a D. (x + 4)2 + (y + 5)2 = 34
E. (x + 4)2 + (y + 5)2 = 25

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90 y B. 1
31. 5 −1
C. 1+ 5
x D. 1− 5
O
E. −1 + 5

90 Let f(x) = 3x3 − 4x + k. If f(x) is

34. divisible by x − k, find the remainder
when f(x) is divided by x + k.
The graph of y = ax2 + bx + c is given
as shown. Which of the following is/are A. 2k
true? B. k
C. 0
I. a<0 D. −k
II. b < 0 E. −k − 1
III. c < 0
90 Let m be a constant. Find the value of
A. I only 35.
B. I and II only  x 2 + x + 1 = m
C. I and III only x such that  x − 1 = 26
 m
D. II and III only
E. I, II and III only
A. 1
90 x Sign of f(x) B. 2
32. C. 3
1.22 + D. 4
1.23 + E. 5
1.24 +
1.25 90 If a < b < 0, which of the following
−
36. must be true?
1.245 +
A. −a < −b
From the table, a root of the equation
f(x) = 0 must be B. a
<1
b
A. 1.20, correct to 2 decimal places C. a2 < b2
B. 1.24, correct to 2 decimal places D. 10a < 10b
C. 1.25, correct to 2 decimal places E. a−1 < b−1
D. 1.245, correct to 3 decimal places
E. 1.2475, correct to 4 decimal 90 The H.C.F. and L.C.M. of three
places 37. expressions are xyz2 and x3y5z4
respectively. If two of the expressions
90 1 1 1 are x2y3z3 and x3yz2, find the third
33. + + + expression.
1+ 2 2+ 3 3+ 4
1
= A. x2y3z3
4+ 5 B. x2y5z3
C. xy3z3
A. 1 D. xy5z4
1− 5 E. xy3z4

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 B. 3 3
90 Let a, x1, x2, b and a, y1, y2, y3, b be two 4π −
2
38. x2 − x1
arithmetic progressions. = C. 2π − 3
y3 − y2
D. 3 3
2π −
A. 3 2
E. 2π − 3 3
4
B. 3
4 90
C. 1 41.
D. 4
5
E. 5
4
Three equal circles of radii 1 touch each
90 C other as shown in the figure.
39.
A. π
1−
2
5 6 B. π
3 −
5 5 2
A M B C. π
2 3 −
2
D. π
3 −
In the figure, AM = MB = MC = 5 and 6
BC = 6. The area of triangle ABC = E. π
2 3 −
6
A. 12
B. 16 90 If A is 30% greater than B and B is 30%
C. 24 42. less than C, then
D. 30
E. 48 A. A is 9% less than C
B. C is 9% less than A
90 C. A=C
40. D. A is 9% greater than C
E. C is 9% greater than A

90 Which of the following graphs shows

43. that y is partly constant and partly
varies inversely as x?

In the figure, an equilateral triangle is

inscribed in a circle of radius 1. The
circumference of the circle is greater
than the perimeter of the triangle by

A. 4π − 3 3

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 A. y 90 If sin θ and cos θ are the roots of the
44. equation x2 + k = 0, then k =

A. −1
B. 1
−
2
C. 1
−
x 4
O
D. 1
B. y 4
E. 1
2

90 y
45.

x
O
C. y x
O

The figure shows the graph of

x y = 3 sin2x. The point P is
O
D. A. 4π
y ( , −3)
3
B. 3π
( , −3)
4
C. 4π
( , −1)
3
D. 3π
( , −1)
x 4
O E. 3π
E. ( , −1)
y 2

90 A D
46.
3
o
60
x B 4 C
O
In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram.
BD =

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 A. 1
A. 5 2
B. 7 B. 1
C. 13 C. 2
D. 27 D. 3
E. 37 E. 2

90 NORTH 90 E D
H
47. 49. o
120
C

A A

o
30
B C

In the figure, A, B and C are three B

points on the same horizontal plane. A
is due north of B, C is due east of B and In the figure, AC = CD, ∠ABC = 30o
H is a point vertically above A. Which AB
of the following angles is/are 90o? and ∠CED = 120o. =
DE
I. ∠HAC A. 1
II. ∠ABC
2
III. ∠HBC
B. 1
A. I only 3
B. II only C. 2
C. I and II only D. 3
D. I and III only E. 2
E. I, II and III
90 A
90 C 50.
48.
P 48 o

30 o B
A B
C

In the figure, PA and PC are tangents to

the circle ABC. If ∠P = 48o, then ∠
ABC =
In the figure, AB is a diameter and ∠
BAC = 30o. If the area of ∆ABC is 3 , A. 84o
then the radius of the circle is B. 96o
C. 106o

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 D. 114o 90 A
E. 132o 53.

90
51.
C B
D
E
E
D
B F C
A
In the figure AB, AC and BC are three
tangents touching the circle at D, E and
In the figure, TA and TB are tangents to F respectively. If AC = 24, BC = 18
the circle ABC. If TA ⊥ TB and and ∠ACB = 90o, find the radius of the
circle.
BD ⊥ AC, find ∠CBD.
A. 3
A. 30o
B. 4
B. 40o
C. 5
C. 45o
D. 6
D. 50o
E. 7
E. 60o
90 R
90 A 54.
52. S
E
Q
F

C D B
U T
In the figure, if CD = CF, CE = BE and
DA = DB, then ∠C = P

A. 30o In the figure, ∆PTQ, ∆SQR and ∆RUT

B. 36o
are equilateral triangles. Which of the
C. 40o
following is/are true?
D. 45o
E. 60o
I. ∆UPT ≅ ∆RQT
II. PU = QS
III. PQSU is a parallelogram

A. All of them
B. None of them
C. I and II only
D. I and III only
E. II and III only

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