Form 5

HKCEE 1980
Mathematics II

80 2ab − a2 − b2 = A. x−1 + y−1

1. B. x−1 − y−1
C. x−3 − y−3
A. (a − b)2 D. 1
B. (−a − b)2 x− y
C. (−a + b)2 E. 1
D. −(a + b)2
x+ y
E. −(a − b)2

80 125a ⋅ 5b = 80 1 1
If = a + b and = a − b,
2. 6. x y
then x + y =
A. 625a + b
B. 625ab A. 2
C. 125a + 3b a
D. 5a + 3b B. a2 − b2
E. 53a + b
a
80 C. a2 − b2
4 p2 −
3. If 4p = 9q, then = a
9q 2
D. 2a
A. 1 a2 − b2
B. 4 E. − 2a
9 a2 − b2
C. 9
80 y + (n − 1) z
4 If x = , then n =
7. n +1
D. 4
( )2
9
A. x− y+z
E. 9
( )2 z
4
B. x+ y−z
80 If n = 10a, then log10n = z
4. C. y−x−z
x+z
A. 10a D. y−x−z
B. 10n x−z
C. na E. y+x−z
D. an x−z
E. a
80 5n + 2 − 35(5n −1 )
80 x −2 − y −2 8. =
5. = 18(5n +1 )
x −1 − y −1

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 A. 1 A. A gain of 10%
18 B. A gain of 1%
B. 1 C. No gain nor loss
D. A loss of 10%
15
C. 1 E. A loss of 1%
5 80 If the length of a rectangle is increased
D. 5 13. by 10% and the width decreased by
E. 5n 10%, which of the following is true?
80 Solve the inequality A. Its area remains the same
9. (4x + 3)(x − 4) > 0 B. Its area is decreased by 1%
C. Its area is increased by 1%
A. x>4 D. Its area is decreased by 10%
B. 3 E. Its area is increased by 10%
4>x> −
4
C. 3 80 The length of a side of a rhombus is
− >x
4 14. 10 cm. If its shorter diagonal is of
D. 3 length 12 cm, what is the area of the
− > x or x > 4 rhombus in cm2?
4
E. 3
x> − A. 60
4
B. 96
C. 100
80 When the hour hand has turned through
D. 120
10. an angle xo, what is the angle through
E. 192
which the minute hand has turned?
80 If the bearing of B from A is S30oW,
A. 6xo
15. then the bearing of A from B is
B. 12xo
C. 60xo
A. N30oE
D. 360xo
B. N60oW
E. 3 600xo
C. N60oE
D. S30oW
80 The first term of an arithmetic
E. S30oE
11. progression is 6 and its tenth term is
three times its second term. The
80 1 1
common difference is − =
16. 1 1
−1 +1
A. 18 sin θ sin θ
B. 4
C. 3 A. 2 tan θ
D. 2 B. 2 tan2 θ
E. 1 C. 2
tan 2 θ
80 A man solid a car for $35 000 at a loss D. 2 sin θ
12. of 30% on the cost price. What would cos 2 θ
have been the loss or gain percent if he E. 2 sin 2 θ
had sold it for $50 500?
cosθ

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80 If cos θ = x and 0o < θ < 90o, then tan θ A. 3 2
17. x
4
B. 3 2
A. 1 x
2
1 − x2
C. 1 2
B. 1 − x2 x
4
C. 1 − x2 D. 1 2
x
x 2
D. x E. 3 x2
1 − x2
E. x 80 D
± 21.
1 − x2

80 If 0o ≤ θ < 360o, which of the following E C

18. equations has exactly one root?

A. sin θ = −1
B. 1
sin θ = − A B
2
C. sin θ = 0
D. 1 In the figure, ABCDE is a regular
sin θ = pentagon. ∠ADB =
2
E. sin θ = 2
A. 35o
B. 36o
80
C. 40o
19.
D. 54o
30o E. 72o
a b
80 A S B
22.

60o P
c

In the figure, a : b : c = R
A. 3 : 2 :1
B. 9:4:1 D Q C
C. 2: 3:1
D. 3: 2:1 In the figure, ABCD is a square with AB
E. = 5. AP = BQ = CR = DS = 1. What is
3:2:1
the area of PQRS?
80 What is the area, in cm2, of an A. 9
20. equilateral triangle of side x cm?

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 B. 15 80
A
C. 16 25.
D. 17 Y yo
E. 18 xo X

80 D C
23. E B

In the figure, circle AXB passes through

the centre of circle AYB. y =

A. 2x
B. 180 − 2x
A B C. 180 − x
D. 1
(90 − x)
In the figure, ABCD is a square and 2
ABE is an equilateral triangle. E. 1
(180 − x)
∠ADE =? 2

A. 72o 80 A E D
B. 74o 26.
C. 76o III
I
D. 78o II
E. None of the above F

IV
80 E
24. A B C
yo C
xo In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle
∠BEF = 90o. Which two of the
triangles I, II, III and IV must be
B similar?
D
A. I and II
B. I and III
In the figure, the two circles intersect at C. II and III
A and B. CAE and CBD are straight D. II and IV
lines. ∠CED = E. III and IV

A. yo 80 A
B. 180o − yo 27.
C. 180o −xo − yo
D. 180o −xo + yo D
E. 360o −xo − yo

B C

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 In the figure, the inscribed circle of D. 1
∆ABC touches AC at D. If AB = 7, 8
AC = 5 and AD = 2, then BC = E. 1
16
A. 9.5
B. 9 80 The 2nth term of the geometric
C. 8.5 31. progression, 8, −4, 2, −1, …, is
D. 8
E. 7.5 A. 1
2n+2
80 A certain sum of money is just 2
28. sufficient to pay the wages of one man B. −1
for m days or the wages of one boy for 22n + 2
n days. For how many days will this C. 1
2 n −3
sum be just sufficient to pay the wages 2
of one man and one boy together? D. 1
2n−4
2
A. m+n E. −1
B. m+n
22 n − 4
2
C. 1 1 80 y
+
m n 32.
D. m+n
mn
E. mn
m+n x

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

29. the value of 2y2 + 6y − 3?

A. −13 The figure above shows the graph of

B. −7 y = ax2 + bx + c. Determine whether a
C. 7 and c are positive or negative.
D. 13
E. It cannot be found from the A. a > 0 and c > 0
information given B. a < 0 and c < 0
C. a > 0 and c < 0
80 A, B, C are three spheres. If D. a < 0 and c > 0
30. Surface area of A E. It cannot be determined from the
= 4 and given data
Surface area of B
Volume of B
= 2, then 80 $P amounts to $Q in n years at simple
Volume of C 33. interest. The rate per annum is
Volume of A
=
Volume of C A. 100n(Q − P )
%
P
A. 16 B. 100(Q − P )
B. 8 %
C. 2 n

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 C. 100(Q − P )
%
nP A. k = −6 only
D. 100(Q − P ) B. k = 6 only
% C. −6 ≤ k ≤ 6
nQ
D. k = 6 or −6 only
E. Q
1

100[ ( ) n − 1]% E. k ≤ −6 or k ≥ 6
P
80 If x and y are real numbers, what is the
80 12 38. minimum value of the expression
If 0 < x < 1, which of x, x , , x is
34. x (x + y)2 − 1 ?
the smallest? Which is the largest?
A. −5
A. 2
x is smallest, x is largest B. −1
B. 1 C. 0
is smallest, x2 is largest D. 3
x
C. 1 E. It cannot be determined
x is smallest, is largest
x
80
D. 1 B
x2 is smallest, is largest 39.
x
E. x2 is smallest, x is largest
A
C
80 The Highest Common Factor of two
35. unequal Positive integers a and b is 8.
Which of the following must be true?

I. The difference between a and b is

In the figure, the areas of the surfaces
divisible by 8
A, B, C of the cuboid are 10 cm2,
II. (a + b) is divisible by 16
14 cm2 and 35 cm2 respectively. What
III. ab is divisible by 64
is the volume of the cuboid?
A. III only
A. 49 cm3
B. I and II only
B. 70 cm3
C. I and III only
C. 140 cm3
D. II and III only
D. 350 cm3
E. I, II and III only
E. 4 900 cm3
80 x, y and z are three consecutive positive
80 x is a positive integer such that
36. integers. Which of the following is
40. x2 + 2x + 7 is even. What are the
true?
possible values of x?
A. x + y + z must be odd
A. x can be any positive integer
B. x + y + z must be even
B. x can be any positive 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
80 If x2 − kx + 9 ≥ 0 for all real values of x, greater than 10 000
37. what is the value of k?

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80 The perimeter of a sector is 16 and its A. p + q tan θ
41. angle is 2 radians. What is the area of B. q
the sector? p+
tan θ
C. p + q cos θ
A. 16 D. −p + q tan θ
B. 32 E. q
C. 64 −p +
D. tan θ
16π
E. 32π
80 A
44.
80 B
42. C
E
73o
2 80o
π B C
D
10
In the figure, AD and BE bisect ∠A and
A ∠B respectively. ∠C =

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

q A. r(1 − sin α)
B. r(1 + sin α)
θ C. r(1 − cos α)
A B
p D. r(1 + cos α)
E. r(2 − sin α)
In the figure, ∠B = ∠C = 90o.
If AB = p and BC = q, then CD =

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80 Which of the following is the graph of y 80 C D
46. = 2 sin θ, where 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π ? 47.

A. y
B
2 25o
1
θ
π 2π A E
-1
-2
In the figure, AB = BC = CD. ∠AED =
B. y
A. 50o
2
B. 65o
1 C. 75o
θ D. 90o
-1 π 2π
E. 105o
-2
C. 80 A
y
48. B
2
1
θ
-1 π 2π
S
-2 C
D. 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 and
-1 π 2π CA must be equal in length?
-2
A. AB and BC only
E. 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 80
-2 49.
B
A
C

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 In the figure, AB = AC, D is the mid- I. OX ⊥ BC
point of arc BC. Which of the II. OA bisect ∠A
following is/are true? III. AO produced bisect BC

I. AD bisects ∠BAC A. I only

II. BC ⊥ AD B. I and II only
III. AD is a diameter of the circle C. I and III only
D. I, II and III only
A. I only E. None of them
B. II only
C. III only 80 P
D. I and II only 52. Q
E. II and III only

80 C θ
50. A 1 B C
a b c
d In the figure, AC and BC are diameters
A B
D O of two semi-circles touching each other
internally at C. PQC is a straight line.
If AB = 1, then PQ =

A. cos θ
In the figure, AOB is a diameter of the B. sin θ
circle, centre O. CD is the C. tan θ
perpendicular bisector of OA. Which D. 1
of the angles a, b, c, d is/are equal to sin θ
30o? E. 1
cosθ
A. a only
B. a and b only 80 x
C. a, b and c only 53.
D. a, b, c and d
E. None of them
d
a
80 A
51.
b c

O
With the notation in the figure, express
B C a + b + c + d in terms of x.
X

In the figure, circle O is inscribed in

A. x − 180o
B. x
∆ABC, touching BC at X. Which of the
following must be true?
C. 540o − x
D. 360o − x

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 E. 180o − x In the figure, O is the centre of the
circle. PAB is a straight line. x + y =
80 A B
54. P A. 2θ
θ y
x B. 90o + θ
C. 180o − θ
O D. 180o − 2θ
E. 180o

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