Shun Lee Catholic Secondary School

First-Term Examination (2018– 2019)

Level : Secondary 2 Name : ___________________________

Subject : Mathematics Class : ______ No. : ______

Date : 11/12/2018

Time Allowed : 1 hour 30 minutes Marks : _________

Full Mark : 100

________________________

Parent’s Signature

Instructions

1. Name, class and class number should be written in the boxes provided after the announcement
of the start of the examination; otherwise, mark(s) will be deducted.

2. This paper consists of three sections :

Section A – Multiple Choice Questions (20 marks)
Section B – Short Questions (40 marks)
Section C – Long Questions (40 marks)

3. Answer ALL questions in this paper. Write ALL the answers on the answer sheet on
P.4– P.16 .

4. For Section A, mark the answers in the appropriate boxes with an HB pencil.

5. For Section B and Section C, show ALL the steps clearly.

6. Calculators are allowed.

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Section A Multiple Choice Questions (20 marks)

1. Which of the following are identities?

I. 10  2 x  2( x  5)

II. ( x  y) 2  x 2  2 xy  y 2

III. (2 x  y)(2 x  y)  2 x 2  y 2

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

2. Which of the following is an algebraic fraction?

1
A. x 2 x 
3
1
B. x2
x

x 2 x 1
C.
3

D. x 2 x 1

3. ax + bx + ay + by – az – bz =
A. (a – b)(x – y + z).
B. (a – b)(x + y + z).
C. (a + b)(x – y – z).
D. (a + b)(x + y – z).

4. 0.003 256 041 =

A. 0.003 (correct to 3 significant figures).
B. 0.0032 (correct to 4 decimal places).
C. 0.003 256 0 (correct to 5 significant figures).
D. 0.003 256 04 (correct to 6 decimal places).

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5. The figure shows a staff card. Find the lower limit and the upper limit of the actual length of
the staff card.
Lower limit Upper limit
A. 7.5 cm 8.5 cm
B. 7.75 cm 9.5 cm
C. 8 cm 9 cm
D. 8.25 cm 8.75 cm

6. The weight of a pack of salt is measured to be 4.8 kg, correct to the nearest 0.2 kg. What is
the percentage error of this measured value? (Give your answer correct to 3 significant
figures.)
A. 2.08%
B. 2.10%
C. 4.16%
D. 8.33%

7. Which of the following points lies on the graph of the equation x  4y + 7 = 0?

A. (3, 1)
B. (8, 4)
C. (5, 3)
D. (1, 2)

8. If 3x + 5y = 5x + y = 11, then y =
A. 2.
B. 1.
C. 1.
D. 2.

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9. If a(x + 3) + b(x  5)  x + 19, then a  b =
A. 2.
B. 1.
C. 3.
D. 5.

10. If 2 x  m and 5 x  n , then 10x 2 

A. m + n + 2.
B. 100mn.
C. mn + 100.
D. mn + 2.
End of Section A

Section A Multiple Choice Questions (20 marks)

Mark the answers in the appropriate boxes below with an HB pencil.

A B C D A B C D
1 6
2 7
3 8
4 9
5 10

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Section B Short Questions (40 marks)

11. (a) Round off 789 to 2 significant figures. (1 mark)

(b) Round off 0.035963 to 3 decimal places. (1 mark)

12. Complete the following table. (4 marks)

Degree of Number of Coefficient of

Polynomial Constant term
polynomial terms x2 y
1
4 x3  x 2 y  5xy 3 
3

13. Simplify (6 x  4 x 2  3)  (7  8 x  5 x 2 ) and arrange the terms in descending powers of x.

(2 marks)

14. Make t the subject of the formula u – 2t = 3(v + t). (3 marks)

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15. (a) Use identities to expand (3a  4b) 2 . (2 marks)

(b) Expand (4a  3b)(a  2b) . (2 marks)

16. Simplify the following expressions.

(a) (2 x 3 )(2 x 2 ) (2 marks)

(2m 2 n)3
(b) (2 marks)
4mn

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17. Simplify the following algebraic fractions.
3x  3 y
(a) (2 marks)
ax  ay

4n 3n
(b)  (2marks)
5m 10m

2h (4)
(c)  (2 marks)
k 2 h3 k 4

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18. Factorize the following expressions.

(a) 12a 2  18ab 2  6a 3b (1 mark)

(b) 5a 2 (b  c)  2(c  b) (2 marks)

(c) 24a  15  16ab  10b (2 marks)

19. Determine whether ( x  2 y)2  2 xy  x 2  2 xy  4 y 2 is an identity or not. (3 marks)

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  y  2x  1
20. Solve the simultaneous equations  . (4 marks)
4 x  3 y  17

21. The length of a model bridge is measured as 22 cm, correct to the nearest cm.
(a) Find the maximum error of the measurement. (1 mark)

(b) If the actual length of the model bridge is a cm, find the possible range of a.
(2 marks)

End of Section B
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Section C Long Questions (40 marks)

y3
22. Make y the subject of the formula x  . (3 marks)
y2

23. It is given that 4 x2  2 Ax  Ax( x  3)  2Bx , where A and B are constants. Find the values of
A and B. (4 marks)

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24. (a) Factorize xy  3 y  2 x  6 . (2 marks)

(b) Prove that x2  x  6  ( x  3)( x  2) is an identity. (2 marks)

xy  3 y  2 x  6
(c) Using the results of (a) and (b), simplify . (2 marks)
2 x 2  2 x  12

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25. (a) Complete the following tables. (3 marks)
(i) 2x  y  8

x 0
y 0 4

(ii) x  3 y  3

x 0
y 0 3

2 x  y  8
(b) Hence, solve the simultaneous equations  by graphical method.
 x  3 y  3
y (3 marks)

8
6
4
2
x
6 4 2 O 2 4 6
2
4

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26. (a) Expand ( x  1)2 . (1 mark)

x 1 2
(b) Hence, simplify   . (4 marks)
x  1 x  1 ( x  1)( x  1)

27. Use identities to expand (2a  3b)(2a  3b) . (2 marks)

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28. The capacity of a paper cup is measured to be 200 mL, correct to the nearest 10 mL.
(a) Write down the maximum error of the measurement. (1 mark)

(b) Mr. Lo prepare a big jar of apple juice for his class and the volume of the apple juice
is 8 L, correct to the nearest 100 mL. He claims that he can empty the jar of apple
juice by 41 paper cups. Do you agree ? Explain your answer. (3 marks)

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29. It is given that the equations of the straight lines L1 and L2 are 4 x  3 y  12 and
5 x  6 y  54 respectively.

(a) If the graph of L1 passes through A (a, 0) , find a . (2 marks)

(b) If the graph of L2 passes through B (0, b) , find b . (1 mark)

(c) If L1 and L2 intersect at the point C, find the coordinates of C. (5 marks)

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29. (d) Figure 1 shows the graphs of L1 and L2 , find the area of the quadrilateral OACB.
(2 marks)

L1
B

L2

x
O A

Figure 1

End of Paper

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