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CUHK FAA THOMAS CHEUNG SECONDARY SCHOOL

Final Examination〔 2016 - 2017〕

Secondary 4 Mathematics
〔 Whole Syllabus〕

Paper 2

Time Allowed： 45 minutes

Full mark： 27

Name： Class： S.4 Class Number：

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1. Solve (2x – 9) = 49.
2

A. x = –1 or –8 B. x = 1 or 8
C. x = –2 or –8 D. x = 2 or 8

2. The figure shows the graph of y = x2 + bx + 4.

Find the value of b.

A. 4 B. –4
C. 2 D. –2

3. Find the sum and the product of the roots of the equation 4x2 + 3 = 8x.
Sum of roots Product of roots
3
A. –2 
4
3
B. –2
4
3
C. 2 
4
3
D. 2
4

2  3i
4. Simplify .
3  4i
6 17 6 17
A.  i B.  i
25 25 25 25
6 17 6 17
C.   i D.   i
25 25 25 25

5. Given f (x) = 2x – 3 and g (x) = 3x + 1, find the value of f (4) × g (–2).

A. –25 B. –5
C. 5 D. 25
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6. If b < 0 and c < 0, which of the following may represent the graph of y = –x + 2bx + c?
2

A. B.

C. D.

7. When x2 + px + q is divided by x – 3, the remainder is 1. Find the value of 9p + 3q + 8.

A. –16 B. 0
C. 1 D. 3

1 2 2y
8.   2 =
x  y x  y x  y2
3 3
A. B.
x y x y
3x  y 3x  2 y
C. D.
( x  y )(x  y ) ( x  y )(x  y )

9. (3 x y 3 ) 2 =

1 3 4 3
A. x6 y4 B. x3 y4

2 3 2
C. x3 y2 D. x 3 y3

1
10. If x = 5–y, then log5 =
x
A. y. B. –y.
1
C. . D. 5y.
y
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11. If log 2 = a and log 5 = b, then log 12.5 =
b2
A. b2 – a. B. .
a
C. 2b – a. D. 2(a + b).

x
1
12. The figure shows the graph of y = loga x, where a > 1. Which of the following is the graph of y =   ?
a
y y = loga x

x
1

A. y
B. y

1
x x
1

C. y D. y

x
–
1
1
x

9
13. If tan  = and sin  < 0, then cos  =
40
40 9
A.  . B.  .
41 41
9 40
C. . D. .
41 41

14. Find the maximum and minimum values of (sin x – 2)2.

Maximum value Minimum value
A. 4 0
B. 9 0
C. 4 1
D. 9 1
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15. If cos 26 = k, sin (–26) tan 154 + cos 386 =

1
A. . B. k.
k
1
C. 1 + k. D. .
k 1

16. Solve 4 sin  + 13 cos  = 0 for 0 ≤  < 360. (Give the answers correct to 1 decimal place.)

A.  = 72.9 or 252.9 B.  = 72.9 or 287.1

C.  = 107.1 or 252.9 D.  = 107.1 or 287.1

17. △ABC is an acute-angled triangle and its area is 8 cm2. Find θ correct to 1 decimal place.
A
A. 153.6
B
B. 76.8
θ
C. 58.2 6 cm
C
D. 26.4

18. In △ABC, C is an obtuse angle. B = 66, b = 9.5 cm and c = 6.5 cm. Find C correct to 1 decimal place.

A. 38.7 B. 141.3
C. 38.7 or 141.3 D. no solutions

E
19. In the figure, ACD and BCE are straight lines. Find DE.

A. 31 cm 5 cm
B. 46 cm A
3 cm
C. 51 cm C
D. 61 cm 4 cm 4 cm
2 cm
D
B

20. In the figure, the true bearing of B from C is

N

A 160
A. 020. B. 070.
C. 200. D. 250.

C
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21. In the figure, VABCD is a right pyramid. The length of each side of the pyramid is 2x cm. Find the angle
between the planes VBC and ABCD correct to 1 decimal place.

A. 35.3
B. 54.7
C. 60.0
D. 63.4

22. The figure shows the graphs of y = x2 – 2x – 3 and 2x – y – 5 = 0.

 y  x 2  2x  3
Solve  graphically.
2 x  y  5  0

A. The exact solutions are 0.6 and 3.4.

B. The exact solutions are x = 0.6, y = –3.8 and x = 3.4, y = 1.8.
C. The approximate solutions are 0.6 and 3.4.
D. The approximate solutions are x = 0.6, y = –3.8 and x = 3.4, y = 1.8.

23. A two-digit positive number is increased by 54 when the digits are reversed. The sum of the squares of the
two digits is 10 times the units digit of the original number. Which of the following is the original number?
A. 17 B. 28
C. 39 D. 49
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24. Find the real roots of the equation 8x – 63x – 8 = 0.
6 3

1
A. x = –8 or – B. x = –2 or 2
8
1 1
C. x=– or 2 D. x = ±2 or ±
2 2

25. Find the real root(s) of the equation 25x – 6(5x) + 8 = 0, correct to 3 significant figures.
A. 0.301, 0.602 B. 0.301, 0.861
C. 0.431, 0.699 D. 0.431, 0.861

26. Solve log5 (x – 4) + log5 (x – 8) = 1.

A. x = 3 B. x=9
C. x = 3 or 9 D. x = 4 or 8

27. 60 members of a club are divided evenly into n groups. If the number of groups is increased by 3, the number
of members in each group will be decreased by 1. Which of the following equations can be used to find n?

n n3 n3 n
A.  1 B.  1
60 60 60 60
60 60 60 60
C.  1 D.  1
n n3 n3 n

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