2018 – 2019

F.3 MATH
1st Term EXAM

Henrietta Secondary School

2018–2019
Form 3 First Term Examination

MATHEMATICS PAPER II
19-12-2018
10.15 am – 11.15 am
(60 minutes)

Name: Class: Class Number:

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in the spaces provided on this page.

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the last question.

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will receive NO MARKS for that question.

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Diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Choose the best answer for each question.

1. Factorize x 2  13x  30 .
A. ( x  2)( x  15)
B. ( x  2)( x  15)
C. ( x  2)( x  15)
D. ( x  2)( x  15)

2. Factorize x 2  2 x  8  xy  2 y .

A. ( x  2)( x  4  y)
B. ( x  2)( x  4  y)
C. ( x  2)( x  4  y)
D. ( x  2)( x  4  y)

3. Which of the following has/have 3x  4 as a factor?

I. 3x 2  7 x  4
II. 6 x 2  x  12
III. 3x 2  10 x  8

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

4. Factorize ( x  1)2  4( x  1)  12 .
A. ( x  5)( x  3)
B. ( x  3)( x  4)
C. ( x  2)( x  5)
D. ( x  1)( x  7)

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5. Which of the following diagrams represents the solutions of x   ?
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A.

B.

C.

D.

6. Which of the following must be true?

I. If a  b , then a  2  b  2 .
II. If p  q , then  5 p  5q .

m n
III. If m  n , then  .
2 2
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

7. If m  n and k  0 , which of the following must be true?

I. k mk n
II. kn  km

III. m 2  n 2
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

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 x  15
8. Solve the inequality  x3.
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A. x  6
B. x  9
C. x  6
D. x  9

9. It is given that a  b  0 , which of the following is FALSE?

A. 2018a  2018b
B.  2018a  2018b
C. a  2018  b  2018
2018 2018
D. 
a b

10. The smallest integer that satisfies the inequality 7 x  2 x  90 is

A. 10 .
B. 11.
C. 18 .
D. 19 .

11. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 10%, and its width is decreased by 10%, then the area
of the rectangle will
A. remain unchanged.
B. be increased by 1%.
C. be decreased by 1%.
D. be increased by 2%.

12. A solution of volume 500 mL contains 80% alcohol. What volume of water should be added to
the solution so that the new solution contains 20% alcohol?
A. 1000 mL
B. 1500 mL
C. 2000 mL
D. 2500 mL

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13. The principal $P is deposited in a bank at 24% p.a. compounded monthly. The amount received
after 3 years is

A. $ 1.02 36 P . 
B. $1.2 P .
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C. $1.24 P.
36

D. $1.02 P  .
3

14. Last year, the ratio of the numbers of boys to girls in S3 was 4 : 3. The number of girls is
increased by 26% and the number of boys is decreased by 30% this year. What is the percentage
change in the number of students in S3?
A. +6%
B. +4%
C. 6%
D. Remains unchanged

15. Mary sells two handbags for $550 each. She has a profit of 25% on one handbag and has a loss
of 20% on the other one. Overall, Mary has
A. a loss of $27.5.
B. a profit of $27.5.
C. a profit of $55.
D. no profit or no loss.

16. The price of gold was increased from $8000 last year to $9200 this year. Find the growth factor.
A. 1 + 15%
B. 1 – 15%
C. 15%
D. –15%

17. The price of a skirt was $P two months ago. After giving a discount of 10% last month and a
further discount of 15% this month, the price of the skirt is now $765. Find the value of P.
A. 722.5
B. 850
C. 900
D. 1000

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18. Peter has $2800. The amount that Mary has is 10% more than that of Peter and the amount that
Kelly has is 25% less than that of Mary. What percentage of Peter’s amount is Kelly’s amount?
A. 75%
B. 82.5%
C. 95%
D. 122.5%

19. The table below shows the salaries tax rate:

Net chargeable income Tax rate

On the first $40 000 2%
On the next $40 000 7%
On the next $40 000 12%
Remainder 17%

The net chargeable income of Miss Cheung is $180 000. How much salaries tax should she pay?
A. $17 100
B. $18 600
C. $22 400
D. $30 600

20. In ABC as shown, AC  BC. BC is extended to D such that DA  AB. Which of the following
are altitudes of ABD?
I. AC D
II. BC C
III. DA

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

21. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. Find x. A D

A. 11 x + 57
B. 19
C. 25
D. 41 4x
B C

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22. In the figure, E is a point on BD such that CE is the angle bisector of BCD in BCD and
BE = CE. CE is produced to A such that BA // CD and BAE = 26. Find BEA.
A. 26
B. 39
C. 52
D. 78

23. In the figure, D is a point on AC such that BD is a median of ABC.

AB  BC and AB = BC = 4 cm. Find the length of BD.
A. 3 cm
B. 4 cm

C. 8 cm

D. 32 cm

24. In the figure, the circle with centre O is the largest circle that can be drawn in PQR. Which of
the following is true?
A. O is the circumcentre of PQR.
B. O is the centroid of PQR.
C. O is the orthocentre of PQR.
D. O is the incentre of PQR.

25. In the figure, O is the circumcentre of ABC . M and N are points on AB and AC
respectively such that AM  MB and AN  NC . If BAC  70 , find MON .
A. 100 A
B. 105
C. 110
70°
D. 115 M N

O
B C

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26. Which of the following sets of line segments can form a triangle?
I. 1 cm, 3 cm, 4 cm
II. 4 cm, 6 cm, 8 cm
III. 3 cm, 12 cm, 16 cm

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

27. In ABC, AB = 3 cm, BC = 15 cm and AC = y cm, where y is a positive integer. Find the
greatest possible value of y.
A. 15
B. 16
C. 17
D. 18

28. In the figure, E is a point on BC such that AE is the angle bisector of BAC in ABC. D is a
point on AE such that ADB = ADC. Which of the following must be true?
I. ABD  ACD
II. AE is an altitude of ABC. A
III. BD is the angle bisector of ABC.

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

29. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. E is a point on BC such that AE  DE . Find

CDE .
A. 8
B. 9 B A
C. 13 75
D. 19

46
E
C D

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30. In the figure, D and E are the mid-points of AB and AC respectively. DE  x  4 and
BC  12 . Find x .
A
A. 8
B. 10
C. 14
D E
D. 16 x–4

B 12 C

31. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. E is a point on BC such that BE:EC  2 : 3 . If

the area of ABE is 4 cm2, find the area of AECD .
A D
A. 9 cm2
B. 12 cm2
C. 14 cm2
D. 16 cm2
B E C

32. What are the names of the dotted line in each of the following triangles.

A. AD is an altitude and EF is a median.

B. AD is a median and EF is a perpendicular bisector .
C. AD is an altitude and EF is a perpendicular bisector.
D. AD is a median and EF is an angle bisector.

33. In ABC as shown, D is a point on BC such that AD is the angle bisector of BAC
in ABC . ABD  74 , ACD  44 and DEC  65 . Find ADE .
A. 31 A
B. 34
C. 38
D. 44 E

65°
74° 44°
B C
D
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34. The figure shows a quadrilateral ABCD . AC intersects BD at E and AC is the
perpendicular bisector of BD . Which of the following
must be true?
I. AE  EC
II. DEC  90
III. DE  EB

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

35. In the figure, E is the mid-point of AB . Given that AD//EF//BC , find the length of AD .
A. 18 cm
B. 20 cm A D
C. 21 cm
D. 22 cm
E F
24 cm

B 28 cm C

36. Factorize 81m3  375 ?

A. 3(3m  5)(9m2  30m  25)

B. 3(3m  5)(9m2  30m  25)

C. 3(3m  5)(9m2  15m  25)

D. 3(3m  5)(9m2  15m  25)

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