Book 4A Chapter 1 Quadratic Equations in One Unknown (I) Exam Focus Plus

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4A Chapter 1 Quadratic Equations in One Unknown (I)

Exam-type Questions

Paper I

(a) Solve 40 x  3x  28  0.
2
1. (2 marks)

2
3  4 m  1  7  4m  1 
     .
(b) Hence, solve 40  4  10  4  (3 marks)

Similar to 2. △ABC is a right-angled triangle with AB  (3k  2) cm, BC  (2k  2) cm and AC  k cm.
HKDSE
2019 (I) Q3
If AC⊥BC, find k. (3 marks)

3. The length of the diagonal and the side of a square ABCD are (8 8  t ) m and (t  2) m
respectively. Find the area of the square. (4 marks)

4. The side length of a rhombus ABCD is 13 cm. The lengths of its two diagonals are n cm and
(2n  4) cm respectively. Find n. (3 marks)

5. An inverted right circular conical container is filled with some water, and it is held vertically.
The radius of the water surface and the depth of water are r cm and 6 cm respectively. The
base radius and the height of the container are 12 cm and (5r  2) cm respectively. Find r.

(3 marks)

6. A frustum with height h cm is formed by cutting off the upper part of a right circular cone.
The base radius of the original cone is (2h  1) cm. The upper part of the original cone is a

smaller right circular cone with base radius (18  h) cm and height 16 cm. Find h.

(3 marks)

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(a) Solve x  10 x  96  0.
2
7.
Similar to
(2 marks)
HKCEE
2000 (I) Q10
(b) The slant height and the total surface area of a right circular cone are 10 cm and 96 cm2
respectively. Find the base radius of the cone. (3 marks)

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(a) Solve 400 x  300 x  756  0.

2
8. (2 marks)
Similar to
HKCEE
2000 (I) Q10
(b) A company borrows $40 000 from a bank at the beginning of January 2021 and $30 000
at the beginning of July 2021. The interest is compounded half-yearly at r% p.a., and the
amount it owes the bank at the beginning of January 2022 is $75 600. Find r.
(3 marks)

Paper II

9. Solve the equation ( x  2)( x  3)  12.

A. x  1 or x  6

B. x  1 or x  6

C. x  2 or x  3

D. x  2 or x  3

10. Solve the equation ( x  4)( x  6)  24.

A. x  4 or x  6

B. x  4 or x  6

C. x  6 or x  8

D. x  6 or x  8

Let m be a constant. Solve the equation ( x  6m)  9m .

2 2
Similar to11.
HKDSE
2013 (II) Q6
A. x  3m
B. x  3m
C. x  3m or x  9m

D. x  3m or x  15m

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12. Let k be a constant. Solve the equation (2 x  3k )  4(3k  2 x) .

2 2

k
x
A. 2
9k
x
B. 10
k 9k
x or x 
C. 2 2
9k 5k
x or x 
D. 10 2

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13. Let h be a constant. Solve the equation 5( x  4h)  15( x  4h).

2

Similar to
HKCEE
2006 (II) Q8 A. x  3  4h
B. x  3  4h
C. x  4h or x  3  4h

D. x  4h or x  3  4h

14. Let a be a constant. Solve the equation 8 x( x  5a)  4 x( x  5a ).

A. x  5a
B. x  15a
C. x  0 or x  5a

D. x  0 or x  15a

15. If the square of the sum of two consecutive positive numbers is more than the product of the
Similar to
HKCEE two numbers by 61, then the smaller number is
2010 (II) Q7
A. 3.
B. 4.
C. 5.
D. 6.

16. If the sum of the squares of the two consecutive positive multiples of 3 is more than the
product of the two multiples by 117, then the larger multiple is
A. 3.
B. 6.
C. 9.
D. 12.

17. The area of an isosceles right-angled triangle △PQR is 72 cm . If PQ  QR  (3  a) cm,

2

Similar to Find a.
HKCEE
2000 (II) Q8 A. 15
B. 9
C. 36 2

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D. 3 6 2

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18. The figure shows a right circular cylinder with base

Similar to r cm
HKCEE centre O. The total surface area of the cylinder is O
2000 (II) Q8
140 cm 2 . Find the height of the cylinder.
(r + 4)cm
A. 5
B. 7
C. 9
D. 11

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