2021 HKDSE Mathematics Compulsory Part Examination

Paper II Suggested Solutions by Jacky Chan

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1. B 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. D
6. D 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. C
11. C 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. C
16. A 17. B 18. B 19. D 20. C
21. D 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. C
26. A 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. A
31. A 32. D 33. C 34. C 35. A
36. A 37. B 38. B 39. D 40. A
41. C 42. D 43. D 44. C 45. B

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 2 8   2  2 
n 3n n 3 3n

2  6 n
n
64

 2n 33n 6n
 24 n
  22 
2n

 42 n

2
m  m  a   a 1  m 
m 2  am  a  am
a  m2

 u  v  u  v  u  1   u 2  v 2   u  1
3

 u 3  u 2  uv 2  v 2
4
6 7 6  n  7  7  n  6
 
n6 n7  n  6  n  7 
n

 n  6  n  7 
n

 n  6  7  n 
5 0.01 0.01
6.24   x  6.24 
2 2
6.235  x  6.245
6 Sub. x  2 ,
a  2  3  b 3  2   1  0
a  5b
a
5
b
a : b  5 :1
7 f 0  1
 0  h  0  3  k  1
3h  k  1      1

f 8  1
8  h 8  3  k  1
5h  k  39       2 

 2   3  1  5 :
8k  112
k  14
 Let p  x    x 2  1 Q  x   ax  b , where Q  x  is the quotient, a and b are
8

real constants.

Since the remainder when p  x  is divided by  x  1 is 2 ,

p  1  2
0   a  1  b   2
a  b  2      1

Since p  x  is divisible by  x  1 ,

p 1  0
0   a 1  b   0
a  b  0       2

1   2  :
2a  2
a 1
Sub. a  1 into (2),
1 b  0
b  1

Therefore, the required remainder is  x  1 .

9 1  60%   x%  60%  45%  33%
x  15
10 9 x  8  4  x  3 or 6  7 x  20
9 x  8  4 x  12 or  7 x  14
5 x  20 or x  2
x  4 or x  2
x  2
11 2  3 7

3  2 10
20  30  21  14
  16
2   2 16    

  2 16   2 
11

6
12 kx 2
Let w  , where k is a non-zero constant.
y3
x x

2
w y 6
 kx  6
2

 3 y
 y 
1
 which is not a constant
kxy 3
x2 x2

wy 3  kx 2  3
 3 y
 y 
1
 which is a constant
k
 kx 2 
 3 
 3 
w y
2 3
x y y
kx 2
 6 which is not a constant
y
 kx 2 
 3 
w  y 

xy 2 xy 2
kx
 5 which is not a constant
y
13
The required number of dots
 3   2  1  3   2  2  3   2  3  3    2  4  3 
 2  5  3  2  6  3  2  7  3
 3  2 1  2  3  4  5  6  7   3  7
1 
 24  2   7  7  1 
2 
 80
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y  m  x  n
2

  x  m  n
2

Since the coefficient of x 2 is 1  0 , the graph opens upwards. [ ]

When m  0 and n  1 , the equation of the graph will become

y   x  0   1 , i.e. y  x 2  1 and in this case, the y-intercept of the graph

2

is 1 which is not positive. [ ]

When m  1 and x  n  1 , we have y   1  1   1  3  1  m so

2

the graph does not pass through the point  n, m  in this case. [ ]

15 Let A and B be two adjacent vertices of a base, O be the centre of the base
containing AB and M be the mid-point of AB.
By the reflectional symmetry of this base along OM, we know that
OM  AB and AOM  BOM .
By the rotational symmetry of this base,
6AOB  360  s at a pt.
AOB  60
2AOM  60
AOM  30
AM
tan AOM 
OM
8
 
tan 30   
2
OM
OM  4 3 cm
Let h cm be the height of the prism.

1 
 2  AB  OM   6   h   288

8  4 
3 h  96

h 3

The total surface area of the prism 

1
2
 
8  4 3  6  2  8  6   3
 240 3
 416 cm 2  corr. to the nearest cm 
2
16 Let 2r cm and 3r cm be the radii of the smaller hemisphere and the larger
hemisphere respectively, where r is a positive constant.

 1 2  1 2
 4  2r   2    2r     4  3r   2    3r    351
2 2

r2  9
r 3  r  0 
The difference between the volumes of the two hemispheres
4 1 4 1
   3  3     2  3 
3 3

3 2 3 2
 342 cm 3

17 Let r cm be the radius of the sector.

90
 r2  
360
r2  4
r2  r  0 
Therefore, the radius of the sector OAB is 2 cm. [ ]

The perimeter of the sector OAB  2  2   2  2 

  4  4  cm

Hence, the second statement is not correct. [ ]

Since AOB  90 , AB is a diameter of the circle passing through O, A and
B.

OA2  OB 2  AB 2  Pyth. Thm.

22  22  AB 2
AB  2 2 cm

2
2 2
The required area    
 2 
 2 cm 2
Hence, the third statement is correct. [ ]
18 CED  AEB  vert. opp. s 
 94
CDE  CED  DCE  180   sum of  
28  94  DCE  180
DCE  58
ABC  BCD  alt. s, AB  CD 
 58
AB  BC given 
ACB  BAC  base s, isos.  

ABC  ACB  BAC  180   sum of  

58  2ACB  180
ACB  61
AEB  ACE  CAE  ext.  of  
94  61  CAD
CAD  33
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AD  BC def. of rectangle 
DAE  ACB  alt. s, AD  BC 

BCE  BEC  CBE  180   sum of  

DAE  90  CBE  180
CBE  90  DAE

BCD  90  def. of rectangle 

BGC  DGF  vert. opp. s 

BCG  BGC  CBG  180   sum of  

90  DGF   90  DAE   180
DAE  DGF

Hence, the first statement is correct. [ ]

 BCG  90
BCE  ECG  90
DAE  ECG  90
ECG  90  DAE
ECG  CBE
CBE  GCE
BEC  CEG  90  given 
BCE  CGE  3rd  of  
BCE ~ CGE  A.A.A.
Hence, the second statement is correct. [ ]
CF  AD  given 
 BC  property of rectangle 
BFC  CBF  base s, isos.  
BEC  FEC  90  given 
BC  FC  proved 
CE  CE  common side 
BCE  FCE  R.H.S.

Consequently, the third statement is also correct. [ ]

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Note that ABC  BAD  90  def. of sq. and

AB  AD  BC  CD  def. of sq. .
BED  ADE  DAE  ext.  of  
BEF  DEF  ADE  90
BEF  90  ADE  90
ADE  BEF
DAE  EBF  90  proved 
AED  BFE  3rd  of  
ADE ~ BEF  A.A.A.
DE AD
  corr. sides, ~s 
EF BE
DE AB

EF 1
AB
3 1
1
EF  DE
4
1
 DE  EF   25 cm 2
2

 DE   DE   50 cm 2
1
4 
DE  200 cm 2
2

DE  10 2 cm

AD 2  AE 2  DE 2  Pyth. Thm.
2
 3 
 
2
AB 2   AB   10 2
 3 1 
AB  8 2 cm
AE AD
  corr. sides, ~s 
BF BE
3
AB
3 1 
AB
BF 1
AB
3 1
3
BF  AB
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 1
The area of CDF   CD  CF 
2
1
  AB  BC  BF 
2
1
2
 
 3
 8 2 8 2  8 2 
 16


 52 cm 2

21  given 
BC  EF
BCD  EFG  given 
CD  FG  given 
BCD  EFG  S.A.S.
BD  EG  corr. sides,  s 
Hence, the second statement is true. [ ]
Since ABCDEFGH is a regular octagon, ABCDEFGH is a cyclic octagon so
we can construct a circle passing through all the vertices of the octagon.
AB  FG  given 
 
AB  FG  equal chords, equal arcs 
AFB  FAG  arcs prop. to s at   ce

AG  BF  alt. s eq.
Therefore, the first statement is true. [ ]
GH  HA
  HA
GH   equal chords, equal arcs 

AB  BC
 
AB  BC  equal chords, equal arcs 
  GH
CG   HA
 
AB  BC
  HA
 HA AB  
AB



 2 HA AB 

 2 BH
CAG  2BDH  arcs prop. to s at   ce

Consequently, the third statement is also true. [ ]

22 ACD  AED  180   in semi-circle 
ACD  96  180
ACD  84
Let P be the intersection of AC and BD.
APD  PCD  PDC  ext.  of  
 84  14
 98
AC  BD
 
AC  BD  equal chords, equal arcs 
   BC
AB  BC   CD

 
AB  CD
ADB  CAD  arcs prop. to s at   ce

PAD  PDA  APD  180   sum of  

2CAD  98  180
CAD  41
23
Q   7, 5 

R   5, 7 

Therefore, the x-coordinate of R is 5 .

24 AB AB AC
 
CD AC CD
 sin  tan 
 tan  sin 
25
Let P   x, y  .

PM  MN

 x  5   y  7    6  5  8  7 
2 2 2 2

 x  5   y  7  2
2 2

x 2  y 2  10 x  14 y  72  0
Therefore, the equation of the locus of P is x 2  y 2  10 x  14 y  72  0 .
26 Since AP is a median of ABC , we know that P is the mid-point of BC so
 59 8 2 
P ,    7,5  .
 2 2 
y 3 53

x 3 73
x  2y  3  0
Therefore, the required equation is x  2 y  3  0 .
27 Let O be the centre of the circle.
 18 20 
O   , 
 2 2 
  9,10 
Let M be the mid-point of PQ.

Note that M   s, t  .

Case 1: PQ is not a diameter of the circle

Note that OM  PQ  line joining centre to mid-pt. of chord  chord  .

The slope of OM  The slope of PQ  1
t  10
 4  1
s 9
4t  40  9  s
s  4t  49  0
Case 2: PQ is a diameter of the circle
s  4t  49  9  4 10   49
0
Therefore, we must have s  4t  49  0 .
28 62  62
The lower quartile of the distribution 
2
 62 kg
4
The required probability  1 
24
5

6
29 The inter-quartile range of the distribution  36  26
 10
30 Let μ be the mean of the remaining 40 integers.
30  24  40 
 32
70
  38
Therefore, the mean of the remaining 40 integers is 38.
31 Since the power of x in an H.C.F. of the three expressions is only 2 but the
powers of x in the two given expressions are both 3, the power of x of the
third expression must be 2.
Since the power of y in an L.C.M. of the three expressions is 4 but the
powers of y in the first expression and in the second expression are 2 and 3
respectively, the power of y in the third expression must be 4.
Since the power of z in an H.C.F. of the three expressions is only 1 but the
powers of z in the first expression and in the second expression are 2 and 5
respectively, the power of z in the third expression must be 1.
Hence, the third expression is of the form kx 2 y 4 z , where k is a non-zero
constant, so only Option A is possible (when k  1 ).

14  1615  17  1614  162  17  14  1615  16  1  1614  162  16  1

32

 14  1615  1615  1614  162  16  1

 15  1615  1614  162  16  1
 F10000000000011116

33
Note that T  1, 0  .

Sub. y  0 into y  a  log b x ,

0  a  log b x
log b x  a
x  b a
1
x
ba
 1 
Therefore, S   a , 0  .
b 
 1 
OT : OS  1  0  :  a  0 
b 
 b :1
a
34 log 5 x log 5 y
 1
4 2
2 log 5 y  log 5 x  4
y2
 54
x
y2
 625
x
35 1
u  w
w
 i  i
 
 i  i
  i     i 
2 2


  i   i 
2 2  2i 2

 2  12
2 2  2  1

 2 1
2 2  2

 2 1
 2 which is real
Therefore, the first statement is correct. [ ]
1
v  w
w
 i  i
 
 i  i
  i     i 
2 2


  i   i 
4 i

 2  12
4
 2 i
 1
Therefore, the real part of v is equal to 0. [ ]
 When   2 ,

2i
w
2i
2i 2i
 
2i 2i
4  4i  i 2
 2 2
2 1
4  4i   1

5
3 4
  i
5 5

3 4 
2w  2   i 
5 5 
6 8
  i
5 5
4 8
Hence, the imaginary part of w is and the imaginary part of 2w is so
5 5
they are not equal. [ ]
36 Let R be the common ratio.
ps  p  pR 41 
 p 2 R3
  pR   pR 2 
  pR 21  pR 31 
 qr
Therefore, the first statement is correct. [ ]
4 2 1
Since   , we know that 8, 4, 2, 1 is a geometric sequence.
8 4 2
When p  8 , q  4 , r  2 and s  1 ,
p  s  8 1
9
6
 42
qr
Hence, the second statement is not true. [ ]
Also, in this case, p  q  r  s . [ ]
37 Consider the equation x 2  kx  k  8  0 .
Since x 2  kx  k  8  0 for any real number x,
0
k 2  4 1 k  8   0
k 2  4k  32  0
 k  4  k  8  0
4  k  8
38 Produce AF and DC to intersect at the point P.
AB  DC  def. of rectangle 
ABF  PCF  alt. s, AB  DC 
AFB  PFC  vert. opp. s 
BAF  CPF  alt. s, AB  DC 
ABF ~ PCF  A.A.A.
AB BF
  corr. sides, ~s 
PC CF
960 280

PC 597  280
7608
PC  cm
7
ABF  90  def. of rectangle 
AB 2  BF 2  AF 2  Pyth. Thm.
9602  2802  AF 2
AF  1000 cm

BAF  CPF
cos BAF  cos CPF
AB
cos CPF 
AF
960
cos CPF 
1000
24
cos CPF 
25

AEH  PGH  alt. s, AB  DC 

AHE  PHG  vert. opp. s 
EAH  GPH  alt. s, AB  DC 
AEH ~ PGH  A.A.A.
AH AE
  corr. sides, ~s 
PH PG
AH 638

PH 480  7608
7
2233
AH  PH
5484
 AD  BC  property of rectangle 
 597 cm
CD  AB  property of rectangle 
 960 cm
PDA  90  def. of rectangle 
PD 2  AD 2  PA2  Pyth. Thm.
2 2
 7608   2233 
 960    597   PH  PH 
2

 7   5484 
81848700
PH  cm
54019

DH 2  PD 2  PH 2  2  PD  PH  cos DPH
2 2
 7608   81848700   7608   81848700   24 
DH 2   960      2  960    
 7   54019   7   54019   25 
DH  729 cm  corr. to 3 sig. fig.

39 Let O be the centre of the circle.

ODF  90  tangent  radius 
ODC  CDF  90
49  CDF  90
CDF  41
CDF  CED  DCE  ext.  of  
49  31  DCE
DCE  18

OC  OD  radii 
OCD  ODC  base s, isos.  
ACE  DCE  41
ACE  18  41
ACE  23

ABC  90   in semi-circle 

ABC  BCE  180  int. s, AB  EC 
90  ACB  ACE  180
ACB  23  90
ACB  67
40 4
From the equation 4 x  3 y , we have y  x      1
3
Sub. (1) into the equation of the circle,
2
4  4 
x   x   4 x  22  x   75  0
2

3  3 
 x  3 x  9   0
x3 or 9
When x  3 ,
4
y  3
3
4
When x  9 ,
4
y 9
3
 12
 3  9 4  12 
The centre of the circle with MN as a diameter   , 
 2 2 
  6,8 
1
The radius of the circle with MN as a diameter   9  3  12  4 
2 2

2
5
Therefore, the equation of the circle with MN as a diameter is

 x  6    y  8  52 , i.e.  x  6    y  8  25 .
2 2 2 2
41
Let H be the orthocentre of OPQ and Q   x, y  .

OQ  PH  orthocentre of OPQ 
The slope of OQ  The slope of PH  1
y  0 3   18 
  1
x0 21  26
x  3y

OH  PQ  orthocentre of OPQ 
The slope of OH  The slope of PQ  1
3  0 y   18 
  1
21  0 x  26
7 x  y  200
7  3 y   y  200
y  10

Therefore, the y-coordinate of Q is 10.

42 The required number  C420C7104  C520C7105  C620C7106  C720
 1744200
43 The required probability
73 7  3 1 7 32
 1  
7  3  5 7  3  5 1 7  3  5  2
67

91
44 Let σ be the standard deviation of the marks and x marks be the girl’s
examination score.
25  45
 5

 4
x  45
7
4
x  73
Therefore, the examination score is 73 marks.
45
Note that x1  T  25  and x2  T  75  .

When the common difference of T  n  is 1 .

x1  T  25 
 T 1   25  1 1
 T 1   75  1 1
 T  75 
 x2

Therefore, the first statement is not true. [ ]

Let d be the common difference of the sequence.
Since

T  50  n   T 1   50  n   1 d  T 1   n  1 d  50d  T  n   50d , the

second group of numbers can be obtained by adding 50d to the respective

numbers in the first group of numbers.
Hence, we have y1  y2 and z1  z2 . [ ;  ]