Identities (Paper 2)

Type 1: finding the unknowns

DSE questions
Level 1
Level 2 Sample Q4, Practice Q4, 2012 Q3, 2014 Q3, 2015 Q5,
2017 Q8, 2019 Q4, 2020 Q7
Level 3

Type 2: finding ratios

DSE questions
Level 1
Level 2 2013 Q8, 2021 Q6
Level 3
Type 1: finding the unknowns

Level 2

HKDSE 2012 Maths Sample Paper 2 Q4

Let p and q be constants. If x 2 + p( x + 5) + q  ( x − 2)( x + 5) , then q =

A. –25.
B. –10.
C. 3.
D. 5.

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HKDSE 2012 Maths Practice Paper 2 Q4

Let m and n be constants. If m( x − 3) 2 + n( x + 1) 2  x 2 − 38x + 41 , then m =

A. –4.
B. –1.
C. 3.
D. 5.
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HKDSE 2012 Maths Paper 2 Q3

If p and q are constants such that x 2 + p  ( x + 2)( x + q) + 10 , then p =

A. –4 .
B. –2 .
C. 6.
D. 10 .
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HKDSE 2014 Maths Paper 2 Q3
If p and q are constants such that px( x − 1) + x 2  qx( x − 2) + 4x , then p =

A. 1.
B. 2.
C. 3.
D. 4.

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HKDSE 2015 Maths Paper 2 Q5

If m and n are constants such that x 2 + mx + n  (x + 4)(x − m) + 6 ，than n =
A. − 8 .
B. − 2 .
C. 2.
D. 6.

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HKDSE 2017 Maths Paper 2 Q8

If m and n are constants such that 4x 2 + m( x + 1) + 28  mx( x + 3) + n( x − 4) , then n =

A. –8 .
B. –7 .
C. 4.
D. 16 .
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HKDSE 2019 Maths Paper 2 Q4

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Type 2: finding ratios

Level 2

HKDSE 2013 Maths Paper 2 Q8

If a, b and c are non-zero constants such that x( x + 3a) + a  x 2 + 2(bx + c) , then a : b : c =

A. 2 : 3 : 1.
B. 2 : 3 : 4.
C. 3 : 2 : 6.
D. 6 : 4 : 3.

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HKDSE 2021 Maths Paper 2 Q6

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