HKDSE Mastering Maths Exam Practice

Exam Practice for Section A Questions

Questions Book Topic

14 Ch 1 Quadratic Equations in One Unknown (I)

5  6, 15 Ch 2 Quadratic Equations in One Unknown (II)

7, 16  17 4A Ch 3 Functions and Graphs

8  11, 18  21 Ch 4 More about Polynomials

12  14, 22  27 Ch 5 Equations of Straight Lines

28  31 Ch 6 Exponential Functions

--- Ch 7 Logarithmic Functions

--- 4B Ch 8 More about Equations

32  34, 35  36 Ch 9 More about Trigonometry

--- Ch 10 Applications of Trigonometry

37  40, 48  50 Ch 11 Variations

41  44, 51  53 Ch 12 Basic Properties of Circles

--- 5A Ch 13 Tangents to Circles

45  47, 54  56 Ch 14 Measures of Dispersion

--- Ch 15 Permutation and Combination

57  58, 69  72 Ch 16 More about Probability

59  61, 73 Ch 17 Inequalities
5B
--- Ch 18 Linear Programming

62  68, 74  78 Ch 19 Locus and Equations of Circles

--- Ch 20 Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences

--- 6 Ch 21 Summation of Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences

79  80, 81  83 Ch 22 More about Graphs of Functions

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Book 4A
SECTION A(1)
1. If the sides of a right-angled triangle are , and respectively, find the value of x.
(4 marks)

2. Two quantities are in the golden ratio if the ratio of the sum of the quantities to the larger
quantity is equal to the ratio of the larger quantity to the smaller one.
Refer to the figure. If AP and PB are in the golden ratio and AP > PB,
find the value of k. (Leave your answer in surd form.)
(4 marks)

3. In the figure, A(4, 0) and B(8, 0) are two points on the x-

axis. P is a point on the graph of such that
the area of △ABP is 8 sq. units. Find the coordinates of P.
(4 marks)

4. Write down all possible positive values of k such that the

equation has rational roots. Then, solve the equation for the larger value of k.
(4 marks)

5. If the quadratic equation has equal roots, find the possible values of the
constant k.
(3 marks)

6. If the quadratic graph does not intersect the x-axis, find the range of possible
values of k.
(3 marks)

7. In the figure, the graph of touches

the x-axis at A(a, 0) and cuts the y-axis at B(0, b).

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(a) Find the values of a and b.

(b) State the axis of symmetry.
(c) If B is reflected about the axis of symmetry to the point C, find the coordinates of C.
(6 marks)

8. Let and .
(a) Find f (x) – g (x).
(b) Find the remainder when f (x) is divided by f (x) – g (x).
(4 marks)

9. Let , where a is a constant. When p(x) is divided by 2x – 3, the

quotient is q (x) and the remainder is 27. Find
(a) the value of a,
(b) q (x).
(4 marks)

10. Let .
(a) Show that x – 2 is a factor of g (x).
(b) Hence, factorize g (x) completely.
(4 marks)

11. Let , where p and q are constants. It is known that x + 1 and x + 2 are
the factors of f (x).
(a) Find the values of p and q.
(b) Is f (x) divisible by ? Explain your answer without direct calculation.
(5 marks)

12. Let L be the straight line passing through (2, –3) and (4, –7).
(a) Find the equation of L.
(b) If L intersects the x-axis at C, find the coordinates of C.
(4 marks)

13. The straight lines and intersect at the point P.

(a) Find the coordinates of P.
(b) Find the equation of the straight line passing through P and parallel to .
(5 marks)

14. In the figure, the straight line cuts the x-

axis and the y-axis at the points A and P respectively. is
a straight line passing through P and intersecting the
negative x-axis at the point B. If AP = PB, find the equation
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of .
(4 marks)

SECTION A(2)
15. Consider the function , where a  –2.
(a) Show that the equation has two distinct real roots.
(b) Express the roots of the equation in terms of a.
(c) If the y-intercept of the quadratic graph is 5, find the x-intercepts of the graph.
(7 marks)

16. In the figure, the graph of cuts the x-

axis at the points A and B, and passes through the
point C(0, –7). The axis of symmetry of the graph is
x = 4.
(a) Find the values of h and k.
(b) Find the coordinates of A and B.
(c) If P is a point above the x-axis on the graph, is it
possible that the area of △ABP is greater than
that of △ABC? Explain your answer.
(7 marks)

17. Consider the function . It is given that the graph of passes through
the point (7, 9) and cuts the y-axis at (0, –12).
(a) Find the values of b and c.
(b) Find the following features of the graph of .
(i) x-intercepts
(ii) Axis of symmetry
(c) Hence, or otherwise, find the value of k such that the equation has equal roots.
(8 marks)

18. Let g (x) be a polynomial. When g (x) is divided by 2x + 1, the quotient and the remainder
are and –6 respectively.
(a) Show that 2x – 1 is a factor of g (x).
(b) Hence, solve g (x) = 0.
(6 marks)

19. Let , where a and b are constants and a > b. It is known that when f (x) is

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divided by x – 5, the remainder is 4.

(a) Express b in terms of a.
(b) If x – 1 is a factor of , find the possible values of a and b.
(7 marks)

20. Let , where m and n are integers and . It is known that x

is a factor of f (x).
(a) Find the values of m and n.
(b) Let , where k is a constant. Find the range of values of k such
that f (x) – g (x) = 0 has real roots.
(7 marks)

21. Let .
(a) Find the quotient and the remainder when f (x) is divided by .
(b) Let , where r and s are constants. It is given that g (x) is divisible by
.
(i) Find the values of r and s.
(ii) Hence, factorize g (x) completely.
(7 marks)

22. In the figure, D is a point on the straight line such

that OD is the shortest distance from O to the line L.
(a) Find the equation of OD.
(b) (i) Find the coordinates of D.
(ii) Hence, find the shortest distance from O to the line L.
(7 marks)

23. In the figure, CD is perpendicular to AB, and CD cuts

the y-axis at E.
(a) Find the equations of AB and CD.
(b) Find the coordinates of D and E.
(c) Find the area of quadrilateral OBDE.
(8 marks)
24. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram and AD is
parallel to the x-axis. The diagonals AC and BD
intersect at E.
(a) Find the coordinates of E.
(b) It is given that the equation of CD is
.
(i) Find the equation of AB.
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(ii) If H is a point on AB such that CH  AB, find the length of CH.

(7 marks)

25. In the figure, ABCD is a rhombus with area 108 sq. units. The
diagonals AC and BD intersect at E.
(a) Find the values of b and d.
(b) Find the equations of AB and CD.
(8 marks)

26. A is the intersection of the two straight lines and .

(a) Find the coordinates of A.
(b) Consider a straight line L passing through A with slope m. It cuts the x-axis and the y-
axis at the points B and C respectively.
(i) Express the coordinates of B and C in terms of m.
(ii) If P(1, –2) is the mid-point of BC, find the value of m.
(8 marks)

27. In the figure, PH is the perpendicular bisector of BC in

△ABC. It cuts the y-axis at H.
(a) Find the slope of BC.
(b) Find the equation of PH. Hence, or otherwise, find
the coordinates of H.
(c) Prove that the three perpendicular bisectors in
△ABC pass through the same point.
(9 marks)