2023-DSE

MATH CP
PAPER 2
LONGMAN MATHEMATICS SERIES
HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION 2023
MOCK PAPER

MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part

PAPER 2

Time allowed: 1¼ hours

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read carefully the instructions on the Answer Sheet. After the announcement of the start of
the examination, you should first write the information required in the spaces provided.

2. When told to open this book, you should check that all the questions are there. Look for the
words ‘END OF PAPER’ after the last question.

3. All questions carry equal marks.

4. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. You are advised to use an HB pencil to mark all the
answers on the Answer Sheet, so that wrong marks can be completely erased with a clean
rubber. You must mark the answers clearly; otherwise you will lose marks if the answers
cannot be captured.

5. You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more than one answer,
you will receive NO MARKS for that question.

6. No marks will be deduced for wrong answers.

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 There are 30 questions in Section A and 15 questions in Section B.
The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Choose the best answer for each question.

Section A

1. ab − c 2 + ac − bc =
A. (a − b)(c − a) .
B. (a + b)(c − a) .
C. (a − b)(b + c) .
D. (a − c)(b + c) .

2. 162 n +1  8n =
A. 2.
B. 23n+1 .
C. 211n+ 4 .
D. 1283n+1 .

3. If p and q are constants such that p( x − 3)2 + qx  px 2 − 9( x − 2) , then p =

A. 2.
B. 3.
C. 4.
D. 5.

4. Let b be a constant. If the quadratic equation x 2 + bx + b = 1 has equal roots,

then b =
A. 0.
B. 2.
C. 4.
D. 6.

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 1 1
5. + =
x+2 2− x
4
A. .
4 − x2
4
B. .
x −4
2

2x
C. .
4 − x2
2x
D. .
x −4
2

6. 0.201464929 =
A. 0.2 (correct to 2 significant figures).
B. 0.202 (correct to 3 decimal places).
C. 0.2014 (correct to 4 significant figures).
D. 0.20146 (correct to 5 decimal places).

b
7. If a and b are real constants such that  1 , which of the following must be
a
true?
I. ab  0
II. b  a
III. b 2  a 2
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

8. If f ( x) = 7 x 2 + x , then f (−3) + f (3) =

A. −6.
B. 0.
C. 66.
D. 126.

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 9. When x 2023 + x 2022 + x 2021 + ... + x is divided by x + 1, the remainder is
A. −2023.
B. −1.
C. 0.
D. 2023.

10. The figure shows the graph of y = mx 2 + x + n , where m and n are constants.
Which of the following is/are true? y
I. m0
II. n  0
1
III. mn 
4
A. I only
B. II only x
O
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

11. If the price of an apartment is decreased by 60% and then increased by 80%,
find the percentage change in the price of the apartment.
A. −68%
B. −28%
C. 20%
D. 72%

12. Let a, b and c be non-zero numbers. If a : b = 5 : 2 and 3a = 7b + c, then b : c =

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

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 13. If z varies directly as the square of x and inversely as the square root of y, which
of the following must be constant?
x
A.
y z2
yz 4
B.
x2
x2
C.
y2 z
x4
D.
yz 2

14. In the figure, the 1st pattern consists of 1 dot. For any positive integer n, the
(n + 1)th pattern is formed by adding 2(n + 1) dots to the nth pattern. Find the
number of dots in the 10th pattern.

A. 71
B. 89
C. 109
D. 131

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 15. The figure shows a right circular cylinder, a hemisphere and a right circular cone
with equal base radii. Their total surface areas are a cm2, b cm2 and c cm2
respectively.

r
2r 0.75r
r r

Which of the following is true?

A. c < a < b
B. c < b < a
C. a < b < c
D. a < c < b

16. The radius of a circle is 13 cm. The circle is divided into a major segment and a
minor segment by a chord of length 24 cm. Find the perimeter of the minor
segment correct to the nearest cm.
A. 31 cm
B. 51 cm
C. 55 cm
D. 75 cm

17. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram, where AB : BC = 1 : 2. F is a point on DC

such that DC = 3DF. It is given that BEF is a straight line, EC is the angle bisector
of BCD and the area of △CEF is 4 cm2. Find the area of the quadrilateral ABFD.
A. 30 cm2 A D
B. 32 cm2
F
C. 40 cm2 E
D. 48 cm2

B C

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 18. In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. E is a point lying on BD such that AE is
perpendicular to BD. If BD = 6.25 cm and BE : ED = 9 : 16, find the perimeter
of ABCD.
A D
A. 12.5 cm
B. 17.5 cm
C. 25 cm
D. 30 cm
E

B C

19. In the figure, ABC and BDE are two identical equilateral triangles. BD and CE
intersect at F. If CBD = 20, then BFE = A

A. 50.
B. 60. B
C. 70.
D. 80. C F

D E

20. The figure shows two circles BCED and DEGF. It is given that ABDF and
ACEG are straight lines. Which of the following must be true?
I. BC // FG
II. DE // FG
III. AB : AD = AC : AE F
G
A. I only
B. II only
D E
C. I and III only
D. II and III only
B C

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 21. In the figure, ABCD is a circle. AC and BD intersect at E. AECF is a straight
line. It is given that BAE = 60 and AED = 100, then DCF =
A. 110. F B
B. 120. C
E
C. 130.
D. 140.
A
D

22. Which of the following statements about a regular 18-sided polygon are true?
I. Each exterior angle is 20.
II. The number of axes of reflectional symmetry is 18.
III. The number of folds of rotational symmetry is 18.
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

23. It is given that ABCD is a square. E is a point lying on BC. If BAE =  and
BE
CDE =  , then =
DE
A. tan  cos  .
B. tan  sin  .
tan 
C. .
cos 
tan 
D. .
sin 

24. In the figure, the equations of the straight lines L1 and L2 are x + ay + b = 0 and
x + my + n = 0 respectively. Which of the following are true?
I. m+n  0 y

II. a + b  0 L1

III. m  a 1
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
x
C. II and III only O

D. I, II and III L2
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 25. The rectangular coordinates of the point P are (2, 2 3) . If P is rotated
anti-clockwise about the origin through 90, then the polar coordinates of its
image are
A. (2,150) .
B. (2,330) .
C. (4,150) .
D. (4,330) .

26. The straight line x + 2 y − 8 = 0 cuts the x-axis and the y-axis at the points A and
B respectively. Let P be a moving point in the rectangular coordinate plane such
that AB 2 + BP 2 = AP 2 . Find the equation of the locus of P.
A. 2x − y + 4 = 0
B. 2 x − y − 16 = 0
C. ( x − 4)2 + ( y − 2)2 = 20
D. ( x − 4)2 + ( y − 2)2 = 80

27. The equations of the circle C and the straight line L are
x2 + y 2 − 48x − 48 y + 576 = 0 and 2 x + 3 y − 120 = 0 respectively. Which of the
following is/are true?
I. L is an axis of symmetry of C.
II. The point (35, 45) lies outside C.
III. The circumference of C is 48.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

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 28. Two numbers are randomly drawn at the same time from five cards numbered 1,
2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively. Find the probability that the sum of the two numbers
drawn is an even number.
8
A.
25
2
B.
5
3
C.
5
7
D.
10

29. The table below shows the distribution of the numbers of goals scored by some
soccer players in a year.
Number of goals scored 0 1 2 3 4
Number of soccer players 9 7 4 2 3
Which of the following is true?
A. The median of the distribution is 2.
B. The lower quartile of the distribution is 1.
C. The mode of the distribution is 9.
D. The variance of the distribution is 1.8176.

30. {x − 8, x − 4, x − 2, x, x + 1, x + 7} and {x − 6, x − 4, x − 3, x + 1, x + 2, x + 9}
are two groups of numbers. Which of the following is/are true?
I. The two groups of numbers have the same mean.
II. The two groups of numbers have the same median.
III. The two groups of numbers have the same inter-quartile range.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
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 Section B

31. The H.C.F. of a5 (a + 1)6 (a − 1)4 , a3 (a + 1)2 (a − 1)5 and a 4 (a + 1)4 (a − 1)2 is

A. a 4 − 2a 2 + 1 .
B. a5 − a3 .
C. a 7 − 2a 5 + a 3 .
D. a5 (a + 1)6 (a − 1)5 .

32.

x
O

The graph in the figure above shows the linear relation between x and log5 y .
Which of the following graphs may represent the relation between x and y?
A. y B. y

5 5

x x
O O

C. y D. y

5 5

x x
O O

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 33. If x = (log3 y)2 and log3 y 2 = 2 x − 4 , then log9 y =
A. 4 or 16.
B. 1 or 4.
1
C. − or 1.
2
D. −1 or 2.

34. 19 1610 + 167 + 5 162 − 29 =

A. 13001000030016.
B. B4001000050016.
C. 1300100003016.
D. B400100005016.

35. Let z = (−7 + ai )(2 + 3i) , where a is a real number. If z is a purely imaginary
number, then z =
14
A. − i .
3
21
B. i.
2
91
C. − i.
3
91
D. − i.
2

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 36. Consider the following system of inequalities:

3x + 11  4 y

5 x + 3 y − 30  0
2 x + 7 y − 12  0


Let R be the region which represents the solution of the above system of
inequalities. If (x, y) is a point lying in R, then the greatest value of 8x + 9y is
A. 10.
B. 48.
C. 67.
D. 69.

37. Let an be the nth term of a geometric sequence of real numbers. It is given that
a2 = x − 16 , a4 = 18 and a6 = x − 1 , where x is a real number. Find a8 .
A. −11
B. 8
C. 28
81
D.
2

38. In the figure, ABCD is a circle. EF is the tangent to the circle at C. BDE is a
straight line. If BCF = 58 and BEF = 37, then BAD =
A. 74.
B. 79.
C. 85.
D. 95.

39. If the straight line 2 x − y = 25 and the circle x2 + y 2 − 52 x − 34 y + 925 = 0

intersect at the points P and Q, the equation of the circle with PQ as a diameter is
A. ( x − 19)2 + ( y − 22)2 = 20 .
B. ( x − 22)2 + ( y − 19)2 = 20 .
C. ( x − 19)2 + ( y − 22)2 = 80 .
D. ( x − 22)2 + ( y − 19)2 = 80 .
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 40. The figure shows a right prism ABCDEF. It is given that C, D, E and F lie on the
horizontal ground while A and B are vertically above E and F respectively. Let 
and  be the inclinations of AC and BC respectively. If ACB = 30, then
sin 
=
sin 
1
A. . A B
2
3
B. .
3
E F
2
C. .
2 D C
3
D. .
2

41. The equation of the straight line L is 4 x + 3 y − 3k = 0 , where k is a positive

constant. L cuts the x-axis and the y-axis at the points P and Q respectively. Let
R be a point lying on the x-axis such that the y-coordinate of the orthocentre of
△PQR is 9. Find the x-coordinate of R.
A. −12
B. −3
C. 3
D. 

42. There are 14 boys and 16 girls in a class. If 4 students are selected from the class
to form a debate team consisting of at least 2 boys, how many different teams
can be formed?
A. 6825
B. 9660
C. 17 745
D. 27 405

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 43. A box contains 6 red balls, 3 green balls and 9 white balls. Adam repeats
drawing one ball at a time randomly from the box with replacement until a green
ball is drawn. Find the probability that Adam needs at least three draws.
11
A.
36
25
B.
36
16
C.
51
35
D.
51

44. In a test, the difference of the test scores and the difference of the standard
scores of two students are 42 marks and 7 respectively. The standard deviation
of the test scores is
A. 6 marks.
B. 7 marks.
C. 35 marks.
D. 49 marks.

45. It is given that T(n) is the nth term of a geometric sequence with common ratio
2. If the variance of the group of numbers {T(1), T(2), ... , T(10)} is 10, then the
variance of the of the group of numbers {T(11), T(12), ... , T(20)} is
A. 10.
B. 20.
C. 10 240.
D. 10 485 760.

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