(2018-19) F.5 2nd Term Examination Paper 1

ST.
STEPHEN’S COLLEGE
SECOND TERM EXAMINATION (2018-2019)
Subject/Paper : Mathematics Paper 1 Exam Seat No. : ____________
Form : Five Group : ____________
Time allowed : 90 minutes Teacher : ____________
Instructions to Students:
1. Total mark for this paper is 75.
2. There are three sections in this paper which consists of 19 pages.
3. Answer ALL questions.
4. Unless otherwise specified, all working must be clearly shown.
5. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should be either exact or correct to 3

significant figures.
6. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
7. Only permitted calculators may be used.
MARKER’S USE ONLY
SECTION A(1) TOTAL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SECTION A(2) SECTION B

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
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F.5 Mathematics Paper 1
Second Term Examination (2018-2019) Exam Seat No. : _______________
SECTION A(1) (25 marks)

Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Show the steps of solution, otherwise full marks will not be given.
x 2 x
1. Solve (2 ) −5(2 )+4=0 . (3 marks)
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2. Solve 8 x +1>5(2 x−1) or 4 ( x−1 )< x+2 . (3 marks)
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3. The figure shows the graph of y = x2 + 2x + 7. Solve y

the equation by adding a suitable y = x2 + 2x + 7
8
straight line on the given graph. (3 marks)
6
x
1 0 1 2 3 4
2
4. An eight-digit phone number is formed by a permutation of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
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(a) How many different eight-digit phone numbers can be formed?

(b) If the first digit and the last digit of an eight-digit phone number are even numbers,
how many different eight-digit phone numbers can be formed?
(3 marks)
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5. The equation of C1 is and the equation of C2 is

, where k and h are constants. It is given that C1 and C2 are
concentric circles.
(a) Find the value of k.
(b) If the radius of C2 is 5, find the value of h.
(4 marks)
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6. In the figure, ∠CDA=65 ° , BC = 12 cm, CD = 10 cm and AD = 21 cm. Find the length of

AB. (3 marks)
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7. In the figure, ABCDEF is a right triangular prism, where AB D

= AC = 15 cm, and BF = 24 cm. Find the
volume of the prism. (3 marks) C
F
E
A B
8. The passing mark of a test is 45 and the distribution of the marks has mean 57 and standard
deviation , find the value of  if the minimum standard score for a pass is –1. (3 marks)
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SECTION A(2) (25 marks)

9. A man cycles at a constant speed from town A to town B, which is 36 km away. When he
returns from town B to town A, he increases his speed by 6 km/h. If the whole journey
takes 5 hours, find the original cycling speed of the man. (5 marks)
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10. There are 2 different Chinese books, 3 different English books and 5 different Mathematics
books. All books are selected and arranged in two rows of 5 books for display. Find the
number of ways in each of the following cases.
(a) All English books are arranged in the 1st row. (2 marks)
(b) 2 Chinese books are arranged next to each other in the same row. (3 marks)
11. The income $I of a park is the sum of two parts. One part is a constant and the other part
varies directly as the square of the average number of tourists T. When the average
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number of tourists is 1000, the income of the park is $150 000 000. When the average
number of tourists is 2000, the income of the park is $450 000 000. The park can at most
accommodate 4000 tourists.
(a) Express I in terms of T. (3 marks)
(b) The figure below shows the graph of the function obtained in (a). If the expected
income of the park is at least $680 000 000, find the range of the average number of
tourists. (2 marks)
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12. The equation of a circle C is . P is a moving point in the rectangular

coordinate plane such that P maintains a fixed distance of 7 units from the centre of C.
Denote the locus of P by .
(a) (i) Find the equation of .
(ii) Describe the geometric relationship between and C.
(3 marks)
(b) If A is a point on C, find the shortest distance from A to . (2 marks)
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13. The following shows the marks of 20 students got in a test. The full mark of the test is 10.
0 1 1 1 2 2 2 4
4 6 7 7 7 8 8 9
9 x x+4 5x
(a) The mode of the test is 2 and x is a non-negative integer, write down the value of x.
(1 mark)
(b) Find the mean and the standard deviation of these 20 students. (2 marks)
(c) Find the percentage of students that his/her mark is higher than 6. (2 marks)
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SECTION B (25 marks)

14. David is going to a company for a job interview. If he is employed, he will go shopping in
store A. Otherwise, he will go shopping in store B. The following table shows the items
that David wishes to buy and their prices. He is going to buy an item randomly.
Store Item Price

P $200
A Q $160
R $100
S $140
B
T $100
(a) If the probability for David to be employed is , find the probability for him to
spend $100 on shopping.
(2 marks)
(b) If David goes to the company by a minibus which departs at 10:00 a.m., the
probability for him to be employed is . If he cannot catch the minibus, he will

travel by MTR which departs at 10:20 a.m., but the probability for him to be
employed drops to due to his late arrival for the interview.

(i) Suppose he cannot catch the minibus, find the probability for him to spend
$100 on shopping.
(ii) The following table shows the single-trip fares for the minibus and MTR.
Transportation Single-trip fare

Minibus $11
MTR $16
It is known that the probability for David to travel by minibus is three times as
much as that by MTR.
(1) Find the probability for David to spend $100 on shopping.
(2) If David goes back home by MTR after shopping, find the probability for
him to spend more than $165 in total on shopping and on the fares for the
two trips.
(6 marks)
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15. In the figure, ORQS is a parallelogram where O is the origin. L1 and L2 are the tangents to
the circle C1 at R and S respectively. OQ is a diagonal of the parallelogram and the centre
G of the circle C1 lies on OQ.
y
L2
S
G
L1
R
x
O
y
(a) Prove that . (2 marks)

(b) It is given that the coordinates of Q are (18, 18).
(i) Find the equation of C1.
(ii) Find the equation of L1.
(6 marks)
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16. In the figure, a right-angled triangular card stands vertically on the horizontal ground along
the east-west direction. AB = 8 cm and . When the sun shines from N70 oW,
the shadow of the card on the ground is DBC.
(a) Find the length of BC. (2 marks)

(b) It is given that the ratio of the area of the triangular card and the area of its shadow is
3 : 2.
(i) Find the area of the shadow.
(ii) Hence, or otherwise, find the angle of elevation of A from D.
(iii) Let P be a movable point on the line BD. Describe how the angle of elevation
of A from P varies as P moves from B to D. Explain your answer.
(7 marks)
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***** END OF PAPER *****
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Marking Scheme
x 2 x
1. (2 ) −5(2 )+4=0
(2 x−4 )(2x −1)=0 ----- 1M
x x
2 =1 or 2 =4 ----- 1A
x=0 or 2 ----- 1A
2. 8 x +1>5(2 x−1) or 4 ( x−1 )< x+2

8 x−10 x >−5−1 or 4 x−x< 2+4 ----- 1M
x <3 or x <2 ----- 1A
∴ x<3 ----- 1A
3. y
y = x2 + 2x + 7
8
Draw on the graph. ----- 1M
6
From the graph, x = -1.0 or 3.0
----- 1A + 1A 4
x
1 0 1 2 3 4
2
4a. No. of ways = 8!

= 40320 ----- 1A
4b. No. of ways = ----- 1M

= 8640 ----- 1A
5a. -----1M
-----1A
5b. -----1M
-----1A
6. Let E be a point on AD such that AB // EC.

DE = 21 – 12 = 9 cm ----- 1A
2 2 2
CE =10 +9 −2( 9)(10 )cos 65° ----- 1M
AB = CE = 10.2 cm ----- 1A
7. ----- 1A
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Volume = [1735.5265] ----- 1M + 1A
8. ----- 1M + 1A
 = 12 ----- 1A
9. Let x km/h be the original cycling speed of the man, then (x + 6) km/h is the new cycling
speed by his return journey.
36 36
+ =5
x x +6 ----- 1M + 1A
36( x +6 )+36 x
=5
x ( x +6 ) ----- 1M
2
5 x −42 x −216=0 ----- 1A
x = 12 or – 3.6 (rejected) ----- 1A
The original cycling speed is 12 km/h.
10a. No. of ways = (or ) ----- 1M

= 302400 ----- 1A
10b. No. of ways = (or ) ----- 1M + 1A

= 645120 ----- 1A
11a. Let I =k 1+ k 2 T 2, where k 1 and k 2 are non-zero constants. ----- 1A
{
2
k 1+ k 2 ( 1000 ) =150 000 000 … … … … … ( 1 )
----- 1M
k 1 +k 2 ( 2000 )2=450 000 000 … … … … … ( 2 )
By solving (1) and (2), we have k 1=50 000 000 and k 2=100
 I =50 000 000+100 T 2 ----- 1A
11b.
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From the graph, T ≥ 2500 when I ≥ 680 000 000 ----- 1M

 2500 ≤ T ≤ 4000 ----- 1A
12ai. Centre of C =
Equation of is -----1M
i.e. (OR ) -----1A
12aii. and C are concentric circles. (OR and C are circles with the same centre.) -----1A
12b. The shortest distance from A to

= the difference of the radius of and C
----- 1M
----- 1A
13a. x = 2 ----- 1A
13b. mean = 4.8, standard deviation = 3.16, cor. to 3 sig. fig. ----- 1A + 1A
13c. The required percentage = 40% ----- 1M + 1A
14a. The required probability
-----1M
-----1A
14bi. The required probability
-----1M
-----1A
14bii(1). The required probability
-----1M
-----1A
14bii(2). The required probability
-----1M
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-----1A
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15a. Let be .
(tangent properties)
(alt. s, SQ // OR)
In ,
(base s , isos. )
(tangent radius)
In ,
( sum of )
Marking Scheme:
Case 1 Any correct proof with correct reasons. 2
Case 2 Any correct proof without reasons. 1
15bi. In
----- 1M
Coordinates of G = ----- 1M
= (12, 12)
Radius of C1 =
=
The equation of C1 is or ----- 1A
15bii.Let the equation of L1 be .

Sub. into .
----- 1M
----- 1M
Since slope of L1 < slope of L2
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slope of L1 =
The equation of L1 is . ----- 1A
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16a. ----- 1M
[6.7128] ----- 1A
16bi. Area of ABC = ----- 1M
Area of DBC = [17.9008] ----- 1A
16bii. ----- 1M
----- 1A
----- 1A
16biii. When P is on B, the angle of elevation is the largest.
Due to the fact that . When P moves along B to D, AP increases whilst AB

keeps constant. Thus, decreases. As a result, the angle of elevation decreases
o o
from 90 at point B to 27.2 at point D. ----- 1M + 1A
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ST.

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION (2018-2019)

Subject/Paper : Mathematics Paper 1 Exam Seat No. : ____________

Form : Five Group : ____________

Time allowed : 90 minutes Teacher : ____________

1. Total mark for this paper is 75.

2. There are three sections in this paper which consists of 19 pages.

3. Answer ALL questions.

4. Unless otherwise specified, all working must be clearly shown.

5. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should be either exact or correct to 3

6. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

7. Only permitted calculators may be used.

MARKER’S USE ONLY

SECTION A(1) TOTAL

SECTION A(2) SECTION B

SECTION A(1) (25 marks)

2. Solve 8 x +1>5(2 x−1) or 4 ( x−1 )< x+2 . (3 marks)

3. The figure shows the graph of y = x2 + 2x + 7. Solve y

4. An eight-digit phone number is formed by a permutation of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

(a) How many different eight-digit phone numbers can be formed?

5. The equation of C1 is and the equation of C2 is

6. In the figure, ∠CDA=65 ° , BC = 12 cm, CD = 10 cm and AD = 21 cm. Find the length of

7. In the figure, ABCDEF is a right triangular prism, where AB D

SECTION A(2) (25 marks)

12. The equation of a circle C is . P is a moving point in the rectangular

SECTION B (25 marks)

Store Item Price

probability for him to be employed is . If he cannot catch the minibus, he will

employed drops to due to his late arrival for the interview.

Transportation Single-trip fare

(a) Prove that . (2 marks)

(a) Find the length of BC. (2 marks)

***** END OF PAPER *****

2. 8 x +1>5(2 x−1) or 4 ( x−1 )< x+2

4a. No. of ways = 8!

4b. No. of ways = ----- 1M

6. Let E be a point on AD such that AB // EC.

Volume = [1735.5265] ----- 1M + 1A

10a. No. of ways = (or ) ----- 1M

10b. No. of ways = (or ) ----- 1M + 1A

11a. Let I =k 1+ k 2 T 2, where k 1 and k 2 are non-zero constants. ----- 1A

From the graph, T ≥ 2500 when I ≥ 680 000 000 ----- 1M

12b. The shortest distance from A to

13c. The required percentage = 40% ----- 1M + 1A

14a. The required probability

14bi. The required probability

14bii(1). The required probability

14bii(2). The required probability

15bii.Let the equation of L1 be .

Since slope of L1 < slope of L2

16bi. Area of ABC = ----- 1M

Area of DBC = [17.9008] ----- 1A

16biii. When P is on B, the angle of elevation is the largest.

Due to the fact that . When P moves along B to D, AP increases whilst AB

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