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2016 F4 Maths EXAM1 Paper 2 Question Paper 2

Mathematics and Statistics for College Students (The Open University of Hong Kong)

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2016-2017
1st Term Exam
F4 MATH CP
PAPER 2
SING YIN SECONDARY SCHOOL
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2016-2017

F. 4 MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part

PAPER 2
Time allowed: 1 hour

1. Read carefully the instructions on the Answer Sheet and insert 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 should mark all your answers on the
Answer Sheet.

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 deducted for wrong answers.

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

6n
1. =
3n

A. 2.
B. 3.
C. 2n .
D. 3n .

1 1
2. If  2  , then x=
x b
1
A. b .
2
1  2b
B. .
b
b
C. .
1  2b
b
D. .
1  2b

3. Solve ( x  1)( x  4)  3( x  4) .
A. x2
B. x4
C. x  2 or x  4
D. x  4 or x  4

4. It is given that f ( x)  x 3  3x 2  x . f (3) 

A. 3.
B. 3.
C. 12.
D. 57.

5. If x 2  a ( x  2)  b  ( x  5)( x  3) , where a and b are constants, then b =

A. 19.
B. 15.
C. 11.
D. 1.
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6. (1  x 2 )(1  x 2  x 4 ) 
A. 1  x6 .
B. 1  x 4  x6 .
C. 1  x 2  x 4  x6 .
D. 1  x 2  x 4  x6 .

7. Which of the following equations has/have irrational roots?

I. x2  2 x  3  0
II. ( x  1)( x2  x  1)  0
A. I only B. II only C. I and II D. None of them

8. The two lines x  2 y  3 and kx  6 y  1 are parallel. k

A. 3.
B. –3.
C. 12.
D. –12.

9. Find the H.C.F. of 6x 2 yz and 9xy 3 .

A. 3xy
B. 3xyz
C. 18x 2 y 3 z
D. 18x 3 y 4 z

10. The graphs of ax  by  8 and bx  ay  6 intersect at (3, 1), where a and b

are constants. Which of the following system of equations can be used for
finding the values of a and b?

3a  b  8 3b  a  8
A.  B. 
3b  a  6 a  3b  6
3b  a  8 a  3b  8
C.  D. 
b  3a  6 3a  b  6

11. If x 2017  2017 x  k is divisible by x  1 , then k 

A. 2017. B. 2016.
C. 2016. D. 2018.

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12. A(16, 0), B(0, 10) and C(c, 4) are collinear. Find the value of c.

A. 9.6 B. 8
C. 6.4 D. 3.2

1 1
13. If f ( x)  , then f ( ) 
1 x x
x x
A. . B. .
x 1 1 x
1 x 1
C. . D. .
x x 1

14. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining
(1, 1) and (3, 5).
A. 2x  3 y  4 B. 2x  3 y  4
C. 2x  3 y  8 D. 2x  3 y  8

15. If the equation x2  3x  k has no real roots, then the range of values of k is
9 9
A. k . B. k .
4 4
9 9
C. k . D. k .
4 4

1 i
16. Let i 2  1 . 
1 i
A. 1. B. 1.
C. i. D. i.

 y
3 x  4  1
17. If  , then y 
6 x  y  10
 2

A. 1. B. 2 .
C. 4 . D. 8 .

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18. The line joining P(1, 1) and Q(4, 5) meets the x-axis at R.
Find PR : RQ .

A. 1:5 B 5:1
C. 1:4 D. 4:1

19. Let  and  be the roots of the equation x2  3x  5  0.

Find the value of (  1)(   1).

A. 7 B. 2
C. 1 D. 3

20. A(0, 8), B(6,0) and O(0, 0) are three points on a coordinate plane. Find the
equation of the straight line passing through O that cuts ABO into two parts
of equal area.

A. 3x  4 y  0
B. 4x  3 y  0
C. 3x  4 y  0
D. 4x  3 y  0

21. The volume of an open box with square base of length x cm is 16 cm3. If the
cardboard for the base costs $1 per cm2 and the cardboard for the lateral faces
cost $0.25 per cm2, then the cost of the box is
x3  4
A. $( ).
x
4 x3  8
B. $( ).
x
x 3  256
C. $( ).
4x
x3  16
D. $( ).
x

22. The graph of y  2( x  2)( x  5) intersects the x-axis at A and B and

intersects the y-axis at C. Find the area of ABC.
A. 15
B. 20
C. 30
D. 60
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23. It is given that the graph of y  ( x  a ) 2  b does not intersect the x-axis.
Which of the following must be true?
I. The equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph is x  a .
II. b 0.
A. I only B. II only C. I and II D. None of them

24. The graph of y  kx 2  x  k touches the x-axis. Find the value(s) of k.

1 1
A. B.
4 2
1 1 1 1
C. or D. or
4 4 2 2

x y

y x
25. 
x 2  2 xy  y 2
x y
A. .
xy ( x  y )
xy ( x  y )
B. .
x y
xy ( x  y )
C. .
x y
x y
D. .
xy ( x  y )

26. It is given that f ( x)  ax 4  bx 2  x  5 and f (2)  1 . Find f (2) .

A. 5
B. 1
C. 3
D. 5

27. The area and the perimeter of a rectangle is 120 cm2 and 46 cm respectively.
Find the length of its diagonal.
A. 15 cm
B. 16 cm
C. 17 cm
D. 18 cm
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28. In the figure, OABC is a rhombus and the coordinates of A are (3, 4) .
Find the area of OABC. y
B A
A. 12
B. 15
C. 20
D. 24 O x
C

29. Which of the following may represent the graph y = ax2 + bx + 1 where
a and b are positive constants?
y y
A. B.

C. D.
y
y

x
x

30. It is given that a and b are the roots of the equation x2  ax  b  0 , where a
and b are non-zero real numbers. Find b.
A. 2 B. 1
C. 1 D. 2

31. When polynomial f ( x  2) is divided by 2 x  2 , the remainder is

A. f (2) .
B. f (1) .
C. f (3) .
D. f (4) .

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32. In  ABC, AB  AC  x  1 and BC  2 x  2 , where x > 1.

The area of ABC is
A. ( x  1)( x  1) .
B. 2( x  1) x .
C. ( x 1) x .
1
D. ( x  1) 2 .
2

33. The y-intercepts of two parallel lines are 2 and 3. The sum of their x-intercepts
is 20. Find the slope of the two parallel lines.
1 1
A. B.
2 3
1 1
C. D.
4 6

34. If the roots of the equation x2  24x  c  0 are prime numbers, the number
of possible value(s) of c is

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

35. P(p, q) is a a point on the straight line x  2 y  4 , find the minimum value of
p 2  4q 2 .

A. 4 B. 8
C. 12 D. 16

36. If the straight line y  x  k cuts the parabola y  x 2  3 x  1 at A and B,

then the x-coordinate of the mid-point of AB is

A. 1. B. 1.

k 1 k 1
C. . D. .
2 2

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