F3 MID YEAR
MATH Form 3
PAPER I MID-YEAR EXAMINATION
2014 – 2015 Paper I
FORM 3 MATHEMATICS PAPER I Examination Number
Section A, B
Question-Answer Book
Marker’s
Use Only
INSTRUCTIONS Page No. Marks
2 (10)
1. Write your examination number in the spaces provided on
this cover. 3 (7)
4 (8)
2. In this paper, Section A carries 25 marks and Section B
carries 35 marks. Section A
Total
3. Attempt ALL questions in the two sections. 5 (7)
4. Supplementary answer sheets will be supplied on request. 6 (7)
Write your Examination Number on each sheet and put
7 (8)
them INSIDE this book.
8 (6)
5. Unless otherwise specified, all working steps must be
9 (7)
clearly shown.
Supplementary
6. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should Answer Sheet
either be exact or correct to 3 significant figures. Section B
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7. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to
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scale.
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Section A – Foundation Questions (25%)
1. Without using a calculator, find the value of the following expressions, express your answers in
scientific notation.
a) 7 800 000 000 + 300 000 000
2 340 000 000
b) (3 marks)
(3×10 2 )(0.002)
(xy −2 )3
2. Simplify and express your answer with positive indices. (3 marks)
(x 2 y)−4
1+ x 9 − x x −1
3. Solve the inequality of − < and represent the solution graphically.
3 5 2
Hence, find the largest integer satisfies the inequality. (4 marks)
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4. Consider the formula 2(3m + n) = m − 7.
a) Make n the subject of the above formula.
b) If n : m = 3 : 2 , find n and m. (4 marks)
5. Solve the following pair of simultaneous equations.
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$ 2x − 3y = 5
# . (3 marks)
$
% 4x + 2y = 2
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6. Find the area and perimeter of the sector in the figure.
(Leave your answers in terms of π) (4 marks)
75o
6 cm
7. In the figure, the object has 5 faces in total. The base WXYZ is a rectangle and the other 4 faces
are all isosceles triangles. P, Q, R and S are the mid-points of XY, YZ, WZ and WX respectively, and
NY ⊥ HX. The intersection of WY and XZ is the projection of H on the plane WXYZ.
a) Name the angles between the HY and the base WXYZ.
b) Name the angle between planes HWX and WXYZ
c) Name the angle between planes HWX and HXY.
d) Name the angle between planes HWX and HYZ.
(4 marks)
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Section B – Short Questions (35%)
8. The results of the five tests (Full mark: 100) of a student are listed below.
85, 76, 52, 80, 98
a) i) Find the mean score of the five tests.
ii) Find the median score of the five tests. (2 marks)
b) i) What marks should the student get in the 6th test in order to attain a mean
score of 80?
ii) Find the median score if mean score of the six tests is 80. (3 marks)
c) Is it possible for the student to get a mean score of 82 after the 6th test? (2 marks)
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9. The following table shows the examination scores of students A, B and C in three subjects.
Score
Subject Weight
A B C
X 5 72 58 66
Y 3 52 76 63
Z 2 61 65 59
Find the weighted mean score of each student. Which student has a better result? (3 marks)
10. The table shows the salaries tax rate for the year Net chargeable income Tax rate
2014/15. If Mr X has to pay $9760 as the salaries tax, On the first $40 000 2%
find Mr X net chargeable income. (4 marks) On the next $40 000 7%
On the next $40 000 12%
Remainder 17%
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11. A wire of length 60π cm is cut into two parts, each of which is bent into a circle. The total area of
the two circles is 468π cm2. Let r cm be the radius of smaller circle.
a) By consider the circumferences of the circle, express the radius of the larger circle in terms of r.
(2 marks)
b) Find the radii of the circles. (3 marks)
12. As shown in the figure, a bamboo rod erect vertically
is fixed by two ropes. The angles between each rope and
the ground are 30° and 45° respectively. If the height of
the bamboo rod is 5 m, find BD. (Correct your answer to
the nearest 0.1 m.) (3 marks)
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13. In the figure, D and F are the mid-point of AB and BC , respectively.
Given that DE // BC.
a) Prove that ΔADE ≅ ΔEFC. (3 marks)
b) Show that ΔADE ≅ ΔFED. (3 marks)
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14. In the figure, ∠ACB = 80° and D is incentre of △ABC .
a) Find ∠ADB. (3 marks) 80°
b) If D is also orthocentre of △ABC, show that △ABC is D E
an isosceles triangle. (4 marks)
A B
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Supplementary Sheet
End of Section A and Section B
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LA SALLE COLLEGE
Exam
MID-YEAR EXAMINATION 2014-2015
Number
Form 3 Mathematics
Paper 1
Section C
Question No. Marks
Time allowed: 105 minutes
1
(10)
Question – Answer Book 2
(10)
Instructions
1. Write your examination number in the spaces provided on the top 3
right corner of this cover page. (10)
2. The total mark of this section is 40.
3. Attempt ALL questions in this section. 4
Write your answers in the spaces provided in this (10)
Question-Answer Book. Page 9 is a supplementary answer
Supp. Sheet
sheet.
4. All working must be clearly shown.
5. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should be either
Section C
exact or correct to 3 significant figures.
6. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale. Total
(40)
7. Use of HKEAA approved calculator is allowed.
Section C [40 marks]
1. The figure shows a rectangle ABCD whereas AB > BC. It is given that the length and the
width of the rectangle are 2 cm and 25 cm less than its diagonal respectively.
(a) Find the length and the width of the rectangle ABCD. (6 marks)
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(b) Given that PC, QC and RC are the medians of Δ ADC, Δ ARC and Δ QBC
respectively. Find the total area of all the shaded regions in the figure. (4 marks)
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2. The daily maximum temperatures of cities A and B in the past 10 days are listed below.
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
City A 29℃ 28℃ 21℃ 22℃ 18℃ 23℃ 22℃ 20℃ 22℃ 17℃
City B 35℃ 27℃ 20℃ 22℃ 17℃ 22℃ 22℃ 19℃ 22℃ 16℃
(a) (i) Find the mean, the median and the mode of the daily maximum temperatures of
each city in the past 10 days. (3 marks)
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(ii) According to the results in (a) (i), what do you observe when comparing the
averages of the maximum temperatures of the two cities in the past 10 days?
(1 mark)
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(b) The daily maximum temperatures of the two cities are divided into four groups.
Complete the following cumulative frequency table. (2 marks)
Daily Maximum Temperature of
Daily Maximum Cf Cf
City A and B
Temperature (℃)
(less than ℃) (City A) (City B)
15.5 0 0
16 – 20
21 – 25
26 – 30
31 – 35
(c) Using the result in part (b), plot the two cumulative frequency polygons on the graph
paper provided on page 10. (2 marks)
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(d) Using the result in part (c), find the medians of the two cities. (2 marks)
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3. The monthly salary of Mr. Ho is obtained by the sum of basic salary, commission and bonus.
In September, the basic salary, commission and bonus are $5000, $a and $600 respectively.
In October, the basic salary and the commission were increase by 10% and 8% respectively,
that of bonus decreases by 5%.
(a) If the total salary of October is $24 268, find the value of a. (2 marks)
(b) What is the percentage change of monthly salary from September to October?
(2 marks)
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(c) The market price of Mr. Ho’s flat is $4 136 400. The rateable value of his flat is 8% of
its market price. Mr. Ho wants to rent out his flat such that the rates is at most equal to
20% of the rent charged. If the rates are charged at 5% p.a., what is the minimum
monthly rent that Mr. Ho should charge? (3 marks)
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(d) Mr. Ho wants to deposit a sum of money in a bank for preparing retirement. His goal is
to have at least $400 000 in 35 years. Bank A offers an interest rate of 2.5% p.a.
compounded quarterly while Bank B offers an interest rate of 2.25% p.a. compounded
monthly. By choosing a lower principal, which bank should he deposit his money?
(3 marks)
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4. In the figure, BCE and CDF are equilateral triangles.
(a) If ΔAEF is an equilateral triangle, prove that ABCD is a parallelogram. (6 marks)
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(b) It is given that AB = 15 cm, AD = 30 cm, DCE and FCB are straight lines intersecting
at C. By using the result in part (a), find ∠CEF. (4 marks)
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Supplementary Answer Sheet
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Graph paper for question 2(c)
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Cf
10
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5
15.5
Temperature (℃)
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