QUEEN’S COLLEGE

Yearly Examination, 2020-2021 Class

S.5 Mathematics Class Number

Compulsory Part (Paper 1) Teacher’s Use Only

Section A(1) Max.

Marks
Question No. Mark
Question-Answer Book
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Date: 9 JUNE 2021
Time: 8:30 am – 10:30 am 3 5

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Section A(2)
Question No.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Write your class and class number in the spaces 8 9
provided on this cover.
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2. This paper consists of THREE sections, A(1), A(2)
and B. Each section carries equal marks. 10 10

3. Attempts ALL questions in this paper. Write your 11 11

answer in the spaces provided in this Question-
Answer Book. Supplementary answer sheets will Section B
be supplied on request. Write your class and class Question No.
number on each sheet and put them inside this
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book.

4. Unless otherwise specified, all working must be 13 14

clearly shown.
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5. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers
should be either exact or correct to 3 significant Total 120
figures.

6. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily

drawn to scale.
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SECTION A(1) (40 marks)

1. The costs of beans of brand A and beans of brand B are $28 / kg and $45 / kg respectively. If x kg
of beans of brand A and y kg of beans of brand B are mixed so that the cost of the mixture is $35 / kg ,
find x : y . (4 marks)
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2x −1 4x + 5
2. (a) Find the range of values of x which satisfy the compound inequality x .
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(b) Write down the number of non-negative integers which satisfy the inequality in (a).
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3. In a rectangular coordinate plane, the coordinates of A and B are (8, −9) and (−11, −3)
respectively. A is reflected in the x-axis to form A' and B is translated rightward by 5 units to
form B' .

(a) Write down the coordinates of A' and B' .

(b) P is a moving point in the same coordinate plane such that it is equidistant from A' and B' . Find
the equation of the locus of P .
(5 marks)
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4. Factorize

(a) 4m2 − 6m − 10 ,

(b) m2 n − n ,

(c) m2 (n + 4) − 6m − n − 10 .

(6 marks)

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5. The number of subjects taken by a group of form 5 students is shown in the following frequency
distribution table.

Number of subjects taken 6 7 8 9

Number of students 17 49 38 6

(a) Find the mean, the mode and the standard deviation of the number of subjects taken by the group
of form 5 students.

(b) If a student is randomly taken from the group, find the probability that the number of subjects taken
by the student is not more than 7.

(c) At the end of a term, there are two students drops one subject such that the number of subjects taken
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by the two students are then both 7. Find the change in the standard deviation of the number of

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subjects taken by the group.
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6. It is given that f ( x) is partly varies as x and is partly varies as x 2 . Suppose that f (2) = 10 and
f (−3) = 105 .

(a) Find f ( x) .

(b) Let k be a constant. Find the range of values of k such that the graph of y = f ( x) + kx + 8 has
two x-intercepts.
(6 marks)
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7. Let f ( x) be a polynomial with real coefficients. When f ( x) is divided by x2 + 2x − 2 , the quotient and
the remainder are kx + 8 and −17 x − 5k respectively, where k is a constant. It is given that f ( x) is
divisible by x + 4 .

(a) Find k .

(b) Let g( x) be a linear polynomial with integral coefficients such that g( x) is divisible by 2 x + 3 .
Adrian claims that it is possible that the equation f ( x) − g( x) = 0 has two distinct rational roots.
Do you agree? Explain your answer.
(8 marks)
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SECTION A(2) (40 marks)

8. The distribution of the number of credit cards owned by the employees in a company, where
5  b  a  12 , is shown in the following bar chart. It is known that the median of the number of credit
cards owned by the employees is 2.5 .

Distribution of the number of credit cards owned by the employees

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12
a
Number of employees

b
5
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1 2 3 4 5

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Number of credit cards owned

(a) Find a and b . (3 marks)

(b) Four more employees now join the company. It is found that the range and the median of the number
of credit cards owned by the employees in the company remains unchanged.

(i) Find the least possible standard deviation of the number of credit cards owned by the
employees in the company.

(ii) Find the greatest possible inter-quartile range of the number of credit cards owned by the
employees in the company.
(6 marks)

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9. In the figure, ABCD is a quadrilateral. It is given that AB = 14 cm , AD = CD = 17 cm , BC = 10 cm

and BAD = 80 .

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A

B C

(a) Find the area of BAD . (2 marks)

(b) Find the area of BCD . (5 marks)

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(c) Stephen claims that AC is shorter than 20 cm . Do you agree? Explain your answer. (3 marks)

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10. In a game, one member from each team will be selected to play a game two times. The team will get a
prize if the selected member has won the game at least once. QC team consists of Bosco and Sam, with
the probability that Bosco is selected to play is 0.8 . Suppose that the probabilities of Bosco and Sam to
win a game are 0.6 and 0.5 respectively. The probabilities of winning each game of each player are
independent.

(a) If Bosco is selected, find the probability that QC team will get a prize. (2 marks)

(b) Find the probability that QC team will get a prize. (3 marks)

(c) If the value of the prize is $10 000 , find the expected value of the prize QC team got in the game.
(2 marks)

(d) Given that QC team does not get a prize, find the probability that Sam is selected. (3 marks)
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11. The coordinates of A and G are (4, −1) and (−5, 6) respectively. The circle C centred at the
point G passes through the point A . It is given that D(2, d ) lies on C .

(a) (i) Find the equation of C .

(ii) Find d .
(5 marks)

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(b) The straight line L1 with slope which passes through the point A cuts the x-axis at the point
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B . The straight line L2 is perpendicular to L1 which passes through the point B .

(i) Prove that B lies outside C .

(ii) Suppose L2 and C intersect at the point D . Terry claims that A , B , D and G are
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concyclic. Is the claim correct? Explain your answer.
(6 marks)

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SECTION B (40 marks)

12. The box-and-whisker diagram below shows the distribution of the scores (in marks) of the students of 5S
in a quiz. Calvin gets the highest score while David gets 46 marks in the quiz. The standard scores of
Calvin and David in the quiz are 2.25 and −1 respectively.

Score (marks)
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

(a) Find the mean of the distribution. (3 marks)

(b) Maxwell claims that the standard scores of at least half of the students in the quiz are positive. Do
you agree? Explain your answer. (4 marks)
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(c) The following frequency table shows the distribution of the scores (in marks) of the students of 5M
in the same quiz.

Scores (in marks) Frequency

11 – 30 1
31 – 40 2
41 – 50 13
51 – 60 9
61 – 70 4
71 – 80 3
81 – 90 1

Which class, 5S or 5M, has a more dispersed distribution of scores in the quiz? Explain your answer.
(4 marks)

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13. Let f ( x) = −3x2 − 6kx − 2k 2 − 8 , where k is a non-zero constant. The graph of y = g( x) is formed by

reflecting the graph of y = f ( x) in the y-axis and translate upward by 6 units. Denote the vertices of
the graph of y = f ( x) and the graph of y = g( x) by P and Q respectively.

(a) (i) Using the method of completing the square, express the coordinates of P in terms of k .

(ii) Write down the coordinates of Q in terms of k .

(5 marks)

(b) Denote the origin by O . It is given that the coordinates of the circumcentre and the coordinates of
orthocentre of OPQ are G( , −7) and H (18,  ) respectively.

k 4 + 11k 2 − 24
(i) By considering OG = QG , show that  = .
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2k

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(ii) Show that  = −6k .

(iii) Colin claims that the area of the quadrilateral GPHQ does not exceed 120 square units.
Do you agree? Explain your answer.
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14. The coordinates of F are (3,4) . P is a moving point in the same rectangular coordinate system such
that the distance of P and F is r , where r is a constant. Denote the locus of P by C . Let L
be the straight line kx + 3 y − 64 = 0 , where k is a constant. It is given that L is a tangent to C and
cuts the x-axis at the point T .

(a) (i) Describe the locus of P .

(ii) Write down the equation of C in terms of r .

(iii) Show that (k 2 + 9) x2 − (104k + 54) x + 2785 − 9r 2 = 0 .

(3k − 52) 2
(iv) Using (a)(iii), show that r 2 = .
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k2 + 9

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(9 marks)

(b) It is given that the x-intercept of L is 16 .

(i) Find r .

(ii) It is given that L is tangent to C at U . Suppose V is a point on C such that V is

furthest away from U . Find the coordinates of the centroid of TUV .
(6 marks)

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