Mid-year Examination 2020 - 2021

Mathematics Compulsory Part

Paper 1
Form Five Name: _____________________
Time allowed: 2 hours Class: _________________( )
Instructions:
1. This paper consists of THREE sections, A(1), A(2) and B. Each section carries 33
marks.
2. Answer ALL questions.
3. Unless otherwise specified, all working must be clearly shown.
4. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should be either exact or correct to 3
significant figures.
5. The diagrams are not necessarily drawn to scale.

SECTION A(1) (33 marks)

( xy 1 ) 2
1. Simplify and express your answer with positive indices. (3 marks)
x 4 y 5

2. The marked price of a bag is $1500. The bag is now sold at a discount of 30% on its
marked price.
(a) Find the selling price of the bag.
(b) If the percentage profit is 150%, find the cost of the bag. (3 marks)

3. (a) Factorize 4 x 2  12mx  9m2 .

(b) Factorize 10x  15m .
(c) Factorize  4 x 2  12mx  9m2  10x  15m . (4 marks)

4.

Figure 1
Figure 1 shows the graph y  kb . x

(a) State the value of k.

1 2
(b) If b is a root of the equation   2 , find b. (4 marks)
x x 3

5. It is given that z varies directly as x3 and inversely as y2. When x = 5 and y = 2, z = 375.
(a) Express z in terms of x and y.
1 1
(b) Find the value of z when x  and y  .
2 3
(c) If x decreases by 20% and y increases by 60%, find the percentage change in z.
(6 marks)
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6. In a rectangular coordinate plane, with origin O, the coordinates of A and B are (7 , 4)
and (3, 1) respectively. C is the reflection image of A about the x-axis. B is rotated
anti-clockwise about O through 270 to D.
(a) Write down the coordinates of C and D.
(b) D is translated vertically by k units to become E such that AB is perpendicular to
CE. Find the value of k. (5 marks)

7. The volume of a solid right pyramid with square base is 3072 cm3. The ratio of the
height of the pyramid to the side of the square base is 2 : 3.
(a) Find the height of the pyramid.
(b) Find the total surface area of the pyramid. (4 marks)

8.

Figure 2
In Figure 2, AB is a diameter of circle ABC. PQ touches the circle at C. If ACP = 41
and BAQ = 26, find AQC. (4 marks)

SECTION A(2) (33 marks)

9. Solve 2(32𝑥+1 ) − 83(3𝑥−1 ) + 3 = 0. (4 marks)

10. Solve 4 cos2 x – sin x – 2 sin2 x = 2 for 0° ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 360°. Give your answer correct to the
nearest 0.1°. (4 marks)

11. Solve
(a) (2𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 − 1) ≥ 1, (3 marks)
(2𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 − 1) ≥ 1
(b) { 5𝑥 − 2 1 . (3 marks)
+ ≤2
3 6

12. The equation of circle C is x2 + y2 + 8x – 14y – 35 = 0.

(a) Find the coordinates of the centre and the radius of C. (2 marks)
(b) P(4, 13) is a point on C. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle C at P.
(2 marks)

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13. The figure on Page 4 shows the graph of y  x  2x3  x 2  2x  6 . By adding
3 3
suitable straight lines on the graph on Page 4, solve the following
equations/inequalities. Give your answers correct to 1 decimal place.
1 4 3
8 2
(a) { 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 2𝑥 + 𝑥 + 2𝑥 − 6 (2 marks)
3 3
2𝑥 − 𝑦 − 6 = 0
(b) 2𝑥 4 − 12𝑥 3 + 16𝑥 2 + 12𝑥 − 57 = 0 (2 marks)
1 8
(c) 𝑥 4 − 2𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 1 > 0 (2 marks)
3 3
(d) 𝑥 2 (𝑥 2 + 8) ≤ 3(2𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 + 3) (2 marks)

14. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 2(𝑥 + 4)2 + 5. The graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) is first enlarged to 3 times of the
original along the y-axis and then translated to right by 8 units to become the graph of
𝑦 = 𝑔(𝑥). Let A be the vertex of the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑔(𝑥).
(a) Write down the coordinates of A and express 𝑦 = 𝑔(𝑥) in form of 𝑦 =
𝑎(𝑥 − 𝑏)2 + 𝑐, where a, b and c are constants. (3 marks)
(b) The graph of 𝑦 = ℎ(𝑥) also has vertex at A. It can be obtained by first translating
the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) upward by d units and then reflecting with respect to the
y-axis. Find 𝑑. (2 marks)
(c) 𝑦 = 𝑠(𝑥) is a quadratic function with vertex at A. Mary claims that if the graph
𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) is first enlarged to p times its original along the x-axis and then enlarged
to q times its original along the y-axis, where p and q are positive, then the graph
𝑦 = 𝑠(𝑥) is obtained.
Do you agree? Explain your answer. (2 marks)

SECTION B (33 marks)

15. Solve 2 x  log9 y  5x 2  log3 y 2  1 . (4 marks)

16. If the parabola 𝑦 = (𝑘 − 3)𝑥 2 + (𝑘 + 2)𝑥 + 𝑘 opens downward and does not meet the
straight line 𝑦 = 6, find the range of values of 𝑘. (5 marks)

17. P(1,  9) and Q(9,  7) are points on a circle C. The centre G of the circle lies on the
line L1 : 5x  3 y  6  0 .
(a) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of PQ. (4 marks)
(b) Find the equation of the circle C in general form. (3 marks)
(c) If the straight line L2 is a tangent to the circle C and is parallel to L1, find the
possible equations of L2. (4 marks)

18. When the temperature is between –25°C and 40°C, the number of tourists per month
(N) at a ski-resort partly varies directly as the temperature T °C and partly varies
directly as the square root of (T + 25) °C. When the temperature are −16°C and 24°C,
the number of tourists per month are 45 600 and 32 800 respectively.
(a) Find the number of tourists per month when the temperature is 11°C. (4 marks)
(b) Find the temperature when the number of tourists per month is 46 000. (2 marks)
(c) Let 𝑢 = √𝑇 + 25.
(i) Show that N = –1200u2 + 8800u + 30000 .
(ii) If the number of tourists per month is less than 28 500, find the possible range
of the temperature.
(iii) Mary claims that the number of tourists per month can be higher than 48 000.
Do you agree? Explain your answer. (7 marks)

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Mathematics (Compulsory Part) Paper 1
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