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MATH CP
PAPER 2
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HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF

SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part

MOCK EXAM 2 (2014)

PAPER 2

Time allowed: 1 1 4 hours

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There are 30 questions in Section A and 15 questions in Section B.
The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
Choose the best answer for each question.

Section A

1. If n is a positive integer, then 23n  125n =

A. 103n.
B. 104n.
C. 2503n.
D. 2504n.

2. Let a and b be constants. If x2 + a(x – 3) + b  (x + 6)(x – 3), then b =

A. –18.
B. –9.
C. 3.
D. 6.

3. How many real roots does the equation 5 x 2  6 x have?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. Cannot be determined

4. (4x – 3)(2x2 – 7x + 1) =
A. 8x3 + 21x2 – 4x – 3.
B. 8x3 – 21x2 + 4x – 3.
C. 8x3 + 34x2 – 25x – 3.
D. 8x3 – 34x2 + 25x – 3.

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5. The figure shows the graph of y = h(x + k)2, where h and
k are constants. Which of the following is true?
A. h > 0 and k > 0
B. h > 0 and k < 0
C. h < 0 and k > 0
D. h < 0 and k < 0

6. Let k be a constant. If the graph of y   x 2  6 x  k  2 touches the x-axis at

point P only, find the coordinates of P.
A. (–3, 0)
B. (3, 0)
C. (9, 0)
D. (11, 0)

2 1
7.  
3x  2 3x  2
1
A. .
3x  2
9x  2
B. .
9x 2  4
3( x  2)
C. .
9x 2  4
3( x  2)
D. .
9x 2  4

8. When the polynomial P(x)  ax 5  bx 3  cx  d is divided by x + 2, the remainder

is R. If P(x) is divided by x  2, then the remainder is
A. R  2d.
B. R + 2d.
C. 2R  d.
D. 2R + d.

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9. If a – 3 = b + 2 = 2b + a – 17, then a =
A. 7.
B. 9.
C. 12.
D. 14.

10. Which of the following is a real number?

A. 4
B. 3 2i
C. i3
D. 2 3

11. In a school, 26.4% of the teachers are female. If 70% of the male teachers and
65% of the female teachers wear glasses, then the percentage of teachers wearing
glasses in the school is
A. 68.68%.
B. 66.32%.
C. 45.5%.
D. 35.64%.

12. The figure shows the positions of three real numbers p, q and r on the number
line. Which of the following is the best estimate of (p + q)r?

A. –14
B. –6
C. 6
D. 14

13. If a, b and c are non-zero numbers such that 4a = 3b and a = 5c, then
(a + c) : (b – a) =
A. 5 : 1.
B. 6 : 1.
C. 6 : 5.
D. 18 : 5.

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14. Suppose z varies inversely as x2 and directly as y. When x = 2 and y = 3, z = 9.
When x = 3 and y = 6, z =
A. 6.
B. 8.
C. 13.5.
D. 18.

15. Which of the following may represent the nth term of the sequence
2 4 6 8
0,  , ,  , , …?
3 5 7 9
2n
A. (1) n1
2n  1
2n  2
B. (1) n
2n  1
2n  2
C. (1) n1
2n  1
2n  2
D. (1) n
2n  1



16. In the figure, OWX and OYZ are sectors with centre O. If WX = 10 cm,
YZ = 12 cm and OW = 20 cm, then WY =
A. 4 cm.
B. 8 cm.
C. 20 cm.
D. 24 cm.

17. In the figure, AE and BD meet at C and

AB = BE = DE. If AB // DE, find ACB.
A. 60
B. 90
C. 100
D. 120

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18. In the figure, PQRS is a parallelogram. A and B are points on PS and QR
respectively such that PQ // AB. AB meets QS at C. If SC : CQ = 1 : 3, then
area of BRSC : area of APQC =
A. 1 : 8.
B. 1 : 9.
C. 7 : 15.
D. 9 : 15.

sin(180   )
19. If 12 tan  5 , then =
cos3   cos sin 2 
12
A.  .
5
5
B.  .
12
5
C. .
13
5
D. .
12

6
20. Find the maximum and the minimum values of .
2  cos 2 
A. Maximum value = 6, minimum value = –6
B. Maximum value = 6, minimum value = 2
C. Maximum value = 3, minimum value = 1
D. Maximum value = 3, minimum value = 2

21. In the figure, AD is a diameter of the circle ABCD.

Find ABC.
A. 65
B. 75
C. 105
D. 115

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22. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle ABE. The two circles meet at B and E.
If OED and ABC are straight lines, then x =

A. 80.
B. 120.
C. 140.
D. 160.

23. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle ACQBP.

AOQ and POC are straight lines. Find x.
A. 38
B. 40
C. 46
D. 48

24. Which of the following figures have both reflectional symmetry and rotational
symmetry?
I. II. 7 III. IV.
6
7 7

7 7 5 5
7 7
7 4
6

A. I and III only

B. I and IV only
C. II and III only
D. II and IV only

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25. A point P(4, 6) is rotated clockwise about the origin O through 90. Another
point Q(3, 7) is reflected about the y-axis. Find the distance between the images
of P and Q.
A. 2
B. 18
C. 50
D. 202

26. In the figure, the equation of the straight line L is

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

27. The figure shows the graph of y  x 2  2 x  k , where k is a constant.

Solve the inequality x 2  2 x  k  0 .

A. x > –2
B. –2 < x < 2
C. –2 < x < 4
D. x<4

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28. In a quiz, there are 5 multiple-choice questions. The following bar chart shows
the distribution of the numbers of correct answers that 32 students got in the quiz.

If a student is selected at random, find the probability that he / she got at least 2
correct answers.
1
A.
4
1
B.
3
3
C.
8
5
D.
8

29. The figure shows a square tile with side length 6 cm. A coin with centre P and
radius 1 cm is thrown onto the tile at random. If P must lie on the tile, find the
probability that the whole coin lies on the tile.

1
A.
6
4
B.
9
2
C.
3
D. 1

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30. The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the distribution of ages of 25 residents
in a housing estate.
Stem (tens) Leaf (units)
1 2 5 6 8
2 0 1 2 5 5 9
3 0 3 4 5 6 6 8 8
4 2 4 7 9
5 1 6 7
Find the median of the distribution.
A. 33
B. 33.5
C. 34
D. 34.5

Section B

31. The H.C.F. of x2 – 2x – 15, x2 – 9 and x3 + 27 is

A. x + 3.
B. x – 3.
C. (x + 3)(x – 3)(x – 5)(x2 – 3x + 9).
D. (x + 3)(x – 3)(x – 5)(x2 + 3x + 9).

32. Which of the following equations does NOT have any real root?
A. x6  7x3  8  0
B. (log x) 2  log x  6  0
C. x 4  5x 2  4  0
1
D. x 1
x

33. The figure shows a parallelogram ABCD. AC and BD intersect at P with

AC = 12 cm and BD = 10 cm. Find the area of ABCD, correct to
3 significant figures.
A. 29.0 cm2
B. 52.4 cm2
C. 58.0 cm2
D. 61.5 cm2

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34. 5  29  2 7  3  2 2  1 =
A. 1010100010112.
B. 1110100010112.
C. 1010100101102.
D. 10101000101102.

35. If the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + hx + 2 = 0 are  and , where  > ,
then  2 –  2 =
A. h h2  8 .
B. –h h 2  8 .
C. h 8  h2 .
D. –h 8  h2 .

y  x2  2
36. If  , then y =
 x y 4

A. 2.
B. 2 or 1.
C. 1 or 3.
D. 3 or 6.

37. If the sum to infinity and the second term of a geometric sequence are 54 and 12
respectively, then the common ratio is
1
A. only.
3
1 1
B. or .
2 3
1 2
C. or
3 3.
2 3
D. or .
3 4

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38. If log a , log b , log c form an arithmetic sequence, which of the following

must be true?
A. b = ac
B. b  ac
C. b  a 2c 2
ac
D. b
2

39. If the graph of y  f (x) is first reflected about the x-axis, then translated to the
right by 2 units, then the equation of the new graph is
A. y   f ( x  2) .
B. y  f ( x  2) .
C. y  f ( x  2) .
D. y  f ( x  2) .

40. The figure shows a square ABCD. P and Q are the mid-points of BC and CD
respectively. Which of the following is true?
3
A. tan  
5
4
B. sin  
5
2
C. cos 
3
4
D. cos 
5

41. In the figure, RQ is the tangent to the circle ABCD at D. AC and BD intersect at
P. Find .
A. 52
B. 58
C. 82
D. Cannot be determined

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42. In the figure, PA and QB are tangents to the circle at A and B respectively. Find x.
A. 55
B. 70
C. 90
D. 110

43. Let O be the origin. If the coordinates of the points P and Q are (4, 0) and (0, 4)
respectively, then the coordinates of the orthocentre of OPQ are
A. (0, 0).
B. (2, 2).
C. (4, 4).
D. (4 – 2 2 , 4 – 2 2 ).

44. There are 12 boys and 15 girls in a classroom. If 3 boys and 5 girls are selected
to form a committee, how many different committees can be formed?
A. 3223
B. 660 660
C. 2 220 075
D. 475 675 200

45. A bag contains 3 red balls, 2 green balls and 1 black ball. John repeats drawing
one ball at a time randomly from the bag without replacement until he draws a
black ball. Find the probability that he needs at most 3 draws.
1
A.
6
1
B.
4
1
C
3
1
D.
2

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