Mid-Year

2022-2023
S5 MATH CP
PAPER 2
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WAH YAN COLLEGE, KOWLOON

MID-YEAR EXAMINATION 2022 – 2023
SECONDARY 5

MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part

PAPER 2

(1¼ hours)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read carefully the instructions on the Answer Sheet. After the announcement of the start of the examination,
you should first write your FULL Name, Class and Class no. in the spaces provided, as well as mark the
appropriate boxes. No extra time will be given for writing information after the ‘Time is up’
announcement.

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 are advised to use an HB pencil to mark all the answers on the Answer
Sheet, so that wrong marks can be completely erased with a clean rubber. You must mark the answer clearly,
otherwise you will lose marks if the answers cannot be captured.

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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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
27 x
1. =
3y
9x
A. .
3y
B. 9x− y .
C. 3x− y .
D. 33 x− y .

s −1
2. If t = , then s =
s−2
2t − 1
A. .
1+ t
2t − 1
B. .
t −1
1
C. .
t −1
1
D. .
1+ t

3. 3m2 − mn − 2n2 + m − n =
A. (m − n)(3m + 2n + 1) .
B. (m − n)(3m − 2n + 1) .
C. (m − n)(3m + 2n − 1) .
D. (m − n)(3m − 2n − 1) .

4. The width and the length of a thin rectangular metal sheet are measured as 6 cm and 8 cm correct to the
nearest cm respectively. Let x cm2 be the actual area of the metal sheet. Find the range of values of x.

A. 41.25  x  55.25
B. 41.25  x  55.25
C. 47.5  x  48.5
D. 47.5  x  48.5

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5. There are 7 kg of a new brand of tea which is a mixture of 3 kg tea A and 4 kg tea B. The cost of tea A is
$22 per kg while cost of tea B is $36 per kg. Find the average cost of the new brand of tea.

A. $27 per kg
B. $28 per kg
C. $29 per kg
D. $30 per kg

6. If f ( x) = x 2015 − 3x + k , where k is a constant. If f ( x) is divisible by x + 1, find the remainder when

f ( x) is divided by x – 1.

A. –4
B. –2
C. 0
D. 4

7. If a  b  c  0 , which of the following must be true?

I. b+c  a+c
II. ab > ac
III. a2 > b2

A. I and II
B. I and III
C. II and III
D. I, II and III

8. Find the range of values of x that satisfies ‘4x + 2  6 or 2 − x < 3x + 10’.

A. x > −2
B. x  1
C. −2 < x  1
D. all real values of x

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9. Solve ( x − 1)( x − 2) = x − 1 .

A. x = 1
B. x=3
C. x = 1 or 2
D. x = 1 or 3

10. Given a function y = sx2 + x + t 2 where s < 0 and t > 0. Which of the following graph may represent the
function?

A. B.

C. D.

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11. The figure shows the graph of y = ( x + 9)( x − 8) .
y

y = (x + 9)(x − 8)

x
−9 O 8

Which of the following is correct?

A. The solutions of the inequality ( x + 9)( x − 8)  0 are x  −9 or x  8.

B. The solutions of the inequality ( x + 9)( x − 8)  0 are x  −9 or x  8.

C. The solutions of the inequality ( x + 9)( x − 8)  0 are −9  x  8.

D. The solutions of the inequality ( x + 9)( x − 8)  0 are −9  x  8.

12. The marked price of a skirt is 40% higher than the cost. If it is sold at a 10% discount on the marked
price, then the profit percentage is

A. 24%.
B. 26%.
C. 28%.
D. 30%.

13. If the perimeter of an equilateral triangle is increased by 20%, then the area of the triangle is increased
by

A. 20%.
B. 40%.
C. 44%.
D. 60%.

14. If 2m − 3n = m + n , then m2 : n2 =

A. 1 : 2.
B. 2 : 1.
C. 1 : 16.
D. 16 : 1.

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15. A quantity W varies jointly as x and y. When x increases by 10% and y decreases by 10%, find the
percentage change in W.

A. decreases by 1%
B. decreases by 10%
C. remains unchanged
D. increases by 1%

16. In the figure, AB // DC, AB = 6 cm, AC = 9 cm, CD = y cm and ∠DAC = ∠ABC. Find y.

A. 10.5
B. 12
C. 13.5
D. 15

cos(90 −  )
17. + sin(270 +  ) =
tan (180 −  )

A. 0.
B. −2cos  .
C. 2cos  .
1
D. .
sin 

18. The figure shows a parallelogram ACDF. Straight lines BE and CF intersects at G. If BE // AF and
AB : BC = 1 : 3, find the area of ΔBCG : area of CDEG.

A. 3 : 5.
B. 5 : 3.
C. 9 : 1.
D. 1 : 9.

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19. In the figure, ABCD and AGF are straight lines. DG and CF intersect at E. If BG // CF,
AB : BC : CD = 1 : 2 : 2 and BG = 4 cm, then EF =

A. 4 cm.
F

B. 8 cm.

C. 10 cm. G
E
D. 12 cm.
A D
B C

20. The figure shows a right circular cylinder with AC being a diameter of its upper face. AB and CD are two
vertical lines on the curved surface. A curve is drawn on the surface of the cylinder from B to A as shown
in the figure. Find its shortest possible length.

A. 2 5 cm

B. 4  2 + 4 cm

C. 2 4 2 + 1 cm

D. 2  2 + 1 cm

21. A solid metal sphere of radius 2r cm is melted and recast into 8 identical solid right circular cylinders of
base radius r cm and height h cm. Find r : h.

A. 3:4
B. 4:3
C. 6 : 5.
D. 5 : 6.

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22. In the figure, if EBC = 50 and 𝐴𝐵
⏜ : 𝐵𝐶
⏜ : 𝐷𝐶 ⏜ = 1: 2: 3: 2, find ECA .
⏜ : 𝐷𝐸

A. 95.
B. 100.
C. 105.
D. 110.

23. In the figure, ABCD is a semi-circle. If AB = BC, then ∠BCA =

A. 10.
B. 15.
C. 20.
D. 30.

24. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. If ACO = 26 , find ABC .

A. 52o
B. 58o
C. 108o
D. 116o

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25. In the figure, CD = 2BC. Which of the following must be true?
I. ∠𝐵𝐴𝐶 < ∠𝐶𝐴𝐷
II. = 2
III. AD = 2 AB

A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. I, II and III

26. In the figure, AP and BC intersect at Q. AP is the angle bisector of  BAC. Which of the
following is/are true?

I. ABQ  ACQ
II.  AQC ~  BQP
III.  ACQ ~  APB

A. II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

27. Which of the following figures have the same number of axes of symmetry and the same order of
rotational symmetry?
I. II. III.

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

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28. The polar coordinates of the point A are (2, 120). If point A is rotated clockwise about the pole through
90, what is the rectangular coordinates of its image?

A. ( 3,1)

B. (1, − 3)

C. ( 3, −1)

D. (−1, 3)

29. If the point P(7, –1) is reflected with respect to the straight line x = 1, then the coordinates of its image are

A. (7,3)
B. (7, 2)
C. (−7, −1)
D. (−5, −1)

30. In the figure, L1: ax + by = c and L2: px + qy = r have the same y-intercept. Which of the following must
be true?

I. pr > 0
c
II. 0
a
III. br = qc

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III

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Section B

31. The H.C.F. of 3x( x + 2)( x2 − x − 6) , 6 x2 ( x + 2)( x2 − 9) and 12( x − 3)( x3 + 8) is

A. 3.
B. ( x + 2) .
C. 3( x − 3)( x + 2) .
D. 12 x2 ( x + 2)( x2 − 9)( x3 − 8) .

32. The graph shows the linear relation between x and log  y . If y = − st x , then s =

A. − 5  .
1
B. .
5
C. 5 .
D. Cannot be found.

33. 1011000000110112=

A. 214 + 212 + 211 + 27 .

B. 214 + 212 + 211 + 54 .
C. 215 + 213 + 212 + 27 .
D. 215 + 213 + 212 + 54 .

1 2
34. Let z = , where a is a real number less than 1 and i = −1 . If the real part of z is , then the
a−i 5
imaginary part of z is
6
A. .
5
1
B. .
5
4
C. .
5
5
D. .
4

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35. Consider the following system of inequalities:
x  0
y  2


 x + 3 y  18
2 x + y  16
Let R be the region which represents the solution of the above system of inequalities. If (x, y) is a point
lying on R, then the greatest value of 3x − y + 16 is
A. 10.
B. 30.
C. 35
D. 70.

36. In the figure, PQ and SR are parallel to the x-axis. If (x, y) is a point lying in the shaded region PQRS
(including the boundary), at which point does 6 y − 4 x + 3 attain its greatest value?

A. P
B. Q
C. R
D. S

37. Find the range of x that satisfies the inequality 4 x 2 − x + 1  0 .

A. no real solutions
B. all real numbers of x
C. x0
D. x  0

38. If  and  are the roots of equation 2 x2 + 6 x + 3 = 0 , find ( −  ) 2 .

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

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39. For 0  x  360 , how many roots does the equation tan 2 x − 2sin 2 x = 0 have?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

40. In the figure, straight line HCK is a tangent to the circle ABC. Let D be the centre of circle ABC. Given
BA = BC , find the value of ∠DCB.

A. 25
B. 40
C. 50
D. 80

41. In the figure, O is the centre of the circle ABCD. TDC is a straight line. TA is the tangent to the circle at
A. If ∠ABC = 120° and ∠DTA = 20°, find ∠AOD.

A. 60°

B. 70°

C. 80°

D. 90°

42. If the coordinates of the points A, B and C are (4, 5), (13, 11) and (4, –7) respectively, then the x-coordinates
of the orthocentre of ΔABC is

A. –16.
B. –8.
C. 7.
D. 11.

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43. In the figure, find the compass bearing of A from C, correct to the nearest 0.1°.

A. N46.6°W
B. N63.4°W
C. S46.6°E
D. S63.4°E

44. Find the angle between two planes of a regular tetrahedron, give your answer correct to the nearest
0.1 .

A. 66.5
B. 68.5
C. 70.5
D. 72.5

45. In the figure, ABCDEHGF is a rectangular block. Let P be a point lying on AH such that AP = 9 cm and
HP = 16 cm. Denote the angle between FP and the plane CDEF by  . Find sin  .

3
A.
5
4
B.
5
20
C.
29
21
D.
29

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