Mid-year Examination 2020/21

Mathematics
Form Three Name :
Time allowed: 2 hrs. 15 mins. Class : ( )
Paper Total: 100 marks
Instructions
1. Answer ALL questions.
2. All answers in Section A should be marked in pencil on the MC answer sheet provided or marks
will be deducted.
3. Answer Sections B and C with blue/black ball pen in the Answer Book.
4. All diagrams and graphs must be drawn neatly in pencil.
5. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should either be exact or correct to 3 significant
figures.
6. Anything written on the rough work sheet provided will not be marked.

Section A Multiple choice (30 marks)

1. (a + b)(a 2 + ab − b 2 ) = 5. A sum of $85 000 is deposited at an
A. a3 + b3 . interest rate of 6% per annum for 7 years,
compounded quarterly. Find the amount
B. (a + b) 3 . correct to the nearest dollar.
C. a3 + 2a 2b − b3 . A. $120 700
D. a3 − 2ab2 + 2a 2b − b3 . B. $127 809
C. $128 964
2. 4 x 2 − ( x − y) 2 = D. $129 231
A. ( x + y) 2 .
6. Which of the following cannot be
B. (3x − y)(x + y) . factorized?
C. (5x − y)(3x + y) . A. x 2 + 1
D. 2(3x − y)(x − y) . B. x 2 + 2x + 1
C. x3 − x 2 + x
3. Which of the following statements are D. x 3 − x 2 + x − 1
equivalent to x  0 ?
I. x is negative.
7. If 0 < x < 1, which of the following is
II. x is at most 0.
true?
III. x is not greater than 0.
A. x  x 2
A. I and II only
B. I and III only B. xx
C. II and III only 1
C. 0
D. I, II and III x
1
4. Which of the following are factors of D. x 
x
4x 2 − 2x − 6 ?
I. 2x + 3 8. The base of a solid right pyramid is a
II. 2x + 2 square of side 10 cm. If the height of the
III. 2x 2 − x − 3 pyramid is 12 cm, then the total surface
A. I and II only area of the pyramid is
B. I and III only A. 240 cm2.
C. II and III only B. 260 cm2.
D. I, II and III C. 340 cm2.
D. 360 cm2.

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9. Suppose the value of a mobile phone For questions 15 – 18, refer to the right prism
depreciates by 20% every year. If the ABCDEFGH with trapezium basees as shown
present value is $4800. Find its value two in the following figure. ABGF is a right-
years ago. angled trapezium.
A. $3 072
B. $3 333
C. $6 912
D. $7 500

10. The base radius and the slant height of a

right circular cone are 21 cm and 75 cm 15. The projection of line segment BF on
respectively. Find the volume of the cone plane CDEH is
in terms of  . A. BE .
A. 10 584  cm3 B. CE .
B. 11 025  cm3 C. CF .
C. 31 752  cm3 D. GF .
D. 33 075  cm3
16. The angle between line segment CF and
11. Which of the following do not satisfy plane EFGH is
x 3 + 5  6x 2 ? A. CFH .
I. −1 B. CFG .
II. − 0.2 C. CGF .
III. 0.5 D. CHF .
A. I and II only
B. I and III only 17. The angle between planes ADHG and
C. II and III only ADEF is
D. I, II and III A. EDG .
B. EDH .
12. If n is an odd number and C. GAE .
25 − n  5 + 3n , find the greatest possible D. HAE .
value of n.
A. 1 18. The angle between planes CFG and
B. 3 EFGH is
C. 5 A. CFE .
D. 7 B. CFH .
C. CGE .
13. In a factory, 60% of the workers are male. D. CGH .
If 40% of the female workers and 50% of
the male workers wear glasses, then the 19. Mr. Wong pays $1860 in quarterly rates
percentage of workers not wearing glasses for his flat. Find the rateable value of his
in the factory is flat. (Suppose tax rate = 5%.)
A. 24%. A. $23.25
B. 30%. B. $93
C. 54%. C. $37 200
D. 56%. D. $148 800

14. 4x2 – 9y2 – 6x – 9y = 2x + 1

20. Solve  −3 .
A. (2x + 3y)(2x + 3y – 3). −3
B. (2x + 3y)(2x – 3y – 3). A. x4
C. (2x – 3y)(2x + 3y – 3). B. x4
D. (2x – 3y)(2x – 3y + 3). C. x  −5
D. x  −5
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21. The value of a stock first increased by 26. The slant height of a right circular cone is
10%, then decreased by 15% and finally increased by 60% but its radius is
increased by 12% in the past three days. decreased by k%. If the curved surface
Find the percentage change in the value of area of the cone remains unchanged, find
the stock in these three days. the value of k.
A. +4.72% A. 37.5
B. +7% B. 40
C. +11.32% C. 60
D. –8.92% D. 62.5

22. If a > 0 > b, which of the following may 27. 16x 2 − 9 y 2 + 6 y − 1 =

be true? A. (4x + 3y −1)(4x − 3y −1) .
1 1
I.  B. (4x + 3y + 1)(4x − 3y −1) .
a b C. (4x + 3y −1)(4x − 3y + 1) .
II. a2  b2
D. (4x − 3y −1)(4x − 3y + 1) .
III. a+b  0
A. I and II only
28. If the ratio of the total surface areas of
B. I and III only
two hemispheres is 64 : 9, then the ratio
C. II and III only
of the volumes of the two hemispheres is
D. I, II and III
A. 8 : 3.
B. 16 : 9.
23. A is greater than B by 20% but less than C
C. 64 : 27.
by 20%. Which of the following is
D. 512 : 27.
correct?
A. C is 40% greater than B.
29. If the volume of a right circular cone of
B. C is 50% greater than B.
base radius 3x cm and height 6y cm is
C. B is 40% less than C.
810 cm3, then the volume of a right
D. B is 50% less than C.
cylinder of base radius 2x cm and height
3y cm is
24. If a solid hemisphere of radius r is melted
A. 60 cm3.
and recast into 32 spheres of radius R,
B. 135 cm3.
then R : r =
C. 180 cm3.
A. 1 : 4.
D. 540 cm3.
B. 1 : 8.
C. 4 : 1.
30. In the figure, D is a point lying on BC
D. 8 : 1.
such that BD : DC = 4 : 1. It is given that
AC // ED. If the area of ABE and the
25. The side length of the square base of a
area of EBD are 36 cm2 and 32 cm2
right pyramid is 3 times the side length of
respectively, then the area of the
the square base of a cuboid while the
trapezium AEDC is
height of the cuboid is 2 times the height A
of the pyramid. If the volume of the
pyramid is 144 cm3, then the volume of
the cuboid is E
A. 32 cm3.
B. 96 cm3. B D C
C. 144 cm3. 2
A. 11 cm .
D. 288 cm3.
B. 17 cm2.
C. 24 cm2.
D. 27 cm2.

End of Section A
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Section B Short questions (30 marks)
1. (a) Factorize 4 x 2 − 4 xy − 3 y 2 .
(b) Hence, factorize 4(2 p − 3q) 2 − 4(2 p − 3q)(q − p) − 3(q − p) 2 . (3 marks)

2. Mr Lee has some $1, $2 and $5 coins. The number of $5 coins is four times that of $1 coins and
he has altogether 172 coins. If the total value is at most $615, find the greatest number of $1 coins
he has got. (3 marks)

3. Jack lets his flat at a monthly rent of $21 000 for 12 months. Find the actual annual rental income
of Jack after paying the property tax if the property tax rate is 15%. (3 marks)

4. The annual gross profits and the profits tax paid by a corporation were $9 888 000 and
$1 060 488 respectively. If the annual expenses of the corporation were x% of its annual gross
profits and the profits tax rate for a corporation is 16.5%, find the value of x. (3 marks)

5. The population of a certain animal species increases at a constant rate every year. The present
population of that animal species is 620 000. It is expected to become 645 048 two years later.
(a) Find the growth factor of the population per year. (2 marks)
(b) Find the population of the animal species 10 years later, correct to the nearest integer.
(2 marks)

6. (a) The cost of a brand A air purifier is $3200. If it is sold at a profit of 20%, find the selling
price of the air purifier. (1 mark)
(b) A brand B air purifier was sold at a discount of 12% and the profit percentage was 27.6%.
If the marked price of this purifier is x% above its cost, find the value of x. (3 marks)

7. Figure 1 shows a right pyramid with a square base ABCD. All the lengths of the sides of the
pyramid are equal. AC and BD bisect each other at T. E, F, G, H, P, Q, R, S, are mid-points of
VA, VB, VC, VD, AB, BC, CD and DA respectively.
V
(a) Find the projection of VD on plane ABCD.
(b) Name the angle between VQ and plane ABCD.
H G
(c) Name the angle between CE and plane ABCD. E
F
(d) Name the angle between planes VDC and ABCD. D R
C
S
(e) Name the angle between planes VAB and VBC. T Q
(5 marks) A P B
Figure 1

3x + 5 7 + 2x
8. (a) Solve the inequality −  −1 and represent the solutions graphically. (4 marks)
4 5
(b) Write down the non-positive integers which satisfy the inequality in (a). (1 mark)

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Section C Long questions (40 marks)

9. (a) Factorize 24 x 3 − 3 . (2 marks)

(b) Factorize 22x2 − x − 5 . (1 mark)
(c) Hence, factorize 24x3 − 22x2 + x + 2 . (4 marks)

10. Figure 2 shows a solid which is composed of two hemispheres and a cylinder. The radius and the
height of the cylinder are 9 cm and 4 cm respectively.
(a) Find the total surface area of the solid.
Express your answer in terms of . (3 marks)
(b) Find the volume of the solid.
Express your answer in terms of . (3 marks)
(c) If the solid is melted and recast to form a pyramid of
rectangular base of dimensions 25 cm by 16 cm, find the
height of the pyramid. (3 marks)
Figure 2

11. (a) John invested $250 000 for 2 years at a simple interest of 5% p.a. After 2 years, he invested
the amount for another 3 years at 2% p.a., compounded monthly. Find the amount received
at the end of the fifth year. Correct the answer to the nearest dollar. (3 marks)

(b) John deposits $P in a bank at the beginning of every year. The interest is compounded
quarterly at 5% p.a. If he wants to save more than $46 900 at the end of the third year, find
the least value of P correct to the nearest integer. (3 marks)

12. In Figure 3, a solid right circular cone is cut into two parts X and Y
along a plane parallel to its base. The ratio of the heights of parts X
and Y is 1 : 2. It is given that the curved surface area of Y is 520
cm2 and the slant height of the right circular cone is 39 cm.

Figure 3

(a) Find the ratio of the curved surface area of X to that of Y. (1 mark)
(b) Find the ratio of the volume of X to that of Y. (1 mark)
(c) Find the curved surface area of X in terms of . (2 marks)
(d) Find the base radius of the right circular cone. (3 marks)
(e) Find the volume of Y in terms of . (3 marks)

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13. Refer to the allowances and tax rates in the financial year 2019 - 2020 of a country shown in the
following tables.
Allowances: ($)
Basic Allowance 132 000
Married Person’s Allowance 264 000
Child Allowance:
For each of the 1st to 9th child 120 000
For each child born during the year, the Child Allowance will be increased by 120 000
Dependent Parent and Dependent Grandparent Allowance
Aged 60 or above 50 000
Aged 55 or above but below 60 25 000
Additional Dependent Parent and Dependent Grandparent Allowance
Aged 60 or above 50 000
Aged 55 or above but below 60 25 000

Progressive Rates of Tax

Net Chargeable Income ($) Rate Tax ($)
On the first 50 000 2% 1000
On the next 50 000 6% 3000
On the next 50 000 10% 5000
On the next 50 000 14% 7000
Remainder 17%
Standard Rates of Tax 15%

Mr. and Mrs. Yeung have a 3-year-old son and a 5-year-old daughter. Mr. Yeung earns $60 000
each month and Mrs. Yeung is a housewife. They live with Mr. Yeung’s 59-year-old mother and
they also support the living of Mrs Yeung’s 60-year-old father who is living alone.
(a) Find the total allowances of the Yeung’s family. (4 marks)
(b) Find the salaries tax Mr. Yeung has to pay. (4 marks)

End of Paper

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