Mock Exam

MATH CP
PAPER 1

Ying Wa Girls’ School Date: 16 February 2022

Mock Examination 2021-2022 Period: 1

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2. This paper consists of THREE sections: A(1), A(2) and
B. Each section carries 35 marks. 10

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

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 SECTION A(1) (35 marks)

1. Simplify
(a b )3 2 4

and express your answer with positive indices.

a −2b12
(3 marks)
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2. If h + = 2h − 3 , express x in terms of h.
x−4
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 3. Factorize
(a) 9m2 – 16 ,
(b) 3m2n – 11mn – 20n ,
(c) 9m2 – 16 – 3m2n + 11mn + 20n .
(4 marks)
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4x − 3
4. (a) Find the range of values of x which satisfy both ≥ 2 x − 3 and 3 − 2 x < 1 .
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(b) How many integers satisfy both inequalities in (a)?
(4 marks)

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 5. A table is sold at a discount of 20% on its marked price. The selling price of the table is
$2780.
(a) Find the marked price of the table.
(b) After selling the table, the percentage profit is 25%. Find the cost of the table.
(4 marks)
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6. In a playgroup, the ratio of the number of baby boys to the number of baby girls is 11: 7 .
If 8 baby boys and 6 baby girls join the playgroup, then the ratio of the number of baby
boys to the number of baby girls is 3 : 2 . Find the original number of baby boys in the
playgroup.
(4 marks)

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 7. ABC is a triangle with ∠B = 90°. It is given that AB = (3k – 2) cm, AC = (7k – 2) cm and
BC = (5k + 4) cm, where k is a constant. Find k.
(3 marks)
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8. L is a straight line which is perpendicular to a straight line L1: 3x + 4 y + 8 = 0 . It is given
that the x-intercept of L is –3.
(a) Find the equation of L.
(b) L1 and L intersect at P. L1 and L cut the y-axis at A and B respectively. Find the ratio
of the area of ΔOPA to that of ΔOPB.
(5 marks)

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 9. In Figure 1, the pie chart shows the distribution of the number of pairs of shoes owned by
the students in a group.

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5 α 2
15°
β
100°
110°
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Figure 1
If a student is randomly selected from the group, the probability that the selected student
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has more than 5 pairs of shoes is .
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(a) Find the values of α and β.
(b) Find the mean of the distribution.
(5 marks)
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 SECTION A(2) (35 marks)
10. The stem-and-leaf diagram below shows the distribution of the weights (in kg) of the
players in a volleyball team.
Stem (tens) Leaf (units)
4 0 1 3 6 8
5 2 2 2 2 7 9
6 0 2 4 9 9
7 1 1 3 k
It is given that the range of the above distribution is twice of its inter-quartile range.
(a) Find k. (4 marks)
(b) If a player is randomly selected from the team, find the probability that the weight
of the selected player is greater than the mode of the distribution. (1 mark)
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 11. Figure 2 shows the graphs for car A and car B travelling on the same straight road between
town P and town Q during the period 7:30 to 10:00 in a morning. Car B travels at a
constant speed during the period. It is given that town P and town Q are 240 km apart.

Q 240
Car A
Car B
Distance from town P (km)

160

P 0
7:30 8:00 9:00 10:00
Time
Figure 2
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(a) Find the distance of car B from town Q at 8:00 in the morning. (2 marks)
(b) At what time do car A and car B meet? (2 marks)
(c) The driver of car A claims that, after 2 cars meet each other, the average speed of
car A is less than that of car B until 10:00. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
(2 marks)

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 12. In Figure 3, the solid consists of a right circular cone and a hemisphere with a common
base. The base radius and the height of the circular cone are r cm and 16 cm respectively.
It is given that the ratio of the curved surface area of the circular cone to that of the
hemisphere is 5 : 6.

r cm

16 cm

Figure 3
(a) Find the value of r. (2 marks)
(b) Express the volume of the solid in terms of π. (2 marks)
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 13. The cost of a wardrobe of weight w kg is $C. C is partly constant and partly varies as

w . When w = 16 , C = 1520 and when w = 25 , C = 1650 .

(a) Find the cost of a wardrobe of weight 36 kg. (4 marks)
(b) Someone claims that the cost of a wardrobe of weight 121 kg is higher than the total
cost of two wardrobes of weight 36 kg. Is the claim correct? Explain your answer.
(2 marks)
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 14. The cubic polynomial f (x) is divisible by x – 2. When f (x) is divided by x2 – 4, the
remainder is kx – 8, where k is a constant.
(a) Find k. (3 marks)
(b) It is given that when f (x) is divided by x, the remainder is 16. When f (x) is divided
by x + 3, the remainder is –65. Someone claims that all the roots of the equation
f (x) = 0 are integers. Is the claim correct? Explain your answer.
(5 marks)
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 15. The coordinates of the points A and B are (0, 5) and (3,1) respectively. Let P be a moving
point in the rectangular coordinate plane such that AP ⊥ PB . The locus of P lies on a
circle Γ .
(a) Find the equation of Γ . (2 marks)
(b) Q is a moving point on Γ . C (0,1) is a point in the same plane.
(i) Does Γ pass through C? Explain your answer.

(ii) When the slope of CQ is 3 , someone claims that ∠CAQ is greater than
100°. Do you agree? Explain your answer. (4 marks)
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 SECTION B (35 marks)

16. A queue is randomly formed by 6 boys and 3 girls.

(a) How many different queues can be formed? (1 mark)
(b) Find the probability that all the boys are next to each other in the queue.
(3 marks)
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 17. In an examination, the mean of the scores of a class of students is 70. The range of the
scores of these students is at most 70. Johnny scored the lowest in the examination. His
score is 25 and his standard score is –3. Can the standard score of any student exceed 2?
Explain your answer.
(4 marks)
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 18. Let G(n) be the nth term of a geometric sequence. It is given that G(3) = 256 and
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G(6) = .
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(a) Find G (1) . (2 marks)
(b) Suppose G (n) = 2 A( n ) , for all positive integers n.
(i) Express A(n) in terms of n.
(ii) Hence, or otherwise, find the greatest value of k such that
G (1)G (2)G (3) G (k ) > 2022 .
(5 marks)
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 19. (a) In Figure 4(a), ABCD is a paper card in the form of a quadrilateral. It is given that
∠ABC = 120°, AB = AD = 9 cm and BC = CD = 15 cm. Find AC and ∠CAB.
(4 marks)
C

D B

Figure 4(a)
(b) The paper card in Figure 4(a) is folded along AC such that AB and AD lie on the
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horizontal ground as shown in Figure 4(b). It is given that the angle between the
plane ABC and the horizontal ground is 40°. Someone claims that the shortest
distance from C to the horizontal ground is less than 8.5 cm. Do you agree? Explain
your answer.
(4 marks)

D
A

Figure 4(b)

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 20. Let f ( x ) = x 2 − ( 4k + 2 ) x + 4k 2 + 7 k − 4 , where k is a constant and k ≠ −1 . Let U be the
vertex of the graph of y = f ( x ) .

(a) By the method of completing the square, find the coordinates of U in terms of k.
(3 marks)

(b) Let g ( x ) be a function. It is known that the graph of y = g ( x ) can be obtained by

translating the graph of y = f ( x ) 5 units downwards and ( k + 1) units leftwards.
Let V be the vertex of the graph of y = g ( x ) .
(i) Find g ( x ) in terms of k.
Hence, or otherwise, write down the coordinates of V in terms of k.

(ii) Let W be the point ( 2k + 6, 2k − 6 ) .

(1) Find the equation of the circle passing through U, V and W in terms of k.
(2) Someone claims that as k varies, the locus of the circumcentre of ΔUVW
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is a straight line. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
(9 marks)

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