Queen’s College

Mock Examination 2021-2022

S.6 Mathematics (CP Paper 1) Solution

x 1 y 5
1. Simplify and express your answer with positive indices.
x y3 
2 2

(3 marks)
x 1 y 5
x y3 
2 2

x 1 y 5
 2(2) 3(2)
x y
 x 1 4 y 56
x3

y

2. Factorize (3 marks)
(a) x  2 x 15 ,
2

(b)
x2 y  5xy  x2  2x  15 .

(a) x2  2 x 15
 ( x  5) ( x  3)

(b) x y  5xy  x  2x  15
2 2

 xy( x  5)  ( x  5) ( x  3)
 ( x  5)  xy  x  3

4  2(t  s) 2
3. Make s the subject of the formula  .
s 3 (3 marks)
4  2(t  s) 2
(a) 
s 3
4  2t  2 s 2

s 3
12  6t  6s  2s
4s  6t 12
6t  12
s
4
3t  6
s
2
 7 x  13
4. (a) Solve the inequality  2(2 x  7) .
8
(b) Find the number of integers satisfying both inequalities
7 x  13 2
 2(2 x  7) and x  3  0 .
8 3
(4 marks)

7 x  13
(a)  2(2 x  7)
8
7 x  13  16(2 x  7)
7 x  13  32x 112
125  25x
x5
7 x  13 2
(b)  2(2 x  7) and x  3  0
8 3
9
x5 and x  
2
9
  x5
2
10 integers

5. In a company, there are 774 staff and the number of male staff is 28% less than that of
female staff. Find the difference of the number of male staff and the number of female
staff. (4 marks)

Let x be the number of female staff.

x  (1  28%) x  774
x  450
The required difference  450  (1  28%)  450
 126
6. In a polar coordinate system, O is the pole. The polar coordinates of the points A, B

and C are  6,50  ,  b,80  and  6,110  respectively, where b is a real constant. It

is given that B lies on AC.

(a) A student claims that OB is the perpendicular bisector of AC. Do you agree?
Explain your answer.
(b) O is reflected with respect to the line segment AC to the point D. Find the
perimeter of the quadrilateral OABC.
(4 marks)

(a) AOB  BOC  30 and OA  OC  6

OB  AC and AB  CB (prop. of isos △)
OB is the perpendicular bisector of AC
Yes, I agree
(b) OA  AD  DC  OC  6
The perimeter of OADC
= 6(4)
=24

7. The table below shows the distribution of the numbers of credit cards owned by a group
of university students.

Number of credit cards 1 2 3 4

Number of university students k 6 3 k

It is given that k is a positive integer.

If a university student is randomly selected from the group, then the probability that the
number of credit cards owned by the selected university student is greater than the median
3
of the distribution is .
7

(a) Find k.

(b) Find the standard deviation of the distribution.

(4 marks)

3 k 3
(a) 
k  63 k 7
21  7k  6k  27
k 6
(b) the standard deviation = 1.18
8. A metal can is classified as standard if its weight is measured as 80 g correct to the nearest
2 g.
(a) Find the upper limit of the weight of a standard metal can.

(b) A student claims that the total weight of 48 standard metal cans can be measured as
4.0 kg correct to the nearest 0.1 kg. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
(5 marks)

(a) The upper limit of the weight of a standard metal can

 2
  80   g
 2
= 81 g
(b) Upper limit of 48 standard metal cans
 48(81g)
= 3888 g
The least possible weight of “4.0 kg”
 0.1 
  4.0   kg
 2 
 3.95kg
 3950 g
 3888g
No, it is impossible.
(Alternative solution)
Lower limit of each metal can
 1 
 4.0  (0.1)  kg
2

48
3950 g

48
 82.29166g
>81g
No, it is impossible.
9. In Figure 1, O is the centre of circle ABCDE. CE is a diameter of the circle. AD and
OE intersect at the point F. It is given that OA // DE and ABC   . Express EDF
and CAD in terms of  .

A
E
F

B D
O

C
Figure 1 (5 marks)

reflex AOC  2ABC

(∠at centre twice ∠at circumference)
reflex AOC  2

AOE  COF  2
AOE  2 180
AOE  2EDF (∠at centre twice ∠at circumference)
EDF    90

AOE  OED (alt. ∠s, OA//DE)

OED  2 180
CAD  OED (∠s in the same segment)
 2 180

(Alternative Solution 1) (Alternative Solution 2)

Join CD Join BE
ADC  180  2 CBE  90
AOC  2ADC EBA    90
 360  2 EDF  EBA    90
AOE  180  AOC  2 180 AOE  2ABE  2 180
1 AOE  OED  2 180
EDF  AOE    90
2 CAD  OED
AOE  OED  2 180  2  180
CAD  OED
 2  180
Section A(2)
10. It is given that f ( x) is partly constant and partly varies directly as  3  x  .
2

Suppose that f (5)  13 and f (1)  37 .

(a) Find f (0) . (3 marks)
(b) Denote the graph of y  f ( x)  37 by F.
(i) Write down the y-intercept of F.
(ii) A student claims that all x-intercepts of F are natural numbers.
Do you agree? Explain your answer.
(3 marks)

(a) f ( x)  a  b(3  x) , where a and b are constants.

2

f (5)  13

a  b(3  5)2  13
a  4b  13 … (1)
f (1)  37

a  b(3  1)2  37
a  16b  37 … (2)
Solve (1) and (2), a  5 , b  2
f (0)  5  2(3  0)2
 23
(b) (i) the y-intercept of F  23  37
 14
(b) (ii) f ( x)  37  0
2(3  x)2  5  37  0
2  3  x  4  (3  x  4)  0
2   x  1 (7  x)  0
x  1 or x  7
x-intercepts of F are 1 and 7
Note that 1 is NOT a natural number
No, I don’t agree
11. (a) The slant height and the total surface area of a solid metal right circular cone is
17 cm and 200 cm2 respectively. Find the base radius of the cone. (2 marks)
(b) If the cone in (a) is melted and recast into two similar right circular cones X and Y.
The base radius of cone X is 3 times that of cone Y and the height of cone Y is 5 cm.
A student claims that the original cone is similar to cone X. Do you agree? Explain
your answer. (4 marks)

(a) Let r cm be the base radius of the cone

 r 2   r (17)  200
r 2  17r  200  0
(r  8) (r  25)  0
r  8 or r  25 (rej)
The base radius is 8 cm
(b) the height of the original cone  17 2  82
 15 cm
3
 height of original cone   15 
3

   
 height of cone Y   5 
 27
volume of original cone 3  13 3

volume of cone Y 1
 28
3
 height of original cone 
 
 height of cone Y 
The original cone is NOT similar to cone Y
i.e The original cone is NOT similar to cone X
No, I don’t agree
(Alternative solution)
Let ry be the base radius of cone Y
the height of cone X  3(5)  15 cm
 2    (8) 2 17 2  82
   
2
r (5)  3r (15)
3   3
y y

48
ry 
7
height of cone X 15
 1
height of original cone 15
48
3
radius of cone X 7  0.981980506

radius of original cone 8
height of cone X

height of original cone
No, I don’t agree
12. In Figure 2, ABCD is a square. F is the mid-point of DC. G is a point on AD. BC is
produced to E such that EFG is a straight line and EFG  BF .
A G D

B C E
Figure 2
(a) Prove that

(i) FCE  FDG ,

(ii) FCE ~ BCF .
(4 marks)

(b) (i) Let AB  . Express CE in terms of .

(ii) Someone claims that AG  2GD . Do you agree? Explain your answer.
(3 marks)

(a)(i) CFE  DFG (vert. opp. ∠s)

FC  FD (given)
BCF  FDG  90 (prop. of square)
BCF  FCE  180 (adj. ∠s on st. line)
FCE  90
FCE  FDG  90
FCE  FDG (A.S.A.)
(a) (ii) BCF  90 (prop. of square)
FCE  90 (proved)
BCF  FCE  90
BFE  90 ( EFG  BF )
BFC  BFE  EFC
BFC  90  EFC
FBC  BFC  BCF  180 (∠ sum of △)
FBC  (90  EFC)  90  180
FBC  EFC
FCE ~ BCF (A.A.)
(b)(i) AB  BC  CD  AD  (prop. of square)
CE CF
 (corr. sides, ~△s)
CF BC
 2
1 
 
CE   
2

1

4
(b)(ii) AG  AD  GD
 AD  CE
 4CE  CE
 3CE
 3GD
 2GD
Yes, I agree

13. The coordinates of the points A and B are 1,8  and (1, 4) respectively. The
circle C passes through A and B. Let G be the centre of C. It is given that G lies in
the first quadrant and the radius of C is 10.
(a) Find the equation of C. (3 marks)

(b) Let L be the straight line passing through origin O and G. P is a moving point in
the rectangular coordinate plane such that the perpendicular distance from P to L is
6. Denote the locus of P by Γ.
(i) Describe the geometric relationship between Γ and L.
(ii) Suppose Γ cuts C at S, T, U and V, find the area of the quadrilateral formed by
S, T, U and V.
(4 marks)

(a) Let M be the mid-point of AB

y-coordinate of M = 2
y-coordinate of G = 2
Let G  g , 2 

( g 1)2  (8  2)2  102

( g 1)2  64
g  8 1  9
The equation of C is
( x  9)2  ( y  2)2  100
(b)(i) Γ is a pair of straight lines which are parallel to L
(b)(ii) STUV is a rectangle
Width of the rectangle  2(6)  12
Length of the rectangle  2 10  6
2 2

 16
Area of STUV  12(16)
 192
14. Let g( x) be a cubic polynomial. When g( x) is divided by x  2 , the remainder is
k  10 ; when g( x) is divided by x 1 , the remainder is 2k  20 ; when g( x) is
divided by x2  3x  4 , the remainder is kx  3k 16 , where k is a constant.
(a) Find the quotient when g( x) is divided by x2  3x  4 . (3 marks)

(b) Let h( x) be a quadratic polynomial such that h( x) is divisible by

x 2  3x  4 . It is given that x  3 is a factor of g( x)  h( x) .
(i) Find h( x)
(ii) Find the range of values of k if g( x)  h( x)  0 has three distinct real roots.
(6 marks)

(a) g( x)  (mx  n)( x  3x  4)  kx  3k 16

2

g(2)  k  10

(2m  n)(22  3  2  4)  2k  3k 16  k 10

2m  n  1 …(1)
g(1)  2k  20
(m  n) 12  3 1  4   k  3k  16  2k  20

m  n  6 …(2)
Solving (1) and (2), m  5 and n  11
The required quotient  5x  11
(b)(i) h( x)  a  x 2  3 x  4  , where a is a constant
g( x)  h( x)   x 2  3 x  4   5 x  11  a   kx  3k  16
g(3)  h(3)   32  3  3  4   5  3  11  a   k  3  3k  16  0
a 8
h( x)  8  x 2  3 x  4 
(b) (ii) g( x)  h( x)   x 2  3 x  4   5 x  19   kx  3k  16
5x3  34 x2  (37  k ) x  3k  60  0
( x  3)(5x2 19x  k  20)  0
5x2  19 x  k  20  0 has 2 distinct real roots
 19   4  5   k  20   0
2

761
k
20
And 3 is NOT the root of 5x2 19 x  k  20  0
5  32  19  3  k  20  0
k  32
The required range of k is
761
k  32 or 32  k 
20
Section B (40 marks)
15. Peter, Mary and 8 students are arranged to sit on the stage.

(a) If they are arranged to sit in a row, how many different arrangements can be
formed?
(1 mark)
(b) If they are evenly arranged to sit in two rows randomly, find the probability that
Peter and Mary sit next to each other in the same row.
(3 marks)

(a) number of arrangements

 10!
 3628800
(b) The required probability


C 8
3  4! 2   5! 2
10!
8

45
(Alternate Solution)
The required probability
8  8! 2

10!
8

45
16. In a Mathematics examination, the mean and the standard deviation of the scores of the
students of Class 6E were 68 marks and 18 marks respectively, while those of the scores
of the students of Class 6F were 60 marks and 15 marks respectively. The teacher
decided to adjust the scores of each student in Class 6F by first increasing by r% and then
decreasing x marks so that the scores of the two classes have the same mean and the same
standard deviation.

(a) Find r and x. (2 marks)

(b) John is a student in Class 6F. He originally got 60 marks in the examination. He
claims that the standard scores of all the students in Class 6F with different score
from him would be changed upon the adjustment. Do you agree? Explain your
answer.
(2 marks)

(a) 15(1  r %)  18
r  20
60(1  20%)  x  68
x4
(b) Let y marks be the score of a student of class 6F before
adjustment, where y  60
The standard score before adjustment
y  60

15
The standard score after adjustment


 y(1  20%)  4  68
18
1.2  y  60 

18
y  60

15
= The standard score before adjustment
No.
17. Let A(n) be the nth term of an arithmetic sequence. It is given that A(4)  11 and
A(12)  13 .

(a) Find A(1) .

(2 marks)
(b) Suppose that G(n)  9A( n ) for any positive integer n.
Find the greatest value of k such that log 27  G(1)  G(2)  G(3) G( k )   22100 .
(4 marks)

(a) Let d be the common difference of the arithmetic

sequence.
 A(1)  3d  11............(1)

 A(1)  11d  13................(2)
Solving (1) and (2)
8d  24
d 3
 A(1)  20

(b) log 27  G(1)  G(2)  G(3) G( k )   22100

log 27 9A(1)  A(2)  A(3)   A( k )

  22100

log 9 9A(1) A(2)  A(3)   A( k )


 22100
log 9 27
A(1)  A(2)  A(3)   A(k )  33150
k
 2(20)  (k  1)  3  33150
2
3k 2  43k  66300  0
(3k  425)(k 156)  0
425
  k  156
3
k must be positive integer.
The greatest value of k = 155
18. (a) A thin metal sheet PQRS is a cyclic quadrilateral. It is given that PQ  2 m ,
PS  QR  3 m and QPS  120 . Find QS and RS . (3 marks)
(b) The thin metal sheet PQRS described in (a) is now folded up along QS such that PQS
is placed on a horizontal plane (see Figure 3). It is given that RP  3.5 m and T
is the foot of perpendicular from Q to RS.
R

P
Q

Figure 3 S

(i) Find QTP .

(ii) A student claims that QTP represents the angle between the planes
RQS and RPS . Do you agree? Explain your answer.
(7 marks)

(a) QS  ( PQ) 2  ( PS ) 2  2( PQ)( PS ) cos120

 22  32  2(2)(3)(0.5)

 19 m
(QS )2  (QR)2  ( RS )2  2(QR)( RS )cos(180 120)
19  32  ( RS )2  2(3)( RS )(0.5)
( RS )2  3( RS ) 10  0
( RS  5)( RS  2)  0
RS  5 or RS  2 (rej)
RS  5 m
(b)(i) In RQS

1 3  5  19
(QT )(5)  s( s  5)( s  3)( s  19) , where s 
2 2
2 42.1875
QT 
5
 6.75
=2.598076211
ST  (QS ) 2  (QT ) 2
  19  6.75
= 3.5

(Alternative)

3 3
QT  3sin 60  and RT  3cos60  1.5
2
i.e. ST  5 1.5  3.5

In RPS
( RS ) 2  ( PS ) 2  ( RP) 2
cos RSP 
2( RS )( PS )
52  32  (3.5)2

2(5)(3)
29

40
PT  ( ST ) 2  ( PS ) 2  2( ST )( PS ) cos RSP

 29 
 3.52  32  2(3.5)(3)  
 40 

 6.025
=2.454587542
In PQT
(QT ) 2  ( PT ) 2  ( PQ) 2
cos QTP 
2(QT )( PT )
( 6.75) 2  ( 6.025) 2  (2) 2
cos QTP 
2( 6.75)( 6.025)
QTP  46.5
(b)(ii) In PTS
( ST ) 2  ( PT ) 2  ( PS ) 2
cos PTS 
2( ST )( PT )
(3.5) 2  ( 6.025) 2  (3) 2

2(3.5)( 6.025)
PTS  57.3
 90
No, I don’t agree
19. Let f ( x)  1 [ x 2  (2k  2) x  k  1] , where k is a positive composite number. The
k 2
graph of y  g( x) is obtained by reflecting the graph of y  f ( x) with respect to the x-
axis and then translating the resulting graph upward by 3 units. Let P be the vertex of
the graph of y  g( x)
(a) Using the method of completing the square, express the coordinates of P in terms
of k. (2 marks)
(b) The coordinates of Q are (14,0) and PQ  13 . Let I be the in-centre of
OPQ , where O is the origin.
(i) Find the equation of OI.
(ii) Let R be a moving point on the rectangular coordinate plane. Denote the
circumscribed circle of PQR by C such that the area of the circle is the least.
Let G be the circumcentre of PQR . OI cuts C at two distinct points S and T.
L1 and L2 are the tangents to C at S and T respectively.
(1) Prove that L1 and L2 intersect at only one point.

(2) Denote the intersection point of L1 and L2 by U. Let V ( x, y) be a

point on the same rectangular coordinate plane such that TVS  90
and x  2 y  0 . Are V, S, U and T concyclic? Explain your answer.

(9 marks)

(a) g( x)  f ( x)  3
1
 [ x 2  (2k  2) x  k  1]  3
k 2
1
 [ x 2  (2k  2) x  (k  1) 2  (k  1) 2  k  1]  3
k 2
1 (k  1) 2  k  1
  x  (k  1) 
2
3
k 2 k 2
1 (k  1) (k  2)
 ( x  k  1) 2  3
k 2 k 2
1
 ( x  k  1) 2  (k  1)  3
k 2
1
 ( x  k  1) 2  k  4
k 2
The coordinates of P  (k  1, k  4)

(b)(i) ( PQ )  13
2 2

 k  1  14   ( k  4) 2  169
2

k 2  26k  169  k 2  8k  16  169

2k 2 18k  16  0
2(k  8)(k 1)  0
 k  8 or k  1 (rej)
 OP  (9) 2  122  15
Let r be the radius of the inscribed circle of OPQ
r 1
(OP  PQ  OQ)  (14)(12)
2 2
r4
Let (h, 4) be the coordinates of in-centre of OPQ
(15  h)  (h  14)  13
h  8
The coordinates of I   8, 4 
The equation of OI is
1
y x
2
(Alternative Solution) for finding the coordinates of in-centre
Coordinates of I
 13(0)  14(9)  15(14) 13(0)  14(12)  15(0) 
 , 
 13  14  15 13  14  15 
  8, 4 
The equation of OI is
1
y x
2
(b)(ii) (1)
the area of circumscribed circle of PQR is the least
i.e. PQ is the diameter
 14  9 0  12 
coordinates of G   , 
 2 2 
 23 
   ,6 
 2 
 23 
Put G   ,6  into the equation of OI
 2 
L.H.S.  6
1  23 
R.H.S.     
2 2 
23

4
 L.H.S.
G does NOT lie on OI
ST is NOT a diameter
L1 and L2 are NOT parallel
L1 and L2 intersect at only one point.
(b)(ii)(2)
Equation of the circumscribed circle is
2
 23  169
 x    ( y  6) 
2
…(*)
 2 4
1
Put y   x into (*)
2
5 2
x  29 x  126  0
4
58  2 211
x
5
 
Let S  58  2 211 , 29  211  and T  58  2 211 , 29  211 
 5 5   
   5 5 

1 1  4 211
Slope of tangent at S  
29  211 2  2 211
6
5
58  2 211 23

5 2
1 1  4 211
Slope of tangent at T  
29  211 2  2 211
6
5
58  2 211 23

5 2

(Slope of tangent at S) (Slope of tangent at T)

1  4 211 1  4 211
 
2  2 211 2  2 211
225

56
 1
TUS  90
TUS  TVS  180
V, S, U and T are NOT concyclic
(Alternative Solution )
6 12
(b)(ii)(2) Slope of OG  
23 23

2
12
tan GOQ 
23 y
GOQ  27.55281158
V
1
tan SOQ  T G
2
SOQ  26.56505118 S x
Q O
GOS  GOQ  SOQ
 27.55281158  26.56505118
 0.987760399

 23 
2
13 U
GT  GQ     14   62 
 2  2
2
 23  673
GO      62 
 2 4
sin GTO sin 0.987760399

673 13
4 2
GTO  1.971423707
TGS  180  2(1.971423707)
 176.0571526
TUS  180 176.0571526
 3.942847414
TVS  TUS
 90  3.942847414
 93.42847414
 180
V, S, U and T are NOT concyclic

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