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Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School 2. It is given that k is a constant. Solve the quadratic equation
First Term Examination (2016 – 2017) k 1
4x 2  2x   0.
Form 4 Mathematics 4

Full Mark : 100 Mark : ________________ / 100 1 2  k

th A. x 
Date : 7 December, 2016 Name : _____________________ 4
Time : 8:40a.m. – 10:10a.m.(90 mins) Class : ____________ ( ) 1  2  k
B. x 
Total Number of Pages : 14 2
1 2  k
C. x 
Answer ALL questions in Section A and B. 4
1 2  k
D. x 
Section A : Multiple Choice Questions (24 marks) 4
Choose the best answer for each question and write down your answers in the
boxes provided below. 3. If x  4 is a factor of the polynomial p(x) , which of the following must be a
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. factor of p( x 2 ) ?

7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. A. x  1

B. x  2
C. x  4
1. Solve ( x  a)( x  k )  (k  x)( x  a) . D. x  16

A. x  k
B. x  k or x  a 4. The H.C.F. and L.C.M. of three expressions are xz2 and x3y4z4 respectively. If
C. x  k or x  a two of the expressions are x2y2z3 and x3y4z2, find the third expression.
D. x  k or x  1
A. x3z2
B. x3y4z3
C. x2y2z2
D. xz4

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5. If y is a function of x, which of the following must be correct? 8. Which of the following functions has a range of all real numbers greater than
zero?
A. Every value of y has only one corresponding value of x.
B. Every value of y must correspond to more than one values of x. A. f ( x)  2 x  1
C. Every value of x has only one corresponding value of y.
B. f ( x)  x 2  x  1
D. Every value of x can correspond to more than one values of y.
C. f ( x)  x  1
1
D. f ( x) 

6. Simplify
1  xy  xy  1 . x2
y
x  xy
9. If a  0 and b  0, which of the following is the graph of y  ax2  bx ?
yx
A.
xy A. B.
yx
B. 
xy
xy
C.
xy
xy
D. 
xy
C. D.

7. Which of the following straight lines does not intersect with the straight line
y  2x  6 ?
A. x  6
1
B. y  x6
2
C. 4 x  2 y  9  0
D. 6 x  3 y  18  0

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10. Gordon and Percy played games. Gordon won 2 prizes less than Percy. The 12.
y
product of the numbers of their prizes is 195. Find the number of prizes
Percy won.

A. 9
B. 13
C. 15 x
O
D. 17
L1

L2

In the figure, the equations of the straight lines L1 and L2 are ay = 1and
11. Find the values of the real numbers x and y if bx + cy = 1 respectively. Which of the following is/are true?
3  2 yi  x  (3x  2)i  ( y  5)i .
2

I. a<0
1 5 II. b>0
A. x   and y 
2 3 III. c<0
1 3
B. x   and y  
2 5
1 5 A. I only
C. x  and y 
2 3 B. I and II only
1 3 C. II and III only
D. x  and y 
2 5 D. I, II and III

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Section B : Conventional Questions (76 marks) 2. It is given that f ( x)  x 3  x 2  (k  5) x , where k is a constant.

Answer ALL questions in this section and write your answers in the spaces provided. If f (2)  f (2), find the value of f (6) .

1. Unless otherwise specified, all working must be clearly shown. (6 marks)

2. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should be either exact or correct to
3 significant figures.

1. Solve 4( x  1) 2  9 .

(3 marks)

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3. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 4.
4. Given that  and  are the roots of x2  4 x  2  0 .
(a) When 𝑓(𝑥) is divided by 𝑥 + 𝑘, the remainder is 2𝑘. Find the
value(s) of 𝑘.
(a) Find the value of  2   2 .
(b) Find the remainder when 𝑓(𝑥 + 1) is divided by 𝑥 − 1.
(5 marks)
(b) Form a quadratic equation in x with roots  2 and  2 .

(5 marks)

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5. The length and the width of a rectangular lawn are (2 x  5) m and
(3x  4) m respectively.
(a) Express the perimeter of the rectangular lawn as a function P(x)
(in m).
(b) If the perimeter of the rectangular lawn is 32 m, find its area.
(6 marks)

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20
6. (a) Express in the form of a  bi , where a and b are real
3i
numbers. (2 marks)
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(b) It is given that is a root of the equation x 2  12x  c  0 .
3i
(i) Find the value of c.
(ii) Find the range of values of k such that the quadratic equation
x 2 12 x  c  k has no real roots.
(5 marks)

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7. Given f (x) = ax3 + 4x2  x + b and g(x) = 4x3 + 16x2  ax + b, where a and b
are constants. x + 4 is a common factor of f (x) and g(x).

(a) Find the values of a and b. (5 marks)

(b) A student claims that there are three real roots of the equation
f ( x)  0 . Do you agree? Explain briefly.
(3 marks)

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8. The straight line L1: x  2 y  10  0 cuts the x-axis and the y-axis at A and B
respectively. The straight line L2, passing through B and perpendicular to L1,
cuts the x-axis at C.
y

L2
L1

x
C O A

(a) Write down the coordinates of A and B. (2 marks)

(b) Find the equation of L2. (2 marks)
(c) Now, from the origin O, a straight line L3 perpendicular to L2 is
drawn to meet L2 at D.
(i) Find the equation of L3.
(ii) Find the coordinates of D. (3 marks)

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9. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. The inclination of AB is 45o.The

coordinates of B and D are (2, 5) and (0, 6) respectively.
y

D (0, 6)

B (2, 5)

45o x
A O

(a) Find the equation of AB. (2 marks)

(b) Find the coordinates of C. (4 marks)
(c) Is DBC a right-angled triangle? Explain your answer.
(2 marks)

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10. The figure shows the rectangle ABCD where AD  16 cm and AB  12 cm .

E and F are points on BC and CD respectively. Let EC  DF  x cm and
the area of AFE  A(x) (in cm2).

A 16 cm D

x cm

F
12 cm

B E C
x cm

x2
(a) Show that A( x)   8 x  96 . (2 marks)
2
(b) Using completing square method, find the minimum area of
AFE and the corresponding value of x. (4 marks)

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11. The figure below shows the graphs of y  f (x) and y  g (x) with the (c) Another two points D and E lying on the graphs of y  f (x)
and y  g (x) respectively such that the areas of △ABC and
same vertex A. Given that f ( x)  a( x  h) 2  k and g ( x)  ( x  3) 2  1 ,
△ADE are the same. If DE is also a vertical line, write down
where a, h and k are constants. the coordinates of D and E.
(2 marks)

×B

(4, 3) ×

x
0
×
A
×C

(a) If the point (4, 3) lies on the graph of y  f (x) , find the values of
a, h and k. (3 marks)
(b) Given that B and C are two points lying on the graphs of
y  f (x) and y  g (x) respectively. If BC is a vertical line on
the right side of A, find the coordinates of B and C such that the
area of △ABC is 20.
(4 marks)

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Question 12 is on the NEXT PAGE.

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12. (a) Let f (x) be a polynomial and x  a is a factor of the
polynomial f ( x)  x .
(i) Find f (a) in terms of a.
(ii) Show that x  a is also a factor of f ( f ( x))  x .
(3 marks)
(b) Find a quadratic factor of the polynomial

x 2

2
 
 4x  1  4 x 2  4x  1  1  x .

(3 marks)

End of Section B

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