CUHK FAA Thomas Cheung Secondary School

F4 Mathematics ( Whole Syll.)

Summer Holiday Workbook

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BOOK A

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1. Solve the following quadratic equations by the factor method.
(a) x2 + 8x + 12 = 0 (b) x2 – 4x – 32 = 0

2. Solve the following quadratic equations.

(a) (x + 3)2 = 11 (b) x2 + x – 3 = 0

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3. Consider –5, 6.8,  , 3.1 8 , 7 – i, 3.4 and 0.0144 , where i =  1 .
(a) Write down all the rational numbers.
(b) Write down all the irrational numbers.
(c) Write down all the complex numbers.

4. Let k be a constant. If the following quadratic equations have no real roots, find the range of values of k.
(a) x2 + 8x + k = 0 (b) kx2 – 4x + 1 = 0

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5. Let i =  1 . Simplify the following and express the results in the form a + bi.
(a) (5 + 3i) + (4 – i) (b) (1 – i)2

6. If f (x) = –x2 – 3x + 8, find the values of the following.

1
(a) f (3) (b) f( )
3

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7. For each of the following graphs of quadratic functions, find
(i) the direction of opening, (ii) the axis of symmetry,
(iii) the coordinates of the vertex, (iv) the x-intercept.
(Give the answers correct to 1 decimal place if necessary.)
(a) (b)

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8. In each of the following divisions of polynomials, find the quotient and the remainder.
(a) (4x2 + 4x – 1)  2x (b) (3x2 – x + 5)  (x – 1)

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9. Let f (x) = 2x3 – 2x2 + 4x + 3. Find the remainder when f (x) is divided by
(a) x – 2, (b) 2x + 3.

10. Simplify each of the following.

4x  2 1 x
(a) (b)  2
2 x 2  3x  1 x 3 x 9

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11. (a) Solve 6z2 – 5z + 1 = 0.
(b) Hence, or otherwise, solve 6(2x  3)2  5(2x  3)  1  0 .

12. The figure shows a right circular cone with slant height 12 cm. It is given that the total
surface area of the cone is 64 cm2. Find the base radius of the cone.
12 cm

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13. Consider the quadratic equation (2x – 1)(2x + 7) = k, where k is a constant.
(a) Express the discriminant of the equation in terms of k.
(b) Determine the nature of the roots of the equation for k = –8.

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14. Let  and  be the roots of the equation x(x – 2) = 3 – x. Find the values of the following expressions.
(a) 2 × 2
(b)  2 +  2

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15. In the figure, the graph of y = x2 + 3x  4 cuts the x-axis at A(a, 0) y
and B(b, 0).
(a) Find the values of a and b.
a2 b2 x
(b) Form a quadratic equation in x with roots and .
8 8 A(a, 0) 0 B(b, 0)

y = x2 + 3x  4

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16. In the figure, ABCD is a rectangular garden. The sides AB, AD and CD
are surrounded by fences with total length 40 m. fences
A D
Let AB = x m and AD = y m.
fences garden fences
(a) Express y in terms of x.
(b) Is it possible that the area of the garden exceeds 250 m2 ? Explain B C
your answer.

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17. Consider f (x) = x2  px + 3, where p is a positive constant. The coordinates of the vertex of the graph of
p
y = f (x) are ( , 6) .
2
(a) (i) Find the value of p.
(ii) Find the axis of symmetry of the graph of y = f (x).
(b) Let g(x) = k  f (1  x), where k is a constant. The graph of y = g(x) touches the x-axis at B(b, 0) only.
(i) Find the values of k and b.
(ii) Solve the equation 2f (x) + g(x)  2 = 0.

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18. (a) Find the quotient and the remainder when 12x3 + 8x2 – 4x + 7 is divided by 3x2 + 8x – 1.
(b) Let f (x) = 12x3 + 8x2  4x + 7  (ax + b), where a and b are constants. It is given that f (x) is divisible by
3x2 + 8x  1.
(i) Find the values of a and b.
(ii) Find the remainder when f (x) is divided by x + 4.

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19. f (x) is a polynomial of degree 3. It is known that f (3) = 0, f (1) = 6 and f (x) is divisible by g(x), where g(x) is a
quadratic polynomial. Given that the graph of y = g(x) passes through (3, 3) and has its lowest point at
(2, 5).
(a) Express g(x) in the form ax2 + bx + c, where a, b and c are constants.
(b) Express f (x) in the form ax2 + bx + c, where a, b and c are constants.

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20. (a) Let k be a constant. Find the value of k such that x – 3 is a factor of x3 – kx2 + 30x – 36.
(b) The figure below shows the graph of y = 2x2 – 18x + 60. P is a variable point on the graph in quadrant I.
Q and R are the feet of the perpendiculars from P to the x-axis and the y-axis respectively.
(i) Let (q, 0) be the coordinates of Q. Express the area of the rectangle OQPR in terms of q.
(ii) Are there three different positions of P such that the area of the rectangle OQPR is 72? Explain
your answer.
y
y = 2x2 – 18x + 60

R P

x
O Q

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Multiple choice questions
21. Solve x(x + 3) = x.
A. x = –3
B. x = –4
C. x = 0 or –3
D. x = 0 or x = –4

22. The figure shows the graph of y = x2 + bx + c. Find the roots of

x2 + bx + c = 0 from the figure.
A. x = 1
B. x = –2
C. x = – 0.4 or 2.4, cor. to 1 d.p.
D. x = – 0.5 or 2.5, cor. to 1 d.p.

23. Let k be a constant. If the quadratic equation kx2 – 2kx – 3 = 0 has a double real root, then k =
A. –3.
B. 3.
C. 0 or –3.
D. 0 or 3.

24. If  and  are the roots of the equation 7x2 – x + 9 = 0, which of the following quadratic equations has roots 2
and  2?
A. 49x2 – 125x – 81 = 0
B. 49x2 – 125x + 81 = 0
C. 49x2 + 125x – 81 = 0
D. 49x2 + 125x + 81 = 0

11  2i
25. Let i =  1 . 
2i
A. 4 – 3i.
24
B.  3i .
5
24 7
C.  i.
5 5
20
D.  5i .
3

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26. The figure shows the graph of y = p(x – q)2, where p and q are constants. y

Which of the following are correct? y = p(x – q)2

A. p > 0 and q > 0.
B. p > 0 and q < 0.
C. p < 0 and q > 0.
D. p < 0 and q < 0. x
O

27. Which of the following about the function f (x) = 2x2 – 3x + 7 is correct?
A. Its minimum value is 0.75.
B. Its maximum value is 0.75.
C. Its minimum value is 5.875.
D. Its maximum value is 5.875.

28. If k is a constant such that x3 – 3x2 – kx + 6 is divisible by x – 2, then k =

A. 1.
B. 7.
C. 13.
D. 15.

29. Find the G.C.D. and the L.C.M. of x2 + 6x + 5 and x2 – 1.

G.C.D. L.C.M.
A. x + 1 (x2 – 1)(x + 5)
B. (x + 1)2 (x2 – 1)(x2 + 5)
C. x+1 (x2 – 1)(x + 6x + 5)
D. (x + 1)2 (x2 – 1)(x2 + 6x + 5)

p p 3mp 2  9 p 2
30.   =
m  3 9  m2 m3
1
A.  .
m3
1
B.  .
p(m  3)
3 p 2 (m  3)  1
C. .
3 p(m  3) 2
3 p 2 (m  3)  1
D. .
3 p(m  3) 2

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Answers
1. (a) –2, –6 14. (a) 2
(b) 8, –4 (b) 7
2. (a)  3  11 15. (a) a = 4, b = 1
 1  13 (b) 8x2 – 17x + 2 = 0
(b)
2 16. (a) y = 40 – 2x
3. (a) –5, 6.8, 3.1 8 , 0.0144 (b) no
(b)  , 3.4 17. (a) (i) 6
(c) 7 – i (ii) x = 3
4. (a) k > 16 (b) (i) k = –6, b = –2
(b) k > 4 (ii) 0, 16
5. (a) 9 + 2i 18. (a) quotient: 4x – 8, remainder: 64x – 1
(b) –2i (b) (i) a = 64, b = –1
6. (a) –10 (ii) –360
62 19. (a) g(x) = 2x2 – 8x + 3
(b)
9 (b) f(x) = 2x3 – 14x2 + 27x – 9
7. (a) (i) open downwards 20. (a) 9
(ii) x = –3 (b) (i) 2q3 – 18q2 + 60q
(iii) (–3, 1) (ii) no
(iv) –2, –4 21. C
(b) (i) open upwards 22. C
(ii) x = 1 23. A
(iii) (1, –3) 24. D
(iv) (–0.7, 2.7) 25. A
8. (a) quotient: 2x + 2, remainder: –1 26. A
(b) quotient: 3x + 2, remainder: 7 27. C
9. (a) 19 28. A
57 29. A
(b) 
4 30. C
2
10. (a)
x 1
3
(b) 
x 9
2

1 1
11. (a) ,
2 3
5 4
(b)  , 
4 3
12. 4 cm
13. (a) 16k + 256
(b) two distinct real roots

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