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2026 Math DSE Question

The document is an examination paper for the 2026 Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Mathematics Mock Examination, specifically Paper 1. It includes instructions for candidates, a series of mathematical questions across different sections, and guidelines for answering the questions. The paper is designed to assess students' understanding of various mathematical concepts and problem-solving skills.

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2026-DSE

MATH CP Please stick the barcode label here.

PAPER 1

HONG KONG EXAMINATION AND ASSESSMENT AURHOTITY

HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION MOCK EXAMINATION 2026

MATHEMATICS..Compulsory..Part Candidate Number

PAPER..1
Question-Answer Book

8:30 am – 10:45 am (2¼ hours)

This paper must be answered in English

INSTRUCTIONS
(1) After the announcement of the start of the
examination, you should first write your
Candidate Number in the space provided on
Page 1 and stick barcode labels in the spaces
provided on Pages 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11.

(2) This paper consists of THREE sections, A(1),

A(2) and B.

(3) Attempt ALL questions in this paper. Write

your answers in the spaces provided in this
Question-Answer Book. Do not write in the
margins. Answers written in the margins will not
be marked.

(4) Graph paper and supplementary answer sheets

will be supplied on request. Write your
Candidate Number, mark the question number
box and stick a barcode label on each sheet,
and fasten them with string INSIDE this book.

(5) Unless otherwise specified, all working must be

clearly shown.

(6) Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers

should be either exact or correct to 3 significant
figures.

(7) The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily

drawn to scale.

(8) No extra time will be given to candidates for

sticking on the barcode labels or filling in the
question number boxes after the ‘Time is up’
announcement.

2026-DSE-MATH-CP 1-1 1
SECTION A(1) (35 marks)

m 5m − n
1. Make m the subject of the formula −1 = . (3 marks)
2 3

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(uv 2 )5
2. Simplify and express your answer with positive indices. (3 marks)
u 7 v −3

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3. The coordinates of the points P and Q are (−6,5) and (2,1) respectively. P is translated downwards by
r units to R.
(a) Write down, in terms of r, the coordinates of R.
(b) Find r such that PQR = 90 .
(3 marks)

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4. Factorize
(a) 5x2 y + 17 xy − 12 y ,
(b) 5x2 y + 17 xy − 12 y − 10 x + 6 .
(4 marks)
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5. The sum of the number of blue pens and the number of red pens in a box is 795. If 123 blue pens are taken
out from the box, then the number of blue pens in the box is 25% less than the number of red pens in the
box. Find the number of red pens in the box. (4 marks)

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6. Consider the compound inequality

2 − 7x
3x − 4  5  …………… (*) .
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(a) Solve (*).
(b) Write down the greatest integer satisfying (*).
(4 marks)

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7. A profit of $162 is made by selling a ring at a discount of 15% on its marked price. The marked price of
the ring is $270 above its cost. Find the percentage profit. (4 marks)

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8. In Figure 1, ABC is a triangle. D is a point lying on AB. Let E and F be points lying on CB produced and
CD produced respectively such that .BD // EF. and BC = EF . It is given that BD = 8 cm and
BE = 6 cm .

C B E
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Figure 1
(a) By considering a pair of similar triangles, find the length of BC.
(b) Suppose that AD = 10 cm . Prove that ABC  CEF .
(5 marks)

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9. The frequency distribution table and the cumulative frequency distribution table below show the
distribution of the weight of 20 apples.

Weight (grams) Frequency Weight less than (grams) Cumulative Frequency

91 – 100 2 100.5 2
101 – 110 a 110.5 6
111 – 120 6 120.5 12
121 – 130 7 130.5 b
131 – 140 h 140.5 k

(a) Find a and b.

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(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 numbers of driving hours of a group of taxi
drivers in a week.

Stem (tens) Leaf (units)

2 5 6 9
3 2 3 3 6 6 7 8
4 0 0 2 2 5 5 7 7 7
5 w

The ratio of the range to the inter-quartile range of the distribution is. 7 : 3 .
(a) Find w. (3 marks)
(b) (i) Write down the mode of the distribution.
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(ii) If two taxi drivers are randomly selected from the group, find the probability that the mean
.of their numbers of driving hours in the week exceeds the mode of the distribution.
(3 marks)

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11. It is given that f ( x) partly varies as x 2 and is partly constant. Suppose that f (4) = 0 and f (8) = −9 .

Denote the graph of y = f ( x) by .Γ.

(a) Find the y-intercept of . Γ. (3 marks)

(b) Γ . cuts the x-axis at the points U and V while Γ cuts the y-axis at the point W. Find the perimeter of
UVW . (3 marks)

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12. The straight line L passes through the point (−10,11) . The slope of L is –2.
(a) Find the equation of L. . (2 marks)
(b) The coordinates of the points H and K are (2,5) and (4,7) respectively. Let P be a point lying
on L such that is equidistant from H to K.
(i) Find the coordinates of P.
(ii) Let Q be a point such that HPKQ is a quadrilateral, where HP = HQ = KQ . Find the area
of the quadrilateral HPKQ.
(5 marks)

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13. A solid metal sphere of radius 10 cm is melted and recast into three similar solid right circular cylinders X,
Y and Z. Let r1 cm , r2 cm and r3 cm be the base of radii of X, Y and Z respectively. It is given that

r1 : r2 : r3 = 2 : 3 : 5 .
(a) Express the volume of Y in terms of π. (3 marks)
(b) A craftsman finds that the height of Y is 9 cm.
(i) Find r2 .

(ii) The craftsman claims that the total surface area of Z is greater than the surface area of the
sphere. Do you agree? Explain your answer.
(5 marks)

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14. When the polynomial g( x) is divided by x2 + 2x + a , the quotient and the remainder are x + 13 and
b( x − 3) respectively, where a and b are constants. It is given that g( x) is divisible by x − 3 .
(a) Find a. . (3 marks)
(b) Is there only one possible value of b such that at least two roots of the equation g( x) = 0 are equal?
Explain your answer. (5 marks)

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Section B (35 marks)

15. A bag contains 3 red balls, 3 white balls and 5 black balls. If 4 balls are randomly drawn from the bag at
the same time, find

(a) the probability that exactly 2 red balls are drawn, (2 marks)

(b) the probability that exactly 2 red balls or exactly 2 white balls are drawn. (2 marks)

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16. It is given that P, Q, R are three points in a rectangular coordinate plane. The coordinates of P and Q are
(7,8) and (−13, 20) respectively. The equation of the perpendicular bisector of PR is 3x + 5 y − 27 = 0 .
Let C be the circle which passes through P, Q and R.

(a) Find the equation of C. (3 marks)

(b) The tangent of C at P and the tangent to C at R intersect at the point H. Is. HPR .a right-angled
triangle? Explain your answer. (3 marks)

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17. In Figure 2, the base of the pyramid VABCD is the quadrilateral ABCD. The face VAB of the pyramid lies
on the horizontal ground. It is given that AB = 90 cm , AD = 70 cm , CD = 100 cm , ADC = 55 and
BCD = 130 .

B
A
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Figure 2
(a) Find
(i) the distance between A and C,
(ii) BAD .
(4 marks)
(b) It is given that the VD = 80 cm . A student finds that the angle between the plane ABCD and the
horizontal ground 65 . The student claims that the angle between VD and the horizontal ground is
less than 50 . Is the claim correct? Explain your answer. (2 marks)

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18. Let G(n) be the nth term of a geometric sequence. It is given that G(2) = 12 and G(5) = 768 .

(a) Find G(1) . ... (3 marks)

(b) Denote T(n) = log2 G(n) for all positive integers n. Find

(i) T(n + 1) − T(n) ,

(ii) the greatest value of k such that T(1) + T(2) + T(3) + ... + T(k )  106 .

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19. Let h( x) = − x2 + 30kx + 4 x − 225k 2 − 40k + 3 , where k is a positive constant. On the same rectangular

coordinates plane, denote the vertex of the graph of y = h( x) and the vertex of the graph of

y = 14 − h(4 − x) by A and B respectively.

(a) Using the method of completing the square, express, in terms of k, the coordinates of A. (2 marks)
(b) Write down, in terms of k, the coordinates of B. (1 mark)
(c) The coordinates of point C are (2 + 48k ,7 − 36k ) . Let I and J be the in-centre and circumcentre of

ABC respectively.
(i) Let M be the mid-point of AB. Describe the geometric relationship between CM and AB.
Explain your answer.
(ii) Express, in terms of k, the distance between I and J.
(iii) The coordinates of the point D are (6 − 22k ,6 − 15k ) . Is it possible that BDIJ is a

parallelogram? Explain your answer.

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(9 marks)

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HONG KONG EXAMINATION AND ASSESSMENT AURHOTITY

MATHEMATICS..Compulsory..Part Candidate Number

8:30 am – 10:45 am (2¼ hours)

(2) This paper consists of THREE sections, A(1),

(3) Attempt ALL questions in this paper. Write

(4) Graph paper and supplementary answer sheets

(5) Unless otherwise specified, all working must be

(6) Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers

(7) The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily

(8) No extra time will be given to candidates for

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6. Consider the compound inequality

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Weight (grams) Frequency Weight less than (grams) Cumulative Frequency

(a) Find a and b.

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Stem (tens) Leaf (units)

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Denote the graph of y = f ( x) by .Γ.

(a) Find the y-intercept of . Γ. (3 marks)

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(a) Find the equation of C. (3 marks)

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(a) Find G(1) . ... (3 marks)

(i) T(n + 1) − T(n) ,

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y = 14 − h(4 − x) by A and B respectively.

parallelogram? Explain your answer.

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