Mathematics Competition

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

2013

DIRECTIONS:
1. Please listen to the directions on how to complete the information needed on the answer
sheet.
2. Indicate the most correct answer to each question on the answer sheet provided by blackening
the bubble which corresponds to the answer that you wish to select. Make your mark in
such a way as to completely fill the space with a heavy black line. If you wish to change the
answer, erase your first mark completely since more than one response to a problem will be
counted wrong. Make no stray marks on the answer sheet as they may count against you.
3. If you are unable to solve a problem, leave the corresponding answer space blank on the
answer sheet. You may return to it if you have time.
4. Avoid wild guessing since you are penalized for incorrect answers. If, however, you are able
to eliminate one or more answers as being incorrect, the probability of guessing the correct
answer is correspondingly increased. One-fourth of the number of wrong answers will be
subtracted from the number of right answers. Therefore, guessing is discouraged. Due to
the length of the test, you are not necessarily expected to finish it.
5. Use of pencil, eraser, and scratch paper only are permitted.
6. You will have 110 minutes of working time to do the 50 problems in the test. When time is
called, put down your pencil and wait for additional instructions.
Do not turn this page until directed by the proctor to do so.

Answer Key

1. B
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. B
6. E
7. D
8. D
9. C
10. E
11. A
12. A
13. D
14. A
15. E
16. A
17. A

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A
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C
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B
C

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50.

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1. (1976) The equation for the line that contains the point (4, 2) and is perpendicular to the line
determined by the points (4, 2) and (5, 2) is:
A. 4y + 9x 44 = 0
B. 4y 9x + 28 = 0 correct answer
C. 4x 9y + 2 = 0
D. 4x + 9y = 34
E. None of these

2. (1991) The slope of the line whose equation is

x y
+ = 1 is:
2 3

A. 2
3
B. correct answer
2
1
C.
2
1
D.
3
E. 3

3. (1983) Of the following choices for completing the statement, All equilateral triangles are
. . . , the one which is false is:
A. equiangular
B. acute
C. regular polygons
D. congruent to each other correct answer
E. similar to each other

4. (1964) The number of prime numbers between 60 and 80 is:

A. 4
B. 5 correct answer
C. 6
D. 7
E. None of these

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5. (1973) If loga 2 = x and logb 3 = y then ax by is equal to:

A. 5
B. 6 correct answer
C. logab 6
D. logab 5
E. None of these

6. (1965) An equation of the circle with its center at (1, 2) and its radius equal to 3 is:
A. x2 + y 2 + 3x + 4y 5 = 0
B. x2 + 2y 2 6x + 4y 1 = 0
C. x2 + y 2 + 2x 6y + 4 = 0
D. x2 + y 2 + 2x 4y + 10 = 0
E. x2 + y 2 + 2x 4y 4 = 0 correct answer


3
,
7. (1997) The solution set of the equation sin(2x) = cos(x) within the interval
is:
2 2
A. {tan1 (0.5)}
B. {tan1 (0.5), + tan1 (0.5)}
 
5
C.
6


5 3
, ,
D.
correct answer
2 6 2
E. { }

8. (1989) The solution set of |3 2x| < 7 is:

A. {x | 5 < x < 2}
B. {x | x < 2}
C. {x | x > 5}
D. {x | 2 < x < 5} correct answer
E. {x | 5 < x < 2}

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9. (1978) If the area of the base of a pyramid is 16 square units and the altitude is 9 units then
the volume of the pyramid is:
A. 72 cubic units
B. 144 cubic units
C. 48 cubic units correct answer
D. 432 cubic units
E. None of these

1
1
1
10. (1980) If 1 chickens lay 1 eggs in 1 days, then the number of days it takes 9 chickens to
2
2
2
lay 24 eggs is:
A. 24
B. 9
8
C.
3
D. 3
E. None of these correct answer

11. (1967) If 2x + y = 7 is the equation of a line, another line parallel to it is:

A. y = 5 2x correct answer
B. y = 14 4x
C. y = 7 + 2x
D. y = 2x
E. None of these

12. (1979) The roots of the equation 2ax2 + x +

1
correct answer
4
B. a 1
A. a

C. a > 0
1
D. a
2
E. None of these

1
= 0 will be real if:
2

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13. (1985) If g(x) = loga (x), then g(ax) equals:

A. g(x)
B. ag(x)
C. g(a)g(x)
D. 1 + g(x) correct answer
E. g(x) g(a)

14. (1995) Rectangle ABCD has an area of 54 square feet. Points X and Y trisect the segment
AD and points S and T trisect the segment DC. The area of rectangle Y W SD in square feet is:
A. 6 square feet correct answer
B. 9 square feet
C. 15 square feet
D. 18 square feet
E. 27 square feet

15. (1989) The vertex of the parabola f (x) = 2 + 3x x2 is:

, 1
A. 3
2
4


B. 3
, 17
2
4


C. 94 , 17
4
D. (1, 4)
E. None of these correct answer

16. (1978) A pizza shop sells pizzas in three sizes with either thick or thin crust and with eight
different toppings. If you order a pizza with exactly two different toppings then the number
of choices you have is:
A. 168 correct answer
B. 48
C. 21
D. 336
E. None of these

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17. (1997) The exact value of

cos


20

2
20

+ cos


+ cos

3
20


+ . . . + cos

40
20


is:

A. 0 correct answer
B. 1
C. 1
D.
E. e

18. (2000) The expression (x1 y 1 )

A.

is equal to:

xy
xy

B. x + y
C. x y
D.

yx
xy

E. None of these correct answer

19. (2001) A square with an area of 20 square units is inscribed in a semicircle. The area of a
square that could be inscribed in the entire circle with the same radius is:
A. 40 square units
B. 50 square units correct answer
C. 60 square units
D. 80 square units
E. None of these

20. (1998) The greatest odd factor of 7344 is:

A. 27
B. 51
C. 153
D. 207
E. None of these correct answer

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21. (1978) When you rationalize the denominator and simplify

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

5
, the result is:
3+ 5

15
2

15
2

5 15
correct answer
2

15 5
2
None of these

22. (1972) If b is a real number, b > 0 and b 6= 1 then (xb)logb (xb) is:
A. xb
B. b
C. 1
D. b2 x1+logb (x)
E. bx2+logb (x) correct answer

23. (1989) The solution set for x2 1 =

A. { } correct answer

B. 1, 41
C. {1}


D. 12 , 13
E. None of these

24. (1996) The value of cos(/24) is:

q
1+
A.
24

B.
C.
D.
E.

3
2

2+ 3
2

3+ 2+ 2
3
q

2+ 2+ 3
2

correct answer

x4 + 4x2 5x + 2 is:

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25. (1974) Consider the letters in the word: SECOND. The number of distinct permutations of
all six letters in this word which have O and N adjacent to each other is:
A. 24
B. 30
C. 120
D. 240 correct answer
E. 720

26. (1982) If 3(2x) + 9 = 10 (3x ), then the value of x2 + 1 is:

A. 1 only
B. 5 only
C. 1 or 5 correct answer
D. 2
E. 10

27. (1984) P Q and P T are tangents to the circle O. If angle QP T = 70 , the number of degrees
_

in the minor arc QT is:

A. 140

B. 125

C. 120

D. 110 correct answer

E. None of these

28. (1979) The number of solutions to

A. 0
B. 1 correct answer
C. 2
D. 3
E. None of these

x+6
2 x+6

=
is:
x
x+1

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29. (1980) You have a fair 6-sided die and a fair 2-sided coin. When you roll the die and flip the
coin, the probability of a 3 on the die or a tail on the coin is:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

7
correct answer
12
8
12
1
12
5
12
None of these

30. (2006) The chord tangent to the inner circle has a length of 10 units. Thus, the area of the
shaded ring is:
A. 100 square units
B. 50 square units
C. 25 square units correct answer
D. 10 square units
E. Impossible to determine
31. (1986) The solution set of (log(x))2 = log(x2 ) is:
A. {10, 1}
B. {10, 100}
C. {1, 100} correct answer
1
D. { , 100}
10
E. { }

32. (1993) When (a + 2b)5 is expanded, the sum of the coefficients is:
A. 32
B. 64
C. 144
D. 243 correct answer
E. None of these

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33. (1971) When the repeating decimal 0.123123123 is written in its simplest form as a rational
number, the sum of the denominator and numerator of this number is:
A. 17
B. 374 correct answer
C. 999
D. 1024
E. None of these


34. (1968) If x 6= y, an equivalent expression to
A.
B.

(x2 + y 2 )1
(x + y)(x4 y 4 )1

1
is:

1
(x2

y 2 )(x1

y 2 )(x

+ y 1 )

1
(x2

+ y)

C. (x y)1 correct answer

x+y
D.
(x2 y 2 )
E. None of these

35. (1964) The common chord of two circles is a line segment which connects two points of
intersection of the circles. Suppose there is a circle of radius 6 centimeters and a circle of
radius 8 centimeters and that the centers of these circles are 10 centimeters apart. The length
of the common chord of these two circles is:
A. 9.6 cm correct answer
B. 4.8 cm
C. 10.8 cm
D. 3.6 cm
E. 7.2 cm

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36. (1971) If sin(k) = m and cos(k) = n, then cos( + 2k) is equal to:
A. 1 m2
B. 2n2 1
C. n2 m2
D. m2 n2 correct answer
E. None of these

37. (1987) Suppose that the real numbers 8 and 5832 are the first and seventh terms of a geometric
sequence, respectively. The fifth term of this geometric sequence is:
A. 648 correct answer
B. 832
C. 1168
D. 1944
E. None of these

38. (1976) When x2 + x 3 is divided by x r the remainder is 1. The value of r is:

A. 2 or 1 correct answer
B. 3 or 1
C. 6
D. 2
E. None of these

39. (2001) Three students enter into a partnership. The first puts in $58, the second $87. The
profit from the partnership is $368, of which the first student gets $86. The amount of the
profits that should be given to the third student is:
A. $129.00
B. $103.18
C. $153.00 correct answer
D. $282.00
E. None of these

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40. (1996) If log5 (log4 (log2 (x))) = log4 (log2 (log5 (y))) = log2 (log5 (log4 (z))) = 0, then x + y + z
is equal to:
A. 890
B. 945
C. 1065 correct answer
D. 1184
E. None of these

41. (1983) BOA is a quadrant of a circle. Semi-circles OA and OB are drawn. If a and b represent
a
the area of the shaded parts then equals:
b

2
A.
B
2
1
2

C.
4
B.

D. 1 correct answer

E.
3

a
O

42. (1991) If 2 = + 1, then the value of 6 is:

A. 2 + 1
B. 3 + 2
C. 5 + 3
D. 8 + 5 correct answer
E. 13 + 8

43. (1974) The converse of the implication p q is

A. q p
B. q p
C. q p
D. p q
E. None of these correct answer

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44. (1994) If in the diagram below, O is the center of the circle, AC = 8, CE = 3, and the three
indicated angles are right angles, then the diameter of the circle is:
A.

110

B. 16 correct answer

C. 3 + 55

D. 171

E. None of these

O
C
E

45. (1981) If r and s are roots of the equation x2 + px + q = 0, then r3 + s3 is equal to:
A. p(p2 3q) correct answer
B. p(p2 + 3q)
C. q(q 2 3p)
D. q(q 2 + 3p)
E. None of these

46. (1973) If y = sin(x) and 0 < x <

, then sin(2x) is equal to:

2

A. 2y
p
B. 2y 1 y 2 correct answer
C. y 2
D. 2y

p
y2 1

E. None of these

47. (1994) The twelve-sided polygon in the circle below may be divided into six congruent right
triangles. If the radius of the circle is one inch, then the perimeter of the polygon in inches is:

A. 3 + 6 3 inches

B. 6 + 3 3 inches

C. 3 + 3 3 inches correct answer

D. 9 3 inches
E. None of these

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48. (1992) If x4 + 4x3 + 6px2 + 4qx + r is exactly divisible by x3 + 3x2 + 9x + 3, then the value of
(3p q)r is equal to:
A. 12
B. 9
C. 0
D. 9 correct answer
E. 12

49. (1987) For sets A and B, define A B = {x | x A and x

/ B} and A B = (A B)
(B A). Now let X be any set and let P be the set of all subsets of X. Consider the
following statements regarding the operation on the set P:
(i) The operation is associative, i.e., for all A, B, C P, A (B C) =
(A B) C.
(ii) The operation is commutative, i.e., for all A, B P, A B = B A.
(iii) The set P contains a -identity, i.e., for all A P, there exists an E P such
that A E = E A = A.
(iv) Each element of P is its own -inverse, i.e., for all A P, A A = E.
The true statements from among (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) are:
A. (i)
B. (ii)
C. (i) and (ii)
D. (i), (ii), and (iii)
E. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) correct answer

50. (1992) If a 6= 0 and the equation ax2 bx + c = 0 has roots r and s, then an equation with
roots u = ar + b and w = as + b is:
A. x2 bx ac = 0
B. x2 bx + ac = 0
C. x2 3bx + ac + 2b2 = 0 correct answer
D. x2 3bx ac + 2b2 = 0
E. x2 + (a b)x + ac 2b2 = 0