SASMO 2014 SECONDARY 4 / Grade 10 Contest

Question1:
Tom must travel from town A to town B and he plans to go at a
certain speed. If he travels at a speed 5km/h faster than
planned, he will arrive 5 hours earlier and if he travels at a
speed 10km/h faster than planned, he will arrive 8 hours
earlier. What is his planned speed?

Question2:
On the island of nobles and liars, 50 people are standing in a
queue, said, that the person before him in the queue is a liar.
The first man in the queue, said, that all people, standing after
him are lairs. How many liars are in the queue? (Nobles always
speak the truth, and liars always tell lies.)

Question3:
In a football league with 6 teams ( A,B,C,D,E and F) each team
plays each of the other teams exactly once. So far, A has played
one match, B has played 2 matches, C has played matches, D
has played 4matches, and E has played 5 matches.
How many matches has F played so far?
Question4:
How many integers n>3 are there such that there exists a
convex n-gon whose angles are in ratio 1:2:3:……:n?

Question5
A sequence of a numbers has 6 as its first term, and every term
after the first is defined as follows:
. If a term A is an even number, then the following term in
the sequence is A/2 .
. If a term B is an odd number, then the following term is 3B+1
If the first four terms in our sequence are 6, 3, 10, and 5, what
is the 200th term of the sequence?

Question6:
To0m rolls a standards 6 sided dice. Jerry rolls another
standard 6 sided dice. TIM wins if the values shown on their
dice differ by 1. What is the probability that Tom wins?
Question7:
How many integers n(1<n<200) are there such that 5𝑛5𝑛
Is a perfect square?

Question8:
How many positive integers not exceeding 2013 are multiples
of 3 and but not 5?

Question9:
How many right-triangles can be formed by joining three
vertices of a given regular 14-gon?

Question10:
The first element of the sequence a1 =0, and if n>1 then
an+1 = an + (−1)𝑛 × 𝑛. Find the value of K if ak = 2013.
Question11:
How many 10 digit numbers only composed of 1, 2, and 3
exist, in which any two neighbouring digits differ by 1?

Question12
Four different numbers a,b,c and d are chosen from the list -1,-
2,-3,-4, and -5. What is the largest possible value of 𝑎𝑏 + 𝑐 𝑑

Question13
Evaluate the following sum
1 1 1
+ + ⋯⋯+
2√1 + 1√2 3√2 + 2√3 2013√2012 + 2012√2013
Question14
1 1
If 𝑥 2 + = 5 and x>0, find 𝑥 5 +
𝑥2 𝑥5

Question15
Let S be the least positive integer such that 10S is a perfect
cube. How many positive factors does the number S have?

Question16:
Two circles have their centers on the same diagonal of a
square. They touch each other and the sides of the
square as shown. The square has a side of length 1cm.
What is the sum of the lengths of the radii of the circles?
Question17:
What is the last digit of
15 + 25 + 35 + ⋯ + 21035 + 21045

Question18:
How many 7 digit numbers contain at least one 7?

Question 19:
Evaluate (in the simplest form)

√2013 + 28√2013 + 28√2013 + 28√…

Question20
How many zeros does the following product
1000 × 999 × 998 ×……× 3 × 2 × 1 end with?

Question21
In isosceles trapezoid ABCD (AB is parallel to CD), E is the
midpoint of side AD, AE=1 and angle BEC = 90°. Find the
perimeter of the trapezoid.