MMC 2011 4th Year Regionals, Category B 1

Easy
3x 3 − 3x
E1 For what values of x does the equation = x + 3 hold? [none]
x3 − x
E2 The difference between the squares of two positive integers is 60 and the sum of their squares is 228.
What is the larger number? [12]
E3 How many ordered pairs (x, y) of positive integers satisfy x + y > 5? [6]
E4 An arithmetic progression has 9 terms. If its first term is 1 and the middle term is 21, what is the last
term? [41]
E5 What is the smallest prime number dividing the sum 311 + 53 ? [2]
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E6 A fair die is rolled 6 times. What is the probability of rolling at least a 5 six times? [ ]
729
E7 If the sum of the first 2011 positive integers is subtracted from the sum of the first 2011 odd integers,
what is the result? [2011]
x − ∣x∣
E8 For which nonzero real numbers is a positive integer? [x < 0]
x
4 4 2
E9 If 2
− + 1 = 0, what is ? [1]
x x x
E10 If 4 times the reciprocal of the circumference of the circle is equal to the diameter of the circle, what is
the area of the circle? [1]
Average
A1 What is the sum of the cubes of 2 numbers with sum and product −1? [−4]
A2 If 126 is expressed as the sum of 2 different prime numbers, what is the largest possible difference
between the two primes? [100]
A3 The arithmetic mean age of a group consisting of male and female teachers is 40. The female teachers’
average is 35 and the male teachers’ average is 50. What is the ratio of the number of female teachers to
the number of male teachers? [2 ∶ 1]
A4 There are two cards, one with both sides read and the other with one side red and the other side blue.
The cards have the same probability to be chosen. One card is chosen and was placed in a table. If the
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upper side of the card chosen is red, what is the probability that the underside is also red? [ ]
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A5 What is the smallest integral value of k such that 2x(kx − 4) − x 2 + 6 = 0 has no real roots? [2]
Difficult
D1 Circle A is circumscribed about a square, and Circle B is inscribed in the same square. What is the ratio
of the area of Circle A to that of Circle B? [2 ∶ 1]
D2 If log8 3 = P, express log2 9 in terms of P. [6P]
D3 A piece of wire of length 36π cm is cut into 2 parts. Each part is then bent into circles. It is found that
the total area of the circles is 180π cm2 . How long are the parts? [12π cm, 24π cm]
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D4 In a geometric sequence, the difference between the fifth and fourth terms is 576, and the difference
between the second and first terms is 9, what is the first term of this sequence? [3]
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D5 Three of the roots of x 4 + ax 3 + bx + c = 0 are 1, 2, and 3. What is the other root? [− ]
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