Ciphering problems-ALABAMA PDF

Round 1 Division 1 Algebra Question 1
How many distinct positive integer factors does 540 have (including 1)?
Answer: 24

∞
The sequence {an }n=0 defined by
a0 = 0
√
a1 = 12
√
q
a2 = 12 + 12
r
√
q
a3 = 12 + 12 + 12
converges to ?
Answer: 4
Find the sum of the positive solutions of

√ xx
x3x= .
x
Answer: 10/3
Find the largest integer which when divided into 364, 414, and 541, in this order, yields remainders which
are consecutive integers.
Answer: 7
The following system is written in base 4. If (x, y) is the solution, express x + y in base 4.
2x + 22y = 220
12x + 20y = 312
Answer: 20
3 1
The sum of a geometric series is and the second term is . Find the greatest possible common ratio.
8 12
Answer: 2/3
Solve for the integer n in this decimal expansion:
n
.1n1n1n1n1n . . . =
33
Answer: 5
Consider the polynomial

P (x) = x3 + bx2 + cx + d
whose roots are equal to the roots of

12x3 − 4x2 − 3x + 6
multiplied by k. If k is the smallest number which will make b, c, and d integers, then then b + c + d = ?
Answer: 97
Find the smallest solution of 2 √

xlog10 x = 10000 10.
√
Answer: 10/100
If the system
ax − y = p
x + (a − 3)y = q
p p
is solved by more than one pair (x, y) and is defined, then has one of two values. The greater of these
q q
minus the lesser is?
√
Answer: 5
The difference between two consecutive perfect squares is 101. What is the larger of these perfect squares?
Answer: 2601
How many distinct positive integer factors does 540 have (including 1)?
Answer: 24
What is the smallest nonzero integer which when multiplied by 420 yields a perfect square?
Answer: 105

√ xx
x3x= .
x
Answer: 10/3
Solve for x: √ √
x+1+ x−1
√ √ = 3.
x+1− x−1
Answer: 5/3
The following system is written in base 4. If (x, y) is the solution, express x + y in base 4.
2x + 22y = 220
12x + 20y = 312
Answer: 20
Let f (x) = 3x3 + 2x2 − x + 1. If f (a) = f (−a) and a 6= 0 then a2 = ?

Answer: 1/3
Solve for the integer n in this decimal expansion:
n
.1n1n1n1n1n . . . =
33
Answer: 5
If 3 is a root of 4x2 − 5x + c = 0, what is the other root?

Answer: −7/4
Find the smallest solution of 2 √

xlog10 x = 10000 10.
√
Answer: 10/100
Solve for x:
|x| − x = 3.
Answer: −3/2
The difference between two consecutive perfect squares is 101. What is the larger of these perfect squares?
Answer: 2601

4
If logb 2 = then b12 =?
3
Answer: 512
What is the smallest nonzero integer which when multiplied by 420 yields a perfect square?
Answer: 105
Find the sum of the solutions of 2

2m(m−4)

= 1.
2m−6
Answer: 5
Solve for x: √ √
x+1+ x−1
√ √ = 3.
x+1− x−1
Answer: 5/3
If i2 = −1 then
i + i4 − 2i5 + 5i7 2 =?

Answer: 37
Let f (x) = 3x3 + 2x2 − x + 1. If f (a) = f (−a) and a 6= 0 then a2 = ?

Answer: 1/3
For all x and y for which it is defined,
x y
y + x −2
1 1 = axb + cy d
y − x
where a + b + c + d = ?
Answer: 2
If 3 is a root of 4x2 − 5x + c = 0, what is the other root?

Answer: −7/4
Round 1 Division 1 Geometry Question 1
A frustrum of a hexagonal pyramid has top and bottom faces with areas 16 and 100. The perpendicular
distance between the two faces is 36. Find the volume of the frustrum.
Answer: 1872
Each of two circles has area 2π. The distance between the centers of the two circles is 2. What is the area
common to both circles?
Answer: π − 2
In this circle, diameter AB measures 20 and tangent BC measures 15. What is CD?
B
20
15
A
D C
Answer: 9
√
A side of a triangle having area 6 contains a point whose distance to each vertex is 10. How long is the
triangle’s shortest side?
Answer: 2

AE
Quadrilateral ABCD is a trapezoid with AB k EF k CD. If AB = 10, DC = 70, and = 3, what is
ED
EF ?
A B
E F
D C
Answer: 55
The circle has center O and diameter 80; AB = 120; CB = 80. What is cos θ?
C
A θ B
O
Answer: 7/8
A sector of a circle of radius 4 inches has perimeter 14 inches. Find the area of the sector in square inches.
Answer: 12
Find the radius of the circle inscribed in the isosceles trapezoid which has bases measuring 8 and 18.
8
18
Answer: 6
Two tangent lines to a circle meet at an angle of 60◦ . The distance between the points of tangency is 18.
What is the area of the circle?
18 60◦
Answer: 108π
The circle Γ centered at O has radius 52; AB = 40; CD = 12. Find the radius of the circle Ψ centered at P .
Γ A Ψ
C D
O P
B
Answer: 29
The shorter diagonal of a rhombus has the same length as a side and the other diagonal is 6. What is the
area of the rhombus?
√
Answer: 6 3
A frustrum of a hexagonal pyramid has top and bottom faces with areas 16 and 100. The perpendicular
distance between the two faces is 36. Find the volume of the frustrum.
Answer: 1872
In a right triangle, the altitude to the hypotenuse divides the hypotenuse into segments having lengths 4
and 21. What is the shorter leg of the triangle?
Answer: 10
In this circle, diameter AB measures 20 and tangent BC measures 15. What is CD?
B
20
15
A
D C
Answer: 9
Find the area of the region in the xy-plane bounded by the lines x + y = 12, y = x, and y = 5x.
Answer: 24

AE
Quadrilateral ABCD is a trapezoid with AB k EF k CD. If AB = 10, DC = 70, and = 3, what is
ED
EF ?
A B
E F
D C
Answer: 55
Find the area of a circle circumscribed around an equilateral triangle each of whose sides is 6.
Answer: 12π
A sector of a circle of radius 4 inches has perimeter 14 inches. Find the area of the sector in square inches.
Answer: 12
For how many integer values of n is there a triangle whose sides have lengths 5, 6, and 4 + n?
Answer: 9
Two tangent lines to a circle meet at an angle of 60◦ . The distance between the points of tangency is 18.
What is the area of the circle?
18 60◦
Answer: 108π
Find the largest number of rectangular solids with edges measuring 2 cm, 5 cm, and 8 cm which can be
placed inside a rectangular solid with edges measuring 20 cm, 40 cm, and 60 cm.
Answer: 600
The shorter diagonal of a rhombus has the same length as a side and the other diagonal is 6. What is the
area of the rhombus?
√
Answer: 6 3
Find the volume of the region bounded by two concentric spheres of radii 1 and 3.
Answer: 104π/3
In a right triangle, the altitude to the hypotenuse divides the hypotenuse into segments having lengths 4
and 21. What is the shorter leg of the triangle?
Answer: 10
In a circle, a sector having an arc of 10 degrees has an area of 25π. What is the radius of the circle?
Answer: 30
Find the area of the region in the xy-plane bounded by the lines x + y = 12, y = x, and y = 5x.
Answer: 24
In the xy-plane, the point (6, −10) is the midpoint of a line segment connecting the point (−3, 5) with the
point B. What is the sum of the coordinates of B?
Answer: −10
Find the area of a circle circumscribed around an equilateral triangle each of whose sides is 6.
Answer: 12π
A rectangular solid has a surface area of 82. Two of its edges are 2 and 3. What is an edge perpendicular
to these two edges?
Answer: 7
For how many integer values of n is there a triangle whose sides have lengths 5, 6, and 4 + n?
Answer: 9
Round 1 Division 1 Comprehensive A Question 1
Evaluate cos(2 arctan 4).

Answer: −15/17
Find the product of the solutions of

x2 − 2x + c = 0
given that the sum of the squares of the solutions is 9.

Answer: −5/2
Round 1 Division 1 Comprehensive B Question 1
If cos x = 3 sin x, what is sin x cos x?

Answer: 3/10
Given that i is an imaginary solution of
x3 − 2ix2 + (i − 2)x + i + 1 = 0
express the other non-real solution in the form a + bi.

Answer: −1 + i
After a 1 inch thick slice is cut from one side of a cube, the volume of the remaining figure is 100 cubic
inches. Find the edge length of the cube in inches.
Answer: 5

1 1 1 1
Evaluate 1− 2 1− 2 1 − 2 ... 1 −
2 3 4 1002
Answer: 101/200
Two non-congruent isosceles triangles each have legs measuring 10 and have the same area. What is the
sum of the squares of their bases?
Answer: 400
Find the smallest positive number c so that

c
x− =1
x
has a rational solution.
Answer: 3/4
A ball rests in a round hole of radius 10 cm in a flat table and protrudes upward from the table a vertical
distance of 50 cm. Find the radius of the ball in cm.
Answer: 26

√
Given that 3 + 2 5 solves
7x3 − 43x2 − 71x + 11 = 0
find a rational solution of this equation.

Answer: 1/7

√
How many times does “ 2” appear in this equation?
... √2
√ 2

√
√ √

2
 ( 2) 2   = 256
Answer: 9
What is the distance between the centers of the circles inscribed in and circumscribed around a 6-8-10 right
triangle?
√
Answer: 5
How many integers are there between 100 and 1000 in which no digit is repeated?
Answer: 648
Equilateral triangle ABC is inscribed in a square of side length 1. The sum of a side of the triangle and a
diagonal of the square is ?
√
Answer: 6
Find the largest value k for which this system of equations is consistent:
x + 2y − k = 0
y − 3x − 2 = 0
x − ky + 12 = 0
Answer: 5

√ √
In a right triangle, the medians from the acute angles to the legs measure 2 2 and 17. What is the square
of the hypotenuse?
Answer: 20
What radius yields the maximum area for a sector of a circle with perimeter 12?
Answer: 3
If r1 , r2 , and r3 are the roots of

x3 − 2x2 − 6x + 5 = 0
then
1 1 1
+ + =?
r1 r2 r2 r3 r3 r1
Answer: −2/5
The diameter AB of the circle is 12, and the measure of angle ∠ CAB is 30◦ . Find the shaded area.
C
30◦
A B
12
√ √
Answer: 6π + 9 3 or 3(2π + 3 3)
Jar A contains 11 pennies and 1 nickel. Jar B contains 12 pennies. At random: 8 coins are moved from Jar
A to Jar B, then 8 coins are moved from Jar B to Jar A. The probability that the nickel is now in Jar A is
p% where p =?
Answer: 60
If the x3 term in the binomial expansion of (1 + ax)5 is −80x3 , what is the number a?
Answer: −2

Answer: −15/17
A cube has a diagonal of 6. What is its volume?

√
Answer: 24 3
If cos x = 3 sin x, what is sin x cos x?

Answer: 3/10
The probability that a man will be alive 25 years from now is 3/7 and the probability that his wife will be
alive 25 years from now is 4/5. What is the probability that both will die during the next 25 years?
Answer: 4/35
After a 1 inch thick slice is cut from one side of a cube, the volume of the remaining figure is 100 cubic
inches. Find the edge length of the cube in inches.
Answer: 5
If x and y are positive number such that

log10 (xy) = 3

x
log10 =1
y
then x + y =?
Answer: 110
Two non-congruent isosceles triangles each have legs measuring 10 and have the same area. What is the
sum of the squares of their bases?
Answer: 400
I can carry all but 2 of my books in my briefcase. There are 10 ways in which I can choose which books I
carry. How many books do I have?
Answer: 5
Answer: 26
In a regular hexagon with sides measuring 1, the shortest diagonals each measure ?
√
Answer: 3

√
How many times does “ 2” appear in this equation?
 √ ... √2

√ √ √ 2 2
 ( 2) 2   = 256
Answer: 9
If a right triangle has a hypotenuse of 41 and an area of 180, what is its shortest leg?
Answer: 9
How many integers are there between 100 and 1000 in which no digit is repeated?
Answer: 648
Given a triangle T with an altitude of 10. Find the largest value of x such that a line parallel to and x units
above the corresponding base divides the triangle into two regions, the ratio of whose areas is 1:3.
Answer: 5
x + 2y − k = 0
y − 3x − 2 = 0
x − ky + 12 = 0
Answer: 5
Evaluate: √
271/6 · 12
Answer: 6
What radius yields the maximum area for a sector of a circle with perimeter 12?
Answer: 3
If
2x 4y = 1
1
4x 2y =
2
then
x + y =?
Answer: −1/3
C
30◦
A B
12
√ √
Answer: 6π + 9 3 or 3(2π + 3 3)
A square has a perimeter of 20. What is one of its diagonals?

√
Answer: 5 2
If the x3 term in the binomial expansion of (1 + ax)5 is −80x3 , what is the number a?
Answer: −2
Evaluate the following integer:

1.8 × 10−74
(3 × 10−40 )2
Answer: 200000
A cube has a diagonal of 6. What is its volume?

√
Answer: 24 3
Evaluate
log8 4 − log8 6 + log8 3
Answer: 1/3
The probability that a man will be alive 25 years from now is 3/7 and the probability that his wife will be
alive 25 years from now is 4/5. What is the probability that both will die during the next 25 years?
Answer: 4/35
In how many ways can a committee of 3 be chosen from a group of 10 people?

Answer: 120
If x and y are positive number such that

log10 (xy) = 3

x
log10 =1
y
then x + y =?
Answer: 110
An angle of 105◦ measures how many radians?

Answer: 7π/12
I can carry all but 2 of my books in my briefcase. There are 10 ways in which I can choose which books I
carry. How many books do I have?
Answer: 5
For what value of c does the equation

4x2 − 12x + c = 0
have only one solution?

Answer: 9
In a regular hexagon with sides measuring 1, the shortest diagonals each measure ?
√
Answer: 3
If a/b = 2, what is
4ab
?
16a2 + b2
Answer: 8/65
If a right triangle has a hypotenuse of 41 and an area of 180, what is its shortest leg?
Answer: 9
The number of students who take both math and chemistry is 30. This represents 10% of the math enrollment
and 12% of the chemistry enrollment. How many students take at least one of these two courses?
Answer: 520
Given a triangle T with an altitude of 10. Find the largest value of x such that a line parallel to and x units
above the corresponding base divides the triangle into two regions, the ratio of whose areas is 1:3.
Answer: 5
A man travels 5 miles north, 2 miles east, 1 mile north, and 10 miles west. How many miles is he from his
starting position?
Answer: 10
Evaluate: √
271/6 · 12
Answer: 6
A school offers 5 different language classes, 4 different science classes, and 3 different math classes. How
many ways are there to choose 2 classes, not both in the same subject?
Answer: 47
If
2x 4y = 1
1
4x 2y =
2
then
x + y =?
Answer: −1/3
Round 1 Division 1 Team Question 1
In this polygon, angle A is a right angle, and angles B, C, and D each measure 135◦ . Find EF .
E
1
D
1
F
1 C
1
A 1 B
√
Answer: 3
Find the smallest positive integer having 10 distinct positive integer factors (including 1).
Answer: 48
If
x2 + y 2 + x + y = 36
xy + x + y = −13
what is the greatest possible value of xy?

Answer: −8
If loga N = 1/8 and logb N = 5/3, what is logab N ?

Answer: 5/43
If the square has area 100 and A, B, C, and D are the midpoints of the sides, what is the area of quadrilateral
EF GH?
D
H
A G C
E
F
B
Answer: 20
√
If i = −1, how many solutions of
z = −i z 9
have positive real and imaginary parts?

Answer: 3
A, B, and C race a distance d yards at uniform speeds. A beats B by 10 yards, B beats C by 12 yards, and
A beats C by 18 yards. What is d?
Answer: 30
Let S be the set of all points in the xy-plane whose distance d1 to (0, 0) and distance d2 to (1, 0) satisfy
d1
= 4.
d2
What is the maximum possible distance between two points in S?

Answer: 8/15
In the x-y plane, the graph of the relation
x2 − 2y 2 − xy − x − y = 0
has the shape of an “X”; the two lines meet at (a, b) where a2 + b2 =?
Answer: 2/9
What is the maximum number of regions into which the plane can be divided by 20 lines?
Answer: 211

x2 − 2x + c = 0

Answer: −5/2
In this polygon, angle A is a right angle, and angles B, C, and D each measure 135◦ . Find EF .
E
1
D
1
F
1 C
1
A 1 B
√
Answer: 3

√
Answer: 2
If
x2 + y 2 + x + y = 36
xy + x + y = −13
what is the greatest possible value of xy?

Answer: −8

√
7x3 − 43x2 − 71x + 11 = 0

Answer: 1/7
If the square has area 100 and A, B, C, and D are the midpoints of the sides, what is the area of quadrilateral
EF GH?
D
H
A G C
E
F
B
Answer: 20
√ √
of the hypotenuse?
Answer: 20
A, B, and C race a distance d yards at uniform speeds. A beats B by 10 yards, B beats C by 12 yards, and
A beats C by 18 yards. What is d?
Answer: 30
p% where p =?
Answer: 60
In the x-y plane, the graph of the relation
x2 − 2y 2 − xy − x − y = 0
has the shape of an “X”; the two lines meet at (a, b) where a2 + b2 =?
Answer: 2/9

Answer: −15/17

x2 − 2x + c = 0

Answer: −5/2

√ xx
x3x= .
x
Answer: 10/3
√
Answer: 2
Answer: 26

√
7x3 − 43x2 − 71x + 11 = 0

Answer: 1/7
x + 2y − k = 0
y − 3x − 2 = 0
x − ky + 12 = 0
Answer: 5

√ √
of the hypotenuse?
Answer: 20
C
30◦
A B
12
√ √
Answer: 6π + 9 3 or 3(2π + 3 3)
p% where p =?
Answer: 60
Alabama State-Wide Mathematics Contest
2001 Ciphering Problems
A right circular cone has height 8 cm and volume 144 cm3 . What is the area of its base in cm2 ?
Answer: 54
Given that the quadrilateral ABCD is a rectangle and the quadrilateral EF GH is a square, find the
area of the quadrilateral EF GH.
A D
F
E G 12
H
B C
18
Answer: 18
1
Solve for x: 1− =6
1
1−
x
Answer: 5/6
Evaluate the sum: 20012 − 20002 + 19992 − 19982 + ... + 32 − 22 + 12

Answer: 2003001
How many three-digit numbers can be made using no zero digits such that in each number no two digits are
the same?
Answer: 504
If r1 , r2 , and r3 are the roots of x3 + 2x2 − 3x − 1 = 0 then what is (r1 + r2 )(r2 + r3 )(r3 + r1 )?
Answer: 5
7
1
If x+ is fully expanded and like terms combined, what is the coefficient of x?
x
Answer: 35
Find the radius of the circle inscribed in a triangle whose sides measure 8, 10, and 12.
√
Answer: 7
1
How many four digit numbers abcd exist such that a is odd, b is divisible by 3, c is even, and d is prime?
Answer: 400
A trapezoid has parallel bases of lengths 5 and 30 and non-parallel sides of length 10 and 25. Find the height
of the trapezoid.
√
Answer: 4 6
In M ABC, let D be the midpoint of side AB and E the midpoint of side AC. What is
area( DBCE)
?
area(M ABC)
Answer: 3/4
In the xy-plane, a circle has center (2, −3) and a tangent line with equation 3x − 4y = −7. Find the radius
of the circle.
Answer: 5

1
If Little Joe were to sell 3 of his farm he would still have 3 acres more than half of his farm left. How many
acres are in his farm?
Answer: 18
Find the sum of the digits of (999, 999)2

Answer: 54
If 4% of a uniform seed mixture is replaced by clover seed, the result is a mixture that is 10% clover seed.
The original mixture was p% clover seed where p =?
Answer: 25/4
Find the area of a regular octagon inscribed in a circle of area 8π.

√
Answer: 16 2
2
←→ ←→
Lines AB and AC are tangent to the circle at points B and C. What is the degree measure of arc x (bounded
by B and C)?
x 62◦ A
C
◦
Answer: 118
The sum of 28 consecutive odd integers is 2744. Find the smallest of these integers.
Answer: 71
What is the units digit of the integer 82001 ?

Answer: 8
a1 = 4
Let the sequence {an }∞
n=1 be defined by . Find a1000 .
an+1 = an + 4n
Answer: 1998004
What is the distance between the centers of the two squares?
3
1
1 3
√
Answer: 5
In a regular 9-gon ABCDEF GHI, what is the degree measure of angle ∠ ADF ?
Answer: 80◦
log2 100
50log10 2 − 5log10 2 =?
Answer: 25
3
Five boys and five girls are randomly placed in a row. What is the probability that the child standing on
each end of the row is a boy?
Answer: 2/9
All 3 lines are tangent to the circle and |AC| = 13. What is the perimeter of triangle M BCD?
A
B
C
Answer: 26
1
If is written as a power series a0 + a1 x + a2 x2 + a3 x3 + · · · the first nonzero
(1 + x)(1 + x2 )(1 + x4 )
term is a0 = 1 and the 12th nonzero term is an xn where n =?
Answer: 41
If the solutions of x2 − 2(a + b)x + 4ab = 0 are x = 8 and x = 10, then a2 + b2 =?

Answer: 41
Find the length of one edge of a regular tetrahedron which is inscribed in a sphere of radius 3.
√
Answer: 2 6
Given x4 − 8x3 + 21x2 − 26x + 8 = (x2 + ax + 4)(x2 + bx + 2). What is the value of ab?
Answer: 15
The rectangle has area 9. Find |BC|2
A D
60◦
B C
√
Answer: 9 3
4
The number of square cm in the surface area of a sphere is the same as the number of cubic cm which it
encloses. What is the radius of the sphere in cm?
Answer: 3
In square ABCD, F is the midpoint of BC and the area of quadrilateral CDEF is 45. What is the
area of triangle M BEF ?
D C
E F
A B
Answer: 9

3 2 5 3 1
If + =2 and − = , then x + y =?
x y x y 6
Answer: 5
Find the sum of the real solutions of 3x3/4 − 2x1/2 − x = 0.

Answer: 17
In the xy-plane, a circle passes through the points (−2, 3) and (1, 5). Its tangent line at (1, 5) has slope −1.
Its center is at (a, b) where a + b =?
Answer: 17/5
How many different sets of 10 towels can be selected from a collection consisting of 10 blue towels which are
identical and 10 red towels each of which has different embroidery?
Answer: 1024
Find the radius of a circle inscribed in an isosceles triangle whose legs each measure 10 and whose base
measures 12.
Answer: 3
If two different integers i and j between 1 and 100 inclusive are chosen at random, what is the probability
that |i − j| = 45?
Answer: 1/90
5
If the parabola y = ax2 + bx + c has vertex (6, 8) and (4, 0) is on the parabola, then a + b + c =?
Answer: −42
Find the sum of the solutions of 2x3 + x2 + cx − 3 = 0 if one solution is the negative of another.
Answer: −1/2

√
The altitude to the hypotenuse of a “30◦ -60◦ -90◦ ” right triangle measures 3. What is the area of the
triangle?
√
Answer: 2 3
The larger circle is centered at the origin. The smaller circle is tangent to the larger circle at point A. What
is the diameter of the smaller circle?
y
5
9
A x
Answer: 41
Evaluate: log8 16
Answer: 4/3

√
Let i = −1. If z + |z| = 4 + 8i, find |z|2
Answer: 100
If the radius of a disc is decreased by 10%, the area of the disc is decreased by p% where p =?
Answer: 19
When polynomial p(x) is divided by x − 2, the remainder is 5. When p(x) is divided by x − 3, the remainder
is 11. When p(x) is divided by (x − 3)(x − 2), the remainder r(x) satisfies r(6) =?
Answer: 29
6
For what value of c is the graph of y = 6x tangent to the graph of y = x2 + c?

Answer: 9
How many ordered pairs of positive integers (a, b) satisfy a2 − b2 = 512?

Answer: 4
x − y = −2
Find the value of k such that the lines with equations 3x − y = 2 all pass through the same point.
kx − 3y = −4
Answer: 4
If 40a = 2 and 40b = 4, then 10(1−a−b)/(2(1−b)) =?

√
Answer: 5
Answer: 54
Given that the quadrilateral ABCD is a rectangle and the quadrilateral EF GH is a square, find the
area of the quadrilateral EF GH.
A D
F
E G 12
H
B C
18
Answer: 18

1
1
1−
x
Answer: 5/6
A ladder is leaning against a vertical wall so that the top of the ladder is 7 feet above the ground. If the
ladder’s bottom is moved 1 foot away from the wall, its top will rest against the bottom of the wall. How
long is the ladder in feet?
Answer: 25
7
the same?
Answer: 504
Two tangent circles have radii 9 and 25 and the line is tangent to each circle at A and B. What is |AB|?
A
B
Answer: 30

7
1
x
Answer: 35
Find a 3 digit number which is 11 times the sum of its digits.

Answer: 198
Answer: 400
A trapezoid has parallel bases of lengths 5 and 30 and non-parallel sides of length 10 and 25. Find the height
of the trapezoid.
√
Answer: 4 6
area( DBCE)
?
area(M ABC)
Answer: 3/4
of the circle.
Answer: 5
8
1
Answer: 18
Find a real number x such that 9x − 9x−1 = 24.

Answer: 3/2
Answer: 25/4
Find the largest integer n so that 8n divides 4444 .

Answer: 29

←→ ←→
by B and C)?
x 62◦ A
C
◦
Answer: 118
The sum of 28 consecutive odd integers is 2744. Find the smallest of these integers.
Answer: 71

Answer: 8
Find the area of a regular octagon inscribed in a circle of area 8π.

√
Answer: 16 2
9
3
1
1 3
√
Answer: 5
In an isosceles triangle M ABC, |AB| = |AC| = 20 and m(6 CAB) ≥ 60◦ . If |BC| is an integer, what is the
greatest possible perimeter of the triangle?
Answer: 79
log2 100
50log10 2 − 5log10 2 =?
Answer: 25
Answer: 2/9

4
log2 + log2 (24) =?
3
Answer: 5
A
B
C
Answer: 26

Answer: 41
10
In a triangle with sides measuring 5, 5, and 6, what is the measure of the longest altitude?
Answer: 24/5
Given x4 − 8x3 + 21x2 − 26x + 8 = (x2 + ax + 4)(x2 + bx + 2). What is the value of ab?
Answer: 15
The rectangle has area 9. Find |BC|2
A D
60◦
B C
√
Answer: 9 3
Answer: 3
In square ABCD, F is the midpoint of BC and the area of quadrilateral CDEF is 45. What is the
area of triangle M BEF ?
D C
E F
A B
Answer: 9

3 2 5 3 1
If + =2 and − = , then x + y =?
x y x y 6
Answer: 5

Answer: 17
Let θ be the largest angle in a triangle whose sides measure 4, 5, and 6. Then cos θ =?
Answer: 1/8
11
In the xy-plane, a circle passes through the points (−2, 3) and (1, 5). Its tangent line at (1, 5) has slope −1.
Its center is at (a, b) where a + b =?
Answer: 17/5
measures 12.
Answer: 3
If two different integers i and j between 1 and 100 inclusive are chosen at random, what is the probability
that |i − j| = 45?
Answer: 1/90
Answer: −42
Find the sum of the solutions of 2x3 + x2 + cx − 3 = 0 if one solution is the negative of another.
Answer: −1/2

√
triangle?
√
Answer: 2 3
Line segment XY is tangent to the smaller of the concentric circles at X and measures 1 cm. What is the
area of the annulus in square cm?
X
Y
Answer: π
If f (x) = 3x − 7, solve f (2x) = 4f (x).

Answer: 7/2
12
Solve: log2 (log3 (log2 x)) = 1

Answer: 512
Answer: 19

∞
X
If rn = 1, then 2r + 1 =?
n=2
√
Answer: 5

Answer: 9

√ √
q
4 8
Find a positive solution of the equation: 3x2 3x−1 = 9x+1
Answer: 3/2
x − y = −2
kx − 3y = −4
Answer: 4
If 40a = 2 and 40b = 4, then 10(1−a−b)/(2(1−b)) =?

√
Answer: 5
A square has the same perimeter as an equilateral triangle whose sides each measure 2. What is the area of
the square?
Answer: 9/4
Answer: 54
13
2/5
1
− =?
32
Answer: 1/4

1
1
1−
x
Answer: 5/6
If θ is the smallest angle in a 3-4-5 right triangle, what is sec θ + tan θ?

Answer: 2
the same?
Answer: 504
In the xy-plane, the distance between the points (−1, 2) and (a, 5) is 5. If a > 0 then a =?
Answer: 3

7
1
x
Answer: 35
Answer: 400
Two tangent circles have radii 9 and 25 and the line is tangent to each circle at A and B. What is |AB|?
A
B
Answer: 30
14
Each interior angle of a regular polygon measures 165◦ . How many sides does the polygon have?
Answer: 24
area( DBCE)
?
area(M ABC)
Answer: 3/4
Determine the value of k such that −4 is a root of 5x2 − 2x − k = 0.

Answer: 88
1
Answer: 18
The region in the xy-plane enclosed by the x-axis, the y-axis, and the graph of y + 3x = 4 has what area?
Answer: 8/3
Answer: 25/4
2x + y = 7
For which value of k does the following system of equations fail to have a solution?
kx − 4y = 6
Answer: −8

←→ ←→
by B and C)?
x 62◦ A
C
◦
Answer: 118
15
of the circle.
Answer: 5

Answer: 8
Find the radius of a circle whose area is equal to the sum of the areas of two circles of radii 2 and 3,
respectively.
√
Answer: 13
3
1
1 3
√
Answer: 5
Find the sum of the solutions of |2x − 1| = 3.

Answer: 1
log2 100
50log10 2 − 5log10 2 =?
Answer: 25
If the circumference of a circle is 10π, what is the area of the circle?

Answer: 25π

4
log2 + log2 (24) =?
3
Answer: 5
16
A circle inscribed in a square of area 49 has what radius?

Answer: 7/2

Answer: 41
A
B
C
Answer: 26
Answer: 2/9
The midpoint of the line segment connecting the points (−1, 2) and (5, 7) in the xy-plane is (a, b) where
b − a =?
Answer: 5/2
Answer: 3
3! 6!
=?
4!
Answer: 180

3 2 5 3 1
If + =2 and − = , then x + y =?
x y x y 6
Answer: 5
17
3
a5

= ax by cz where x + y + z =?
b2 c
Answer: 6
Let θ be the largest angle in a triangle whose sides measure 4, 5, and 6. Then cos θ =?
Answer: 1/8
Solve for x: 51−2x = 25

Answer: −1/2
measures 12.
Answer: 3
Answer: −42

Answer: 17
A (convex) polygon is such that when all possible diagonals containing the vertex A are drawn, 10 triangles
are formed. How many sides does the polygon have?
Answer: 12

√
triangle?
√
Answer: 2 3
If f (x) = 3x − 7, solve f (2x) = 4f (x).

Answer: 7/2
Solve: log2 (log3 (log2 x)) = 1

Answer: 512
18

1
If logb = −3, then b =?
1000
Answer: 10
Answer: 19
The measures of the three angles of a triangle are in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5. What is the degree measure of the
largest angle?
Answer: 75◦

Answer: 9
x − y = −2
kx − 3y = −4
Answer: 4
√ √
q
4 8
Find a positive solution of the equation: 3x2 3x−1 = 9x+1
Answer: 3/2
19
A rectangle whose length is twice its width is inscribed in a circle of radius 10. What is the
area of the rectangle?
Answer: 160
P is the center of the larger circle which has radius 9. What is the radius of the smaller
circle?
P 60◦
√
Answer: 3 3
Find the positive value of n so that the difference between the roots of
2x2 + nx − 14
is 8.
Answer: 12
Find the largest possible value of x in a solution of
x2 + xy = 4
y 2 + xy = 1
√
4 5
Answer:
5
Find the value of x such that
logx 100 = log8 10000
√
Answer: 2 2
The product of two of the roots of
x3 − kx2 + 8x − 6
is 3. Find the sum of these two roots.
5
Answer:
2
Find the area of the largest circle which can be inscribed in a semicircle of radius 30.
Answer: 225π
How many 4-digit telephone extensions can be formed (with 0 allowed in any digit) in which
two or more digits are the same?
Answer: 4960
Solve for n:
r
3 4 5 n
· · ··· =6
2 3 4 n−1
Answer: 72
All three triangles are isosceles and AB = 2. What is AD?

D
A B C
√
Answer: 1 + 5
A right circular cone has a lateral surface area of 65π and a total surface area of 90π. What
is its volume?
Answer: 100π
√
A solid regular octahedron has volume 8 6 cubic units. What is its surface area in square
units?
√
Answer: 24 3
If 99 passengers show up for a flight but the airplane has only 97 seats, in how many different
ways can the airline choose which 97 people will fly?
Answer: 4851
Solve for x:
x4 − 1
= 2 − 3x
x3 + x2 + x + 1
3
Answer:
4
In a regular polygon, the measure of an interior angle is 18 times the measure of an exterior
angle. How many sides does the polygon have?
Answer: 38
From 5 students ages 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, two are randomly chosen. What is the probability
that their ages differ by at least 2 years?
3
Answer:
5
Compute
£ ¡ ¢¤
log2 log4 log10 164 + log10 258
Answer: 1
One of the roots of
x3 + 5x2 + qx − 7
is the negative of the other. What is q?
Answer: − 75
In a tennis tournament, the odds that player A will win are 5 to 4 and the odds that player
B will win are 1 to 5. What is the probability that A or B will win, expressed as a fraction
in lowest terms?
13
Answer:
18
A function f satisfies
f (n2 ) = f (n) + 6
for n ≥ 2 and
f (2) = 8.
Find f (256).
Answer: 26
Find x.
12
x 6
√
4 3 y
√
Answer: 4 3
The circle O has unit radius and is inscribed in the square. Find the radius of the circle P
inscribed as shown.
√
Answer: 3 − 2 2
If
1 − x + 6x2 A B C
3
= + + ,
x−x x 1−x 1+x
then B =?
Answer: 3
If a = log10 25 and b = log10 36, what is
6a/b + 5b/a ?
Answer: 11
Solve for x:
511
x6 + x3 + 1 =
x3 −1
Answer: 2
A sphere of radius 2 inscribed in a right circular cone of height 6 contacts the lateral surface
of the cone in a circle of what radius?
√
Answer: 3
Find the sum of the digits of the number
42004 54002
Answer: 10
√
If i = −1, find the real part of the solution of
|z| − z = 1 + 2i
3
Answer:
2
If the solution of the inequality
2x2 + px + q < 0
¡1 ¢
is the interval 2
, 4 , then p + q =?
Answer: −5
Find the largest prime factor of
218 − 1 .
Answer: 73
If the central angle of a sector of a circle is increased by 3 radians, the area of the sector
increases by 9. What is the radius of the circle?

√
Answer: 6
Points A, B, C, D, and E are on the circle and BE = CE. Find BE.
A 42 B
40 40 E
D 42 C
√
Answer: 4 29
The solution of the inequality
√ √ √
| x − 2| < 2 2
is an interval of what length?
Answer: 18
Jack and Jill visit an animal shelter having 15 cats and 10 dogs. How many ways can Jack
take home exactly one pet, either a cat or a dog, and Jill take home exactly two pets, a cat
and a dog?
Answer: 3450
3
If sin θ = and cos θ < 0, what is
5
sin 2θ + cos 2θ ?
17
Answer: −
25
Find
√ √4
√
8
√
16
√
2n
lim 10 10 10 10 10 · · · 10 .
n→∞
Answer: 100
In the binomial expansion of
(1 + x)n ,
the coefficients of x6 and x14 are equal. What is n?
Answer: 20
Three circles of radius 8 are mutually tangent to each other with points of tangency A, B,
and C. What is the area of 4ABC?

√
Answer: 16 3
Solve for x:
(5x + 5x + 5x + 5x + 5x )90 = 12550
2
Answer:
3
Given seven different points on a circle, how many different convex polygons can be formed
using subsets of these points as vertices?
Answer: 99
If DA is tangent to the circle at A, m ∠ACB = 10◦ , and m ∠CAB = 50◦ , find the degree
measure of ∠θ.
50◦
10◦ θ
C D
B
Answer: 110
If EA and ED are tangent to the circle at A and D, DB is perpendicular to diameter AC
EA AB
of circle O, and = 12, find .
AO BC
E
A C
O B
Answer: 144
Find the sum
3 + 8 + 13 + 18 + 23 + · · · + 328 .
Answer: 10, 923

5
In 8 years, a girl will be 8
as old as her father was 8 years ago, whereas in 4 years she will
4
be 9
as old as he was 4 years ago. How much older in years is the father than the girl?
Answer: 28
If
x + y = 12
and
x2 + 3xy + 2y 2 = 180,
find
4x + 2y.
Answer: 42
√
If i = −1, then
(1 + i)17 = a + bi
where a + b =?
Answer: 512
In how many ways can a police lineup be made of 6 suspects if 2 of the suspects cannot
stand together?
Answer: 480
If
¡ 2 ¢3 ¡ ¢2
x + y 2 = x3 + y 3
and
xy 6= 0,
then
µ ¶2
x y
+ =?
y x
4
Answer:
9
A teacher has a class of 9 students: 3 girls and 6 boys. How many ways can she seat her
students in a line of 9 chairs if between any 2 girls there are exactly 2 boys?
Answer: 12, 960

If A, B, and C are positive integers so that
31 1
=A+
4 1
B+
C +1
What is A2 + B 2 + C 2 ?
Answer: 54
Answer: 160
P is the center of the larger circle which has radius 9. What is the radius of the smaller
circle?
P 60◦
√
Answer: 3 3
2x2 + nx − 14
is 8.
Answer: 12
Find the largest possible value of x in a solution of
x2 + xy = 4
y 2 + xy = 1
√
4 5
Answer:
5
logx 100 = log8 10000
√
Answer: 2 2
The product of two of the roots of
x3 − kx2 + 8x − 6
is 3. Find the sum of these two roots.
5
Answer:
2
Answer: 225π
How many 4-digit telephone extensions can be formed (with 0 allowed in any digit) in which
two or more digits are the same?
Answer: 4960
Solve for n:
r
3 4 5 n
· · ··· =6
2 3 4 n−1
Answer: 72
All three triangles are isosceles and AB = 2. What is AD?

D
A B C
√
Answer: 1 + 5
is its volume?
Answer: 100π
√
A solid regular octahedron has volume 8 6 cubic units. What is its surface area in square
units?
√
Answer: 24 3
Answer: 4851
Solve for x:
x4 − 1
= 2 − 3x
x3 + x2 + x + 1
3
Answer:
4
Answer: 38
From 5 students ages 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, two are randomly chosen. What is the probability
that their ages differ by at least 2 years?
3
Answer:
5
Compute
£ ¡ ¢¤
log2 log4 log10 164 + log10 258
Answer: 1
One of the roots of
x3 + 5x2 + qx − 7
is the negative of the other. What is q?
Answer: − 75
in lowest terms?
13
Answer:
18
A function f satisfies
f (n2 ) = f (n) + 6
for n ≥ 2 and
f (2) = 8.
Find f (256).
Answer: 26
Find x.
12
x 6
√
4 3 y
√
Answer: 4 3
The circle O has unit radius and is inscribed in the square. Find the radius of the circle P
inscribed as shown.
√
Answer: 3 − 2 2
If
1 − x + 6x2 A B C
3
= + + ,
x−x x 1−x 1+x
then B =?
Answer: 3
If a = log10 25 and b = log10 36, what is
6a/b + 5b/a ?
Answer: 11
Solve for x:
511
x6 + x3 + 1 =
x3 −1
Answer: 2
A sphere of radius 2 inscribed in a right circular cone of height 6 contacts the lateral surface
of the cone in a circle of what radius?
√
Answer: 3
42004 54002
Answer: 10
√
If i = −1, find the real part of the solution of
|z| − z = 1 + 2i
3
Answer:
2
2x2 + px + q < 0
¡1 ¢
is the interval 2
, 4 , then p + q =?
Answer: −5
Find the largest prime factor of
218 − 1 .
Answer: 73

√
Answer: 6
Points A, B, C, D, and E are on the circle and BE = CE. Find BE.
A 42 B
40 40 E
D 42 C
√
Answer: 4 29
√ √ √
| x − 2| < 2 2
Answer: 18
Jack and Jill visit an animal shelter having 15 cats and 10 dogs. How many ways can Jack
take home exactly one pet, either a cat or a dog, and Jill take home exactly two pets, a cat
and a dog?
Answer: 3450
3
5
sin 2θ + cos 2θ ?
17
Answer: −
25
Find
√ √4
√
8
√
16
√
2n
lim 10 10 10 10 10 · · · 10 .
n→∞
Answer: 100
(1 + x)n ,
Answer: 20
Three circles of radius 8 are mutually tangent to each other with points of tangency A, B,
and C. What is the area of 4ABC?

√
Answer: 16 3
Solve for x:
(5x + 5x + 5x + 5x + 5x )90 = 12550
2
Answer:
3
Given seven different points on a circle, how many different convex polygons can be formed
using subsets of these points as vertices?
Answer: 99
measure of ∠θ.
50◦
10◦ θ
C D
B
Answer: 110
If EA and ED are tangent to the circle at A and D, DB is perpendicular to diameter AC
EA AB
of circle O, and = 12, find .
AO BC
E
A C
O B
Answer: 144
Find the sum
3 + 8 + 13 + 18 + 23 + · · · + 328 .
Answer: 10, 923

5
In 8 years, a girl will be 8
as old as her father was 8 years ago, whereas in 4 years she will
4
be 9
as old as he was 4 years ago. How much older in years is the father than the girl?
Answer: 28
If
x + y = 12
and
x2 + 3xy + 2y 2 = 180,
find
4x + 2y.
Answer: 42
√
If i = −1, then
(1 + i)17 = a + bi
where a + b =?
Answer: 512
stand together?
Answer: 480
If
¡ 2 ¢3 ¡ ¢2
x + y 2 = x3 + y 3
and
xy 6= 0,
then
µ ¶2
x y
+ =?
y x
4
Answer:
9
Answer: 12, 960

If A, B, and C are positive integers so that
31 1
=A+
4 1
B+
C +1
What is A2 + B 2 + C 2 ?
Answer: 54
If the area of a circle is to be decreased by 25%, its radius should be multiplied by what
factor?
√
3
Answer:
2
Answer: 160
4−2 − 2−3 = ?
1
Answer: −
16
2x2 + nx − 14
is 8.
Answer: 12
The sides of a pentagon measure 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Find the perimeter of a similar pentagon
whose longest side measures 15.
Answer: 50
logx 100 = log8 10000
√
Answer: 2 2
Find the sum of the solutions of:
10x2 + 11x − 6 = 0
11
Answer: −
10
Answer: 225π
√
4
log1/8 4096 = ?
Answer: −1
Solve for n:
r
3 4 5 n
· · ··· =6
2 3 4 n−1
Answer: 72
What is the degree measure of angle θ in the isosceles triangle?
39◦
Answer: 102
is its volume?
Answer: 100π
1
=?
3
2+
5
4+
6
29
Answer:
76
Answer: 4851
If x 6= 0, y 6= 0, and
3xy 2 = 4xy
then y =?
4
Answer:
3
Answer: 38
Find the perimeter of the triangle in the xy-plane formed by the x-axis, the y-axis, and the
line whose equation is 4y + 3x = 12.
Answer: 12
Compute
£ ¡ ¢¤
log2 log4 log10 164 + log10 258
Answer: 1
If
√ √
17 + 13
x=
2
and
√ √
17 − 13
y=
2
then what is
x2 − xy + y 2 ?
Answer: 14
in lowest terms?
13
Answer:
18
What is the measure of an altitude of an equilateral triangle whose sides each measure 10?
√
Answer: 5 3
Find x.
12
x 6
√
4 3 y
√
Answer: 4 3
Solve for x:
q
3 √
x=2
Answer: 64
If
1 − x + 6x2 A B C
3
= + + ,
x−x x 1−x 1+x
then B =?
Answer: 3
csc θ = ?
12
θ
5
13
Answer:
12
Solve for x:
511
x6 + x3 + 1 =
x3 −1
Answer: 2
A square inscribed in a circle has area 2. What is the area of the circle?
Answer: π
42004 54002
Answer: 10
√
An equilateral triangle whose sides each measure 2 3 is inscribed in a circle. Find the area
of the circle.
Answer: 4π
2x2 + px + q < 0
¡1 ¢
is the interval 2
, 4 , then p + q =?
Answer: −5
If the perimeter of a square is 10 units, the area of the square is how many square units?
25
Answer:
4

√
Answer: 6
The system
3x + 4y = 5
kx − 8y = −9
has no solution if k =?
Answer: −6
√ √ √
| x − 2| < 2 2
Answer: 18
Solve for x:
x+2 2
=
x−3 3
Answer: −12
3
5
sin 2θ + cos 2θ ?
17
Answer: −
25
µ ¶−4/3
1
=?
8
Answer: 16
(1 + x)n ,
Answer: 20
What is the sum of the degree measures of the interior angles of a convex pentagon?
Answer: 540
Solve for x:
(5x + 5x + 5x + 5x + 5x )90 = 12550
2
Answer:
3
Find x in the right triangle:
√
2 5
2x
Answer: 2
measure of ∠θ.
50◦
10◦ θ
C D
B
Answer: 110
Find a negative number which is 12 less than its square.
Answer: −3
Find the sum
3 + 8 + 13 + 18 + 23 + · · · + 328 .
Answer: 10, 923
A circle of what radius has an area equal to the combined area of two circles with radii 2
and 4?
√
Answer: 2 5
If
x + y = 12
and
x2 + 3xy + 2y 2 = 180,
find
4x + 2y.
Answer: 42
Solve for n:
n! = 90(n − 2)!
Answer: 10
stand together?
Answer: 480
Find the largest value of x so that
√ 18
4
x= √
11 − 4 x
Answer: 6561
Answer: 12, 960

The area of the shaded region is 2π. What is the area of the large circle having center C?
Answer: 8π
A 30◦ - 120◦ - 30◦ isosceles triangle with base measuring 1 is inscribed in a circle. What is
the area of the circle?
π
Answer:
3
If the line through points (m, −16) and (9, m) has slope m, find m.
Answer: 4
If
k log2 5 = 32
find
2
k (log2 5)
Answer: 3125
In the x-y plane, 3 vertices of a square are the points (4, 0), (0, 3), and (−3, −1). The 4th
vertex is (a, b) where a + b = ?
Answer: −3
Find the least positive integer n such that
√ √ 1
n+1− n<
10
Answer: 25
Solve for x:
3 log2 x + log2 27 = 3
2
Answer:
3
If a and b are the roots of x2 − 60x + 598, find a2 + b2 .
Answer: 2404
The internal angles of a (convex) pentagon are in the ratio 1:2:3:4:5. What is the degree
measure of the smallest internal angle in the pentagon?
Answer: 36
Find the final digit of
(1! + 3! + 5! + . . . + 99!)(2! + 4! + 6! + . . . + 98!)
Answer: 2
What is x?
70◦
x◦
◦
60
30◦
Answer: 20
If AB and AC are tangent to the circle of radius 1 at B and C respectively, what is the area
of 4ABC?
B C
60◦
√
3 3
Answer:
4
How many ways are there to distribute 4 different teddy bears to 3 children if each child gets
at least 1 teddy bear?
Answer: 36
Solve for x:
Ãr q !
√ √
4 x− 12x + 8x − 1 ·
Ãr q !
√ √
4 x+ 12x + 8x − 1 ·
µq ¶
√
4x + 8x − 1 = 15
Answer: 4
The intersection of a sphere of radius 10 with a plane having distance 7 from the center of
the sphere is a circle of what area?
Answer: 51π
If x3 + ax2 + x + b is divisible by x2 − 3x + 2, what is a?
8
Answer: −
3
What is the greatest value of c such that the system of equations
x2 + y 2 = 25
x+y = c
has a (real) solution?
√
Answer: 5 2
If
θ 2
tan =
2 3
what is sin θ?
12
Answer:
13
A parabola’s focus F is the midpoint of a side of a square of area 1. Its directrix is the
line containing the side of the square opposite the side containing the focus. The parabola
intersects the square at points P and Q where |P F | = |QF | = ?
5
Answer:
8
In rectangle ABCD: AB = 20, AD = 15. A point P is inside the rectangle such that
AP = 12 and BP = 16. Find the distance between P and DC.
27
Answer:
5
If 4BCD has area 12, what is the area of 4ABD?

D
A 5 B 4 C
Answer: 15
A right circular cylindrical tank 3 feet long and 4 feet in diameter is placed with its axis
horizontal. The tank is filled to a depth of 1 foot. How many cubic feet of liquid does it
contain?
√
Answer: 4π − 3 3
If x 6= 0 and y 6= 0 but
6x2 y 3 + 27xy 4 = 0
find
x
y
9
Answer: −
2
If
x6 + x4 + x2 − 1 = 0
find
x8 + 2x6 + 2x4
Answer: 1
Find the sum of the solutions of
sin 2x + cos x = 0
for
0 ≤ x < 2π
Answer: 5π
How many (positive, whole number) factors does 1, 000, 000 have (including 1)?
Answer: 49
How many integer solutions does the equation
1 ≤ |x + 2| ≤ 4
have?
Answer: 8
The three right triangles are similar. What is the largest possible value of x?
3
4
125
Answer:
9
Two numbers are such that their difference, sum, and product are to each other as 1 : 7 : 36
respectively. Find the sum of the two numbers.
Answer: 21
In the sequence
{an }∞
n=1 = {1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, . . .}
what is a130 ?
Answer: 16
Two solid iron spheres of radii 1 meter and 2 meters are melted down and the resulting iron
used to cast a solid right circular cylinder with a height of 1 meter. What is the radius of
the base of the cylinder in meters?
√
Answer: 2 3
The point L is on the common internal tangent of the circles, of which P Q and QR are
diameters. What is x?
L
6 5
x Q 3
P R
2
Answer:
3
Find x such that
∞
X
xn = 5
n=1
5
Answer:
6
√
If i denotes −1 and for some real y the real part of (1 + iy)3 is −26, what is |y|?
Answer: 3
How many ways are there to choose 1 dessert and 3 side orders from a menu having 3 desserts
and 10 side orders?
Answer: 360
The vertices of an inscribed triangle divide a circle into three arcs whose measures are in the
ratio 3 : 4 : 5. What is the degree measure of the largest angle of the triangle?
Answer: 75
Two lines each tangent to a circle of radius 2 intersect at right angles at a point P . What is
the distance between P and the center of the circle?
√
Answer: 2 2
Five (six-sided) dice are tossed. What is the probability that the five numbers shown will
be different (as a fraction in lowest terms)?
5
Answer:
54
Find the minimum value of x4 − 6x2 + 2 for −∞ < x < ∞.
Answer: −7
How many ordered triples of positive integers (r, s, t) satisfy r + s + t = 52 ?
Answer: 1275
If m ∠α = m ∠β and DE k AB, what is EB?

C
D 4 6 3 E
α
β
A B
9
Answer:
2
A corner is cut off of a solid cube as shown. What is the volume of the piece removed from
the cube?
2 2
1
1 1 2
√
2
Answer:
24
The quotient and difference of two numbers are both equal to 9. What is the larger of the
two numbers?
81
Answer:
8
Find the solution of

p
x+2 |x| + 1 = 0
√
Answer: −3 − 2 2
A diagonal of a face of a cube has length 4. What is the length of a diagonal of the cube?
√
Answer: 2 6
1
If sin θ + cos θ = , find sin 2θ.
4
15
Answer: −
16
Find the sum of the digits of
102003 − 101003
Answer: 9000
If ¤ABCD is a parallelogram; R is on diagonal AC; points C, B, and T are collinear; and
points D, R, S, and T are collinear, find x.

D x C
R
3
A B
S 4 T
√
Answer: 21
If
xy = 6
xz = 8
yz = 12
find
x2 + y 2 + z 2
Answer: 29
Find the smallest positive integer n such that
(n + 1) + (n + 2) + . . . + (n + 23)
is a perfect square.
Answer: 11
Answer: 8π
A 30◦ - 120◦ - 30◦ isosceles triangle with base measuring 1 is inscribed in a circle. What is
the area of the circle?
π
Answer:
3
Answer: 4
If
k log2 5 = 32
find
2
k (log2 5)
Answer: 3125
Solve for x:
√ √
2+x=2 x
2
Answer:
3
Answer: −3
Solve for x:
3 log2 x + log2 27 = 3
2
Answer:
3
If a and b are the roots of x2 − 60x + 598, find a2 + b2 .
Answer: 2404
Answer: 36
Find the final digit of
(1! + 3! + 5! + . . . + 99!)(2! + 4! + 6! + . . . + 98!)
Answer: 2
What is x?
70◦
x◦
◦
60
30◦
Answer: 20
If AB and AC are tangent to the circle of radius 1 at B and C respectively, what is the area
of 4ABC?
B C
60◦
√
3 3
Answer:
4
Answer: 36
Solve for x:
Ãr q !
√ √
4 x− 12x + 8x − 1 ·
Ãr q !
√ √
4 x+ 12x + 8x − 1 ·
µq ¶
√
4x + 8x − 1 = 15
Answer: 4
Answer: 51π
If x3 + ax2 + x + b is divisible by x2 − 3x + 2, what is a?
8
Answer: −
3
If the polynomial
f (x) = x2 − 13x + 10
is divided by the polynomial
g(x) = x − 2
what is the remainder?
Answer: −12
x2 + y 2 = 25
x+y = c
√
Answer: 5 2
5
Answer:
8
In rectangle ABCD: AB = 20, AD = 15. A point P is inside the rectangle such that
AP = 12 and BP = 16. Find the distance between P and DC.
27
Answer:
5

D
A 5 B 4 C
Answer: 15
A right circular cylindrical tank 3 feet long and 4 feet in diameter is placed with its axis
horizontal. The tank is filled to a depth of 1 foot. How many cubic feet of liquid does it
contain?
√
Answer: 4π − 3 3
6x2 y 3 + 27xy 4 = 0
find
x
y
9
Answer: −
2
If
x6 + x4 + x2 − 1 = 0
find
x8 + 2x6 + 2x4
Answer: 1
sin 2x + cos x = 0
for
0 ≤ x < 2π
Answer: 5π
How many (positive, whole number) factors does 1, 000, 000 have (including 1)?
Answer: 49
1 ≤ |x + 2| ≤ 4
have?
Answer: 8
The three right triangles are similar. What is the largest possible value of x?
3
4
125
Answer:
9
Answer: 21
In the sequence
{an }∞
n=1 = {1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, . . .}
what is a130 ?
Answer: 16
The angles of a triangle measure x◦ , 5x◦ , and 6x◦ . What is x?
Answer: 15
√
Answer: 2 3
Find x such that
∞
X
xn = 5
n=1
5
Answer:
6
√
If i denotes −1 and for some real y the real part of (1 + iy)3 is −26, what is |y|?
Answer: 3
and 10 side orders?
Answer: 360
The vertices of an inscribed triangle divide a circle into three arcs whose measures are in the
ratio 3 : 4 : 5. What is the degree measure of the largest angle of the triangle?
Answer: 75
√
Answer: 2 2
Five (six-sided) dice are tossed. What is the probability that the five numbers shown will
be different (as a fraction in lowest terms)?
5
Answer:
54
Answer: −7
How many ordered triples of positive integers (r, s, t) satisfy r + s + t = 52 ?
Answer: 1275
The surface areas of two cubes are in a ratio of 4 : 9. If V1 is the volume of the smaller cube
V1
and V2 the volume of the larger cube, what is ?
V2
8
Answer:
27

C
D 4 6 3 E
α
β
A B
9
Answer:
2
Find a negative solution of
|22x + 1| = 19
10
Answer: −
11
two numbers?
81
Answer:
8
√
Answer: 2 6
1
If sin θ + cos θ = , find sin 2θ.
4
15
Answer: −
16
102003 − 101003
Answer: 9000
If ¤ABCD is a parallelogram; R is on diagonal AC; points C, B, and T are collinear; and
points D, R, S, and T are collinear, find x.

D x C
R
3
A B
S 4 T
√
Answer: 21
If
xy = 6
xz = 8
yz = 12
find
x2 + y 2 + z 2
Answer: 29
Find the smallest positive integer n such that
(n + 1) + (n + 2) + . . . + (n + 23)
is a perfect square.
Answer: 11
What is x?
3 4
√
Answer: 7
Answer: 8π
√
165 = ?
Answer: 1024
Answer: 4
Solve for x:
√ √
2+x=2 x
2
Answer:
3
Answer: −3
An interior angle of a parallelogram measures 15◦ . What is the degree measure of the largest
interior angle of the parallelogram?
Answer: 165
Solve for x:
3 log2 x + log2 27 = 3
2
Answer:
3
Solve for x:
√ √
x−3− x + 3 = −2
13
Answer:
4
Answer: 36
A sector of a circle of radius 3 has area 2π. What is the degree measure of its central angle?
Answer: 80
What is x?
70◦
x◦
◦
60
30◦
Answer: 20
Solve for x:
1 x
1 =
2+ x
6
5
Answer:
2
Answer: 36
The line perpendicular to the line whose equation is
x + 2y = 9
and which intersects this line at the point (1, 4) includes the point (7, b) where b = ?
Answer: 16
Answer: 51π
If the polynomial
f (x) = x2 − 13x + 10
is divided by the polynomial
g(x) = x − 2
what is the remainder?
Answer: −12
x2 + y 2 = 25
x+y = c
√
Answer: 5 2
If
an = (n + 2)2 − (n + 1)2
find
a1 + a2 + a3 + . . . + a2003
Answer: 4020021
5
Answer:
8
The base of a pyramid is a square measuring 4 meters by 4 meters. The height of the pyramid
is 9 meters. What is the volume of the pyramid in cubic meters?
Answer: 48

D
A 5 B 4 C
Answer: 15
µ ¶1/2
4−3
= ?
3−4
9
Answer:
8
6x2 y 3 + 27xy 4 = 0
find
x
y
9
Answer: −
2
If f (x) = x2 + x, what is f (6) − f (3) · f (2)?
Answer: −30
sin 2x + cos x = 0
for
0 ≤ x < 2π
Answer: 5π
If the side length of a square were doubled, the area of the square would increase by 9 square
units. What is the side length of the square?
√
Answer: 3
1 ≤ |x + 2| ≤ 4
have?
Answer: 8
Two sides of a triangle measure 1 and 7 and the angle included between them is 120◦ . What
is the measure of the third side of the triangle?
√
Answer: 57
Answer: 21
The angles of a triangle measure x◦ , 5x◦ , and 6x◦ . What is x?
Answer: 15
√
Answer: 2 3
√
log√10 (100 10) = ?
Answer: 5
Find x such that
∞
X
xn = 5
n=1
5
Answer:
6
If
4x2 + bx + 2 = 0
has exactly one real solution, find |b|.
√
Answer: 4 2
and 10 side orders?
Answer: 360
If
4y = x − 2
3x = 4 − y
then what is the value of y?
2
Answer: −
13
√
Answer: 2 2
Find
sec(tan−1 (−2))
√
Answer: 5
Answer: −7
The surface areas of two cubes are in a ratio of 4 : 9. If V1 is the volume of the smaller cube
V1
and V2 the volume of the larger cube, what is ?
V2
8
Answer:
27

C
D 4 6 3 E
α
β
A B
9
Answer:
2
Find a negative solution of
|22x + 1| = 19
10
Answer: −
11
two numbers?
81
Answer:
8
Solve for x:
274x = 9x+1
1
Answer:
5
√
Answer: 2 6
√
An equilateral triangle has area 2 3. What is the length of a side?
√
Answer: 2 2
102003 − 101003
Answer: 9000
A sphere S is inscribed in a cube C. Find
the surface area of S

the surface area of C
π
Answer:
6
If
xy = 6
xz = 8
yz = 12
find
x2 + y 2 + z 2
Answer: 29

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Solve for the integer n in this decimal expansion:

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Let f (x) = 3x3 + 2x2 − x + 1. If f (a) = f (−a) and a 6= 0 then a2 = ?

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Solve for the integer n in this decimal expansion:

If 3 is a root of 4x2 − 5x + c = 0, what is the other root?

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Find the smallest solution of 2 √

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