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O-CAPS-03 : Pre-Regional Mathematics Olympiad (PRMO)
(For XI & XII Studying Students)

Topics Covered :
Mathematics : Polynomials & Sequences and Series

(ANSWER TO ALL QUESTIONS IN INTEGERS FROM 00 TO 99)

2 2
   
 2  2
  x  1 x  x  1     x  1 x  x  1   1
2 2 2 2

1. It is givne that     , where x  ±1 amd 10 > b > c > 4, b

    bc
3 2 3 2
 x  1   x  1 

and c both are integers. Find the number of possible order pairs of (b, c).

2.

Sx   x  x x  ...  x x

x  ....  find the value of

15 Sx  Sy.
  2
3. If (15y15 – 11y + 1) p(y) = 2015y2005, then find the unit digit of sum of coefficients of p(y).
4. Find the number of distinct real numbers which satisfy the equation (x2 + 4x – 2)2 = (5x2 – 1)2.

n
5. Let a1 = 97 and for n > 1, let an  a . Calculate the valeu of a1a2a3a4a5a6.
n 1

6. If f(x) is a monic polynomial of degree four such that f(–1) = –1, f(2) = –4, f(–3) = –9 and f(4) = –16, then
find f(1).
7. If the sum of the zeroes, product of the zeroes and the sum of the coefficients of the polynomial f(x) = ax2 +
bx + c are equal, and the sum of coefficients is 2, then find a.
8. If f(x) = ax2 + bx + c is divided by x, x – 2 and x + 3, then remainders comes out to be 7, 9 and 49
respectively, then find (3a + 5b + 2c)2.
9. If  is non-real root of x2 + ax + b = 0 and 3 = 343, then find (a + b) if a and b are real.
10. What is the smallest positive integer value of  so that the equation x2 – ( + 2)x + 2074 = 0 has integral
roots.
11. Let f(x) be a polynomial of 99 degree satsifying f(k) = k, k = 1, 2, 3... 99 and f(0) = 1, then find the value of
f(–1).

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12. If  and  are real numbers, satisfying  +  = k and  = k, where ‘k’ is a positive integer, then find the
smallest value of k.

13. If a – b = 3 and b – c = 5, then find the value of a2  b2  c 2  ab  bc  ca .

14. How many real values if ‘a’ are there for which the cubic equation x3 – 3ax2 + 3ax – a = 0 has all real roots,
one of which is ‘a’ itself?

15. If x is any integer that satisfy the inequality 2 x 2  5 x  4  3 x 2  2x  3  5 6  x  x 2 , then find the
value of x2.
16. How many solutions of the equation x4 – x2 + 9 = 3x3 + x are negative?
17. If ‘p’ is the root of x4 + x2 – 1 = 0, then find the value of (p6 + 2p4)1008.

1 1 1 1 m
18. If the sum of the series 1      .... to 2018 terms is where m, n  N and are co-prime to
3 6 10 15 n
each other, then the remainder when (m – n) is divided by 100 is
19. The number of common integers for the two A.P’s 1, 8, 15, 22, ...., 2003 and 2, 13, 24, 35, ..., 2004 is
20. In an infinite geometric progression whose terms are positive and any term is equal to teh sum of next two

a b
terms, if the common ratio is where a, b, c are integers, in their lowest form, then (a + b + c) is
c
equal to
21. If all the roots of equation x5 – 20x4 + 1x3 + 2x2 + 3 = 0 are real and in AP, then find the arithmetic mean
of the roots.

1 1 1 1
22. If the first term and common ratio of an infinite GP formed by selecting terms from 1, , , , ... upto ,
2 4 8 16

1
having sum are x and y respecitvley, then find 640 × xy.
7


r
23. The value of  2r  1 is
r 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 a
24. If the sum of infinity of the series 1         ....  where a and b are natural
2 4 8 16 32 64 128 b
numbers in their lowest form. Then (a2 + b2) is equal to
25. The nth triangular number is defined to be the sum of the first n positive integers. For example, the 5th triangular
number is 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 15. In the first 100 terms of the sequence 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, ... of
triangular numbers, how many are divisible by 7?
26. If ‘a’ is among first 9 whole number and hence the probability that the equation x4 – 2ax2 + x + a2 – a = 0
has all four real roots is  then find the value of 90.
27. If T1, T2, T3... Tn, form a sequence of real numbers such that T1 = T2 = 1 and Tn + 1 = Tn – 1Tn + 1 (for n  1)
{For example n = 2  T3 = T1T2 + 1  1 × 1 + 1 = 2}, then find (number of terms in first 50 terms of this
sequence which are multiple of 4) + 10.

1 1 7 15
28. If the sum of first ‘20’ terms of series    .... is 2– + 19 then find .
2 4 8 16

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29. Let A be the sum of first 20 terms and B be the sum of first 40 terms of sereis 12 + 2.22 + 32 + 2.42 + 52 +
2.62 + .... If B – 20A = 100 K, then find the unit digit of K.

3 5 7 p
30. Let    ...  terms  , where p and q are integers such that gcd(p, q) = 1, Then, find
1.2.3 2.3.4 3.4.5 q
the value of p + q.

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Answers
1. (04) (E) 11. (99) (M) 21. (04) (M)
2. (15) (M) 12. (04) (M) 22. (10) (M)
3. (01) (M) 13. (07) (E) 23. (04) (M)
4. (03) (M) 14. (02) (D) 24. (53) (E)
5. (48) (E) 15. (09) (M) 25. (28) (M)
6. (23) (M) 16. (00) (E) 26. (80) (D)
7. (02) (E) 17. (01) (M) 27. (10) (E)
8. (04) (E) 18. (17) (M) 28. (20) (E)
9. (56) (E) 19. (26) (E) 29. (08) (D)
10. (93) (M) 20. (06) (E) 30. (09) (D)

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Answers & Solutions

1. Answer (04) 5. Answer (48)

6. Answer (23)

2. Answer (15)

7. Answer (02)

3. Answer (01)

8. Answer (04)

4. Answer (03)
9. Answer (56)

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13. Answer (07)

10. Answer (93)

14. Answer (02)

11. Answer (99)

15. Answer (09)

12. Answer (04)

16. Answer (00)

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17. Answer (01) 22. Answer (10)

18. Answer (17)

23. Answer (04)

24. Answer (53)

19. Answer (26)

20. Answer (06)

25. Answer (28)

21. Answer (04) 26. Answer (80)

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29. Answer (08)

27. Answer (10)

30. Answer (09)

28. Answer (20)

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