Math Competition Group Class: Final, June 3rd 2017

KC Tam

June 3, 2017

Name:

For all the problems, be sure to write, line by line, the steps that you took to solve them. No
calculator is allowed in the test.

Warm-up questions are counted as 4 points each. Regular questions (problems 1 to 10) are
worth 10 points each. The two extra credit problems are worth at most 15 points each. Time limit:
60 minues.

Operations and Algebra

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Warm-up Questions. (1) Suppose a = d 1027e, and 2 = 2t . Find a and t.

Answers: a = ,t= .

Problem 1. Suppose f (x) is a polynomial, namely, f (x) = an xn + an−1 xn−1 + · · · + a1 x + a0 , for

some non-negative integer n and some numbers a0 , a1 , ..., an as its coefficients.

(a) Prove that f (1) = a0 + a1 + · · · + an−1 + an .

(b) Suppose f (x) = (2x − 3)5 and g(x) = (2 − x)4 , and suppose

f (x)g(x) = c9 x9 + c8 x8 + c7 x7 + c6 x6 + c5 x5 + c4 x4 + c3 x3 + c2 x2 + c1 x + c0
Find c1 + c2 + c3 + c4 + c5 + c6 + c7 + c8 .

Problem 2. Find the sum 2017·2018−2018·2019+2019·2020−2020·2021+2021·2022−2022·2023

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Problem 3. Find the infinite product 2 · 2· 2 · · · · using the formula of the sum of
2 3 a
geometric series: a + ar + ar + ar + · · · = 1−r if −1 < r < 1.

Problem 4. Find the maximum and minimum values of the function y = |x − 3| + |x + 2|, where
−10 ≤ x ≤ 10.

Geometry

Warm-up questions (1) Plot five points on√ the (x, y) plane such that |x| + |y| = 10; (2) Suppose
the side length of an equilateral triangle is 3, find its altitude. (3) If the inradius of a triangle is
equal to r and the three sides are a, b, and c, what is the area of the triangle?
Answers: (1) , , , , .
(2) altitude = . (3) area = .

Problem 5. Find the area enclosed by the graph of the inequality |x| + |y| ≤ 10

Problem 6. Suppose the lengths of the sides of an acute triangle ABC are 60, 80, and x. Find
all possible integer values of x.

Problem 7. Suppose A = (0,0), B=(3,0), and C=(0,4). Find the inradius of triangle ABC, and
find the coordinates of the incenter.

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Problem 8. Suppose the side lengths of a triangle are 13, 14, and 15. Find the triangle’s area,
perimeter, inradius, and circumradius. Also, how many interior angles of this triangle is greater
than 60 degrees?

Problem 9. Suppose Jack runs a distance of 452 meters with a speed of 8 meters per second,
then he bikes the same distance back with a speed of 15 meters per second, and then, for a rest,
he walks 904 meters with a speed of 4 meters per second. What is Jack’s average speed of these
1356 meters of travel?

Problem 10. Prove that if x is not equal to y, then the geometric mean of two positive numbers
x and y is always less than the arithmetic mean of x and y.

Problem 11. Extra Credit 1. Suppose the lengths of the sides of an obtuse triangle ABC are 61,
79, and x. Find all possible integer values of x.

Problem 12. Extra Credit 2. Circles A and B are tangent at point C. P is on circle A and Q is
on circle B such that PQ is tangent to both cirlces. Given AC=3 and BC=8, find PQ.