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 PRE -RMO
MATHS
1. Each of the number x1, x2, ……., x101 is  1. What is the smallest positive value of


1i j101
xi x j

Ans: (10)
Sol. Solution Check From: 2:28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlNvkdjcO6c&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0Gg1CQtgwV
rOeLlbEqNFkbd&index=25

2. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a notebook costs Rs. 17. A school spends exactly Rs. 10000 in the
year 2017-18 to buy x pens and y notebooks such that x and y are as close as possible
(i.e., |x - y| is minimum). Next year, in 2018-19, the school spends a little more than Rs.
10000 and buys y pens and x notebooks. How much more did the school pay?
Ans: (10)
Sol. Solution Check From: 1:40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahYrF1Twxak&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0Gg1CQtgwVr
OeLlbEqNFkbd&index=26

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3. Find the number of ordered triples (a, b, c) of positive integers such that 30a + 50b + 70c 
343.
Ans: (30)
Sol. Solution Check From: 9:20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahYrF1Twxak&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0Gg1CQtgwVr
OeLlbEqNFkbd&index=26

4. Let AB be a diameter of a circle and let C be a point on the segment AB such that AC : CB
= 6 : 7. Let D be a point on the circle such that DC is perpendicular to AB. Let DE be the
diameter through D. If [XYZ] denotes the area of the triangle XYZ, find [ABD]/[CDE] to the
nearest integer.
Ans: (13)
Sol. Solution Check From: 1:10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGOnMvtg4Iw&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0Gg1CQtgwVr
OeLlbEqNFkbd&index=27

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5. Consider the set E = {5, 6, 7, 8, 9}. For any partition {A, B} of E, with both A and B non-
empty. Consider the number obtained by adding the product of elements of A to the
product of elements of B. Let N be the largest prime number among these numbers. Find
the sum of the digits of N.
Ans: (17)
Sol. Solution Check From: 7:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGOnMvtg4Iw&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0Gg1CQtgwVr
OeLlbEqNFkbd&index=27

6. Let ABCD be a convex cyclic quadrilateral. Suppose P is a point in the plane of the
quadrilateral such that the sum of its distances from the vertices of ABCD is the least. If
{PA, PB, PC, PD} = {3, 4, 6, 8}, what is the maximum possible area of ABCD?
Ans: (55)
Sol. Solution Check From: 8:23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1GNRbh8fK8&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0Gg1CQtgwVr
OeLlbEqNFkbd&index=28

7. Triangle ABC and DEF are such that A = D, AB = DE = 17, BC = EF = 10 and AC –
DF = 12. What is AC + DF?

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Ans: (30)

Sol. Solution Check From: 14:45

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oid3-
7cdTO0&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0Gg1CQtgwVrOeLlbEqNFkbd&index=16

8. Let N = 6 + 66 + 666 +…….. + 666 …….. 66, where there are hundred 6's in the last term
in the sum. How many times does the digit 7 occur in the number N?
Ans: (33)
Sol. Solution Check From: 2:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nIiF9c_V-
8&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0Gg1CQtgwVrOeLlbEqNFkbd&index=17

9. Let ABC be an acute-angled triangle and let H be its orthocentre. Let G1, G2, and G3 be
the centroids of the triangles HBC, HCA and HAB, respectively. If the area of triangle
G1G2G3 is 7 units, what is The area of triangle ABC?
Ans: (63.00)
Sol. Solution Check From: 20:20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nIiF9c_V-
8&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0Gg1CQtgwVrOeLlbEqNFkbd&index=17

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10. A positive integer k is said to be good if there exists a partition of {1, 2, 3,... , 20} in to
disjoint proper subsets such that the sum of the numbers in each subset of the partition is
k. How many good numbers are there?
Ans: (6.00)
Sol. Solution Check From: 1:25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iX_KsvXY9U&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0Gg1CQtgwVr
OeLlbEqNFkbd&index=18

a2 b2 c2
11. What is the largest positive integer n such that + +  n(a + b + c)
b c c a a b
+ + +
29 31 29 31 29 31
holds for all positive real numbers a, b, c?
Ans: (14.00)
Sol. Solution Check From: 7:55
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iX_KsvXY9U&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0Gg1CQtgwVr
OeLlbEqNFkbd&index=18

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12. If N is the number of triangles of different shapes (i.e. not similar) whose angles are all
integers (in degrees), what is N/100?
Ans: (27.00)
Sol. Solution Check From: 14:05
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iX_KsvXY9U&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0Gg1CQtgwVr
OeLlbEqNFkbd&index=18

13. What is the number of ways in which one can choose 60 units squares from a 11  11
chessboard such that no two chosen squares have a side in common?
Ans: (62.00)
Sol. Solution Check From:20:40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5LnfXX-
kOE&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0Gg1CQtgwVrOeLlbEqNFkbd&index=19

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14. Suppose in the plane, 10 pairwise non-parallel lines intersect one another and not any
three passing through same point.. What is the maximum possible number of polygons
(with finite areas) that can be formed?
Ans: (968.00)
Sol. Solution Check From: 1:23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaCf7Mvj-
Z0&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0Gg1CQtgwVrOeLlbEqNFkbd&index=7

15. Suppose an integer x. a natural number n and a prime number p satisfy the equation 7x2 –
44x + 12 = pn. Find the largest value of p.
Ans: (47.00)
Sol. Solution Check From: 4:40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaCf7Mvj-
Z0&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0Gg1CQtgwVrOeLlbEqNFkbd&index=7

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16. Suppose 1, 2, 3 are the roots of the equation x4 + ax2 + bx = c. Find the value of c.
Ans: (36.00)
Sol. Solution Check From: 1:47

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMKKWJeDhVQ&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0Gg1CQtgw
VrOeLlbEqNFkbd&index=6

17. What is the number of triples (a, b, c) of positive integers such that (i) a < b < c < 10 and
(ii) a, b, c, 10 form the sides of a quadrilateral?
Ans: (73.00)
Sol. Solution Check From: 4:15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMKKWJeDhVQ&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0Gg1CQtgw
VrOeLlbEqNFkbd&index=6

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18. Find the number of ordered triples (a, b, c) of positive integers such that abc = 108.
Ans: (60.00)
Sol. Solution Check From: 13:25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMKKWJeDhVQ&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0Gg1CQtgw
VrOeLlbEqNFkbd&index=6

19. Two boxes contain between them 65 balls of several different sizes. Each ball is white,
black, red or yellow. If you take any 5 balls of the same colour at least two of them will
always be of the same size (radius). Prove that there are at least 3 balls which lie in the
same box have the same colour and have the same size (radius).
Sol. Solution Check From: 1:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Os8mz0giuE

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20. Solve the following equation for real x: (x2 + x – 2)3 + (2x2 – x – 1)3 = 27(x2 – 1)3.
Ans: (1. -2, -1, -1/2)
Sol. Solution Check From: 10:25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gz3m4VVDlo

21. Prove that the inradius of a right-angled triangle with integer sides is an integer.
Sol. Solution Check From: 5:50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBAmG4qP28

22. Prove that the inradius of a right-angled triangle with integer sides is an integer.
Sol. Solution Check From: 2:05
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBAmG4qP28

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 Let ABC be a triangle and ha the altitude through A. Prove that ( b + c )  a2 + 4ha2
2
23.

Sol. Solution Check From: 8:10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnpghWDrZ3k

1
24. Show that for any real number x, x2 sinx + xcosx + x2 + > 0.
2
Sol. Solution Check From: 9:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfz93YcVS4g

25. If a, b and c arc positive real numbers such that a + b + c = 1, prove that (1 + a)(1 + b)(1 +
c)  8(1 – a)(l – b)(1 – c).

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Sol. Solution Check From: 6:35
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXEZKwiBPZM

26. Let  and  be the root of the quadratic x2 + mx – 1 = 0, where m is an odd integer. Let n
= n + n, for n  0. Prove that for n  0.
(a) n is an integer ; and
(b) gcd (n, n+1) = 1.
Sol. Solution Check From: 1:20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns5WrYeKy44

27. Prove that the number of triples (A, B, C) where A, B, C are subsets of (1, 2,….., n) such
that A  B  C = , A  B  , B  C   is 7n – 2.6n + 5n.
Sol. Solution Check From: 9:40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns5WrYeKy44

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28. Let ABCD be a quadrilateral in which AB is parallel to CD and perpendicular to AD; AB =
3CD; and the area of the quadrilateral is 4. If a circle can be drawn touching all the sides
of the quadrilateral, find its radius.
Ans: (√3/2)
Sol. Solution Check From: 0:47
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9UnZ3XmziI

29. Prove that there are infinitely many positive integers n such that n(n + 1) can be
expressed as a sum of two positive squares in at least two different ways. (Here a 2 + b2
and b2 + a2 are considered as the same representation.)
Sol. Solution Check From: 7:17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9UnZ3XmziI

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30. Consider in the plane a circle  with center O and a line l not intersecting circle  . Prove
that there is a point Q on the perpendicular drawn from O to the line l, such that for any
point P on the line l, PQ represents the length of the tangent from P to the circle  .
Sol. Solution Check From: 1:25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IQ2_CGMWqI

31. Positive integers are written on all the faces of a cube, one on each. At each corner
(vertex) of the cube, the product of the numbers on the faces that meet at the corner is
written. The sum of the numbers written at all the corners is 2004. If T denotes the sum of
the numbers on all the faces, find all the possible values of T.
Ans: (174, 175, 339, 505)
Sol. Solution Check From: 6:20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IQ2_CGMWqI

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32. Suppose P is an interior point of a triangle ABC such that the ratios
d(A,BC) d(B,CA) d(C, AB)
, , are all equal. Find the common value of these ratios. [Here
d(P,BC) d(P,CA) d(P, AB)
d(X, YZ)denotes the perpendicular distance from a point X to the line YZ.]
Ans: (3)
Sol. Solution Check From: 1:26
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5wPWE0Ot9w

33. find all real numbers a for which the equation, x2 + (a – 2)x + 1 = 3|x| has exactly three
distinct real solutions in x.
Ans: (1, 3)
Sol. Solution Check From: 5:10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5wPWE0Ot9w

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34. Find the number of positive integers n, such that n + n + 1  11
Ans: (29)
Sol. Solution Check From: 1:22:20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymZR9ikPXow&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0G1GYk9QBf
3aOOlPpl3zypT

35. A five-digit number n = abcde is such that when divided respectively by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 the
remainders are a, b, c, d, e. What is the remainder when n is divided by 100?
Ans: (11)
Sol. Solution Check From: 1:17:41
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAmvFm8ELgY&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0G1GYk9QB
f3aOOlPpl3zypT&index=2

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36. Find all the natural numbers n such that n2 – 19n + 91 is a perfect square.
Ans: (10.00)
Sol. Solution Check From: 1:16:18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfJq3rpwPNg&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0G1GYk9QBf3
aOOlPpl3zypT&index=3

37. Find number of integer pairs a, b, c, d satisfying the following relations:

(i) 1  a  b  c  d;
(ii) ab + cd = a + b + c + d + 3.
Ans: (4.00)
Sol. Solution Check From: 1:07:36
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpfx0ue_ybc&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0G1GYk9QBf3a
OOlPpl3zypT&index=4

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38. For a positive integer p, define the positive integer n to be p-safe if n differs in absolute
value by more than 2 from all multiples of p. For example, the set of 10-safe numbers is 3,
4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, ... Find the number of positive integers less than or equal
to 10, 000 which are simultaneously 7 -safe , 11-safe and 13-safe.
Ans: (958)
Sol. Solution Check From: 54:22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hytZGL7TnG0&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0G1GYk9QBf3
aOOlPpl3zypT&index=7

39. Find the remainder when 7120 is divided by 143.

Ans: (1)
Sol. Solution Check From: 1:15:48
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5PG8bF2aDs&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0G1GYk9QBf3
aOOlPpl3zypT&index=8

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40. In the figure, AB = BC = CD = DE = EF = FG = GA, then find DAE (approximately)

Ans: (26°)
Sol. Solution Check From: 29:45
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK1-
5SHJLBc&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0G1GYk9QBf3aOOlPpl3zypT&index=9

41. Two sides of a regular polygon with n sides, when extended meet at an angle of 28°.
What is the smallest possible value of n?
Ans: (45)
Sol. Solution Check From: 1:13:27
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK1-
5SHJLBc&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0G1GYk9QBf3aOOlPpl3zypT&index=9

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42. In a right triangle, all sides are relatively prime numbers. Prove that
(a) the length of the hypotenuse is an odd number
(b) the length of one leg is odd, and the other is even number.
Sol. Solution Check From: 35:18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9ycBBJxn-
k&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0G1GYk9QBf3aOOlPpl3zypT&index=11

43. ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = AC = 2. There are 100 points P 1, P2......P100 on
the side BC. Write m, = APi2 + BPi.PC
i (i = 1, 2, ……., 100), find the value of m 1 + m2

+....+ m100.
Ans: (400)
Sol. Solution Check From: 44:32
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9ycBBJxn-
k&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0G1GYk9QBf3aOOlPpl3zypT&index=11

( x ) is:
3 x
x2
44. The sum of the roots of the equation x =

Ans: (9)

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Sol. Solution Check From: 20:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-
SHxigbo3o4&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0G1GYk9QBf3aOOlPpl3zypT&index=12

45. The product of all values of x satisfying the equation

1 1 1 1 1
+ 2 + 2 = − 2 is
x + 2x x + 6x + 8 x + 10x + 24 5 x + 14x + 48
2

Ans: (-20)
Sol. Solution Check From: 28:40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-
SHxigbo3o4&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0G1GYk9QBf3aOOlPpl3zypT&index=12

46. If x1 and x2 are roots of the equation x2 + x – 3 = 0. Find the value of x13 − 4x 22 + 19 .

Ans: (0)
Sol. Solution Check From: 52:57
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-
SHxigbo3o4&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0G1GYk9QBf3aOOlPpl3zypT&index=12

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47. D is an inner point of an equilateral ABC satisfying ADC = 150°. Prove that the triangle
formed by taking the segment AD, BD, CD as its three sides is a right triangle.

Sol. Solution Check From: 1:02

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zZ9qJg84L4&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0G1GYk9QBf3
aOOlPpl3zypT&index=13

48. In a right - angled ABC, a circle with side AB as diameter is drawn to intersect the
hypotenuse AC in L. Prove that the tangent to the circle at L bisects the side BC.

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Sol. Solution Check From: 38:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QKQk6s9eJU&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0G1GYk9QBf
3aOOlPpl3zypT&index=14

49. Solve for x: [x – 1] + [1 – x] + x – {x} > 0 where [.] represents greatest integer function and
{.} represent fractional part function.
Ans: ([2, ) U {1})
Sol. Solution Check From: 57:33
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ptaaM7o82k&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0G1GYk9QBf3
aOOlPpl3zypT&index=15

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 n2 
50. Let [x] denote the greatest integer part of a real number x, if M =    then M equals
n=1  2 

Ans: (11060)
Sol. Solution Check From: 1:14:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ptaaM7o82k&list=PLIDpKxpqzb0G1GYk9QBf3
aOOlPpl3zypT&index=15

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