1.

What is the value of

 1 1 1 
( x + 1)( x + 2006)  + + .... + ?
 ( x + 1)( x + 2 ) ( x + 2 )( x + 3) ( x + 2005)( x + 2006 ) 
(a) x + 2004; (b) 2005; (c) x + 2006; (d) 2006;
Ans: (b)
Sol:
1 1 1
+ + .... + =
( x + 1)( x + 2 ) ( x + 2 )( x + 3) ( x + 2005)( x + 2006 )
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2005
− + − + ... + − = − = .
x +1 x + 2 x + 2 x + 3 x + 2005 x + 2006 x + 1 x + 2006 ( x + 1)( x + 2006 )
Let n be the number (999 999 999...999) − (666 666 666...666) 2 . Find the remainder when n is
2
2.
2006 9's 2006 6's

divided by 11.
Ans: 0.00
Sol: Observe that 11 divides both 999 999 999...999 and 666 666 666...666
2006 9's 2006 6's

3. N pieces of candy are made and packed into boxes, with each box containing 45 pieces. If N is non-
zero perfect cube and 45 is one of its factor, what is the least possible number of boxes that can be
packed?
Ans: 75.00
Sol: The least non-zero perfect cube of the form 45m = 32. 5m is 33 × 53. Thus, the least possible number
of boxes that can be packed is 3 × 52 = 75.
4. Consider the following “star” figure.

Given that p + q + r + s = 500 and A + B + C + D + E = x , find the value of x.

Ans: 140.00
Sol: Use angle sum of polygons,
x + 5 × 360 - (p + q + r + s + t) = 8 × 180.
 x = 140.
5. Let ABCDEF be a hexagon such that the diagonals AD, BE and CF intersect at the point O, and the
area of the triangle formed by any three adjacent points is 2 (for example, area of ∆BCD is 2). Find
the area of the hexagon.
Ans: 12.00
Sol: Since area of ∆ABC = area of ∆FAB, FC||AB. Similarly, FC || ED.
By the same reason FE || AD || BC and AF || BE || CD. Thus OFDE, ODBC and OBAF are all
parallelogram and each of them has area 4. Thus the total area of the hexagon is 12.
6. Let C be a circle with radius 2006. Suppose n points are placed inside the circle and the distance
between any two points exceed 2006. What is the largest possible n?
Ans: 5.00
Sol: Clearly, none of the points is the centre O. Label the points A1, A2, ……, An in clockwise direction.
Note that no two points lie on the same radius. Now, for any two points Ai, Ai+1 (An+1 = A0), the
angle AiOAi+1 > 60. Therefore, n < 6. For n = 5. Just the points to be the vertices of a suitable
regular pentagon, then it will satisfy our condition. Therefore, n = 5.
1 1
7. Let x and y be positive real number such that x3 + y3 + = xy. Find the value of .
27 x
Ans: 3.00
1  1 
Sol: Using the fact that AM ≥ GM, we get x3 + y3 + ≥ 3 3 x 3 y3   = xy and equality holds only
27  27 
1 1
when x3 = . Thus x = .
27 3