Singap ore Mathe matica l Society

Singapore Mathema tical Olympiad (SMO) 2021

Senior Section (Round 1)

Wednesda y, 2 June 2021 0930 - 1200 hrs

Instructio ns to contestant s

1. Answer ALL 25 questions.

2. Enter your answers on the answer sheet provided.

3. For the multiple choice questions, enter your answer on the answer sheet by shading
the bubble containing the letter (A, B, C, D or E) corresponding to the correct
answer.

4. For the other short questions,切门ite your answer on the answer sheet and shade the
appropriate bubble below your answer.

5. No steps are needed to justify your answers.

6. Each qu_estion ca示 es 1 mark.

7. No calculators are allowed.

PLEASE DO NOT TURN OVER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

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Multiple Choice Questions

l. Let p be a real number such that the equation x2 - lOx = p has no real solution.
of the following is true?

(A) 0 < p < 25 (B) p = 25 (C) p > 25 (D) p < -25 (E) -25 < p < 0

2. Which of the following is the largest?

(A) tan 50°+ sin50° (B) tan 50°+ cos 50° (C) sin 50°+ cos 50°

(D) tan 50°+ sin2 50° (E) sin2 50°+ cos2 50°

3. Find the value of 2021 (log2021 2020)(log2020 2Dl9)(log2019 2018).

(A) 2018 (B) 2019 (C) 2020 (D) 2021 (E) None of the above

n- 3 4- 2n .
4. Suppose sin() = -一- and cos()= for some mteger n. Find th e maximum
n+5 n+5
value of 160tan2 0.

(A) 80 (B) 90 (C) 100 (D) 120 (E) None of the above

5. Select all the inequalities which hold for all real values of x and y.

(i) X~x2 + y2 I) 心\'~,.、

./(ii) xy~ 丑 +y2
(iii) X - y~x2 + y2 l(dl, • \(j 乙｀
(iv) y+xy~x2+y2~ -- ~ . o tv 、
..J (V) X + y - l~x2 + y2 \-A 飞）？｀叭识 it)

(A) (i) (B) (i) & (iii) (C) (iii) & (iv) (D) (ii) (E) (ii) & (v)

Short Questions

6. Let x be the integer such that x = 50可玩互 Determine the value of x.

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7. If cos A- cosB = - and sin A- sinB =--,find the v斗ue of lOOsin(A + B).
2 4

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8. Find the constant in the expansion of (辞＋士） (./x +½)10 _

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 9. A quadratic polynomial P(x) = ax2+bx+c, where a =f. 0, has the following properties:
1
P(n) =— for all n = -1, 2, 3.
n2
1
Determine the smallest positive value of k, where k =f. 2, 3, such that P(k) =—
k2·

10. The figure below shows a triangle ABC such that AD and BE are altitudes to the
sides BC and CA respectively. The lines AD and BE intersect at H . Determine the
area (in cm2) of the triangle ABC if AH= 50 cm, DH= 18 cm and BH = EH.

B
c
D

11. In the figure below, 乙 GCB =乙 ACE= L.DFE = 90°, and 乙GBC = L.EAC =
乙 EDF= 0° . Also, GB= 6 cm, AE = 10 cm and DE= 8 cm. Let S denote the sum
of the areas of the triangles ABC and CDE. Find the•maximum possible value of S
(in cm勺 A

12. Find the sum of all the solutions to the equation

~x - 110 -~x - 381 = l.

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13. If f(x) = (2x+4+ 田）， where - 2~x~2, find the maximum value of f(x).

14. Given that

D= ✓V沪- (y - 1)2 + v(x -甲 +y2
for real values of x and y, find the minimum value of D8.

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15. Find the nummum value of + 12tan0, where O < (} < .!!:
2·
sin20

16. Determine the largest angle 0 (in degree), where 0°:::; 0 :::; 360°, such that

sin(0+18°) 十 sin(0+162°) 十 sin(0+234°)+sin(0+306°) = l+cos(0+60°)+cos (0+300°).

17. Let O be the circumcentre of the triangle ABC and that 乙ABC= 30°. Let D be a
point on the side BC such that the length of AD is the same as the radius of the circle.
Determine the value of 乙ADO (in degree) if 乙OAB = 10°.

A
B

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18. A function/ satisfies f(x)f(x+l) = x2+3x for all real numbers x. If /(1)+ /(2) =—
6
and O < /(1) < 2, determine the value of 11 x /(10).

19. Find the value of

1 1 1 1
-~an2 0.5°+ -tan2 1.5°+ -tan2 2.5°+·-+ -tan2 179.5°.
sin2 0 . 5 ° s i n 2 1 . 5 ° s i n 2 2 . 5 ° s i n 2 179.5°

20. Let a1, a2, a3 be three distinct integers where 1000 > a1 > a2 > a3 > 0. Suppose there
exist real numbers x, y, z such that

(a1 -幻） y + (a1 - aa)z = a1 + a2 + a3

(a1 - a2)x + (a2 - a3)z = a1 + a2 + a3
(a1 - aa)x + (a2 一 aa)Y = a1 + a2 + a3.

Find the largest possible value of x + y + z.

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 cen tred at O with radi us 555 cm.
If OA = OB and
21. The figure below shows a circle
RA RB 13
- + - = -,6
find OA (in cm).
AS BT
R

Q p

s (x, y) of the system of equations

22. Fin d the num ber of real solution
沪＋沪＋沪= 0,
x2 十夕 y +xy 2 = 0.

the number of
sists of 15 1 x 1 squares. Determine
23. The following 3 x 5 rectangle con t every row
are to be coloured in black such tha
ways in which 9 out of the 15 squares
of black squares.
and every column has an odd num ber

tha t
24. Let n be a positive integer such
2021n
2021 + n
the smallest possible value of n.
is also a positive integer. Determine
ies:
numbers with the following propert
25. Determine the num ber of 5-digit

(i) All the digits are non-zero;

(ii) The digits can be repeated;
tive digits is exactly l.
(iii) The difference between consecu