SECONDARY 2

Part 1
1. For any real x, which of the following quadratic equations have the lowest possible value?

A. 𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 53

B.𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 20

C. 𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 15
D. 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 4

E. 𝑥 2 + 30𝑥 + 226

Answer: 𝑥 2 + 30 + 226
Solution:
𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚 𝑦 = 𝐴(𝑥 −)2 + 𝑘, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑘 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒:

Choice k-value
A 28
B 4
C 6
D 3
E 1
𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒 𝐸

2. Which of the following is a root of 𝑥 3 − 5𝑥 2 − 29𝑥 + 105?

A. 130
B. 7
C. 29

D. 2
E. 5
Answer: 7

Solution:
 𝑥 3 − 5𝑥 2 − 29𝑥 + 105 = (𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 + 5)(𝑥 − 7)

𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 − 5,3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 7

3. Convert 7 𝑓𝑡 2 into 𝑖𝑛2

A. 84

B. 1008
C. 588
D. 45.1612

E. 7056
Answer: 1008
Solution:

12 𝑖𝑛 2
7 𝑓𝑡 2 × ( ) = 1008 𝑖𝑛2
1𝑓𝑡

4. It is known that ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅

𝐴9𝐵𝐶𝐷 × 𝐴 = ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅
𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷 where none of (𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶, 𝐷, 𝐸) are equal. Determine 𝐴 +
𝐵 + 𝐷.
A. 8
B. 12
C. 17
D. 15
E. 13
Answer: 15
Solution:
79365 × 7 = 555555

𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐷 = 7 + 3 + 5 = 15

5. An investment increases the value of a deposited sum at a linear rate. Suppose a $10000 deposit
doubles after 4 years, determine the expected amount 9 years after the deposit.

Answer:
A. $80000
B. $42500

C. $32500
D. $50000
E. $22500
Answer: $32500
Solution:
𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑏

10000 = 𝑚(0) + 𝑏
2 × 10000 = 4𝑚 + 𝑏
𝑏 = 10000, 𝑚 = 2500

𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑠 𝑦 = 2500𝑚 + 10000

𝑎𝑡 9 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠, 𝑦 = 32500

6. For a parabola, which of the following statements is false? (Select E if all statements are true)
A. Given any two points in the parabola, it is impossible to determine its equation
B. A parabola can be expressed in the form 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0
C. A parabola can extend infinitely
D. The vertex determines either the minimum or maximum of a parabola
E. All statements are true.
Answer: A. Given any two points in the parabola, it is impossible to determine its equation
Solution:
𝐼𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑠, 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑥

7. Determine the sum of all coefficients of (𝑥 + 1)11

A. 2560

B. 2021
C. 2020
D. 2440

E. 2048
Answer: 2047
Solution:
𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑥 + 1 𝑎𝑟𝑒 1,
 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑠 211 − 1 = 2047

8. Determine the largest possible integer that cannot be expressed as a sum of numbers 9 and 14.
A. 125
B. 110

C. 103
D. 107
E. 443

Answer: 103
Solution:
𝐵𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑛 𝑀𝑐𝑁𝑢𝑔𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑒𝑟𝑚,

9 × 14 − 9 − 14 = 103

9. Determine the sum of the two prime factors of 11663

A. 198
B. 310
C. 216
D. 234
E. 228
Answer: 216

Solution:
𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑠 11664 = 1082

𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑠 11663 = 116642 − 1 = 1082 − 12

(108 + 1) × (108 − 1)

109 × 107
𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑖𝑠 109 + 107 = 216

10. Which of the following cases does not completely prove that two triangles are congruent?
(Select E if all of them apply)
A. All sides are equal

B. All angles are equal

C. A side and the two angles touching it are equal to the side and the angles it touches of the other
D. Two sides and the angle between them are equal to the two sides and the angle between them of
the other.
E. All statements above completely prove triangle congruence
Answer: B. All angles are equal

Part 2
1 1
11. Let 𝑥 be a real number with the property 𝑥 + 𝑥 = 6. Suppose 𝑆𝑚 = 𝑥 𝑚 + 𝑥 𝑚, determine the
value of 𝑆4 .
Answer: 1154

Solution:
1
𝑥+ =6
𝑥
1
𝑥2 + 2 + = 36
𝑥2
1
𝑥2 + = 34
𝑥2
1
𝑥4 + 2 + = 34
𝑥4
1
𝑥4 + 2 + = 1156
𝑥4
1
𝑥4 + = 1154
𝑥4

12. Determine the sum of the roots in the expression 𝑥 3 + 14𝑥 2 + 59𝑥 + 70
Answer: -14
(𝑥 + 5)(𝑥 + 7)(𝑥 + 2)

−5 − 7 − 2 = −14

1 1
13. Let 𝑥 be a real number with the property 𝑥 + 𝑥 = 7. Suppose 𝑆𝑚 = 𝑥 𝑚 + 𝑥 𝑚, determine the
value of 𝑆3 .
Answer: 322

Solution:
 1 1 1
𝑥3 + 3
= (𝑥 + ) (𝑥 2 − 1 + 2 )
𝑥 𝑥 𝑥
1 1 1
𝑥3 + 3
= (𝑥 + ) (𝑥 2 − 1 + 2 )
𝑥 𝑥 𝑥
1
𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑥 + =𝑛
𝑥
1
𝑥3 + = 𝑛 × (𝑛2 − 3)
𝑥3
1
𝑥3 + = 7 × 46 = 322
𝑥3

14. Convert 35 yards into inches

Answer: 1260
Solution:
3 𝑓𝑡 12 𝑖𝑛
35 𝑦𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠 × × = 1260 𝑖𝑛
1 𝑦𝑎𝑟𝑑 1 𝑓𝑡

15. Convert 4 hectometers to decimeters

Answer: 4000
Solution:
100 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 10 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠
4 ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 × × = 4000 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠
1 ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 1 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟

16. Divide 7𝑥 3 + 66𝑥 2 + 13𝑥 − 6 𝑏𝑦 7𝑥 + 3

Answer: 𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 − 2
17. A parabola of 𝑓(𝑥) passes through the points (4,-1), (3,-3), and (1,-1). Determine the expression
of 𝑓 (𝑥).

Answer: 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 3
Solution:

𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 𝑦

𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒:

16𝑎 + 4𝑏 + 𝑐 = −1
9𝑎 + 3𝑏 + 𝑐 = −3

𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 = −1
𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑠 𝑎 = 1, 𝑏 = −5, 𝑐 = 3
18. A line passes through the points (0,5) and (7, -3). Suppose the line is expressed as 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 = 𝑐
where (𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐) are integers, determine 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐.

Answer: 50
Solution:
𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑏
−3 − 5 8
𝑚= =−
7−0 7
8
5 = − (0) + 𝑏
7
𝑏=5
8
𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑦 = − 𝑥 + 5
7
𝑜𝑟 8𝑥 + 7𝑦 = 35, 𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑠 8 + 7 + 35 = 50

19. Simplify √57 − 24√3

Answer: 3 − 4√3

Solution:
2
(𝑎 + 𝑏√3) = 𝑎2 + 2𝑎𝑏√3 + 3𝑏2

𝑎2 + 3𝑏2 = 57
2𝑎𝑏 = 24

𝑏𝑦 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 − 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟,

2
√57 − 24√3 = √(3 − 4√3) = 3 − 4√3

20. Two congruent triangles, each of whom have perimeter of 𝑥 and whose sides are of integer
lengths, are combined to form a quadrilateral, Given that 𝑥 is an odd number, determine the
minimum possible perimeter of the quadrilateral in terms of 𝑥.
Answer: 𝑥 + 1
Solution:
𝑥 1
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑥 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑑𝑑, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒 +
2 2
𝑥 1
𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 𝑎𝑡 −
2 2
𝑠𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒𝑠,
 𝑥 1
𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑏𝑒 2 ( + ) = 𝑥 + 1
2 2

21. A quadratic equation has a vertex at point (3,5) and passes through (4,7). Suppose the function
of the parabola is expressed in the form 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0. Determine 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐.
Answer: 13
Solution:

𝑦 = 𝐴(𝑥 − ℎ )2 + 𝑘

𝑦 = 𝐴(𝑥 − 3)2 + 5
𝑎𝑡 (4,7), 𝐴 = 2

𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑦 = 2(𝑥 − 3)2 + 5

𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 18 + 5
𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐶 = 2 − 12 + 23 = 13

22. There exist 4 red shirts and 5 blue shirts in a box and are drawn at random. Determine the
probability that there are not more than 3 balls of the same color by the end of the 5th draw.
Answer: 20/31
Solution:
𝑏𝑦 𝑝𝑖𝑔𝑒𝑜𝑛ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑒, 𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 5𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑑.

𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 = 25 − 1 = 31
𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 3 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑠
5!
2×( ) = 20 𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠
3! 2!
20
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑠
31

23. Three dice are thrown, determine the probability that the sum of the three dice is 14.
Answer: 5/72
Solution:
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 = 63 = 216
𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 14, 𝑏𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑎𝑟𝑠,
(18 − 14 + 3 − 1)𝐶 (3 − 1) = 15
15 5
𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑠 =
216 72
 5 4 2
24. There is a 8 chance of A to succeed, 5 chance for B to succeed, and 3 chance for C to succeed in a
certain task. If all three have done the same task, determine the probability that the task is
successful.
Answer: 39/40
3 1 1
𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑠𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑖𝑠 , ,
8 5 3
3 1 1 1
× × =
8 5 3 40
1 39
𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑠 1 − =
40 40

25. here exists three containers A, B, and C, two of which are empty. A game is played by guessing
which container is not empty. Suppose the choice is A, and by which, after it has been chosen (but
not yet opened), one of the unchosen containers (B or C) is opened and is seen to be empty, leaving
A and one other container unopened. Determine the probability that the other container not
opened is not empty.
Answer: 2/3
Solution:
1
𝐹𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡, 𝐴 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑡 , 𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠
3
2 2
(𝑏𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦)𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒 , 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑦, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒
3 3