WORLD MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD

M (Grades 7, 8 and 9) PRACTICE SET

Total Marks: 120 points Time Limit: 90 minutes

PART I. MULTIPLE CHOICE PROBLEMS.

(EACH PROBLEM IS WORTH 6 POINTS, A TOTAL OF 60 POINTS)

1. Find the number of possible remainders when a power of 2 is divided by 17.

(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9 (E) 10

2. Find the smallest positive integer that satisfies the following conditions, such that for such n,
8 n 7
there is a unique positive integer k that satisfies   .
15 n + k 13

(A) 11 (B) 12 (C) 13 (D) 14 (E) 15

B
3. In triangle ABC, AB = 2, BC = 4, and AC = 5. 4
sin A − sin B 2
Compute the value of .
sin C C
A 5
(A) 1 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 2 (E) 1
− −
2 2 5 5

13
4. In the pattern shown, A, B, C, and D are prime numbers
17 A B
and all eight numbers are different. The sum along any
3-number row or column is the same number S. C D 7
Compute the smallest possible value of S. 11
(A) 67 (B) 73 (C) 77 (D) 81 (E) 83
5. The twentieth term of an arithmetic sequence is log(20) and the thirty-second term is log(32).
Exactly one term of the arithmetic sequence is a rational number. What is that rational
number? (Logarithms are to base 10.)

(A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 8 (E) 7

4 3 2 5 4
C

6. In circle P, PA = 8 inches and AB = 12 inches. The measures

of angles A and B are 60° each. Compute the number of inches P
in the length of chord BC. 8
60 60
A 12 B

(A) 8 3 (B) 12 (C) 12 3 (D) 16 (E) 20

7. In the x–y plane, determine the approximate length of the path P → A → C → B → P

around the circle ( x − 6 ) + ( y − 8 ) = 25 from the point P(12, 16) to itself. In this problem,
2 2

let us assume 3 as 2 and  = 3. y

P
16

A
12

8
B

4
C
x
0 4 8 12 16 20

(A) 20 (B) 35 (C) 40 12 3 (D) 1 (E) 60

49
3
14
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8. One term in the expansion of  x 2 +  is linear (i.e. degree = 1). Compute the numerical
 x
coefficient of this term.
(A) 3432 (B) 3003 (C) 2002 (D) 1001 (E) 1364
9. Cities A, B, C and D are located in vertices of a square with the area 10,000 square miles.
There is a straight-line highway passing through the center of a square. Find the sum of
squares of the distances from the cities of to the highway.
L
D C
K
H
O
G
A F B
E

(A) 500 (B) 750 (C) 1000 (D) 1500 (E) 2000

10. Compute the sum of all integral values of x, 0° < x < 90°, for which sin(x) = sin (x²).

(A) 80 (B) 82 (C) 117 (D) 126 (E) 161

PART II. SHORT ANSWER PROBLEMS.

(EACH PROBLEM IS WORTH 10 POINTS, A TOTAL OF 60 POINTS)

11. It is known that x, y, and z are three different non-zero real numbers, set
1 1 1 1 1 1
a = x 2 + y 2 + z 2 , b = xy + yz + zx, c = 2 + 2 + 2 , d = + + , what is the size
x y z xy yz zx
relationship between a and b? A

12. In the figure at the right, SABC = 1, AE = ED, BD = 2DC. x F

Find the shaded regions in the figure. y E
x
y
B C
D
13. Teacher Kevin is ordering pizza for his students. He can order from 3 types of pizza: algebra
pizza, geometry pizza, and number theory pizza. He needs to order at least 1 algebra pizza, at
least 2 geometry pizzas, and at least 3 number theory pizzas. How many ways can Kevin order
exactly 8 pizzas for the his students?

14. Miranda is a 10th grade student, who is very good in mathematics. In fact, she just completed
an advanced algebra class and received a grade of A+. Miranda has five sisters, Cathy, Stella,
Eva, Lucinda, and Dorothea. Miranda made up a problem involving the ages of the six girls
and dared Cathy to solve it.
 Miranda said: “The sum of our ages is five times my age. (By ‘age’ throughout. this problem
is meant ‘age in years’.) When Stella is three times my present age, the sum of my age and
Dorothea’s will be equal to the sum of the present ages of the five of us; Eva’s age will be
three times her present, age; and Lucinda’s age will be twice Stella's present age, plus one
year. What is the total ages of Stella and Miranda?”
“Well, Miranda, could you tell me something else?”
“Sure”, said Miranda, “my age is an odd number”.

B C
15. Refer the figure, the area of the rectangle ABCD is equal to 36. E
Points E and F lie on AB and AD respectively so that AE = 3BE,
O
DF = 2FA, the intersection point of DE = CF is O. Find the area
of DOF. A D
F
H 20
A D
16. Rectangle ABCD is embedded with 5 identical squares and a
triangle as shown. Points E, F, G, H are on the perimeter of the
rectangle, AB = 22 m, BC = 20 m. What is the total area of the 22
shaded area? E G

B C
F

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