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Olympiad-ClassroomAssessment Practice Sheet

O-CAPS-02 : Pre-Regional Mathematics Olympiad (PRMO)
(For VIII, IX, X Studying Students)

Topics Covered:
Mathematics : Sets, Number Theory, Polynomials

MATHEMATICS

1. If a>b>c>d are the elements of the set and the pairwise sum of distinct elements of the set, in no particular
order are 185, 200, 211, 222, x and y. Find the sum of digits of greatest possible value of x + y.
ab  1 3 a3 b3  1
2. If  , where a and b are positive integers and the maximum possible value of 3 is
ab 2 a  b3
x
(x and y are relatively prime positive integers), then find x + y.
y
3. How many ordered pair of integers (a, b) with 0 a, b 100 satisfy ab = (a – 22)(b + 15)?
4. The number 27000001 have exactly four prime factors. Find the sum of two of the least factors.
5. If |x – 1| = |x – 2| + |x – 4|, then find the sum of all the solutions of the given equation.
k
6. If the number of subsets of a set with 2006 elements having an even number of elements is 2 , then find the
sum of digits of k.
a 14b
7. How many pairs of positive integers (a, b) are there such that hcf(a, b) = 1 and  is an integer?
b 9a
2003
8. If m ends with 3, then find unit digit of m.
2 3
9. If  is the non-real root of x + ax + b = 0 and  = 343, then find (a + b) if a and b are real.
2
10. Find the number of integers x satisfying 11 x 100 such that x + x – 110 is divisible by 19.
11. Find the value of 5xy, if
2 2
x + 10y + 1  2y(3x –1).
12. What is the number of distinct primes which divide 14+15+ 16
2
13. What is the smallest positive integral value of  so that the equation x – ( + 2)x + 2074 = 0 has integral
roots?
14. Let f(x) be a polynomial of 99 degree satisfying f(k) = k, k = 1, 2, 3......99 and f(0) = 1, then find the value off(–1).
15. Find the maximum value of  such that 18 divides 28!.
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 n  6n  2 
16. If set A = n : is an integer and ' n ' itself is an integer  , then find , where  is total number of
 n 
distinct subsets of A.
17. If  and  are real numbers, satisfying  +  = k and  = k, where ‘k’ is a positive integer, then find the
smallest value of k.
18. Find the sum of distinct remainders obtained when square of any integer is divided by 7.
x y
19. If 3 5  , where x and y are natural numbers, then find x + y.
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20. If a – b = 3 and b – c = 5, then find the value of a2  b2  c 2 – ab – bc – ca .

77 44
21. Find the unit digit of 7777 × 4444 .
22. If x is the smallest natural number when multiplied by 15 and divided by 63 gives 21 as remainder, then find
2x.
3 2
23. How many real values of ‘a’ are there for which the cubic equation x – 3ax + 3ax – a = 0 has all real roots,
one of which is ‘a’ itself?
2 2 2
24. How many non-negative integral pairs (x, y) are there for which (xy – 7) = x + y ?
3
25. If the maximum value for n such that n +100 is divisible by n + 10 is x, where x is any real number, then
x
find .
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26. If x is any integer that satisfy the inequality 2 x 2 – 5 x  4  3 x 2  2x  3  5 6 – x  x 2 , then find the
2
value of x .
4 2 3
27. How many solutions of the equation x – x + 9 = 3x + x are negative?
2 2
28. If x, y are natural numbers satisfying equation x + y – 45x – 45y + 2xy – 46 = 0, then find the value of
x + y.
1 39
a 
29. What is the sum of the three positive integers a, b and c satisfying 3 7 ?
b
c
4 2 1008
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30. If ‘p’ is the root of x + x – 1 = 0, then find the value of p6  2p 4  .

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O-CAPS-02 : Pre-Regional Mathematics Olympiad (PRMO)
(For VIII, IX, XStudying Students)

ANSWERS

1. (13) (M) 7. (04) (D) 13. (93) (M) 19. (12) (E) 25. (89) (M)

2. (36) (D) 8. (07) (M) 14. (99) (M) 20. (07) (E) 26. (09) (M)

3. (04) (M) 9. (56) (E) 15. (06) (M) 21. (02) (E) 27. (00) (E)

4. (50) (M) 10. (08) (M) 16. (16) (M) 22. (28) (M) 28. (46) (M)

5. (08) (E) 11. (15) (M) 17. (04) (M) 23. (02) (D) 29. (10) (M)

6. (07) (E) 12. (06) (E) 18. (07) (E) 24. (04) (D) 30. (01) (M)

Question Level Question Number

Easy (E) -09 5, 6, 9, 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 27

Moderate (M) -17 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30

Difficult (D) - 04 2, 7, 23, 24

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ANSWERS& SOLUTIONS

1. Answer (13) 3. Answer (04)

a>b>c>d ab = (a – 22)(b + 15), 0 a, b 100
a + b>a + c>b + c>a + d>b + d>c + d Ordered pair (a, b) = (22, 0)(44, 15), (66, 30) and
a + b = x, a + c = y, b + c = 222, a + d = 211, (88, 45)
b + d = 200, c + d = 185
=4
x + y = (a + b) + (a + c)
4. Answer (50)
= 2((a + d) + (b + c)) – ((c + d) + (b + d))
Let x = 10
= 2(211 + 222) – (185 + 200) 6
27000001 = 27 × 10 + 1
= 866 – 385 6
= 27x + 1
= 481
2 3
 Sum of digits = 4 + 8 + 1 = (3x ) + 1
2 4 2
= 13 = (3x + 1)(9x – 3x + 1)
2 2 2 2
2. Answer (36) = (3x + 1) [(3x + 1) – 9x ]
2 2 2
ab  1 3 = (3x + 1)(3x + 3x + 1)(3x – 3x + 1)

ab 2 = (301)(331)(271)
 2ab + 2 < 3a + 3b = 7 × 43 × 271 × 331
 4ab – 6a – 6b + 4 < 0 = Sum = 7 + 43 = 50
 (2a – 3)(2b – 3) < 5 5. Answer (08)
(2a – 3)(2b – 3) = 1, 3 , –1, –3, – 5, –7...  x = 3 and 5 are the only solution
 (2a – 3, 2b – 3) = (1, 1), (1, 3), (3, 1) (1, –1),  3+5=8
(3, –1)
6. Answer (07)
(a, b) = (2, 2)(2, 3), (3, 2), (k, – (5, –1), (7, –1)... 2006
Total number of subsets = 2
3 3
a b 1 65 31
 , ,1 Half of the subsets will have an odd number of
a 3  b3 16 5 elements and other half will have an even number
For maximum value, of elements
a3 b 3  1 31 x 1 2006
a 3  b3

5

y
So,
2
2 
 22005  2k

 x + y = 31 + 5 k=2+0+0+5
= 36 =7
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7. Answer (04) Since, is also a non-real root of ax + bx + c
2
a 14b 9a 2  14b 2  + a + b = 0
  must be an integer
b 9a 9ab a = 7, b = 49
Since the denominator contains a factor of 9  a + b = 56
2 2
9 | 9a + 14b 10. Answer (08)
2
 9|b x2 + x – 110 = (x – 10)(x + 11) is divisible by 19
 3|b either (x – 10) or (x + 11) divisible by 19
Since, b = 3n for some positive integer n Integers x with 11 x 100 and (x – 10) divisible
2 2 by 19 are 29, 48, 67, 86
a  14n

3an (x + 11) divisible by 19 are 27, 46, 65, 84
The denominator now contains a factor of n  {27, 29, 46, 48, 65, 67, 84, 86}
2 2
n | a + 14n Required number of integers = 8
2
 n|a 11. Answer (15)
But since 1 = hcf(a, b) = hcf(a, 3n) = hcf(a, n) x2 + 10y2 + 1 – 6xy + 2y 0
 n = 1 and thus b = 3 2 2 2
 x + 9y – 6xy + 2y + y + 1  0
2 2
a 2  14  (x – 3y) + (y + 1)  0
for b = 3,
3a  x = 3y, y = –1
for integer a must be a factor of 14 12. Answer (06)
a {1, 2, 7, 17} 14! (1 + 15 × 17) = 256 × 14!
 There are four solutions (1, 3)(2, 3)(7, 3)(14, 3)  Numbers are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13
=4 13. Answer (93)
8. Answer (07)  = 2074 = 2 × 17 × 61
2003 = 4(500) + 3
2003
Positive roots can be {1, 2074}, {2, 1037},
The unit digit of m is 3 {17, 122}, {61, 34}
2003
Let m ends with digit 2 then unit digit of m is  + 2 = 95
2003
same as unit digit of 2
2003 4 500 3 = 93
2 = (2 ) ×2
500 14. Answer (99)
= 16 × 8, product ends with 8, not 2
Let g(x) = f(x) – x
Let unit digit of m is 7 then
2003 4 500 3 g(k) = 0 for k = 1, 2, 3.....99
7 = (7 ) ×7
4 3 g(x) is polynomial of degree 100 whose roots are
Since 7 ends with 1 and 7 end with 3, the
product end with 3, which is the required digit 1, 2, 3......99.
 Unit digit of m is 7 g(x) = c(x – 1)(x – 2)(x – 3)... (x – 99)
9. Answer (56) f(x) = g(x) + x
3
 = 343 f(x) = x + c (x – 1)(x – 2) (x – 3)...(x – 99) [at x = 0]
3
  – 343 = 0 f(0) = c(–1)(–2)(–3)... (–99)
2
 ( –7)( + 7 + 49) = 0 1
2
c–
 = 7 or  + 7+ 49 = 0 99!
7, since is non-real. 1
2 and f(–1) = –1– (–2) (–3) ... (–100)
  + 7 + 49 = 0 99!
2
D = (7) – 4(1)(49) 100!
f(–1) = –1 
= –147 99!
D< 0 f(–1) = 99
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(For VIII, IX, XStudying Students) O-CAPS-02 : Pre-Regional Mathematics Olympiad (PRMO) - Ans & Sol
15. Answer (06) 20. Answer (07)
 2 
18 = (2 × 3 ) c – a = (c – b) + (b – a)
 28   28   28   28  = –(b – c) – (a – b)
H2              25
 2   4   8   16  = –5 – 3 = –8
2 2 2
 28   28   28   a + b + c – ab – bc – ca
H3           13
 3   9   27  1
  a  b 2   b  c 2   c  a 2 
25 13
28! = 2 × 3 × p 1 = (2 × 3 ) × p2
2 6
2 
 = 6 1

2
9  25  64
16. Answer (16)
According to the condition = 49
21. Answer (02)
n3  6n 2  2
should be integer (where n is integer) Unit digit of 7777 = 7
77
n
44
Unit digit of 4444 = 6
2 2
  n + 6n + will be integer.
n  7 × 6 = 42
2  Requiredunit digit is 2.
  should be integer for different value of n.
n 22. Answer (28)
  n = – 1, – 2, 1, 2 will satisfy. 15x – 21 = 63n, nN
4
   = 2 = 16  15x = 63n + 21
17. Answer (04) n7
 x = 4n 
According to condition, 5
2
 and  must be the roots of x – kx + k = 0  n=3 (xN)
  D , 0 ( and  are real) 37
2  x  4  3 
  k – 4k 0 5
k (k – 4)  0 = 14
k is positive 2x = 14 × 2
  k–40 = 28
  k 4 23. Answer (02)
18. Answer (07) f(x) – x3 – 3ax 2 – 3ax – a – 0
3 3 2
An integer n is of form 7k, 7k ± 1, 7k ± 2, a – 3a + 3a – a = 0
7k ± 3 3 2
 2a – 3a + a = 0
2
 n is of form 7k, 7k + 1, 7k + 4, 7k + 9. 2
 a(2a – 3a + 1) = 0
2
On dividing n by 7 remainders are 0, 1, 4, 2.
 a=0
19. Answer (12)
1
2a 2 – 3a  1  0  a  1,
5 1 2
3 5  
2 2
1
 but a  , at the cubic has only one red root
5 1 2 2
 
2 2 24. Answer (04)
2 2 2
10  2 (xy – 7) = x + y
 2 2 2
2  (xy) – 14xy + 49 – x + y
 x + y = 12  13 = [(x + y) + (xy – 6)][(x + y) – (xy – 6)]
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O-CAPS-02 : Pre-Regional Mathematics Olympiad (PRMO) - Ans & Sol (For VIII, IX, XStudying Students)
Since 13 is a prime number, the only possible 2 28  0
factors are ±1 and ±13.
At x = 1, the inequality becomes
Case-I
05 6
(x + y) + (xy – 6) = 13 and (x + y) – (xy – 6) = 1
 Only x = –3 satisfies.
Case-II
2
x =9
(x + y) – (xy – 6) = –13 and (x + y) + (xy – 6) = –1
27. Answer (00)
 (7, 0), (0, 7), (3, 4), (4, 3) are the solutions.
When we put (–x) in equation, we get always +ve
25. Answer (89)
in L.H.S. and –ve in R.H.S.
Let n 3  100  (n  10)( n 2  an  b )  c 28. Answer (46)
2 2
 n3  n 2 10  a   n(b  10a)  10b  c x + y – 45x – 45y + 2xy – 46 = 0
2 2
Equating coefficients,  x + y + 2xy – (45x + 45y) –46 = 0
2
10 + a = 0  (x + y) – 45(x + y) – 46 = 0
b + 10a = 0  (x + y + 1) (x + y – 46) = 0
10b + c = 100 x + y = –1 is not possible since x and y are
natural numbers.
a = –10, b = 100 and c = –900
 x + y = 46
 Maximum value for n is 890.
29. Answer (10)
26. Answer (09)
x2 – 5x + 4 0 1 39 4 1 1
a   5  5  5
3 7 7 7 3
(x – 1) (x – 4) 0 b 1
c 4 4
x1, x4
a + b + c = 5 + 1 + 4 = 10
x2 + 2x – 3 0
30. Answer (01)
(x + 3) (x – 1) 0 4 2
p +p –1=0
x –3 or x 1 p4 = 1 – p 2 ...(i)
2
6–x–x 0 6 2
p =p –p 4

(x + 3) (x – 2) 0 p6 + p 4 = p2
–3  x 2 p6 + p 4 = 1 – p4 [from (i)]
6 4
All roots are defined at x = –3 and x = 1. p + 2p = 1
6 4 1008 1008
At, x = –3, the inequality becomes  (p + 2p ) = (1) =1

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