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Seamo 2022 Paper E (WITH Answers)

Introductory Mathematics (National University of Singapore)

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QUESTIONS 1 TO 10 ARE WORTH 3. It is known that there is only one pair

3 MARKS EACH of positive integers ܽ and ܾ such that
ܽ ൑ ܾ and ܽଶ ൅ ܾଶ ൅ ͵ܾܽ ൌ ͹ͳͻ.
1. Let ܽǡ ܾǡ ܿ and ݀ be integers such that
ሺܽଶ ൅ ܾଶ ሻሺܿ ଶ ൅ ݀ ଶ ሻ ൌ ʹͻ. Find ሺܽ ൅ ܾሻ.

(A) 22
ଶ ଶ ଶ ଶ
Find the value of ܽ ൅ ܾ ൅ ܿ ൅ ݀ .
(B) 24
(A) 28
(C) 25
(B) 29
(D) 26
(C) 30
(E) 27
(D) 32

(E) 34

4. In an equilateral triangle  ‫ ܥܤܣ‬,

‫ܦ‬and‫ ܧ‬are two points on ‫ ܤܣ‬and ‫ܥܣ‬,
respectively. ‫ ܧܤ‬and ‫ ܦܥ‬intersect at
2. Find the value of
‫ܨ‬. It is known that ‫ ܥܨܤס‬ൌ ͳʹͲι.
͵ͲͲଶ
Which of the following is TRUE about
ʹͷ͵ଶ െ ʹͶ͹ଶ
the magnitudes of ‫ܦܣ‬and‫?ܧܥ‬
(A) 30

(B) 32

(C) 34

(D) 36

(E) 40

(A) ‫ ܦܣ‬൐ ‫ܧܥ‬

(B) ‫ ܦܣ‬൏ ‫ܧܥ‬

(C) ‫ ܦܣ‬ൌ ‫ܧܥ‬

ହ
(D) ‫ ܦܣ‬ൌ ‫ܧܥ‬
ସ

(E) Impossible to tell

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5. How many consecutive zeros are 7. The infinite sequence

there at the end of the decimal
ͳʹ͵Ͷͷ͸͹ͺͻͳͲͳͳͳʹͳ͵ͳͶͳͷ ǥ
representation of 80! ?
is obtained by writing the positive
(A) 16
integers in order. What is the 2022 nd
(B) 17 digit in the sequence?

(C) 18 (A) 0

(D) 19 (B) 1

(E) 20 (C) 2

(D) 3

(E) 4

6. Find the remainder when ͸ଶ଻ଷ ൅ ͺଶ଻ଷ

is divided by 49.

(A) 0
8. Which of the following numbers is the
(B) 1 smallest?

(C) 2 (A) ξʹͻͲ െ 12

(D) 3 (B) 5ξͳ͵ െ8

(E) 4 ଵ
(C)
ଶଽ

(D) 29െ2ξʹͳͲ

(E) 13െ 2ξͶʹ

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9. Let ݊! denote the product QUESTIONS 11 TO 20 ARE WORTH

4 MARKS EACH
݊ ൈ ሺ݊ െ ͳሻ ൈ ሺ݊ െ ʹሻ ൈ ǥ ൈ ʹ ൈ ͳ
11. If‫ ܣ‬ൌ ͶͲιand ‫ ܤ‬ൌ ͷιǡ find the value of
If ݂ሺ݊ሻ is denoted by
ሺͳ ൅ –ƒ ‫ܣ‬ሻሺͳ ൅ –ƒ ‫ܤ‬ሻ.
ͳͲͲ ௡
ቀ ͵ ቁ (A) 1
݂ሺ݊ሻ ൌ
݊Ǩ
(B) 2
Find the value of positive integer ݊
when ݂ሺ݊ሻ is the largest. (C) 3

(A) 29 (D) 4

(B) 30 (E) 5

(C) 31

(D) 32
12. If ܽ ൅ ܾ ൌ ʹ and ܽଶ ൅ ܾଶ ൌ ͷ , find the
(E) 33
value of ܽଷ ൅ ܾଷ .

(A) 9

(B) 10
10. ‫ ܥܤܣ‬is an equilateral triangle. ‫ ܦ‬is
a point outside of ‫ ܥܤܣ‬such that (C) 11
‫ ܥܣ‬ൌ ‫ܦܣ‬. Given that ‫ ܤܦܥס‬ൌ ‫ݔ‬, find
the value of ‫ݔ‬. (D) 12

(A) 30° (E) 13

(B) 34°

(C) 36°

(D) 40°

(E) 45°

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13. Simplify 15. Write down the last four digits of ͹ଵଶ଼.
(A) 3323
ට͵ ൅ ʹξʹ ൅ ට͵ െ ʹξʹ
(B) 4703
(A) 4ξ͵ (C) 5701

(B) 2ξ͵ (D) 6801

(C) 2ξʹ (E) 7319

(D) 2ξͷ

(E) 3ξʹ
16. In a pack of 10 watches, 3 are known
to be defective. If 2 watches are
selected at random from the pack,
what is the probability that at least
14. If ݊and ݇ are positive integers that
one is defective?
satisfy
ଶ
͹ ݊ ͸ (A)
൏ ൏ ଵଵ
ͳ͵ ݊ ൅ ݇ ͳͳ
ଵ
Find the smallest ݊ that satisfies the (B)
inequality. ଵଷ
ଷ
(A) 9 (C)
ଵଷ
(B) 10 ଻
(D)
ଵହ
(C) 11
଼
(D) 12 (E)
ଵହ

(E) 13

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17. Evaluate –ƒ ͶͲι ൅ ʹ –ƒ ͳͲι. 19. In a survey concerning the brands of
coffee for consumers, it was found
(A) tan 45°
that 50% drink Brand ‫ ܣ‬, 45% drink
(B) tan 50° Brand ‫ ܤ‬, 40% drink Brand ‫ ܥ‬, 25%
drink both brands ‫ ܣ‬and ‫ܤ‬, 10% drink
(C) tan 60° both brands ‫ ܤ‬and ‫ܥ‬, 16% drink both
brands ‫ ܣ‬and ‫ ܥ‬and 8% drink all 3
(D) cot 35°
brands.
(E) cot 50°
What percentage of the consumers
surveyed do not drink coffee?

(A) 5

(B) 6
18. Evaluate Ž‘‰ ହ ටͷඥͷξͷ ǥ
(C) 7
(A) 1
(D) 8
(B) 2
(E) 9
(C) 3

(D) 4

(E) 5
20. Simplify

ඥŽ‘‰ ଶ ͵ ൈ Ž‘‰ ଶ ͳʹ ൈ Ž‘‰ ଶ Ͷͺ ൈ Ž‘‰ ଶ ͳͻʹ ൅ ͳ͸

െ Ž‘‰ ଶ ͳʹ ൈ Ž‘‰ ଶ Ͷͺ ൅ ͳͲ

(A) 5

(B) 6

(C) 7

(D) 8

(E) 9

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QUESTIONS 21 TO 25 ARE WORTH 23. Let ‫ݑ‬ଵ ǡ ‫ݑ‬ଶ ǡ ǥ ǡ ‫ݑ‬ସଽ be an increasing

6 MARKS EACH arithmetic progression where the
initial term is ʹͷ and the difference
21. In the figure below, ‫ ܤܣ‬and ‫ ܦܥ‬are between any successive terms is ͵ .
parallel chords of a circle with centre Find the value of
ܱ and radius ‫ ݎ‬cm. It is given that
͵ ͵ ͵
‫ ܤܣ‬ൌ 46 cm, ‫ ܦܥ‬ൌ18 cm and ‫ ܤܱܣס‬ൌ ൅ ൅‫ڮ‬൅
ξ‫ݑ‬ଵ ൅ ξ‫ݑ‬ଶ ξ‫ݑ‬ଶ ൅ ඥ‫ݑ‬ଷ ඥ‫ݑ‬ସ଼ ൅ ඥ‫ݑ‬ସଽ
3 ൈ ‫ܦܱܥס‬. Find the value of ‫ݎ‬.

24. Two small identical circles of radii

ͷ cm and a big circle of radius ͺ cm
are embedded in rectangle ‫ܦܥܤܣ‬. The
circles are tangential to the
rectangle. Given that ‫ ܤܣ‬ൌ ͵Ͷܿ݉, find
the area of rectangle ‫ ܦܥܤܣ‬in ܿ݉ଶ .

22. It is known that ܵ௡ ൌ ‫ݑ‬ଵ ൅ ‫ݑ‬ଶ ൅ ‫ݑ‬ଷ ൅

‫ ڮ‬൅ ‫ݑ‬௡ ൌ Ͷ௡ െ 1. Find the 4th term of
the sequence ሾ‫ݑ‬௡ ሿ.

25. Given that

ͳ
ξ‫ ݔ‬ൌ ξʹ͵ െ
ξʹ͵
find the value of
‫ ݔ‬൅ ʹ ൅ ξ‫ ݔ‬ଶ ൅ Ͷ‫ݔ‬
‫ ݔ‬൅ ʹ െ ξ‫ ݔ‬ଶ ൅ Ͷ‫ݔ‬

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SEAMO 2022
Paper E – Answers

Multiple-Choice Questions
Questions 1 to 10 carry 3 marks each.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5
(C) (A) (B) (C) (D)

Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10
(A) (A) (D) (E) (A)

Questions 11 to 20 carry 4 marks each.

Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15

(B) (C) (C) (E) (D)

Q16 Q17 Q18 Q19 Q20

(E) (B) (A) (D) (B)

Free-Response Questions
Questions 21 to 25 carry 6 marks each.

21 22 23 24 25
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