SECONDARY 4

1. Given prime numbers 𝑝, 𝑞, and 𝑟 that satisfy the equation (𝑝 + 1)(𝑞 + 1)(𝑟 +

1) = 504𝑝, find 𝑝𝑞𝑟.

2. How many nonnegative integer solutions are there in the inequality

𝑎1 + 𝑎2 + 𝑎3 + 𝑎4 ≤ 12

3. Let 𝑏1 = 2 and 𝑏𝑛+1 be the sum of the squares of the digits of 𝑏𝑛 . Find the

value of 𝑏32023 + 𝑏52023 .

4. What is the sum of all positive integers 𝑘 for which 2020! is divisible by 28𝑘 ?
5. If 𝑛 is an integer less than 1000, how many possible values for 𝑛 are there such

that [[𝑙𝑜𝑔3 𝑛]] is an odd positive integer? (Denote [[.]] to be the floor/ greatest

integer function)

6. Let 𝑎1 = 1, 𝑎2 = 4 and 𝑎𝑛+2 = 5𝑎𝑛+1 − 6𝑎𝑛 . Evaluate

∞
𝑎𝑛
∑
4𝑛
𝑛=1

7. Niko has 4 tickets for the Warriors game. He invites 3 friends – Adam, Ben, and

Carl – to go with him. Niko has the first 2 seats in row 5, and the first 2 seats in

row 6. The boys are trying to decide on a seating arrangement. How many

different combinations of seating arrangements can the boys choose from?

8. Dara was paid $125 for tutoring five days after school for the Chen family. Each

day Mrs. Chen paid her $3 more than the day before. How much money did

she earn on the first day?

9. Robert set out at noon to walk from Station A to Station B, and his son, James,

started at 2 P.M. on the same day to walk from Station B to Station A. They

met on the road at 4:05 P.M., and each reached his destination at exactly the

same time. What time did both of them arrive at their destination?
10. A swimming coach is holding swimming practice for seven swimmers named

Finn, George, Hans, Ian, John, Kim, and Loki throughout this week starting on

Monday. Each swimmer will practice only once, and only one swimmer will

practice per day. Finn and John will practice on either Tuesday or Saturday. Hans

will practice on a day after Finn. Loki will not practice either the day before or the

day after Finn or John practice. Kim will not practice on the day immediately

following the day that John practices.

Who of the following CANNOT practice on Monday or Tuesday?

11. A swimming coach is holding swimming practice for seven swimmers named

Finn, George, Hans, Ian, John, Kim, and Loki throughout this week starting on

Monday. Each swimmer will practice only once, and only one swimmer will

practice per day. Finn and John will practice on either Tuesday or Saturday. Hans

will practice on a day after Finn. Loki will not practice either the day before or the

day after Finn or John practice. Kim will not practice on the day immediately

following the day that John practices.

If George and Hans practice before John, then who will practice on Sunday?
12. A swimming coach is holding swimming practice for seven swimmers named

Finn, George, Hans, Ian, John, Kim, and Loki throughout this week starting on

Monday. Each swimmer will practice only once, and only one swimmer will

practice per day. Finn and John will practice on either Tuesday or Saturday. Hans

will practice on a day after Finn. Loki will not practice either the day before or the

day after Finn or John practice. Kim will not practice on the day immediately

following the day that John practices.

If Kim practices third, then we know which days that how many people practice,

including Kim?
13.If a and b are numbers such that (a − 4)(b + 6) = 0, then what is the smallest

possible value of a2 + b2 ?

14.What is the least possible value of (x + 2)2 if 0 ≤ x ≤ 3?

15. What is the coefficient of the third term in the expression

5x3y4+7x2y3−6xy2−8xy?
16.If f(g(x))=x2 and f(x)= x – 1, what is g(x)?

17.By synthetic division, find the remainder of 2 x + 3x − 4 x + 5x + 6 divided by

4 3 2

x + 3.

5
=
18.If 5 = a , then a
x
19.The right triangle 𝑋𝑌𝑍 has a hypotenuse 𝑋𝑍 = 28. If a circle was drawn so

that all the points 𝑋, 𝑌, and 𝑍 are on the circle, what would be the area of this

22
circle? Take 𝜋 =
7

20.What is the area of the convex quadrilateral formed by connecting the points

(1,2), (3, −5), (10, −10), (15,0) in that order?

21.Quadrilateral 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is such that all of its vertices lie on the same circle. If

∠𝐴𝐶𝐷 = 20𝑜 , ∠𝐵𝐴𝐷 = 100𝑜 , what is ∠𝐴𝐷𝐵?

22.A rectangular lawn is made by marking the land with 60 feet of rope. What is

the largest area possible for the lawn?

23.In 𝛥𝐴𝐵𝐶, point 𝐷 is on 𝐵𝐶 such that 𝐵𝐷 = 2 and 𝐶𝐷 = 3. If 𝐴𝐵 = 4, 𝐴𝐶 =

6 and 𝐴𝐷 = 𝑦, what is 𝑦 2 ?

24.Let 𝐾 be the farthest point on the circle 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 12𝑥 − 20𝑦 + 111 =

0 to the point (3,4). What is the distance from 𝐾 to (1,22)?

25.Math Wizards Club consists of 4 freshmen, 5 sophomores, 5 juniors, and 6

seniors. How many ways can a committee of 4 students be chosen that

includes one student from each level?

26.How many integers from 1 to 1000 are not divisible by 2, 3 and 5?

27.In how many ways can you choose 8 of 32 playing cards without considering

their order?
28.There are ten people at an acquaintance party. If they all shake hands, how

many hand-shakes are possible?

29.What is the coefficient of the second term of the binomial expansion (2x+3y)3?

30.How many five-people committees consisting of 2 men and 3 women can be

chosen from a total of 4 men and 4 women?