The Battle of

MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
presents

Mathalinos 4.0
Grade 10 March 28, 2023
 Mechanics
• The Game is composed of three rounds:
Easy, Average & Difficult; set with
different points & time limits.
• Calculators and Notebooks are NOT
allowed.
• Participants will be provided with scratch
papers.
• The group with the highest score wins.
 EASY ROUND
• 2 points each
• 15 seconds for each
question
 Problem #1
Easy

What is the next term in the

sequence 2, 4, 8, 14, …?

Answer: 22
 Problem #2 Easy
What is the end behavior of the graph of
the polynomial function
P(x) = (x + 1)(-x + 3)(x + 4)2.
a. Falls on the left and rises on the right
b. Rises on the left and falls on the right
c. Rises on both sides
d. Falls on both sides
Answer: d
 Problem #3
Easy

What are the roots/zeros of the

polynomial function
P(x)=(x + 1)(x – 3)(x + 4)?

Answer: -1, 3, -4
 Problem #4
Easy

Find the value of

b in the figure

Answer: 70 degrees
 Problem #5
Easy

What is the 10 term in the

th

sequence described by the rule

an= 4n – 44?

Answer: -4
 Problem #6
Easy

What is the center of the

circle whose equation is
(x + 4) + y = 12?
2 2

Answer: (-4, 0)
 Problem #7
Easy

Evaluate

Answer: 20
 Easy
Problem #8
What is the common difference in
the sequence 5x – 2, 9x – 5, 13x – 8,
17x – 11, …?

Answer: 4x - 3
 Problem #9
Easy

Find the value of x.

Answer: 8
 Problem #10
Easy

What is the common ratio in the sequence

81, -27, 9, -3, …?

Answer:
 AVERAGE ROUND
• 3 points each
• 30 seconds for each
question
 Problem #1
Average

Find the distance between the points

(2, -1) and (1, 6).

Answer:
 Problem #2
Average

Find the sum of the infinite geometric

sequence

Answer:
 Problem #3
Average

Five friends decided to sit in a

row. If three of them decided to
sit beside each other, in how many
ways can they be seated?
Answer: 36
 Problem #4
Average

Simplify the expression:

Answer: n – 13n + 42
2
 Problem #5
Average

Insert 1 arithmetic mean between 23

and -39.

Answer: -8
DIFFICULT ROUND
• 5 points each
• 60 seconds for each
question
 Problem #1
Difficult

What is the remainder when x + 3

3x + 5x – 10 is divided by x + 2?
2

Answer: -16
 Problem #2
Difficult

Find a rule/formula that would

represent the sequence

Answer:
 Problem #3 Difficult

Six friends ate at a restaurant

with round tables. If 2 of them do
not want to sit beside each other,
in how many ways can they be
seated
Answer: 72
 Problem #4 Difficult
An open box is to be made from a 14-inch by
14-inch square piece of cardboard by
removing a small square from each corner
and folding up the flaps to form the sides.
Suppose you want its volume to be equal to
200 cubic inches. What should be its height?

Answer: 2 inches
 Problem #5
Difficult

Chord AB is 15 cm away from the

center of Circle O. If Chord AB is
16 cm long, what is the radius of
Circle O?
Answer: 17 cm
CLINCHER ROUND
• Whoever gets the correct
answer first, wins.
 Problem #1
Clincher

What is the sum of the first

40 positive integers?

Answer: 820
 Problem #2
Clincher

Simplify the expression:

Answer:
 Mathematics is NOT meant to make simple
things complicated, but to make complicated
things simple…
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!