High School Mathematics Competition 2010
First Round, Basic Level
The first six problems are multiple choice problems. Each question has zero to four correct
answers. Please answer on the designated form by writing a + if you think the alternative
is correct, a , if you think the alternative is incorrect. Each correct answer is awarded
by one point, incorrect or unintelligible answers are worth 0 points. Problems 7 and 8 are
of the traditional type. They should be answered on a separate sheet. These problems are
worth 6 points each.
Do not forget to fill in your name, school, home address and email address on the answer
form. Writ your name clearly on the answer sheet of problems 7 and 8, too.
Time allowed: 120 minutes.
1. The lengths of two sides of a triangle are 3 and 4. It is possible that the area A of the
triangle satises:
a) A < 1
b) A = 3
c) A = 6
d) A > 7
2. It is possible to write the polynomial x4 1 as the product
a) (x2 1)(x2 + 1)
c) (x 1)(x3 + x2 + x + 1)
b) (x 1)(x + 1)(x2 + 1)
d) (x + 1)(x3 x2 + x 1)
3. The radius of the base of a right circular cylinder equals r and the height of the cylinder
is h. The volume of the cylinder is 1 and its total surface area is 12. Then 1/r + 1/h equals
a) 1
b) 3
c) 4
d) 12
4. A positive integer is a prime number , if it has exactly two positive factors. The smallest
prime number p for which 2010 p is the square of an integer is
a) 3
c) some other number
b) 5
d) there is no such number
5. A cubic polynomial equation with integer coecients can have
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3 solutions
6. How many dierent values can the expression
x
y
z
xyz
+
+
+
|x| |y| |z| |xyz|
have for dierent non-zero real numbers x, y and z?
a) at most 3
c) more than 6, but a nite number
b) at least 3, but at most 6
d) innitely many values
7. The areas of the faces of a rectangular parallelepiped are 6, 8 and 12 units of area.
Determine the volume of the parallelepiped.
8. The sum of the digits of a four digit number is 16, the third digit is the sum of the rst
two digits and the second digit is two times the fourth digit. When the digits are written
in the opposite order, a number 729 less than the original number is obtained. Determine
the (original) number.
High School Mathematics Competition 2010
First Round, Intermediate Level
1. Matti and Kerkko decided to paint a fence. Working alone, Matti would have painted
the fence in 3 hours and Kerkko in 4 hours. They start to paint at 12:00. After some time,
a disagreement about the painting process arises and the boys quarrel for 10 minutes,
during which time the job is at a standstill. On top of that, Kerkko loses his temper and
leaves the job. Matti carries the job to an end at 14:25. When did the quarrel start?
2. The inscribed circle of a right triangle divides the hypotenuse in parts of length a and
b. Show that the area of the triangle equals ab.
3. Determine the smallest positive integer for which 2664n is the square of an integer.
4. A sequence of numbers is said to be of the Fibonacci type, if every number in the
sequence is the sum of the two immediately preceding numbers. Determine the fth number
in such a sequence, given that the tenth number is 322 and the numbers in the sequence
are positive integers.
Time allowed: 120 minutes.
Each answer on a dierent side of paper.
Write your name and contact information (school, home address and email address) clearly
on the paper.
High School Mathematics Competition 2010
First Round, Open Level
1. The inscribed circle of a right triangle divides the hypotenuse in parts of length a and
b. Show that the area of the triangle equals ab.
2. a, b and c are integers, 0 < a < b < c. The average of the numbers a1 , b1 , c1 and
1
5
is
. Determine a, b and c.
4
16
3. x is an acute angle such that sin x, sin(2x) and sin(4x) form an increasing arithmetic
sequence. Determine the value of cos3 x cos x.
4. A knight is in the origin of an innite chessboard. If the side of a square in the board
is the unit of length, we can x a coordinate system such that the centers of the squares
have integer coordinates and the distances between the squares are measured from the
center of one square to the center of another square.
It is well-known that the knight can
move from a square to any square at the distance 5 from the original square. Determine
the smallest
possible number of knight moves leading from the origin to a square at the
distance 281 from the origin.
Time allowed: 120 minutes.
Each answer on a dierent side of paper.
Write your name and contact information (school, home address and email address) clearly
on the paper.
