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The document is a 25 question mock exam paper for the Singapore and Math Olympiad (SMO) Open competition in 2022. It provides instructions to participants regarding time limits, answering all questions, acceptable answer formats, and definitions. The questions cover a range of math topics including algebra, geometry, trigonometry, sequences, and combinatorics.

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SMO Open Mock Paper (2022) - Problems

The document is a 25 question mock exam paper for the Singapore and Math Olympiad (SMO) Open competition in 2022. It provides instructions to participants regarding time limits, answering all questions, acceptable answer formats, and definitions. The questions cover a range of math topics including algebra, geometry, trigonometry, sequences, and combinatorics.

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SMO Open Mock Paper (2022) [1]

Instructions to Participants:

1. The time allocated is 2.5 hours.


2. Answer all 25 questions; each question carries 1 mark.
3. Your answer should be an integer between 0 and 99999 (inclusive).
4. No calculators are allowed.
5. Throughout this paper, let ⌊𝑥⌋ denote the greatest integer less than or
equal to 𝑥. For example, ⌊2.1⌋ = 2, ⌊3.9⌋ = 3.

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1⋅21 2⋅22 3⋅23 4⋅24 14⋅214


1. Evaluate 𝑆 = + + + + ⋯+ .
2⋅3 3⋅4 4⋅5 5⋅6 15⋅16

𝜋 3 2
2. Let 0 ≤ 𝛼, 𝛽 ≤ be angles such that cos(𝛼 + 𝛽) = 5, sin(𝛼 − 𝛽) = 7. Suppose that
2
tan 𝛼 𝑚
= 𝑛 , where 𝑚, 𝑛 are positive integers with no common factor greater than 1.
tan 𝛽
Find 𝑚 + 𝑛.

3. Let 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 be positive real numbers such that the following equations hold:
1 1 1
+ + =6
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
2022 − 6𝑥 2022 − 6𝑦 2022 − 6𝑧
+ + = 72
𝑦𝑧 𝑥𝑧 𝑥𝑦
Determine the value of 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧.

4. Let 𝑥 = 𝑎 be a root of 2√𝑥 2 + 42𝑥 + 440 − √𝑥 + 20 − √𝑥 + 22 = 48 − 2𝑥. If 𝑎


𝑚
can be written as , where 𝑚, 𝑛 are positive integers with no common factor greater
𝑛
than 1, determine 𝑚 + 𝑛.

5. Determine the smallest positive value of 𝑥 (in degrees) for which the function 𝑓 (𝑥 ) =
𝑥 𝑥
sin 20 + cos 22 attains its minimum value.

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6. The diagram below contains a 7 × 8 grid, with diagonal ‘shortcuts’ in all but 1 of its
squares. How many different paths are there from 𝐴 to 𝐵 that use exactly 2 diagonal
shortcuts, but otherwise travel downwards & rightwards along the gridlines?

7. In the circle below, let 𝐶𝐷 be the diameter and 𝐴𝐵, 𝐸𝐹 be chords parallel to 𝐶𝐷 such
that 𝐴𝐵 = 12 and 𝐶𝐷 = 20. Given that ∠𝐴𝐵𝐸 = 45°, determine the area of 𝐴𝐵𝐹𝐸.
𝐶
𝐸
𝐴

𝐵
𝐹
𝐷

8. Let 𝑃(𝑥) be a degree-4 polynomial such that 𝑃 (3) = 144 and


(𝑥 − 8) 𝑃 (𝑥 ) = 𝑥𝑃(𝑥 − 2).
Find 𝑃(3.5).

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9. Suppose that 𝑥 and 𝑦 are positive integers with 20 and 22 factors respectively. Given
that 𝑥 ⋅ 𝑦 has exactly 𝑛2 factors where 𝑛 ∈ ℤ+ , find 𝑛.

10. Let 𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , 𝑎3 , … be an arithmetic progression whose terms are distinct positive


integers. Given that 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 = 2022, determine the sum of all possible values of
102
𝑎2022 .

11. Let ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 be a scalene triangle with 𝐵𝐶 = 100. Let 𝐷, 𝐸, 𝐹 be on side 𝐵𝐶 such that
𝐴𝐷, 𝐴𝐸, 𝐴𝐹 are an altitude, angle bisector and median respectively. If 𝐷𝐸 = 𝐸𝐹, and
the total length of 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐴𝐶 is 𝑘, find ⌊𝑘 ⌋.
𝐴

𝐵 𝐷 𝐸 𝐹 𝐶

12. Define 𝐿𝑛 to be the lowest common multiple of 1,2,3, … , 𝑛. Find the remainder when
𝐿2022 is divided by 30720.

13. Let ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 be an isosceles triangle with 𝐴𝐶 = 𝐵𝐶. Let 𝐷 be on 𝐵𝐶 such that 𝐴𝐷 is an
angle bisector. Given that 𝐴𝐷 + 𝐷𝐶 = 𝐴𝐵, find ∠𝐶𝐴𝐵 in degrees.
𝐶

𝐴 𝐵

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14. Let 𝑓(𝑥 ) = ⌊𝑥 ⋅ ⌊𝑥 ⋅ ⌊𝑥 ⋅ ⌊𝑥 ⋅ ⌊𝑥 ⌋⌋⌋⌋⌋. Let 𝑦 be the value in the range of 𝑓(𝑥) such that

|𝑦 − 2022| is minimized. Find 𝑦.

1 1 1 1
15. Let 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 be positive reals such that 𝑥+1 + 𝑦+2 + 𝑧+3 = 4. Suppose that the minimum
possible value of 9𝑥 + 4𝑦 + 𝑧 is 𝑚, attained when (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = (𝑥1 ,𝑦1 , 𝑧1 ). Determine
the value of 𝑚 + 𝑥1 𝑦1 𝑧1.

16. 𝒖, 𝒗, 𝒘 are vectors such that |𝒖| = 20, |𝒗| = 2, |𝒘| = 22 and (𝒗 × 𝒘) × 𝒗 + 2𝒖 = 𝟎.
Let 𝛼 be the angle between 𝒖, 𝒗 and 𝛽 be the angle between 𝒗, 𝒘. Find
|22 cos(𝛼 + 𝛽 )|.

17. What is the remainder when 199 + 299 + 399 + ⋯ + 202299 is divided by 101?

18. Let 𝑃 (𝑥 ) = (3𝑥 − 2)100 have expansion 𝑎0 + 𝑎1 𝑥 + 𝑎2 𝑥 2 + ⋯ + 𝑎100 𝑥 100.


Determine the value of ∑100 2
𝑛=0 𝑛 𝑎𝑛 .

19. The roots of the equation 72√3𝑥 3 − 6√3𝑥 + 1 = 0 are 𝑟 sin 𝛼° , 𝑟 sin 𝛽° and 𝑟 sin 𝛾°
where 𝑟 is a positive real number, and 𝛼, 𝛽, 𝛾 are distinct integers between −90 and
90 (inclusive). Determine 𝑟 ⋅ (𝛼 2 + 𝛽 2 + 𝛾 2 ).

20. Suppose that 𝑥1 < 𝑥2 < ⋯ < 𝑥𝑛 is a sequence of positive integers such that
2022
(𝑥1 + 1)(𝑥2 + 1)(𝑥3 + 1) … (𝑥𝑛 + 1) = 𝑥 𝑥 … 𝑥𝑛 .
55 1 2
Determine the minimum possible value of 𝑛.

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21. Three points 𝑋, 𝑌, 𝑍 are (independently) chosen uniformly at random on the unit
1
circle. Let 𝑝 be the probability that (0,0) is in the interior of ∆𝑋𝑌𝑍. Find ⌊𝑝⌋.

𝑎3
𝑛 4𝑎2
𝑛
22. 𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , … is a sequence defined by 𝑎1 = 20, 𝑎2 = 22, and 𝑎𝑛+1 = −𝑎 + 6𝑎𝑛 .
𝑎2
𝑛−1 𝑛−1

Define 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = |𝑎2 𝑥 − 𝑎1 | + | 𝑎3 𝑥 − 𝑎2 | + | 𝑎4 𝑥 − 𝑎3 | + ⋯ + |𝑎2022 𝑥 − 𝑎2021 |.


Suppose that the minimum value of 𝑓 (𝑥 ) is attained at 𝑥 = 𝑐. Evaluate
1−2𝑐
log 32 (log 0.9 ( )).
𝑐

23. Determine the number of permutations (𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , 𝑎3 , … 𝑎15 ) of 12 , 22 , 32 , … , 152 such


that 12 ⋅ 𝑎1 ≤ 22 ⋅ 𝑎2 ≤ 32 ⋅ 𝑎3 ≤ ⋯ ≤ 152 ⋅ 𝑎15 .

24. The Huat family has 14 members. As a family tradition, they conduct a Yu Sheng
party every Chinese New Year. However, in 2022, group sizes were restricted to a
maximum of 5 people due to Singapore’s COVID-19 restrictions. The Huat family
decides to conduct multiple Yu Sheng parties, so that any 2 members attended at least
1 party together. What is the minimum number of Yu Sheng parties the Huat family
must have conducted?

25. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐷 is a point on 𝐵𝐶, and 𝐸, 𝐹 are the feet of the perpendiculars from 𝐵 to
𝐴𝐶, and 𝐶 to 𝐴𝐵 respectively. Lines 𝐵𝐸 and 𝐶𝐹 intersect at 𝐻, while the
circumcircles of ∆𝐵𝐷𝐹, ∆𝐶𝐷𝐸 intersect at point 𝑃(≠ 𝐷). If ∠𝑃𝐹𝐻 = 27° and
∠𝐵𝐶𝐴 = 41°, find ∠𝐵𝐻𝑃 in degrees.

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