International Youth Math Challenge Final Round 2021
Final Round 2021
The final round exam was given in the form of an online exam. Each
participant was given a subset of 20 questions in random order. This
paper version is only available for training purposes.
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International Youth Math Challenge Final Round 2021
Question 1 : What are the roots of this function?:
(1 − x)(1 + x)
f (x) =
(2 − x)(2 + x)
(A) {0, 2} (B) {−1, 1} (C) {0, −1} (D) {−2, 2}
Question 2 : What is the value of the function g(x) for x = 0:
g(x) = x1+x + ex − x2 − π x
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) π
Question 3 : Let x = 2, y = 4 and z = 8. What is the numerical value of this fraction?:
xy + y x
x·y·z
(A) 0.5 (B) 1 (C) 1.5 (D) 2
Question 4 : How does this sequence of numbers continue?: 4, 10, 28, 82, ...
(A) 121 (B) 228 (C) 235 (D) 244
Question 5 : What is the value of this limit?:
ex − 1
lim
x→0 x
(A) −1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) e
Question 6 : The integer a is called a quadratic residue modulo n if an integer b exists such
that ...
(A) b2 ≡ a mod n2 (B) b ≡ a mod n2 (C) b ≡ a2 mod n (D) b2 ≡ a mod n
Question 7 : The n-th Fermat number has the form ...
n n
(A) 2n + 1 (B) 22 + 1 (C) 2n − 1 (D) 22 − 1
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Question 8 : Find the smallest integer n > 1 that is a square and a cube:
(A) 36 (B) 49 (C) 64 (D) 81
Question 9 : Which formula calculates the sum of the first n odd numbers?:
1 + 3 + 5 + ... + (2n − 1)
(A) n2 (B) 2n2 − 1 (C) n2 + n − 1 (D) 2n2 + n − 2
Question 10 : Which x solves this equation?:
x2 − 4x + 4 = −4 + 4x − x2
√
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 2
Question 11 : How can you express tan α with cos α?
√ √
(A) tan α = ± 1 − cos2 α/ cos α (B) tan α = ± 1 − cos2 α/ cos2 α
√ √
(C) tan α = ± 1 + cos2 α/ cos α (D) tan α = ± 1 + cos2 α/ cos2 α
Question 12 : Find the smallest value of the function f (x) = 2x + |x + 1| for x ∈ R:
(A) 0.25 (B) 0.5 (C) 0.75 (D) 1
Question 13 : Solve this inequality for x ∈ R:
3x − 3 2x + 14
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3 4
(A) x > 3 (B) x > 5 (C) x > 7 (D) x > 9
Question 14 : Find the x that solves this equation:
1
sin2 x − cos2 x =
2
(A) x = π/2 (B) x = π/3 (C) x = π/6 (D) x = π/12
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Question 15 : Simplify the following fraction:
155551
1551
10101 13131 14141 15151
(A) 101
(B) 131
(C) 141
(D) 151
Question 16 : You throw three dice at the same time. What is the probability of getting the
numbers 1, 2, and 3?
(A) 1/6 (B) 1/36 (C) 1/64 (D) 1/72
Question 17 : What is the value of this expression?:
sin(π) + cos(π) + tan(π)
sin(−π) + cos(−π) + tan(−π)
(A) −1 (B) 0 (C) 1/2 (D) 1
Question 18 : The volume of a pyramid with base area B and height h is equal to ...
(A) Bh/3 (B) Bh/2 (C) 2Bh/3 (D) Bh
Question 19 : What is the numerical value of this sum?:
5
X n + n2
n=1
n
(A) 15 (B) 20 (C) 25 (D) 30
Question 20 : Find the derivative f 0 (x) of this function:
1
f (x) = x · ln
x
1 1
(A) ln x
−x (B) ln (x) − x (C) ln x
−1 (D) ln (x) − 1
Question 21 : Select the number that has exactly eight digits:
(A) (10)5 (B) (20)5 (C) (30)5 (D) (40)5
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Question 22 : Which one of the following numbers is a perfect square?
(A) 12021 (B) 12121 (C) 12221 (D) 12321
Question 23 : Which number does not fit into this sequence: 14, 21, 28, 31, 35, 42, ...
(A) 21 (B) 28 (C) 31 (D) 35
Question 24 : Find the function f (x) with this graph:
(A) f (x) = x3 /10 + sin(10x) (B) f (x) = x3 /10 + cos(10x)
(C) f (x) = x3 /10 − sin(10x) (D) f (x) = x3 /10 − cos(10x)
Question 25 : The trapezium below has the sides a, b, c, d, and height h. What is the surface
area of this trapezium?
1 1 1 1
(A) 2
· (a + b) · h (B) 2
· (a + c) · h (C) 2
· (b + c) · h (D) 2
· (b + d) · h
Question 26 : What is the value of this sum?:
0.1 + (0.1)2 + (0.1)3 + (0.1)4 + (0.1)5
(A) 0.110111 (B) 0.111011 (C) 0.111101 (D) 0.111110
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