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Mathematics – Junior Section

Multi Correct Choice Type

1. Let α and  be the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 2bx + b = 1. The smallest possible value of
(α - )2 is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 4

2. It is known that n2012 + n2010 is divisible by 10 for some positive integer n. Which of the following
numbers is not a possible value for n?
(A) 2 (B) 13 (C) 35 (D) 47 (E) 59

3. AB is a chord of a circle with centre O. CD is the diameter perpendicular to the chord AB, with AB
area of ABC
closer to C than to D. Given that AOB = 90o, then the quotient  ____
area of AOD
2 1 2 1
(A) 2 1 (B) 2 2 (C) (D) (E)
2 2 2

4. The diagram below shows that ABCD is a parallelogram and

both AE and BE are straight lines. Let F and G be the
intersections of BE with CD and AC respectively. Given that
BG = EF, find the quotient DE AE.

3 5 3 6 3 6
(A) (B) (C)
2 2 4
3 7 3 7
(D) (E)
2 4

5. Four circles each of radius x and a square are arranged within a

circle of radius 8 as shown in the following figure.
What is the range of x?
(A) 0 < x < 4
(B) 0 < x < 8  2  1
(C) 42 2 x4
(D) 4  2 2  x  8  2  1
(E) 4 2  x  4  2  1

6. For any real number x, let  x  be the largest integer less than or equal to x and x = x -  x  . Let a and

b be real numbers with b ≠ 0 such that a  b    b

a 
b a
b
. Which of the following statements is

incorrect?
(A) if b is an integer then a is an integer
(B) if a is a non zero integer then b is an integer
(C) if b is a rational number then a is a rational number
(D) if b is a non zero rational number then b is a rational number
(E) if b is an even number then a is an even number

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Short Questions Type

7. Let a and b be real numbers such that a > b , 2a + 2b = 75 and 2-a + 2-b = 12-1. Find the value of 2a – b.

x 3  x  120
8. Find the sum of all positive integers x such that is an integer.
 x  1 x  1

9. Consider the equation 3x 2  8x  1  9x 2  24x  8  3 . It is known that the largest root of the
equation is –k times the smallest root. Find k.

10. Find the four digit number abcd satisfying 2  abcd   1000  dcba .
(For example, if a = 1, b = 2, c = 3 and d = 4, then abcd = 1234).

11. Suppose x and y are real numbers satisfying x2 + y2 – 22x – 20y + 221 = 0. Find xy.

12. Let m and n be positive integers satisfying mn2 + 876 = 4mn + 217n.
Find the sum of all possible values of m.

13. For any real number x, let  x  denotes the largest integer less than or equal to x. Find the value of  x 
2
of the smallest x satisfying  x 2    x   100 .

14. Suppose x1, x2, . . . , x49 are real numbers such that x12  2x 22  ...  49x 249  1 . Find the maximum
value of x1 + 2x2 + . . . + 49x49.

x 2   20  y   y 2   21  z   z 2   20  w   w 2   21  x 
2 2 2 2
15. Find the minimum value of

16. Let A be a 4 digit integer. When both the first digit (left most) and the third digit are increased by n
and the second digit and the fourth digit are decreased by n, the new number is n times A. Find the
value of A.

17. Find the remainder when 10211022 is divided by 1023.

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18. For each positive integer n ≥ 1, we define the recursive relation given by a n 1  .
1  an
Suppose that a1  a 2012 . Find the sum of the squares of all possible value of a1 .

19. A positive integer is called friendly if it is divisible by the sum of its digits. For example, 111 is friendly
but 123 is not. Find the number of all two digit friendly numbers.

20. In the diagram below D and E lie on the side AB and F lies on the side AC such that DA = DF = DE,
BE = EF and BF = BC. It is given that ABC = 2ACB. Find x, where BFD = xo.

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21. Let ABCDEF be a regular hexagon. Let G be a point on ED such that EG = 3GD. If the area of AGEF is
100, find the area of the hexagon ABCDEF.

22. Given a package containing 200 red marbles, 300 blue marbles and 400 green marbles. At each
occasion you are allowed to withdraw at most one red marble, at most two blue marbles and a total of
at most five marbles out of the package. Find the minimal number of withdrawals required to
withdraw all the marbles from the package.

23. 3 red marbles, 4 blue marbles and 5 green marbles are distributed to 12 students. Each students gets
one and only one marble. In how many ways can the marbles be distributed so that Jamy and Jaren
get the same colour and Jason gets a green marble?

24. A round cake is cut into n pieces with 3 cuts. Find the product of all possible values of n.

25. How many triples of non negative integers (x, y, z) satisfying the equation
xyz + xy + yz + zx + x + y + z = 2012?

26. There are 2012 students standing in a circle; they are numbered 1, 2, . . . , 2012 clockwise. The
counting starts from the first student (number 1) and proceeds around the circle clockwise. Alternate
students will be eliminated from the circle in the following way: the first student stays in the circle
while the second student leaves the circle. The third student stays while the fourth student leaves and
so on. What the counting reaches number 2012, it goes back to number 1 and the elimination
continues until the last student remains. What is the number of the last student?

27. There are k people and n chairs in a row, where 2 ≤ k < n. There is a couple among the k people. The
number of ways in which all k people can be seated such that the couple is seated together is equal to
the number of ways in which the (k – 2) people, without the couple present, can be seated. Find the
smallest value of n.

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