Level I

State Mathematics Contest Finals, April 30, 2015

1. If x + y = 42 and y = 5x + 6, what is the value of x?

a. –7 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8 e. 36

2. What is the area of a rectangle with diagonal of 25 cm and a width of 7 cm?

a. 24 cm2 b. 624 cm2 c. 112 cm2 d. 168 cm2 e. 175 cm2

3. Jeremy had 13 coins in his pocket whose combined value was $2.10, and none were pennies. If he
had more nickels than dimes, how many nickels did he have?

a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6 e. 8

4. While cycling Margi pedals the crank one and a half complete turns each second. Her gears are set
so that each turn on the crank turns the wheel 2 times. If the wheel has a diameter of 70 cm,
approximately how fast is she going?

a. 6.6 m/sec b. 7.0 m/sec c. 2.1 m/sec. d. 4.4 m/sec. e. 13.2 m/sec.

5. Find the length of the perimeter of an isosceles triangle that has one side of length one and an area
of one.

a. 1 + 8 b. 1 + 10 c. 1 + 2 5 d. 1 + 15 e. 1 + 17

6. All of these points are collinear except one. Which one is it?

a. (0, 7) b. (–4, 16) c. (6, –8) d. (2, 2) e. (10, –18)

7. A box contains 12 batteries, 8 of which are good, and 4 of which are bad. If we randomly select 3
batteries from the box without replacement, what is the probability that at least one of them is bad?
14 2 28 41
a. b. c. d. e. none of these
55 22 55 55

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8. The numeral representation of (25!)2 ends in how many zeros?

a. 7 b. 8 c. 10 d. 12 e. 36

9. Which of the following is part of the real number solution of the inequality: 𝑥 5 ≥ 𝑥:
I. 𝑥 ≥ 1
II. 𝑥 ≤ −1
III. −1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 0

a. I only b. II only c. III only d. I and III e. II and III

10. Twenty unit cubes are glued together so as to form a 3×3 cube with holes
through the middle. How many square units is its surface area?

a. 20 b. 27 c. 48 d. 64 e. 72

11. Find the area enclosed by the 𝑥-axis, the 𝑦-axis, and the graph of 𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 1 = 0.

a. 1⁄8 b. 1⁄4 c. 1⁄2 d. 1 e. none of these

12. Roll a single fair die until “six” occurs. What is the probability that a “six” occurs for the first time
on the third roll of the die?
25 25 11 25 11
a. b. c. d. e.
216 36 216 72 36

13. An equilateral triangle is inscribed in a circle with a 2 inch radius. What is the triangle’s area?

a. 6√3 b. 3√3 c. 1.5√2 d. 3√𝜋 e. 3√𝜋⁄2

𝑥 2 +3𝑥+2
14. Considering the graph of the function 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 −4 , which of the following statements are true:
I. 𝑥 = 2 is a vertical asymptote.
II. 𝑥 = −2 is a vertical asymptote.
III. 𝑦 = 1 is a horizontal asymptote.

a. I only b. II only c. I and II only d. I and III only e. all 3 are true

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15. Find the value of 𝑃( 14 ) for the polynomial 𝑃(𝑥) = 4𝑥 + 8𝑥 2 + 16𝑥 3 + 32𝑥 4 + ⋯ + 2048𝑥10

511 1023 1023 511

a. b. c. d. e. 2
512 1024 512 256

16. In the expansion of (𝑥 − 3)5 the coefficient of 𝑥 4 would be which one of the following:

a. −15 b. −5 c. −1 d. 5 e. 15

17. If (4𝑥 − 16)2 − 8𝑥 3 = 0, then the solution consists of which of the following:
I. 𝑥 = 2
II. 𝑥 = 4𝑖
III. 𝑥 = −4𝑖

a. I only b. II only c. I and II only d. II and III only e. I, II and III

18. If c > 0, for what value of c will the lines 3x + cy = 4 and cx + 2y = 5 NOT intersect?

a. 2 b. 3 c. 5 d. 6 e. 6

19. In how many distinguishable ways can 9 marbles be lined up in a row if 3 of them are red, 4 are
white, and 2 are blue?

a. 72 b. 126 c. 144 d. 630 e. 1260

20. Suppose that a circle of radius 2 inches is centered at the origin. An ant walks along this circle
counterclockwise, starting at the point (0,2). How many inches does the ant need to walk in order to
reach the point (√3, 1)?
𝜋 𝜋 5𝜋 5𝜋 10𝜋
a. b. c. d. e.
6 3 6 3 3

21. Suppose that a sphere is inscribed in a cube (meaning that the sphere touches all six faces of the
cube). How many cubic meters is the volume of the sphere if the volume of the cube is 1 cubic
meter?
𝜋 𝜋 5𝜋 5𝜋 10𝜋
a. b. c. d. e.
6 3 6 3 3

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22. For what value of c will   1 have one solution
5 x2

a. 2.5 b. 2.2 c. 3 d. –1 e. –2.8

23. A line with slope 0.5 intersects a circle centered at the origin at points (–5, 0) and (x, y).
Determine x.

a. 2 3 b. 6 c. 3 d. 4 e. 2 5

5 3
24. The expression can be rewritten as a  b 3 where a and b are rationals. Determine a.
2 3

a. 13 b. 7 c. 5 d. 2.5 e. 1

25. If the sum of two numbers is 13 and the sum of their squares is 113, what is their product?

a. 28 b. 30 c. 36 d. 42 e. 50

26. The function f ( x)  x 5  3x 3  5x  10 has one real solution. In which interval is that solution?

a. x  (,2) b. x  (2, 0) c. x  (0, 1) d. x  (1, 2) e. x  (2, )

27. Consider the mobile displayed on the right. Assume it

is perfectly balanced and determine weight x.
Remember that sides are balanced if the products of
weight and distance from balancing point are equal.

a. 1 kg b. 4 kg c. 8 kg

d. 14 kg e. 24 kg

28. The equation, 5x2 – 12x = b, has x = 3 as a solution. Determine the second value of x.

a. –0.6 b. –3.6 c. 6 d. 9 e. none of these.

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29. Marvin earned an 81 on his essay, a 91 on his midterm, and an 88 on his homework. The only
grade missing is his Final Exam. If the essay and midterm are each worth 25% of his grade, and
homework is worth 10%, what grade must he make on his final exam to get an average of 90?

a. 94.5 b. 95.5 c. 97.2 d. 98 e. 100

30. Divide the expression 52015 by 7 and determine its remainder.

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 5

31. Let x be defined on all reals. What is the largest value that y can attain if y  (3x 2  4)  (3x  4) 2 ?

a. 2 b. 9⅓ c. 10⅔ d. 12 e. 20

32. Two chords, AB and CD , in a circle intersect at point P as shown. If the

length of chord CD is 42 and the lengths of segments AP and CP are 10
and 12 respectively, what is the length of AB ?

a. 25 b. 35 c. 36 d. 40 e. 46

33. Define the two operations, ◊ and ■, on the natural numbers as follows:
◊ = Minimum( k , m ) thus if k < m then k ◊ m = k
■ = Maximum( k , m ) thus if k < m then k ■ m = m

Which of the following statements are true for all x, y and z.

I. ( x ◊ y ) + z = (x + z) ◊ (y + z)
II. ( x ◊ y ) ■ z = (x ■ z) ◊ ( y ■ z )
III. ( x + y ) ■ z = (x ■ z) + ( y ■ z )

a. I only b. II only c. I & II d. I & III e. I, II, III

34. Given the operations, ◊ and ■, as defined in the previous problem find the solution set for k.

(k ◊ 7 ) ■ 3 = ( k ■ 5 ) ◊ 9.

a. {} b. {1, 2, 3} c. {3, 4, 5} d. {5, 6, 7} e. {7, 8, 9}

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35. Find the sum of all the solutions to the equation: |3x + 5| – x = 7.

a. –2 b. 2 c. 4 d. 6 e. none of these

36. What is the area of the region enclosed by | 4x | + | 2y | < 12?

a. 24 b. 25 c. 32 d. 36 e. 48

37. In the statement “THE + END = NEAR” each letter represents a digit, different letters represent
different digits. In addition “END” is a prime number. Determine the digit that “E” represents.

a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8 e. 9

38. A rectangle encloses three mutually tangent circles as shown. If

each circle has a radius of 3, what is the height of the rectangle?

a. 6 9 b. 6 3 c. 3 3  6

d. 12 e. 13

39. For the first 30 miles Jack drove at 60 mph, for the next 15 miles his speed was 15 mph, and on the final
stretch of 75 miles he drove 75 mph. What was his average speed?

a. 48 mph b. 50 mph. c. 55 mph d. 63.75 mph. e. none of these

40. Enter the digits 1 through 5 into the cells in the grid on the right
such that every row, every column, and every region contain
each digit exactly once. Which digit belongs in the center?

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 5