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PRE-2ND KYU
(GRADE 10)

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PROFICIENCY TEST IN PRACTICAL MATHEMATICS

Pre-2nd Kyu
Section 1: Calculation Test

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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 1: Calculation Test

Answer the following.

(1) Expand and simplify the following expression.

(x − y ) (4x + y ) − (2x − y )(2x + y )

(2) Express 2010 as the product of prime numbers.

(3) Find x satisfying the following equation.

4x 2 − 5x − 8 = 0

(4) Calculate and simplify the following expression.

2 5
( 5 + 2 2 )( 5 − 2 ) −
2

(5) Find the value of a when the parabola y = ax 2 passes through point ( − 2 , − 8 ) .
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Answer the following.

(6) In the diagram on the right, find x when

DE BC .

(7) The diagram on the right shows a right-angled triangle

with BC = 3 cm , AC = 7 cm and ∠C = 90° . Find
the length, in cm, of side AB.

(8) Expand and simplify the following expression.

(x − 6y )(x 2 + 6xy + 36y 2 )

(9) Factor the following expression.

x8 −1

(10) Calculate the following expression. Rationalize the denominator if your answer is a
fraction.

2 ÷ ( 2 + 2)
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Answer the following.

(11) Assume that the universal set consists of integers from 1 to 9. When
A = {1 , 3 , 7 , 8 } and B = {1 , 4 , 6 , 7 } find the elements of A U B .

(12)
Consider the quadratic inequality 2x 2 + 3x − 9 > 0 .

Solve for x in the quadratic inequality.

Show the range of x in on the number line.

(13) Calculate A + 3B when A = −3x 2 + 2x and B = x 2 + x − 1 .

(14) Find θ that satisfies sin θ = cos θ for 0° ≤ θ ≤ 180° .

(15) Calculate the following combinations.

10 C 2

10 C8
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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 1: Calculation Test

Answer the following.

(1) Expand and simplify the following expression.

(x  3y ) 2  (x  y ) (x  5y )

(2) Factor the following expression.

4x 2  225

(3) Solve for x in the following equation.

x 2  10x  6  0

(4) Simplify the following expression.

15
5 (3  2 5 ) 
5

(5) y is directly proportional to the square of x and y  45 when x  3 . Express y

in terms of x .
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Answer the following.

(6) In the diagram on the right, find x when  || m .

(7) For a right-angled triangle, find the length of the hypotenuse when the other two sides
are 5 cm and 12 cm.

(8) Expand and simplify the following expression.

(x  2y ) (x 2  2xy  4y 2 )

(9) Factor the following expression.

x 3  6x 2y  12xy 2  8y 3

(10) Solve the following linear inequality.

3x  12  9x  18
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Answer the following.

(11) Find the coordinates of the vertex of the parabola y  x 2  8x  15 .

(12) Solve the quadratic inequality 5x 2  14x  3  0 .

Show the range of x in on the number line.

(13) Find the value of 10 P3 .

(14) A bag contains 6 white balls and 2 red balls. If three balls are chosen at random without
replacement, what is the probability that only one ball is red.

(15) 5
If  is an acute angle and cos   ,
7
find the value of sin  .

find the value of tan  .

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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 1: Calculation Test

Answer the following.

(1) Expand and simplify the following expression.

(x  1) 2  x (x  2)

(2) Factorize the following expression.

16x 2  1

(3) Solve for x in the following equation.

x 2  2x  4  0

(4) Simplify the following expression.

6
27 
3

(5) y is proportional to the square of x and y  8 when x  2 . Find the value of y

when x  1 .
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Answer the following.

(6) The length of the diagonal of a square is 2 cm. Find the length of the side of the square.

(7) In the figure on the right, find the value of x

when  || m .

(8) Expand and simplify the following expression.

(x  2) 3

(9) Factorize the following expression.

x 3  2x 2  3x

(10) Simplify the following expression by rationalizing the denominator.

4
 2
3 2
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Answer the following.

(11) For the parabola y  x 2  2x  3 , find the y -coordinate of the vertex.

(12) Solve for x in the quadratic inequality 2 x 2  5 x  2  0 .

(13) How many different ways can 3 people be selected from 10 people?

1
(14) When sin   for 0    90 , find the following values.
5

cos 

tan 

(15) Answer the following for two sets, A   2, 4, 6, 8  and B  1, 2, 3, 6 .

Find the elements of set A B and list them using set notation.

How many elements does set A B have?

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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 1: Calculation Test

Answer the following.

(1) Expand and simplify the following expression.

(x  3y ) 2  (x  y ) (x  5y )

(2) Factor the following expression.

4x 2  225

(3) Solve for x in the following equation.

x 2  10x  6  0

(4) Simplify the following expression.

15
5 (3  2 5 ) 
5

(5) y is directly proportional to the square of x and y  45 when x  3 . Express y

in terms of x .
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Answer the following.

(6) In the diagram on the right, find x when  || m .

(7) For a right-angled triangle, find the length of the hypotenuse when the other two sides
are 5 cm and 12 cm.

(8) Expand and simplify the following expression.

(x  2y ) (x 2  2xy  4y 2 )

(9) Factor the following expression.

x 3  6x 2y  12xy 2  8y 3

(10) Solve the following linear inequality.

3x  12  9x  18
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Answer the following.

(11) Find the coordinates of the vertex of the parabola y  x 2  8x  15 .

(12) Solve the quadratic inequality 5x 2  14x  3  0 .

Show the range of x in on the number line.

(13) Find the value of 10 P3 .

(14) A bag contains 6 white balls and 2 red balls. If three balls are chosen at random without
replacement, what is the probability that only one ball is red.

(15) 5
If  is an acute angle and cos   ,
7
find the value of sin  .

find the value of tan  .

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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 1: Calculation Test

Answer the following.

(1) Expand and simplify the following expression.

x (x  2)  (x  1) (x  3)

(2) Factor the following expression.

9x 2  y 2

(3) Solve for x in the following equation.

x 2  5x  6  0

(4) Simplify the following expression.

(1  5 ) 2  20

(5) y is directly proportional to the square of x and y  1 when x  2 . Express y in

terms of x .
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Answer the following.

(6) Find the length of the side of a square whose length of the diagonal is 4 cm.

(7) In the diagram on the right, find the value of x

when  || m .

(8) Expand and simplify the following expression.

(x  y )(x 2  xy  y 2 )

(9) Factor the following expression.

x 3  3x 2y  3xy 2  y 3

(10) Simplify the following expression.

4
 (1  3 ) (3  3 )
3 1
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Answer the following.

(11) For the parabola y  x 2  ax  b , find the values of a and b such that the
coordinates of the vertex is (1, 2).

(12) How many different three-member teams can be formed from nine students?

(13) Solve for x in the inequality 2x 2  5x  3 0 .

1
(14) Answer the following when sin θ  for 0  θ  90 .
2
Find the value of cos θ .

Find the value of tan θ .

(15) Answer the following for two sets, A   2, 3, 5, 7  and B  1, 2, 3, 4  .

Find the elements of set A B and list them.

Find the number of elements in set A B .

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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 1: Calculation Test

Answer the following.

(1) Expand and simplify the following expression.

(x  8) (x  8)

(2) Factor the following expression.

x 2  18 x  81

(3) Solve for x in the following equation.

x 2  4 x 1  0

(4) Simplify the following expression.

12 2
( 3 3 2 )(2 3  2 ) 
3

1
(5) For the quadratic function y  x 2 , find the value of x when y  27 .
3
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Answer the following.

(6) In the figure on the right, find the value of x

when  || m .

(7) In a right-angled triangle, if the two sides adjacent to the right angle are 4 cm and 7 cm,
find the length of the hypotenuse.

(8) Expand and simplify the following expression.

(x  2y )3

(9) Factorize the following expression.

(x  y )2  7(x  y )  10

(10) Find the following value when x  2  3 .

1
x
x
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Answer the following.

(11) Let the universal set U  { x x is a 1-digit positive integer} and the two subsets A and
B be,
A  {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 } and B  { 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 } .
Find the elements of set A B and list them using set notation. Note that A
represents the complement of set A .

(12) Solve for x in the inequality 3 x 2  4 x  4  0 .

(13) Calculate A  2B when A  x 2  2x  1 and B  x 2  x  1 .

(14) In △ABC, A  30 , B  45 and BC  2 .

Find the length of CA.

Find the radius of the circumscribed circle of △ABC.

(15) There are 5 colored balls, red, blue, yellow, green and white.

How many different ways can 2 balls be selected?

Each of the 5 balls is put into 5 different boxes, A, B, C, D and E. Find the total
number of arrangements.
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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 1: Calculation Test

Answer the following.

(1) Expand and simplify the following expression.

(x  1) (x  2)  x 2

(2) Factorize the following expression.

4x 2  4x  1

(3) Solve for x in the following equation.

x 2  2 x 1  0

(4) Simplify the following expression.

9
75 
3

(5) y is proportional to the square of x and y  16 when x  2 . Express y in terms

of x .
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Answer the following.

(6) Find the length of the diagonal of a cube which has sides of length 5 cm.

(7) In the figure on the right, find the value of x

when  || m .

(8) Expand and simplify the following expression.

(x  3)3

(9) Factorize the following expression.

x 3  2x 2  8x

(10) Simplify the following expression. If the answer is a fraction, rationalize the
denominator.

2
1
1 3
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Answer the following.

(11) When the parabola y  2x 2 is shifted  1 units along the x -axis, find the equation
of the shifted parabola.

(12) Solve for x in the quadratic inequality 3 x 2  4 x  1 0.

(13) Three dice, A, B and C, each numbered 1 to 6, are rolled. How many different
combinations are there if each of the three numbers facing up is greater than or equal to
5?

1
(14) When tan   for 0    90 , find the following values.
2

sin 

cos 

(15) Answer the following for two sets, A   0, 1, 3, 6  and B   2, 3, 5, 7  .

Find the elements of set A B and list them using set notation.

How many elements does set A B have?

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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 1: Calculation Test

Answer the following.

(1) Expand and simplify the following expression.

x 2  (x  1) (x  3)

(2) Factorize the following expression.

x 2  81

(3) Solve for x in the following equation.

x2 x  5  0

(4) Simplify the following expression.

4
50 
2

(5) y is proportional to the square of x and y  20 when x  4 . Express y in terms

of x .
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Answer the following.

(6) Find the length of the sides of a square which has the diagonal of length 6 cm.

(7) In the figure on the right, find the value of x

when  || m .

(8) Expand and simplify the following expression.

(x  1) (x  2) (x  3)

(9) Factorize the following expression.

x 3  9x 2  14x

(10) Simplify the following expression. If the answer is a fraction, rationalize the
denominator.

1
2
2 5
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Answer the following.

(11) Find the coordinates of the vertex for the parabola y   x 2  6 x .

(12) Solve for x in the quadratic inequality 2 x 2  x  1 0.

(13) 5 people, A, B, C, D and E line up. How many different 5-people arrangements can be
made?

(14) When cos θ  2 for 0    90 , find the following values.

5

sin 

tan θ

(15) Answer the following for two sets, A   6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and B  1, 2, 3, 6, 9 .
Find the elements of set A B and list them using set notation.

How many elements does set A B have?

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(1)
− 3 xy

(2)
2 × 3 × 5 × 67

(3) 5 ± 3 17
x=
8
(4)
1

(5)
a = −2

(6)
x=6

(7)
4 cm

(8)
x 3 − 216 y 3

(9)
( x − 1)( x + 1)( x 2 + 1)( x 4 + 1)

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2− 2

(11)
{2, 5, 9}

(12) 3
x < −3, <x
2

(13)
5x − 3

(14)
θ = 45°

(15)
45

45
 Pre-2nd Kyu Section 1: Calculation Test Answer Keys (235th)

(1)
2x 2  1

(2) (4x  1)(4x  1)

(3) x  1 5

(4) 3

(5) y  2

(6) 2 cm
27
(7) x
5
(8) x 3  6x 2  12x  8

(9) x (x  1)(x  3)

12  3 2
(10)
7

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(11) y2
1
(12) x 2 ,  x
2
(13) 120 ways

2 6
(14)
5
6
12
A B   2, 6 
(15)
6
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(1)
４y 2
(2)
(２x ＋１５)(２x －１５)
(3)
x ＝５± ３１
(4)
１０
(5)
y ＝５ x 2
(6)
x ＝３
(7)
１３ｃｍ
(8)
x 3－８y 3
(9)
(x ＋２y ) 3

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(10)
x＞１
(11)
(４，－１)
(12) 1
− ≤x ≤3
5

(13)
７２０
(14) １５
２８
(15) ２６
７
２６
５

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(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

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(12)

(13)

(14)

(15)
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(1) x

(2) x

(3) x

(4)

(5) x

(6) x

(7) cm

(8) x xy xy y

(9) x y x y

(10)

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(11)

(12) x

(13) x

(14)

ways
(15)

ways
 Pre-2nd Kyu Section 1: Calculation Test Answer Keys (238th)

(1)
x 2

(2) (2x  1) 2

(3) x 1 2

(4) 2 3

(5) y  4x 2

(6) 5 3 cm

(7) x 4

(8) x 3  9x 2  27x  27

(9) x (x  2)(x  4)

(10) 3

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 Pre-2nd Kyu Section 1

(11) y  2x 2  4x  2
1
(12) x 1
3

(13) 8 ways
1
3
(14)
6
3
A B   0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 
(15)
1
 Pre-2nd Kyu Section 1: Calculation Test Answer Keys (243rd)

(1)
 2x  3

(2) (x  9)(x  9)

1 21
(3) x
2
(4)
3 2
5
(5) y   x2
4
(6) 3 2 cm
15
(7) x
2

(8) x 3  2x 2  5x  6

(9) x (x  2)(x  7)

(10) 5

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(11) (3, 9)
1
(12)  x 1
2

(13) 120 ways

23
(14)
5
46
2
A B   6, 9 
(15)
8
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PROFICIENCY TEST IN PRACTICAL MATHEMATICS

Pre-2nd Kyu
Section 2: Application Test

Examination Instructions
1. Do not open the problem sheets until you are told to do so.
2. The examination is 90 minutes.
3. Be sure to write your name, examinee number, school and other necessary
information on the answer sheet. Your examination may not be marked if any
required information is missing.
4. You may use a calculator.
5. Turn off your cell phone and do not use it during the examination.

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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 2: Application Test

Answer the following.

(1) Using the equality 8051 + 7 2 = 90 2 , express 8051 as the product of prime numbers.
Write only your answer.

(2) The equality l + m 2 = n 2 is satisfied for three positive integers l , m and n. Prove
that l can be factored as the product of prime numbers when n − m ≠ 1 .
(Proof skill)

In the figure on the right, a square with sides of length 8 cm is

equally divided into 8× 8 small squares, each with a side of
length 1 cm.

(3) In this figure, construct a line segment of length 10 cm

using only a ruler. You can only use the ruler for drawing
lines. You don’t need to write your steps leading to your
answer. (Construction skill)

Answer the following.

(4) Find the positive integer m that satisfies the equality below. Write only your answer.
10 P4 = m !
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Consider the parabola y = 2x 2 .

(5) Find the x -coordinates of the points on the parabola when the y -coordinate is 16.
Write only your answer.

(6) Parabola y = ax 2 + bx + c is equivalent to the parabola obtained by translating the

given parabola, y = 2x 2 , by − 1 units horizontally and + 2 units vertically. Find the
values of a , b and c .

Three marbles are picked from a jar containing 6 white marbles and 3 red marbles. Let A
be the event “three marbles picked are red”.
Three marbles are picked from a jar containing 7 white marbles and 3 red marbles. Let B
be the event “three marbles picked are red”.

(7) How many times more is the probability of occurring event A than that of event B?

Cube A has a side of length a . Cube B is a cube that is obtained by extending each side
of cube A by length b .
(8) Write the volume of cube B in terms of a and b . Write only your answer in
expanded form.

(9) How many times more is the volume of cube B than that of cube A? Express your
b
answer in terms of t , where t = . (Expression skill)
a
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A palindromic number is a number which is the same whether it is read from left to right
or from right to left, such as 55, 141, 2332. A number that is both palindromic and prime
is called a palindromic prime number such as 11, 313, 12421.
Except for 11, every palindromic prime number has an odd number of digits due to the
fact that every palindromic number with an even number of digits is divisible by a .

(10) Find the value of positive integer a . You don’t need to write your steps. Write only
your answer.
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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 2: Application Test

The surface area of a sphere of radius r cm can be expressed as 4r 2 cm2, where 
is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.

(1) Find the surface area of a sphere when the radius is 5 cm. You don’t need to write
your steps. Write only your answer.

(2) Find the radius of a sphere when the surface area is 81 cm2.

The diagram on the right shows rectangular

prism ABCD-EFGH. Answer the following
when AE  19 cm, EF  32 cm and FG  25 cm.

(3) Find the length of diagonal AG.

A rectangular piece of land has length 100 m and width 50 m. This land is drawn on a
1
scale map.
1000

(4) Find the area, in cm2, of the piece of land drawn on the map. You don’t need to write
your steps. Write only your answer.
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For a parabola y  x 2  kx  6 and straight line y  2x  k , where k is a real number,

answer the following.

(5) Find the coordinates of the point(s) of intersection of the parabola and straight line
when k  6 . You don’t need to write your steps. Write only your answer.

(6) Find the range of k such that the parabola and straight line cross at two distinct
points.

The diagram on the right shows a tower. The top

and the bottom of the tower are labeled A and B,
respectively. Point C is located 30 m away from
point B.  ABC  90 and  ACB  26 .

(7) Find the height of the tower. Round your

answer off to one decimal place. Use the
values sin 26  0.4384 , cos 26  0.8988
and tan 26  0.4877 if necessary.

The number of ways of choosing a collection of m objects from among n objects,

with repetitions allowed, can be expressed as n H m . For example, the number of ways of
choosing 4 balls from three kinds of balls, red, blue and green, all of which there are
unlimited quantities, is 3 H 4 .

(8) The value of n H m can be found by the formula

n H m  n  m 1 C m

Using this formula, find the value of 3 H 4 . You don’t need to write your steps. Write
only your answer.

(9) There are four kinds of cards, １，２，３ and ４ , with more than 5 of each kind.
Find the number of ways of choosing 6 cards from the cards.
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Answer the following.

(10) Consider the equality 326 m  103 n  1 , where m and n are integers. There is only
one pair of m and n satisfying the equality for 0  n  325 . Find the pair ( m , n )
using the following equalities. You don’t need to write your steps. Write only your
answer. (Organizing skill)

1  10 3  17  6
17  326  103  3
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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 2: Application Test

The figure on the right shows a cylinder of base radius
a cm and height a cm. Use  for the ratio of the
circumference of a circle to its diameter.

(1) Express the total surface area of the cylinder in terms

of a . Write only your answer. (Expression skill)

(2) To make a larger cylinder, the lengths of the base radius and height are extended by
1 cm, respectively. Prove that the total surface area of the larger cylinder is greater
than that of the original cylinder by (8a  4)  cm2. (Proof skill)

Answer the following.

(3) The figure shows circle O of radius 5 cm. Point P lies

outside of the circle and the length of OP is 11 cm. A
tangent line to the circle is drawn from P. Let A be the
point of tangency. Find the area of △OAP.
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Answer the following.

(4) n is a positive integer. Find the minimum value of n such that 56n is a positive
integer. Write only your answer.

The figure on the right shows rhombus ABCD whose

diagonals AC and BD satisfy
2AC  BD  10 .
Let AC  x and let y be the area of rhombus ABCD,
where 0  x  5 .

(5) y is a quadratic function of x . Find the equation of the quadratic function. Write
only your answer. (Expression skill)

(6) Find the maximum value of y and the correponding value of x by completing the
square.

Answer the following.

(7) When five dice, each of them numbered 1 to 6, are rolled, find the probability that only
two numbers facing up are greater than or equal to 5.
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For △ABC,
AB  5 , BC  6 , CA  x ,
where 1  x  11 .

(8) Express the value of cos B in terms of x . Write only your answer.

2 2
(9) When sin B  , find all possible values of x .
3

Answer the following.

(10) In Figure 1 below, four numbers, 1 to 4, are assigned to four points on the
circumference of a circle such that they equally divide the circumference into four.
We draw line segments according to the following two conditions.
(Condition 1) Every point is connected to another point with a line segment.
(Condition 2) No two line segments cross.
Then, there are two possible ways of drawing as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3.
In Figure 4, six numbers are assigned to six points on the circumference of a circle such
that they equally divide the circumference into six. When we draw line segments
according to the two conditions, there are 5 ways of drawing.
Show all 5 possible ways of drawing on the answer sheet. (Organizing skill)
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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 2: Application Test

The surface area of a sphere of radius r cm can be expressed as 4r 2 cm2, where 
is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.

(1) Find the surface area of a sphere when the radius is 5 cm. You don’t need to write
your steps. Write only your answer.

(2) Find the radius of a sphere when the surface area is 81 cm2.

The diagram on the right shows rectangular

prism ABCD-EFGH. Answer the following
when AE  19 cm, EF  32 cm and FG  25 cm.

(3) Find the length of diagonal AG.

A rectangular piece of land has length 100 m and width 50 m. This land is drawn on a
1
scale map.
1000

(4) Find the area, in cm2, of the piece of land drawn on the map. You don’t need to write
your steps. Write only your answer.
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For a parabola y  x 2  kx  6 and straight line y  2x  k , where k is a real number,

answer the following.

(5) Find the coordinates of the point(s) of intersection of the parabola and straight line
when k  6 . You don’t need to write your steps. Write only your answer.

(6) Find the range of k such that the parabola and straight line cross at two distinct
points.

The diagram on the right shows a tower. The top

and the bottom of the tower are labeled A and B,
respectively. Point C is located 30 m away from
point B.  ABC  90 and  ACB  26 .

(7) Find the height of the tower. Round your

answer off to one decimal place. Use the
values sin 26  0.4384 , cos 26  0.8988
and tan 26  0.4877 if necessary.

The number of ways of choosing a collection of m objects from among n objects,

with repetitions allowed, can be expressed as n H m . For example, the number of ways of
choosing 4 balls from three kinds of balls, red, blue and green, all of which there are
unlimited quantities, is 3 H 4 .

(8) The value of n H m can be found by the formula

n H m  n  m 1 C m

Using this formula, find the value of 3 H 4 . You don’t need to write your steps. Write
only your answer.

(9) There are four kinds of cards, １，２，３ and ４ , with more than 5 of each kind.
Find the number of ways of choosing 6 cards from the cards.
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Answer the following.

(10) Consider the equality 326 m  103 n  1 , where m and n are integers. There is only
one pair of m and n satisfying the equality for 0  n  325 . Find the pair ( m , n )
using the following equalities. You don’t need to write your steps. Write only your
answer. (Organizing skill)

1  10 3  17  6
17  326  103  3
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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 2: Application Test

The diagram on the right shows a semicircle whose
center is O and diameter is line segment AB. Point P
lies on arc AB and point H lies on AB such that PH is
perpendicular to AB, AH  3 cm and BH  7 cm.

(1) Find the lengths of line segments OP and PH. Write only your answer.

(2) Find the ratio of the lengths of line segment PA to line segment PB, PA : PB .

Answer the following.

(3) For two consecutive odd numbers, prove that the square of the smaller odd number
subtracted from the square of the larger odd number is equal to 4 times the even
number between the two odd numbers. (Proof skill)
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Consider the quadratic equation x 2  x  a  0 , where a is a constant.

(4) If one of the roots of the quadratic equation is 5, find the value of a and the other
root. Write only your answer.

Let x cm be the radius of a sector whose perimeter is 20 cm.

(5) Express the length of the arc using x . Write only your answer.

(6) Find the radius of the sector such that the area of the sector has the maximum value.
Also find the maximum area.

A die numbered 1 to 6 is rolled 3 times.

(7) Find the probability that the same number is on the top face on the 1st and 2nd rolls
and a different number is on the top face on the 3rd roll.
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15
For △ABC, AB  2 , AC  3 and sin A  for 90  A  180 .
4

(8) Find the area of △ABC. Write only your answer.

(9) Find the length of side BC.

Answer the following.

(10) Find all sets of integers, ( x , y , z ), satisfying the following equality. Write only your
answer. (Organizing skill)

x 6  y 6  z 6  3xyz
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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 2: Application Test

In the figure on the right, rectangle ABCD
has length 10 cm and width 6 cm. Point P
lies on side AB such that AP  x cm. Point
Q lies on the extension of side BC such that
CQ  2x cm. Rectangle BQRP is drawn.

(1) Express the area of rectangle BQRP in

terms of x . Write only your answer.

(2) Determine the value of x such that the area of rectangle BQRP is equal to the area
of rectangle ABCD.

In the figure on the right, △ABC has acute angle A.

From vertex B, the line that is perpendicular to side AC
is drawn and let D be the point of intersection. From
vertex C, the line that is perpendicular to side AB is
drawn and let E be the point of intersection.

(3) Prove AB : AC  BD : CE . (Proof skill)

Answer the following.

n
(4) How many positive integers n satisfy 2 3 ? Write only your answer.
3
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The graph of the quadratic function y  x 2  a x  b passes through two points

A (  1 , 0) and B (4, 5).

(5) Find the values of a and b . Write only your answer.

(6) Find the maximum value of the quadratic function in the interval 0 x 3.

Three points, A, B and C, are located on a piece of land

as shown on the right. AB  200 m, AC  300 m and
CAB  50 .

(7) Find the distance, in m, of BC. Round your answer off

to the nearest ten. Use sin 50  0.7660 ,
cos 50  0.6428 and tan 50  1.1918 , if necessary.

3
There is a coin whose probability of getting heads is .
5
(8) What is the probability of getting tails when the coin is tossed once? Write only your
answer.

(9) What is the probability of getting tails only once when the coin is tossed three times
successively?
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Frank went to a station from his house at an average speed of 12 km per hour. He went
back to his house from the station at an average speed of 8 km per hour. Write only your
answer.
(10) Let D km be the distance between his house and the station. Express the time he
took, in terms of D, to travel back and forth between his house and the station.
(Expression skill)

Find Frank’s average speed for travelling back and forth between his house and
the station.
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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 2: Application Test

The figure on the right shows equilateral triangle ABC
with sides of length 6 cm. Let M be the midpoint of side
BC. Let P lie on segment BM such that BP : PC  1 : 2 .
Answer the following when line segments AM and AP
are drawn.

(1) Find the length of line segment AM. Write only your
answer.

(2) Find the length of line segment AP.

Answer the following.

(3) The figure on the right shows a semicircle whose

diameter is line segment AB. Point C lies on line
segment AB. Draw two semicircles whose diameters
are line segments AC and CB, respectively. Let
AC  2a and CB  2b .
Prove that the area bounded by the three arcs (shaded region) is equal to the area of
the circle whose diameter is 2 ab . Use  for the ratio of the circumference of a
circle to its diameter. (Proof skill)
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Answer the following.

(4) Find the lowest positive integer that when multiplied by 117, the product is a square
number of an integer. Write only your answer.

Consider the quadratic function y  3x 2  2ax  1 , where a is a constant.

(5) When a  0 , find the equation of the axis of symmetry in the form x  p , where p
is a constant. Write only your answer.

(6) Find the value of a when the minimum value of the quadratic function is  2 .

Answer the following.

(7) A bag contains 2 red balls and 3 white balls. Tom randomly picks a ball from the bag,
records its color, and then replaces it. If he picks 6 balls with replacement, what is the
probability he will pick exactly 2 red balls.
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Answer the following and use the following values if necessary.

sin 85  0.9962 , cos 85  0.0872 , tan 85  11.4301

(8) Find the value of sin 5 . Write only your answer.

(9) In the figure on the right, the distance between point A and
point B is 100 m. Point C lies such that
CAB  65 and CBA  85 .
Find the distance, in m, between point A and point C.
Round your answer to the nearest integer.
(Measurement skill)

Answer the following.

(10) In the figure on the right, the seven letters from A

to G represent towns. Line segments connecting
two towns are roads and the numbers beside the
line segments represent the distance, in km, from a
city to another.
If you leave town A, pass all the other six towns
once and return back to town A, find the shortest
route. Draw your route on the answer sheet. You
do not need to show the direction of the route.
Draw only your route. (Organizing skill)
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Pre-2nd Kyu
Section 2: Application Test

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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 2: Application Test

The figure on the right shows sector OAB with
central angle 45 . Point P lies on radius OA,
points Q and R lie on radius OB, and point S lies
on arc AB such that PQRS is a square. Let a cm
be the length of the sides of square PQRS.
(Expression skill)

(1) Express the length of line segment OR in terms

of a . Write only your answer.

(2) Express the radius of sector OAB in terms of a .

Answer the following.

(3) The surface area of a sphere of radius r cm is 4πr 2 cm2. How much will the
surface area increased by, in cm2, if the radius of the sphere increases by 1 cm? Note
that π represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.
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Answer the following.

(4) △ABC is similar to △DEF. We do not know if the vertices of one triangle
correspond to the vertices of the other triangle in this order. Find the length of side CA
if
AB  2 cm , BC  1.5 cm , DE  4 cm , EF  6 cm , FD  8 cm .
Write only your answer.

Consider the quadratic inequality x 2  (1  a )x  a 0 , where a is a constant.

(5) Solve for x in the inequality if a  1 . Write only your answer.

(6) Solve for x in the inequality if a 1 .

Answer the following.

(7) A die numbered 1 to 6 is rolled 5 times successively. What is the probability that at
least one of the numbers rolled is a multiple of 3?
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The figure on the right shows right-angled triangle

ABC with
AC  1 , BC 1 and BCA  90
Point P lies on side BC such that PC  1 . Let
ABC  θ . (Expression skill)

(8) Let R be the radius of the circumscribed circle of △ABC and let s  sin θ . Express
R in terms of s . Write only your answer.

(9) Let t  tan θ . Express the length of line segment BP in terms of t .

Answer the following.

(10) The figure below shows a rectangle consisting of 9 different squares in size that do not
overlap.
Find the lengths of the sides of square A and square B, respectively, if the length of the
sides of the smallest square is 1 cm. Write only your answer. (Organizing skill)
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(1) (Answer) 97 × 83 (2) From l + m 2 = n 2

l = n2 − m2
l = (n − m)(n + m)
Because n − m ≠ 1 , can be
factored as the product of
prime numbers.
(3) (Answer)

(4) (Answer) m=7

(5)
(Answer) ±2 2

(6) The vertex of the given parabola is (Alternate)

the origin (0, 0). By the translation y = ax 2 + bx + c
it moves to (−1, 2) . Hence, the
 b 
equation of the parabola after = a  x2 + x + c
translation is  a 
2
y = 2( x + 1) 2 + 2  b  b 2 − 4ac
= ax +  −
= 2( x 2 + 2 x + 1) + 2  2a  4a
= 2x2 + 4x + 4 Since the translated vertex is (−1, 2) ,
From above,
a = 2 , b = 4 , c = 4. b b 2 − 4ac
− = −1 , − =2
2a 4a
Because by the translation the x 2 -
(Answer) a = 2 , b = 4 , c = 4 coefficient doesn’t change, a = 2 .

Therefore,
a = 2 b = 4 and c = 4 .
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(7) The probability of occurring Hence,
event A is 1 1 10
÷ = (times)
3 C3 1 84 120 7
=
9 C 3 84
The probability of occurring 10
(Answer) times
event B is 7
C3 1
3
=
10
C3 120
(8)
(Answer) a 3 + 3a 2 b + 3ab 2 + b 3
(9) The volume of cube A is a 3 . So Substituting t = b , we have
we have a
a + 3a b + 3ab + b
3 2 2 3

1 + 3 t + 3 t 2 + t 3 (times)
a 3

2 3
b b  b 
=1+ 3⋅ + 3⋅  +   (Answer) 1 + 3 t + 3 t 2 + t 3 (times)
a    
a a

(10) (Answer) a = 11
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Pre-2nd Kyu (235th) Section 2: Application Test Answer Keys
(Answer) 4a 2 cm2 When one die is rolled, the 1
2
1
3

5 C2 1
probability that 5 or 6 faces up is 3 3
Using the answer in (1), the total Therefore, the total surface area of the
surface area of the larger cylinder is 2 1 1 8
larger cylinder is greater than that of   10
given by 4 (a  1) 2 cm2. 6 3 9 27
the original cylinder by (8a  4) 80
So the difference of their surface So the required probability is 
areas is cm2. 243
4 (a  1) 2  4a 2
80

 4 (a 2  2a  1)  a 2  (Answer)
243
 4 (2a  1)

If a line is tangent to a circle, then Since AP 0 , AP  4 6 cm. Hence 61  x 2

(Answer) cos B 
the line is perpendicular to the radius 60
the area of OAP is
whose endpoint is the point of
tangency. So OAP is a right-angled 1 2 2
5 4 6  10 6 cm2 When sin B  , Since, 1  x  11 , x  41 .
triangle with OAP  90 . Using 2 3
the Pythagorean theorem, (Answer) 10 6 cm2 cos 2 B  1  sin 2 B 1
When cos B   ,
AP2  52  112 8 1 3
2
1 
AP  121  25  96 9 9
1 61  x 2 1
So, cos B    So x 2  81
3 60 3
(Answer) n  14 1 Since 1  x  11 , x  9 .
When cos B  ,
3
2
61  x 1 (Answer) x  41 , 9
(Answer) y  x 2  5x  So x 2  41 .
60 3

Completing the square, we get Hence, y has the maximum value of (Answer)
2 25 5
y  x  5x at x  .
 (x 2  5x ) 4 2
2
5 25
 x  25 5
2 4 (Answer) Max at x 
4 2

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⑴ (Answer) 20π cm2 ⑹ From y ＝ x 2－k x ＋６ and D ＝ {－( k ＋２) } 2－４(６－k ) ＞０

１ ４ y ＝２x ＋k , we have k 2＋８k －２０＞０

⑵ Let R cm be the radius. ９ x 2－k x ＋６＝２x ＋k ( k －２)( k ＋１０) ＞０

Since R ＞０, R ＝ （cm）
２ x 2－( k＋２) x ＋(６－k ) ＝０ k ＜－１０，２＜ k
４π R2＝８１π
８１ Since the two lines cross at
R2＝ ９ (Answer) k ＜－１０，２＜ k
４ (Answer) cm two distinct points, the
２
９ discriminant D is D ＞０.
R ＝±
２

⑺ The height of the tower Rounding it off to one decimal

ＡＧ＝± ２０１０
５
⑶ ＡＦ2＝ＡＥ2＋ＥＦ2 ＡＢ is place, we get １４.６(m).
２ ＝１９2＋３２2 Since ＡＧ＞０, ＡＢ＝ＢＣ tan２６o
＝３６１＋１０２４ ＡＧ＝ ２０１０ ＝３０×０.４８７７ (Answer) １４.６ m
＝１３８５ ＝１４.６３１(ｍ)
(Answer) ２０１０ cm
ＡＧ2＝ＡＦ2＋ＦＧ2
⑻ (Answer) １５ 4 Ｈ6 ＝ 4 +6-1Ｃ6
＝１３８５＋２５2
６ ＝ 9Ｃ6
＝１３８５＋６２５
＝２０１０ ⑼ This is the way of choosing ＝ 9Ｃ3
９⋅８⋅７
a collection of 6 objects from ＝
３⋅２⋅１
３ ⑷ (Answer) ５０ｃｍ2 among 4 objects with ＝８４ (ways)
repetitions allowed.
(Answer) ８４ ways
４ ⑸ (Answer) (０，６) ， (８，２２)

７ ⑽ (Answer) (m，n )＝(－６，１９)

Ｈ２２２５Ｇ０７
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Answer So, the probability is
The total number of ways possible
Using the Pythagorean theorem for outcomes is
, ways
There are 6 ways for the 1st and Answer
Since , . 2nd rolls. For each of the 6 ways,
Hence there are 5 ways for the 3rd roll.
Since ,
Using the Pythagorean theorem for Answer
Answer
,
Two consecutive odd numbers n n
can be expressed as Here, n is the even number between Since A ,
n n . n is an integer the two odd numbers.
A A A
Their difference is Therefore, for two consecutive odd
n n numbers, the difference between the
n n n n square of them equals 4 times of the
Since A ,
even number between them.
A
Answer a the other root: x Since
Using the law of cosines for ,
Answer x
Answer
Since the length of the arc is x
S x
positive and less than the x
circumference of the circle, Answer x y z
x x x x
x x.
x
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Let be the central angle of the when x in the interval .
sector, Answer The maximum area is
x x
when the radius is .
x x
Let S be the area of the circle,
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Answer  2x 2  14x  60 Using the law of cosines,
Since the area of rectangle ABCD Since 0  x  10 , BC2  AC2  AB2  2AC AB cos 50
is 60 cm2, from we have x 7  300 2  200 2  2 300 200 0.6428
 2x 2  14x  60  60 (Answer) x 7  90000  40000  77136
 2x 2  14x  0  52864
 2x (x  7)  0
Since BC 0,
x  0, 7
BC  52864  229.9
230
For ABD and ACE, Since the lengths of corresponding Answer 230 m
BDA  CEA ( 90) sides are in proportion,
DAB  EAC (Common) AB : AC  BD : CE
2
Since two angles of one triangle are Answer
5
equal to two angles of the other
triangle, Since this is a repeated trial,
2
ABD ACE 2 3 2 9 54
3 C1 3 
5 5 5 25 125
54
(Answer) 16 Answer
125

(Answer) a  2 , b  3

From , the quadratic function is .Hence, the function has the maximum
5
y  x  2x  3 .
2
value of 0 when x  3 . Answer D (hours) Answer 9.6 km per hour
24
When x  0 , y  3 .
When x  3 , y  9  6  3  0 . (Answer) maximum value is 0 The Mathematics Certification Institute of Japan

For this function, since the when x  3

2
x -coefficient is positive, the graph
opens upward.
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2 4
(Answer) 3 3 cm When one ball is picked, the 2 2
6 C2 1
1 AP2  PM 2  AM 2 probability that a red ball is picked 5 5
Since BM  BC  3 (cm) and
2 4 81
 12  (3 3 ) 2 is  15
1 2 2 25 625
BP  BC  2 (cm), we have  1  27  28 
3 4860 972
Since AP 0 , 23 5  
PM  BM  BP  1 (cm) 15625 3125
AP  28  2 7 (cm) So the required probability is
Since APM is a right-angled
triangle with AMP  90 and 972
(Answer) 2 7 cm (Answer)
AM  3 3 (cm), using the 3125
Pythagorean theorem,
(Answer) 0.0872
The radii of the three semicircles Since the radius of the circle whose
are a  b , a and b , respectively. diameter is 2 ab is ab , the area Since
The area of the shaded region is is  199.24
ACB  180  65  85  30 ,
 (a  b) 2 a 2 b 2 199 m
   ( ab ) 2  ab using the law of sines, we have
2 2 2 AC 100 Therefore the required distance is
Hence, the area of the shaded region is  199 m.
 sin 85 sin 30
 {(a 2  2ab  b 2 )  a 2  b 2 } equal to the area of the circle whose (Answer) 199 m
2 Hence,
diameter is 2 ab .
 ab 100
AC  sin 85
sin 30
(Answer) 13 100
 0.9962
1
2
(Answer) x 0
(Answer)
Completing the square, we get Hence, y takes the minimum value

y  3 x2 
2ax
1 a2 a
  1 at x   . Since this is
3 3 3
2 equal to 2 ,
a a2
3 x  1
3 9 a2
  1  2
2
3
a a2
3 x   1 Hence, a 2  9 , that is a  3
3 3
(Answer) a  3
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(Answer) 2a cm The complementary event of So
5
the event “at least one of the 4 32
The radius of sector OAB is P (A)  
OS2  OR 2  RS2 numbers rolled is a multiple of 6 243
equal to the length of the line 3” is the event “none of the
segment OS.  (2a ) 2  a 2  5a 2 Hence, the required probability is
numbers rolled are multiple of 211
ORS is a right-angled triangle with Since OS 0 , OS  5a cm. 3”. 1  P (A) 
There are four numbers 1, 2, 4 243
ORS  90 and OR  2a cm. Hence the radius is 5a cm.
Using the Pythagorean theorem, and 5 that are not multiple of 3.
211
(Answer)
(Answer) 5a cm 243

The surface area of a sphere of  4 (2r  1) 1

(Answer) R
radius (r  1) cm is  (8r  4) (cm 2 ) 2s
4 (r  1) 2 cm2 Hence, the surface area increases by Because of the definition of Since tan θ  t ,
So the difference is (8r  4) cm2. tangent, we get 1 1 t
4 (r  1) 2  4 r 2 BP  1 
AC 1 tan θ t
tan θ   .
 4 (r 2  2r  1)  4 r 2 (Answer) (8r  4) cm2 BC BP  1
Since tan θ 0 ,
1 1 t
BP  1  (Answer) BP 
tan θ t
(Answer) 1 cm

(Answer) x  1 (Answer) A 4 cm, B 18 cm

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Since a 1 , 1 x a .

(Answer) 1 x a
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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 1: Calculation Test

Answer the following.

(1) Expand and simplify the following expression.

( x  2 )2  x ( x  4 )

(2) Factorize the following expression.

100x 2  49y 2

(3) Solve the following equation.

x 2  2x  6  0

(4) Simplify the following expression.

( 2  3 )2  24

(5) y is directly proportional to the square of x and y  5 when x  2 . Express y

in terms of x .
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Answer the following.

(6) In the figure of a right-angled triangle shown on
the right, find the value of x .

(7) In the figure on the right, find the value of x

when  || m .

(8) Expand and simplify the following expression.

( x  y  2z ) ( x  y  2z )

(9) Factorize the following expression.

xy  3x  2y  6

(10) Rationalize the denominator for the following expression.

6 3
62
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Answer the following.

(11) Find the coordinates of the vertex for the parabola y  x  4x  7 .

2

(12) In the figure on the right, find the value of x . Note

that AB and CD are chords of the circle.

(13) Find the following value.

5 P3  4 P2

3
(14) When sin   for 0    90 , find the following values.
4

cos

tan

(15) Consider the two sets, A   2, 6, 7, 9  and B  5, 6, 7, 8 .

Find the elements of set A  B and list them using set notation.

How many elements does set A  B have?

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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 2: Application Test

The figure on the right shows square-based prism ABCD-
EFGH whose base is a square with sides of length 3 cm and
height is 9 cm. Strings are attached on the surface of the
solid. (Measurement skill)

(1) A string is attached from vertex D to vertex F crossing

edge CG. If the string has the minimum length, find the
length of the string.

(2) Line segment BD is divided equally into three parts by

two points (points of trisection) and let P be the point
that is closer to D. A string is attached from point P to
vertex F crossing edge BC. If the string has the
minimum length, find the length of the string. Write only
your answer.

Answer the following.

(3) The lateral surface area of a square-based pyramid with all

edges of length a cm is given by 3a 2 cm2 (You don't
need to prove this).
How many cm2 greater is the lateral surface area of a square-
based pyramid with all edges of length (a  1) cm than a
square-based pyramid with all edges of length a cm?
Express the difference in terms of a .
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Answer the following.

(4) n is a positive integer. Find all values of n such that 5n  4 is an integer less
than or equal to 10. Write only your answer.

Consider the quadratic function y  x 2  10ax  25a  25 , where a is a constant.

(5) Find the axis of symmetry of the graph of the quadratic function and express it in the
form x  p , where p is a constant. Write only your answer.

(6) Find the range of values of a such that the parabola has at least one point in
common with the x -axis.

Answer the following.

(7) A bag contains 5 balls in total, 1 red ball and 4 white balls. One ball is picked at
random from the bag, its color is noted, and the ball is replaced in the bag (trial A). If
you repeat trial A five times, what is the probability that you pick a red ball exactly 3
times?
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Consider △ABC with

AB  2 , BC  3 and CA  7 .
(Measurement skill)

(8) Find the value of cos B . Write only your answer.

(9) Find the radius R of the circumcircle of △ABC.

Answer the following.

(10) There are several ○s on a plane and they are connected with lines such that any two
○s are connected.
When four ○s are placed as shown in Figure 1 and connected with lines, there is 1 point
of intersection whereas when four ○s are placed as shown in Figure 2, there are no
points of intersection.
When five ○s are placed as shown in Figure 3 and connected with lines, there are 5
points of intersection. By arranging the five ○s differently, the number of points of
intersection can be reduced to 1. Draw such an arrangement of five ○s with connected
lines (10 lines in total).
Sketch only the arrangement with lines. (Organizing skill)
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x y x y

y x

x xy y z

x y

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A B
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(1) The figure Since FH  3  3  6 (cm), using (7) When one ball is picked, the 3 2
shows the net of the Pythagorean theorem for probability of picking a red ball is 1 1
a part of the right-angled triangle DFH, 5 C3 1
1 5 5
prism. The DF2  FH 2  DH 2 . So the required probability is
length of the 5 1 16 32
 10 
string is equal to  62  9 2  36  81  117 125 25 625
the diagonal DF Since DF 0 ,
of rectangle DF  117  3 13 (cm) 32
(Answer)
BFHD. 625
(Answer) 3 13 (cm)
1
(8) (Answer)
(2) (Answer) 5 5 (cm) 2
(3) The lateral surface areas of the 3 (a  1) 2  3a 2 (9) Since 0  B  180 and the
square-based pyramids with all edges AC 7
result in (8), we have B  60 . R 
of length (a  1) cm and a cm are  3{(a  1) 2  a 2 } 2 sin 60 3
2 2 Using the sine law for ABC, 2
2
3 (a  1) cm and 2
3a 2 2
cm ,  3{(a  2a  1)  a } 2
AC
respectively.  2R . 21
 3 (2a  1) sin B 
Therefore, Therefore, 3
 2 3a  3 (cm 2 )
21
(Answer) (2 3a  3 ) cm2 (Answer) R
3

(4) (Answer) n  1, 4, 8, 17 (10) (Example)

(5) (Answer) x  5a
(6) Let D be the discriminant of a 2  a 1 0 (*)
the quadratic equation 2
The roots of a  a  1  0 are
 x 2  10ax  25a  25  0 .
1 5
We have a
2
D  (10a ) 2  4(1)(25a  25)
Therefore, the solution of (*) is
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 1 5  1  5
Because the parabola has at least a a
2 2
one point in common with the
(Answer)
x -axis, D 0 . So we have
 1 5  1  5
a a
2 2
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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 1: Calculation Test

Answer the following.

(1) Expand and simplify the following expression.

(2x  1)(x  3)  x (x  5)

(2) Factorize the following expression.

x 2  11x  26

(3) Solve the following equation.

x 2  4x  1  0

(4) Simplify the following expression.

(2 3  6 ) 2

(5) For the function y  4x 2 , find all the values of x when y  9 .

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Answer the following.

(6) Find the length of the side of a square whose diagonal is 6 cm.

(7) In the figure, find the value of x when DE || BC .

(8) Expand and simplify the following expression.

( x  2 ) ( x 2  2x  4 )

(9) Factorize the following expression.

x 2 1  xy  y

(10) Rationalize the denominator.

2
7 5
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Answer the following.

(11) Find the value of cos when tan   5 for 0    90 .

(12) Solve the following system of inequalities.

2x  1 3x  1  x  5

(13) In the figure of △ABC, AD bisects A , where

point D lies on side BC. Find the length of BD.

(14) Consider the integers from 1 to 1000, inclusive.

How many integers are multiples of 4 and multiples of 5?

How many integers are multiples of 4 or multiples of 5?

(15) The six letters "beauty" are arranged in a row.

How many different six-letter arrangements can be made?

How many different six-letter arrangements can be made if "b" is at the left end?
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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 2: Application Test

In the figure of square ABCD with sides of length 1 cm,

points P and Q lie on sides AB and DA, respectively,
forming equilateral triangle PCQ. Then △BCP △DCQ
(you don't need to prove this fact). Let AP  x cm .

(1) Using the Pythagorean theorem for △APQ and △PBC,

express the square of the length of a side of equilateral
triangle PCQ in two different ways in terms of x . Write
only your answer.

(2) Find the length of the sides of equilateral triangle PCQ.

Answer the following.

(3) Let m and n be positive integers. Two positive odd numbers can be expressed as
2m  1 and 2n  1 . Using these expressions, prove that the product of two positive
odd numbers is an odd number. (Proof skill)
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Answer the following.

(4) The figure shows a cone-shaped container. The container

is filled with water to a depth of 3 cm. Water is added to
a depth of 6 cm. How many times is the volume of the
added water than the volume of the initial water? Write
only your answer. (Measurement skill)

On the xy -plane, the point P ( p ,  3p  2 ) that lies on

2
the line y  3x  2 moves such that 0  p  . The
3
perpendiculr lines PA and PB from P to the x -axis and
y -axis, respectively, are drawn. Let S be the area of
rectangle OAPB, where point O is the origin (0, 0).

(5) Express S in terms of p and write it in expanded

form. Write only your answer. (Expression skill)

(6) Find the maximum value of S .

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In the figure of right-angled triangle ABC with

C  90 , let AB  c , BC  a , CA  b and
B   . Note that 0    90 .

(7) Using right-angled triangle ABC, prove the

following equality. (Proof skill)
sin 2   cos 2   1

1
(8) Find the value of ( sin   cos ) 2 if sin  cos   . Write only your answer.
6

Answer the following.

(9) Three dice, A, B and C, are numbered 1 to 6. When they are rolled, what is the
probability that the product of the three numbers on the top faces is a prime number?
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Answer the following.

(10) We choose three different numbers from 1 to 9, inclusive, and calculate according to
the following rule.

Arranging the three numbers, form the greatest three-digit number and the
least three-digit number. For example, if three numbers, 3, 1 and 8 are
chosen, the greatest number is 831 and the least number is 138.

Calculate
(the greatest number)  (the least number)

Arranging the three numbers from the result of the subtraction in , form
the greatest three-digit number and the least three-digit number.

Back to step .

After doing these steps several times, the three-digit number resulted in becomes a
constant value. Find this three-digit constant number. Write only your answer.
(Organizing skill)
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x x

x x y

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(1) (Answer) 2x 2 and x 2  2x  2 (7) sin  can be expressed as Substituting them into a 2  b 2  c 2
b gives
sin   ,
(2) From the result of (1), we x  1 3 c c 2 cos 2   c 2 sin 2   c 2
have Therefore, the length of the sides of it follows that
Dividing both sides by c 2 , we
2x 2  x 2  2x  2 equilateral triangle PCQ is c sin   b
obtain
Thus, Similarly,
2 x   2  6 (cm) c cos   a sin 2   cos 2   1
x 2  2x  2  0
x  1 3 (Answer) ( 2  6 ) cm 4
(8) (Answer)
Since 0  x  1 , 3

(3) Since 2mn  m  n is an integer, (9) From 1 to 6, there are three prime 3 1
2
numbers: 2, 3 and 5. 3
(2m  1)(2n  1) 2(2mn  m  n )  1 is an odd 6 6
The three numbers must contain one
 4mn  2m  2n  1 number. Therefore, the product of prime number and two 1s so that the 1 1
3
 2(2mn  m  n )  1 product of the three numbers is a prime 2 36
two positive odd numbers is an odd number. Since there are three dice, 1
number. 
24

1
(4) (Answer) 7 times (Answer)
24

(5) (Answer) S  3p 2  2p

(10) (Answer) 495
(6) Completing the square, Since the graph is a parabola that
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S  3p 2  2p opens downward and 0  p  , S
3
2 1
 3 p 2  p takes the maximum value at
3 3
2 1
1 1 p .
 3 p   3
3 3
1
(Answer) Maximum value
3
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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 1: Calculation Test

Answer the following.

(1) Expand and simplify the following expression.

(x  1) 2  (x  2)(x  3)

(2) Factorize the following expression.

121x 2  4y 2

(3) Solve the following equation.

x 2  2x  2  0

(4) Simplify the following expression.

2 ( 3  12  27 )

(5) y is directly proportional to the square of x and y  3 when x  1 . Express y

in terms of x .
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Answer the following.

(6) Two triangles A and B are similar. The ratio of the lengths of the sides of A to B is
4 : 3 2 . Find the ratio of the areas of A to B in simplest form.

(7) In the figure of △ABC, find the length of side

BC.

(8) Expand and simplify the following expression.

( 2  x )3

(9) Factorize the following expression.

ax 2  a 2x  x  a

(10) Rationalize the denominator.

5
2 3
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Answer the following.

(11) Solve the quadratic inequality 2x 2  9x  5 0 .

(12) In the figure, quadrilateral ABCD is inscribed in a circle.

Find x when ABC  75 and BCD  130 .

(13) Convert the base-four number 3012 (4) to the corresponding base-ten number.

(14) If tan   3 for 0    90 , find the following values.

cos 

sin 

(15) Find the following values. Note that n ! represents the factorial n .

6 P3

6 C3 4!
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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 2: Application Test

The figure shows trapezoid ABCD with AD BC,

AB  CD  4 , AD  3 and ABC  60 .
(Measurement skill)

(1) Find the length of BC. Write only your answer.

(2) Find the area of trapezoid ABCD.

Answer the following.

(3) The circular flower garden in a park is to

be enlarged.
Let r m be the radius of the original
circle. If the radius is extended by 2 m, by
how much larger, in m2, is the area of the
expanded circle than that of the original
circle? Express the difference in terms of
r . Use for the ratio of the
circumference of a circle to its diameter.
(Expression skill)
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Answer the following.

(4) n is a positive integer. Find all values of n that satisfy 5 5n 6 . Write only
your answer.

k is a real constant. Consider the quadratic function y  2x 2  12x  k  17 .

(5) If k  1 , how many points of intersection of the graph of the quadratic function with
the x -axis are there? Write only your answer.

(6) Find the maximum value of y for 0 x 4 and express it in terms of k . Also find
the corresponding value of x .
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Answer the following.

(7) Let a and b be real numbers. Determine if the following proposition is true or false. If
it is true, prove it. If it is false, give a counterexample.

"If ab 0 , then a b 0 ."

(Proof skill)

Answer the following for 0  A  90 .

(8) Which of the following values is always equal to the value of cos ( 90  A ) ? Choose
one from the following and write the corresponding number. Write only your answer.

sin A cos A tan A

 sin A  cos A  tan A

(9) Find the value of the following expression.

1
sin ( 90  A ) cos A tan 2 A  sin A cos ( 90  A )
tan 2 A
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Answer the following.

(10) Models are made using identical clay balls and sticks such that the following three
conditions are satisfied.

(Condition 1) Every stick has two clay balls at its two ends.

(Condition 2) The number of sticks attached to a ball is more than or equal to 1 and
less than or equal to 4. For each number of sticks, 2, 3, and 4, the way
of attaching the sticks to a ball is fixed as shown below.

(Condition 3) Sticks lie on the same plane.

We regard two models as the same if one is given by rotating or flipping the other.
For example, using 5 clay balls and 4 sticks, three different models can be made as
shown below.

Using 6 clay balls and 5 sticks, how many different models can be made? Write only
your answer. (Organizing skill)
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(1) (Answer) BC  7 (7) (Answer) False

A counterexample: a  0 , b  1
(2) Draw the perpendicular line From the result of (1) and (*), the
from point A to side BC and let H required area is
be the point of intersection. For 1
right-angled triangle ABH, since (3  7) 2 3  10 3 (8) (Answer)
2
AB : AH  2 : 3 , (Answer) 10 3
3 (9) From the result of (8) and sin(90  A)  cos A ,
AH  AB  2 3 (*) 1
2 sin(90  A) cos A tan 2 A  sin A cos(90  A)
tan 2 A
1
(3) The area of a circle whose radius (r  2) 2  r 2  cos A cos A tan 2 A  sin A sin A
tan 2 A
is r cm is given by r 2 m2.  {(r 2  4r  4)  r 2 } sin 2 A cos 2 A
When the radius is extended by 2 m,  (4r  4)  cos 2 A  sin 2
A
cos 2 A sin 2 A
its area is given by (r  2) 2 m2.  4 (r  1) (m 2 )  sin 2 A  cos 2 A
Hence, the difference is
(Answer) 4 (r  1) m 2 1
(Answer) 1

(4) (Answer) n  5, 6, 7

(5) (Answer) (10) (Answer) 5 models

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(6) Since the parabola opens upward, for
y  2x 2  12x  k  17 0 x 4 , y has the maximum
value
 2(x  3) 2  k  1
The graph of this quadratic function 2 0 2  12 0  k  17  k  17
is a parabola whose axis is x  3 . at x  0 .

(Answer) Maximum value k  17

at x  0
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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 1: Calculation Test

Answer the following.

(1) Expand and simplify the following expression.

(x + 3) 2 − x (x + 4)

(2) Factorize the following expression.

9a 2 − 25

(3) Simplify the following expression.

192 − 75 + 27

(4) Solve the following equation.

x 2 − 10x + 18 = 0

(5) y is directly proportional to the square of x and y = 6 when x = 3 . Find the value
of y when x = −6 .
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Answer the following.

(6) In the figure, find the value of x when ℓ  m .

(7) In the figure of a right-angled triangle, find the value

of x . If the answer is a fraction, rationalize the
denominator.

(8) Expand and simplify the following expression.

(a + 2) 2 (a − 1)

(9) Factorize the following expression.

6x 2 − x − 2

(10) Simplify the following expression. If the answer is a fraction, rationalize the
denominator.

1 1
−
7− 6 7+ 6
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Answer the following.

(11) Find the coordinates of the vertex of the parabola y = x 2 − 10x + 1 .

(12) For the two sets, A = {1, 2, 4, 8} and B = {1, 3, 5, 8, 9} , find the number of
elements of set A  B .

(13) In the figure of cyclic quadrilateral ABCD,

∠DAB = 59° and ∠CDA = 94° . Find ∠BCD .

(14) If sin θ = 2 for 90° < θ < 180° , find the following values.
3
cos θ

tan θ

(15) Find the following values. Note that n ! represents the factorial of n .

5!

5!
3!
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[Pre-2nd Kyu] Section 2: Application Test

Parallelogram ABCD satisfies

AB = CD = 5 cm , BC = DA = 13 cm , CA = 4 cm .

(1) The figure shows a square with sides of length 6

cm that is divided into 36 squares with sides of
length 1 cm to form a grid.
Construct parallelogram ABCD on the grid of
squares on the answer sheet using only a ruler so
that the four vertices lie on vertices of the squares.
Use a ruler to draw straight lines.
(Construction skill)

(2) Find the length of diagonal BD. Write only your

answer. (Measurement skill)

Answer the following.

(3) In the figure of △ABC, points D and E lie on

sides AB and AC, respectively such that

AB = 4 cm , AC = 6 cm ,
AD = 3 cm , AE = 2 cm .

Prove that △ABC  △AED. (Proof skill)

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Answer the following.

(4) A container holds a solution of salt. After mixing it and taking 30 mL from the
container, we found that the weight of salt in the 30 mL solution was 1.66 g.
Estimate how many grams of salt are in 1 L of the solution? Round your answer off to
the nearest integer. Write only your answer. (Statistical skill)

Consider the quadratic function y = x 2 − 4kx + 5k 2 − 2k − 8 , where k is a constant.

(5) Find the minimum value of y with the corresponding value of x and express them
in terms of k . (Expression skill)

(6) Find the range of values of k if the graph of the quadratic function has two distinct
points in common with the x -axis. Write only your answer.
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Answer the following.

(7) You want to measure the distance between point A and point B but rocks are in
between and you are not able to measure it directly.
So, you take point C whose distance from point A is 50 m, measure ∠CAB and
∠BCA and have ∠CAB=37° and ∠BCA=30° .
Find the distance, in m, between point A and point B. Use the value sin113° = 0.9205
and round your answer off to one decimal place. (Measurement skill)

In a jewel case, there are seven different kinds of stones as shown  Diamond
on the right.
 Emerald
(8) Three stones are selected from the seven stones. In how many  Ruby
different ways can three stones be selected from the seven stones?
Write only your answer.  Sapphire
 Opal
 Topaz
(9) The seven stones are arranged in a circle on a table. In how many
different ways can the seven stones be arranged? Note that two  Amethyst
arrangements are the same if they are identical when rotated.
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Answer the following.

(10) For a die in the shape of a regular octahedron, eight numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
are marked on each of the eight faces under the following conditions.

① The sum of any two numbers on opposite faces (parallel faces) is

the same.
② The absolute value of any difference between two numbers on
adjacent faces is 1, 2 or 4.

Write 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 on the faces of the net of a die below so that conditions ① and
② are satisfied simultaneously. Write only your answer. (Organizing skill)
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(An answer)

(1)

(2) (Answer) 2 5 cm

For △ABC and △AED, since

AB : AE = 4 : 2 = 2 :1 ,
AC : AD = 6 : 3 = 2 :1 ,
we have
AB : AE = AC : AD (*).
(3) Also, we have
∠BAC = ∠EAD (**).
From (*) and (**), the ratio of the lengths of two sides and the included angle are equal to their
corresponding parts. Therefore,
△ABC  △AED.

(4) (Answer) 55 g

y = x 2 − 4kx + 5k 2 − 2k − 8
= (x 2 − 4kx + 4k 2 ) + k 2 − 2k − 8
(5) = (x − 2k ) 2 + k 2 − 2k − 8.
Hence y has the minimum value k 2 − 2k − 8 at x = 2k .
(Answer) Minimum value k 2 − 2k − 8 at x = 2k

(6) (Answer) −2 < k < 4

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 The measure of ∠ABC is Therefore,
∠ABC = 180° − (37° + 30°) 25
AB =
= 113°. 0.9205
By the law of sines for △ABC, = 27.15
(7) ≈ 27.2 (m).
CA AB
=
sin113° sin 30° (Answer) 27.2 m

50 AB
= .
0.9205 1
2

(8) (Answer) 35 ways

This is a circular permutation for seven different stones. Therefore

(9) (7 − 1)! = 6! = 720 (ways)

(Answer) 720 ways

(Answer)

(10)

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x y x y

y x

x x x

x y

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A B
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(1) (Answer) a = 3 , b = 4 , c = 5

Letting f = x , we have d = x − 2 , e = x − 1 , g = x + 1 and h = x + 2 . So we get

(x − 2) 2 + (x − 1)2 + x 2 = (x + 1)2 + (x + 2)2

x 2 − 4x + 4 + x 2 − 2x + 1 + x 2 = x 2 + 2x + 1 + x 2 + 4x + 4
x 2 − 12x = 0
(2)
x (x − 12) = 0
x = 0, 12.

Since the four numbers are positive numbers, d = 10, e = 11, f = 12, g = 13, h = 14 .

(Answer) d = 10, e = 11, f = 12, g = 13, h = 14

For △XYZ and △ O′A′B′ ,

∠XZY = ∠O′B′A′ = 90° . (*)
Since the corresponding angles for parallel lines are equal,
(3)
∠YXZ = ∠A′O′B′ . (**)
From (*) and (**), since the two angles are equal to their corresponding angles, we have
△XYZ  △ O′A′B′ .

(4) (Answer) a = 19, 20, 21

15
(5) (Answer) sin A =
4

1
S= ⋅ AB ⋅ CA ⋅ sin A
2
1 15
= ⋅4⋅7⋅
2 4
(6) 7 15
=
2

7 15
(Answer) S =
2

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 The perimeter of the rectangle is 20 cm and the length is x cm. So the width of the rectangle is
(10 − x ) cm. Hence
S = x (10 − x )
= −x 2 + 10x
= −{(x − 5) 2 − 25}
(7)
= −(x − 5) 2 + 25.
So, S has the maximum value at x = 5 . Then the width is also
10 − x = 10 − 5 = 5 (cm).
Therefore the figure is a square.

1
(8) (Answer)
243

1
For each question, the probability that you get correct is .
3
Since the trials of choosing answers for each question are independent, the probability that you get exactly
three questions correct is
(9) 3 2 3 2
1  1 1  2 40
5 C3   1 −  = 10     =
 3  3  3  3 243

40
(Answer)
243

(10) None

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