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BC Exam

Texas A&M High School Math Contest


October 22, 2016

All answers must be simplified, and if units are involved, be sure to include them.

1. Given
1
A= √
2− 3
and √ √
√ √ √ √ √ √
B =( 5− 2 3)( 5 + 2 3),
find 2A + B simplifying as much as possible.
2. Let x and y be the solutions of the system of equations
√
39 − 2x − 10y = 5
and √
15 − 2x + 2y = 5.
Find x + y.
3. A collection of nickels and dimes has a total value of $2.40 and contains 35 coins. How many nickels are
in the collection?
4. A box containing 180 cubic inches is constructed by cutting from each corner of a cardboard square a
small square with side 5 inches, and then turning up the sides. Find the area of the original piece of
cardboard.
5. Find the largest common divisor for the numbers
11100 + 11101 + 11102 + 11103
and
7100 + 7101 + 7102 + 7103 .
6. Find the sum of all solutions of the equation
√
x2 + 6x + x2 + 6x = 20.

7. Suppose that △ABC is a right triangle with ∠A = 90◦ , AB = 5, and AC = 12. On the line AB we
consider the point M such that △BM C is isosceles with BM = CM . Find AM .
8. Mr. Kaye is 11 times as old as his daughter Lynn. Thirty-six years from now he will be at most twice as
old as Lynn. At most, how old is Lynn?
9. In the △ABC, AB = AC and ∠A = 120◦ . The median AD to the side BC is extended through the
point D with the segment DM = 3AD. Find ∠DM B.
10. In the figure below AB is tangent to the circle. If AB = 8 and AC exceeds AD by 12, what is AC?
B A

C
11. Find the sum of all positive integers x for which x + 56 and x + 113 are perfect squares.

12. Consider the sum


1 1 1
S= √ +√ √ + ··· + √ √ ,
1+ 2 2+ 3 n+ n+1
where n is a positive integer. If S = 10, what is the value of n?

13. Find the product of all solutions of the equation

(3x2 − 4x + 1)3 + (x2 + 4x − 5)3 = 64(x2 − 1)3 .

14. A circle whose center is on the x-axis passes through the points (3, 5) and (6, 4). Find the radius of the
circle.

15. Find the sum of all integers N with the property that N 2 − 71 is divisible by 7N + 55.

16. In the △ABC, BD is the median to the side AC, DG is parallel to the base BC (G is the point of
intersection of the parallel with AB). In the △ABD, AE is the median to the side BD and F is the
BC
intersection point of DG and AE. Find .
FG
17. The function
[ ]
f (x) = x2 + (x + 2)2 + · · · (x + 98)2 − (x + 1)2 + (x + 3)2 + · · · (x + 99)2

is a linear function, f (x) = ax + b. Find a − b.

18. In the isosceles △ABC with AB = AC, let AM be the median to the side BC and let BD be the altitude
to the side AC. If ∠AM D = 4∠BDM find ∠ACB.

19. Let f and g be two linear functions such that

f (x − 1) = 2x − 3 + g(1) − f (1)

and
g(x − 1) = 4x + 5 − g(1) − f (1),
for all real numbers x. Find g(5).

20. Consider △ABC with ∠B = ∠C = 70◦ . On the sides AB and AC we take the points F and E,
respectively, so that ∠ABE = 15◦ and ∠ACF = 30◦ . Find ∠AEF .

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