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In circle P with radius 2 units, m∠N P R = 100◦. If

the shaded region has area kπ square units, what is the
value of k? Express your answer as a common fraction.
R
1
26/9
N

1 P

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If f (x) = x + 3 and g(x) = [f (x)]2, what is the product -24

of all possible values of f (x − 1) for which g(x) = 25?

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In triangle ABC, AB = 12 units and AC = 9 units. √

Point D is on segment BC so that BD : DC = 2 : 1. 3 33 (units)
If AD = 6 units, what is the length of segment BC?
Express your answer in simplest radical form.

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The smallest case of 5 consecutive odd integers whose

sum is a perfect square is 1, 3, 5, 7, 9. (1+3+5+7+9 = 45
25.) Find the median of the next larger set of 5
consecutive odd integers whose sum is a perfect square.

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A fuel tanker weighs 2500 tons when 25% full and 3700
1900 tons
tons when 75% full. What is its weight in tons when
empty?

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In base b, 441b is equal to n2 in base 10, and 351b is

9 (base 10)
equal to (n − 2)2 in base 10. What is the value of b,
expressed in base 10?

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The formula for the area of any rectangle with a

perimeter of 20 units can be written as A = m − nd2, 25
where d is the length of the diagonal and m and n are
constants. What is the value of the product mn?

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Four equilateral triangles, △ABG, △BCH, △CDE
and △DAF , are constructed inside square ABCD, as
shown. Points E, F, G and H are the vertices of the
triangles that lie within square ABCD. What is the
ratio of the area of square EF GH to the area of square
ABCD? Express your answer in simplest radical form. 2-sqrt(3)
A B
E

H F

G
D C

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Eight identical unit cubes are stacked to form a
2 × 2 × 2 cube, as shown. A “short path” from vertex
A to vertex B is defined as one that consists of six
one-unit moves either right, up or back along any of the
six faces of the 2-unit cube. How many “short paths”
are possible? 54 short paths

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How many whole numbers n, such that

225 numbers
100 ≤ n ≤ 1000, have the same number of odd factors
as even factors?

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If n is a prime number, what is the smallest composite 155

number produced by n2 − n − 1?

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A standard die whose faces are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

is rolled three times. What is the probability that the 7/72
sum of the numbers rolled is 8? Express your answer as
a common fraction.

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If x and y satisfy (x − 3)2 + (y − 4)2 = 49, what is the 4

minimum possible value of x2 + y 2?

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If x, y and z satisfy xy = 1, yz = 2 and xz = 3, what 49/6

is the value of x2 + y 2 + z 2? Express your answer as a
common fraction.

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In square ABCD, AD is 4 centimeters, and M is the

midpoint of CD. Let O be the intersection of AC and
BM . What is the ratio of OC to OA? Express your
answer as a common fraction. 1/2
A B

O
D M C

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Two cross sections of a right hexagonal pyramid are

obtained by cutting the pyramid with planes parallel to
the √
hexagonal base. The areas
√ of the cross sections are 24 feet
216 3 square feet and 486 3 square feet. The two
planes are 8 feet apart. How far from the apex of the
pyramid is the larger cross section, in feet?

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The surface area of a rectangular prism is 32 square

inches. The volume of the prism is 12 cubic inches. The
sum of all edge lengths is 28 inches. If the length, width 36 cu in
and height of the prism each are increased by one inch,
what is the volume of the resulting prism, in cubic
inches?

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The first three terms of a geometric sequence are 3,

243
6 + p and 30 − p, and each term is a positive number.
What is the fifth term of this sequence?

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In a certain school district, the student-teacher ratio is

25 : 1. Currently, the school district has 3150 students.
If the student enrollment increases by 20% and none of 84 teachers
the current teachers leave, how many additional
teachers must be hired to improve the student-teacher
ratio to 18 : 1?

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In pentagon ABCDE, BC = CD = DE = 2 units,

∠E is a right angle and
6
m∠B = m∠C = m∠D = 135◦. The length of segment
AE can
√ be expressed in simplest radical form as
a + 2 b units. What is the value of a + b?

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Alexi rolled four standard dice and lined them up to

create a 4-digit number. He removed two dice from the
line and rolled them again. Alexi then returned each
re-rolled die to its original position in the line, thereby 35/72
creating a new 4-digit number. What is the probability
that the new 4-digit number is greater than the original
4-digit number? Express your answer as a common
fraction.

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What is the probability that a list of five different,

single-digit numbers, whose sum is 31, will contain 3/5
exactly two prime numbers? Express your answer as a
common fraction.

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Five people board a train containing three cars. The

conductor records the ordered triple (a, b, c) indicating
21 ordered triples
how many of the five passengers take a seat in the first,
second, and third car, respectively. How many such
ordered triples are possible?

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Circle O has radius 10 units. Point P is on radius OQ

and OP = 6 units. How many different chords
containing P, including the diameter, have integer
lengths? 8 chords

O Q
P

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A cubical room has edge length 10 feet with A and B

denoting two corners that are farthest apart. A
caterpillar crawls from A to B along the walls. In feet, 10sqrt(5) feet
what is the length of the shortest path from A to B
that the caterpillar may have taken? Express your
answer in simplest radical form.

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211
Simplify: (1 12 )−2 + (1 21 )−1 + (1 12 )0 + (1 12 )1 + (1 21 )2 36

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A sphere is inscribed in a right cone with base radius 12

cm and height 24 cm, as shown.√ The radius of the
sphere can be expressed as a c − a cm. What is the
value of a + c?
11

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In 2010, the probability of Mark sinking a free throw

was twice what it was in 2009, and yet the probability
of him sinking exactly two out of three free throws was 6
7
the same in both years. What was the probability of
Mark sinking a free throw in 2010, given that the
probability was greater than zero? Express your answer
as a common fraction.

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A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 10 m and a

11 square meters
perimeter of 22 m. In square meters, what is the area of
the triangle?

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The area of the largest equilateral triangle that can be

inscribed in a square of √
side length 1 unit can be 8
expressed in the form a b − c square units, where a, b,
and c are integers. What is the value of a + b + c?

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