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2002 AMC 12A Problems

The document contains a series of mathematical problems from the 2002 AMC 12A exam, covering various topics such as algebra, geometry, probability, and number theory. Each problem presents a unique challenge, requiring problem-solving skills to find solutions. The problems range from basic arithmetic to more complex concepts involving functions and geometric properties.

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2002 AMC 12A Problems

The document contains a series of mathematical problems from the 2002 AMC 12A exam, covering various topics such as algebra, geometry, probability, and number theory. Each problem presents a unique challenge, requiring problem-solving skills to find solutions. The problems range from basic arithmetic to more complex concepts involving functions and geometric properties.

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2002 AMC 12A Problems

Problem 1

Compute the sum of all the roots of

Problem 2
Cindy was asked by her teacher to subtract 3 from a certain number and then
divide the result by 9. Instead, she subtracted 9 and then divided the result by 3,
giving an answer of 43. What would her answer have been had she worked the
problem correctly?

Problem 3
According to the standard convention for exponentiation,

If the order in which the exponentiations are performed is changed, how many
other values are possible?

Problem 4
Find the degree measure of an angle whose complement is 25% of its
supplement.

Problem 5
Each of the small circles in the figure has radius one. The innermost circle is
tangent to the six circles that surround it, and each of those circles is tangent to
the large circle and to its small-circle neighbors. Find the area of the shaded
region.

Problem 6
For how many positive integers does there exist at least one positive
integer such that ?

infinitely many

Problem 7
A arc of circle A is equal in length to a arc of circle B. What is the ratio of
circle A's area and circle B's area?

Problem 8
Betsy designed a flag using blue triangles, small white squares, and a red center
square, as shown. Let be the total area of the blue triangles, the total area
of the white squares, and the area of the red square. Which of the following is
correct?
Problem 9
Jamal wants to save 30 files onto disks, each with 1.44 MB space. 3 of the files
take up 0.8 MB, 12 of the files take up 0.7 MB, and the rest take up 0.4 MB. It is
not possible to split a file onto 2 different disks. What is the smallest number of
disks needed to store all 30 files?

Problem 10
Sarah places four ounces of coffee into an eight-ounce cup and four ounces of
cream into a second cup of the same size. She then pours half the coffee from
the first cup to the second and, after stirring thoroughly, pours half the liquid in
the second cup back to the first. What fraction of the liquid in the first cup is now
cream?

Problem 11
Mr. Earl E. Bird gets up every day at 8:00 AM to go to work. If he drives at an
average speed of 40 miles per hour, he will be late by 3 minutes. If he drives at an
average speed of 60 miles per hour, he will be early by 3 minutes. How many
miles per hour does Mr. Bird need to drive to get to work exactly on time?

Problem 12
Both roots of the quadratic equation are prime numbers. The
number of possible values of is

Problem 13
Two different positive numbers and each differ from their reciprocals by .
What is ?
Problem 14

For all positive integers , let .

Let . Which of the following relations is true?

Problem 15
The mean, median, unique mode, and range of a collection of eight integers are
all equal to 8. The largest integer that can be an element of this collection is

Problem 16

Tina randomly selects two distinct numbers from the set , and

Sergio randomly selects a number from the set . What is the


probability that Sergio's number is larger than the sum of the two numbers
chosen by Tina?

Problem 17

Several sets of prime numbers, such as use each of the nine


nonzero digits exactly once. What is the smallest possible sum such a set of
primes could have?

Problem 18
Let and be circles defined

by and respectively. What is the


length of the shortest line segment that is tangent to at and
to at ?

Problem 19
The graph of the function is shown below. How many solutions does the

equation have?

Problem 20
Suppose that and are digits, not both nine and not both zero, and the
repeating decimal is expressed as a fraction in lowest terms. How many
different denominators are possible?

Problem 21
Consider the sequence of numbers: For , the -th term
of the sequence is the units digit of the sum of the two previous terms.
Let denote the sum of the first terms of this sequence. The smallest value
of for which is:

Problem 22
Triangle is a right triangle with as its right
angle, , and . Let be randomly chosen
inside , and extend to meet at . What is the probability

that ?

Problem 23
In triangle , side and the perpendicular bisector of meet in
point , and bisects . If and , what is the area of
triangle ?

Problem 24

Find the number of ordered pairs of real numbers such

that .

Problem 25
The nonzero coefficients of a polynomial with real coefficients are all replaced
by their mean to form a polynomial . Which of the following could be a graph

of and over the interval ?

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