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2003 AMC 12A Problems

The document contains a series of mathematical problems from the 2003 AMC 12A exam, covering various topics such as geometry, probability, algebra, and number theory. Each problem presents a unique scenario requiring problem-solving skills to find the solution. The problems range from basic arithmetic to more complex concepts involving geometric shapes and algebraic expressions.

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2003 AMC 12A Problems

The document contains a series of mathematical problems from the 2003 AMC 12A exam, covering various topics such as geometry, probability, algebra, and number theory. Each problem presents a unique scenario requiring problem-solving skills to find the solution. The problems range from basic arithmetic to more complex concepts involving geometric shapes and algebraic expressions.

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2003 AMC 12A Problems

Problem 1
What is the difference between the sum of the first even counting numbers
and the sum of the first odd counting numbers?

Problem 2
Members of the Rockham Soccer League buy socks and T-shirts. Socks cost $4
per pair and each T-shirt costs $5 more than a pair of socks. Each member needs
one pair of socks and a shirt for home games and another pair of socks and a
shirt for away games. If the total cost is $2366, how many members are in the
League?

Problem 3
A solid box is cm by cm by cm. A new solid is formed by removing a
cube cm on a side from each corner of this box. What percent of the original
volume is removed?

Problem 4
It takes Mary minutes to walk uphill km from her home to school, but it takes
her only minutes to walk from school to her home along the same route. What
is her average speed, in km/hr, for the round trip?

Problem 5
The sum of the two 5-digit numbers and is . What
is ?
Problem 6

Define to be for all real numbers and . Which of the following


statements is not true?

for all and

for all and

for all

for all

if

Problem 7
How many non-congruent triangles with perimeter have integer side lengths?

Problem 8
What is the probability that a randomly drawn positive factor of is less than ?

Problem 9
A set of points in the -plane is symmetric about the origin, both coordinate

axes, and the line . If is in , what is the smallest number of points


in ?
Problem 10
Al, Bert, and Carl are the winners of a school drawing for a pile of Halloween
candy, which they are to divide in a ratio of , respectively. Due to some
confusion they come at different times to claim their prizes, and each assumes
he is the first to arrive. If each takes what he believes to be the correct share of
candy, what fraction of the candy goes unclaimed?

Problem 11
A square and an equilateral triangle have the same perimeter. Let be the area
of the circle circumscribed about the square and the area of the circle

circumscribed around the triangle. Find .

Problem 12
Sally has five red cards numbered through and four blue cards
numbered through . She stacks the cards so that the colors alternate and so
that the number on each red card divides evenly into the number on each
neighboring blue card. What is the sum of the numbers on the middle three
cards?

Problem 13
The polygon enclosed by the solid lines in the figure consists of 4 congruent
squares joined edge-to-edge. One more congruent square is attached to an edge
at one of the nine positions indicated. How many of the nine resulting polygons
can be folded to form a cube with one face missing?
Problem 14
Points and lie in the plane of the square such
that , , , and are equilateral triangles. If has an
area of 16, find the area of .

Problem 15
A semicircle of diameter sits at the top of a semicircle of diameter , as shown.
The shaded area inside the smaller semicircle and outside the larger semicircle is
called a lune. Determine the area of this lune.
Problem 16
A point P is chosen at random in the interior of equilateral triangle . What is
the probability that has a greater area than each
of and ?

Problem 17
Square has sides of length , and is the midpoint of . A circle
with radius and center intersects a circle with radius and center at
points and . What is the distance from to ?

Problem 18
Let be a -digit number, and let and be the quotient and the remainder,
respectively, when is divided by . For how many values
of is divisible by ?

Problem 19

A parabola with equation is reflected about the -axis. The


parabola and its reflection are translated horizontally five units in opposite

directions to become the graphs of and , respectively. Which

of the following describes the graph of ?

Problem 20
How many -letter arrangements of A's, B's, and C's have no A's in the
first letters, no B's in the next letters, and no C's in the last letters?

Problem 21
The graph of the polynomial

has five distinct -intercepts, one of which is at . Which of the following


coefficients cannot be zero?
Problem 22
Objects and move simultaneously in the coordinate plane via a sequence of

steps, each of length one. Object starts at and each of its steps is either

right or up, both equally likely. Object starts at and each of its steps is
either to the left or down, both equally likely. Which of the following is closest to
the probability that the objects meet?

Problem 23
How many perfect squares are divisors of the product ?

Problem 24

If what is the largest possible value of

Problem 25

Let . For how many real values of is there at least one


positive value of for which the domain of and the range of are the same
set?

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