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==Problem 1==
 
==Problem 1==
  
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What is the value in simplest form of the following expression?<cmath>\sqrt{1} + \sqrt{1+3} + \sqrt{1+3+5} + \sqrt{1+3+5+7}</cmath>
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<math>\textbf{(A) }5 \qquad \textbf{(B) }4 + \sqrt{7} + \sqrt{10} \qquad \textbf{(C) } 10 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 15 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 4 + 3\sqrt{3} + 2\sqrt{5} + \sqrt{7}</math>
  
 
[[2020 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 1|Solution]]
 
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==Problem 2==
 
==Problem 2==
  
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What is the value of the following expression?
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<cmath>\frac{100^2-7^2}{70^2-11^2} \cdot \frac{(70-11)(70+11)}{(100-7)(100+7)}</cmath><math>\textbf{(A) } 1 \qquad \textbf{(B) } \frac{9951}{9950} \qquad \textbf{(C) } \frac{4780}{4779} \qquad \textbf{(D) } \frac{108}{107} \qquad \textbf{(E) } \frac{81}{80} </math>
  
 
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==Problem 3==
 
==Problem 3==
  
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The ratio of <math>w</math> to <math>x</math> is <math>4 : 3</math>, the ratio of <math>y</math> to <math>z</math> is <math>3 : 2</math>, and the ratio of <math>z</math> to <math>x</math> is <math>1 : 6</math>. What is the ratio of <math>w</math> to <math>y</math>?
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<math>\textbf{(A) }4:3 \qquad \textbf{(B) }3:2 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 8:3 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 4:1 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 16:3 </math>
  
 
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==Problem 4==
 
==Problem 4==
  
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The acute angles of a right triangle are <math>a^{\circ}</math> and <math>b^{\circ}</math>, where <math>a>b</math> and both <math>a</math> and <math>b</math> are prime numbers. What is the least possible value of <math>b</math>?
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<math>\textbf{(A) }2\qquad\textbf{(B) }3\qquad\textbf{(C) }5\qquad\textbf{(D) }7\qquad\textbf{(E) }11</math>
  
 
[[2020 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 4|Solution]]
 
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==Problem 5==
 
==Problem 5==
  
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Teams <math>A</math> and <math>B</math> are playing in a basketball league where each game results in a win for one team and a loss for the other team. Team <math>A</math> has won <math>\tfrac{2}{3}</math> of its games and team <math>B</math> has won <math>\tfrac{5}{8}</math> of its games. Also, team <math>B</math> has won <math>7</math> more games and lost <math>7</math> more games than team <math>A.</math> How many games has team <math>A</math> played?
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<math>\textbf{(A) } 21 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 27 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 42 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 48 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 63</math>
  
 
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==Problem 6==
 
==Problem 6==
  
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For all integers <math>n \geq 9,</math> the value of
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<cmath>\frac{(n+2)!-(n+1)!}{n!}</cmath>is always which of the following?
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<math>\textbf{(A) } \text{a multiple of }4 \qquad \textbf{(B) } \text{a multiple of }10 \qquad \textbf{(C) } \text{a prime number} \ \textbf{(D) } \text{a perfect square} \qquad \textbf{(E) } \text{a perfect cube}</math>
  
 
[[2020 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 6|Solution]]
 
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==Problem 7==
 
==Problem 7==
  
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Two nonhorizontal, non vertical lines in the <math>xy</math>-coordinate plane intersect to form a <math>45^{\circ}</math> angle. One line has slope equal to <math>6</math> times the slope of the other line. What is the greatest possible value of the product of the slopes of the two lines?
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<math>\textbf{(A)}\ \frac16 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac23 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\  \frac32 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 3 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 6</math>
  
 
[[2020 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 7|Solution]]
 
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==Problem 8==
 
==Problem 8==
  
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How many ordered pairs of integers <math>(x, y)</math> satisfy the equation<cmath>x^{2020}+y^2=2y?</cmath>
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<math>\textbf{(A) } 1 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 2 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 3 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 4 \qquad\textbf{(E) } \text{infinitely many}</math>
  
 
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==Problem 9==
 
==Problem 9==
  
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A three-quarter sector of a circle of radius <math>4</math> inches together with its interior can be rolled up to form the lateral surface area of a right circular cone by taping together along the two radii shown. What is the volume of the cone in cubic inches?
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draw(Arc((0,0), 4, 0, 270));
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draw((0,-4)--(0,0)--(4,0));
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label("$4$", (2,0), S);
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</asy>
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<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 3\pi \sqrt5 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 4\pi \sqrt3 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 3 \pi \sqrt7 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 6\pi \sqrt3 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 6\pi \sqrt7</math>
  
 
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==Problem 10==
 
==Problem 10==
  
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In unit square <math>ABCD,</math> the inscribed circle <math>\omega</math> intersects <math>\overline{CD}</math> at <math>M,</math> and <math>\overline{AM}</math> intersects <math>\omega</math> at a point <math>P</math> different from <math>M.</math> What is <math>AP?</math>
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<math>\textbf{(A) } \frac{\sqrt5}{12} \qquad \textbf{(B) } \frac{\sqrt5}{10} \qquad \textbf{(C) } \frac{\sqrt5}{9} \qquad \textbf{(D) } \frac{\sqrt5}{8} \qquad \textbf{(E) } \frac{2\sqrt5}{15}</math>
  
 
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==Problem 11==
 
==Problem 11==
  
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As shown in the figure below, six semicircles lie in the interior of a regular hexagon with side length <math>2</math> so that the diameters of the semicircles coincide with the sides of the hexagon. What is the area of the shaded region—inside the hexagon but outside all of the semicircles?
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<asy>
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size(140);
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fill((1,0)--(3,0)--(4,sqrt(3))--(3,2sqrt(3))--(1,2sqrt(3))--(0,sqrt(3))--cycle,gray(0.4));
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fill(arc((2,0),1,180,0)--(2,0)--cycle,white);
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fill(arc((3.5,sqrt(3)/2),1,60,240)--(3.5,sqrt(3)/2)--cycle,white);
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fill(arc((3.5,3sqrt(3)/2),1,120,300)--(3.5,3sqrt(3)/2)--cycle,white);
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fill(arc((2,2sqrt(3)),1,180,360)--(2,2sqrt(3))--cycle,white);
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fill(arc((0.5,3sqrt(3)/2),1,240,420)--(0.5,3sqrt(3)/2)--cycle,white);
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fill(arc((0.5,sqrt(3)/2),1,300,480)--(0.5,sqrt(3)/2)--cycle,white);
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draw((1,0)--(3,0)--(4,sqrt(3))--(3,2sqrt(3))--(1,2sqrt(3))--(0,sqrt(3))--(1,0));
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draw(arc((2,0),1,180,0)--(2,0)--cycle);
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draw(arc((3.5,sqrt(3)/2),1,60,240)--(3.5,sqrt(3)/2)--cycle);
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draw(arc((3.5,3sqrt(3)/2),1,120,300)--(3.5,3sqrt(3)/2)--cycle);
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draw(arc((2,2sqrt(3)),1,180,360)--(2,2sqrt(3))--cycle);
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draw(arc((0.5,3sqrt(3)/2),1,240,420)--(0.5,3sqrt(3)/2)--cycle);
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draw(arc((0.5,sqrt(3)/2),1,300,480)--(0.5,sqrt(3)/2)--cycle);
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label("$2$",(3.5,3sqrt(3)/2),NE);
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</asy>
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<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 6\sqrt3-3\pi \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{9\sqrt3}{2}-2\pi \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{3\sqrt3}{2}-\frac{\pi}{3} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 3\sqrt3-\pi \ \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{9\sqrt3}{2}-\pi</math>
  
 
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==Problem 12==
 
==Problem 12==
  
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Let <math>\overline{AB}</math> be a diameter in a circle of radius <math>5\sqrt2.</math> Let <math>\overline{CD}</math> be a chord in the circle that intersects <math>\overline{AB}</math> at a point <math>E</math> such that <math>BE=2\sqrt5</math> and <math>\angle AEC = 45^{\circ}.</math> What is <math>CE^2+DE^2?</math>
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<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 96 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 98 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\  44\sqrt5 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 70\sqrt2 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 100</math>
  
 
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==Problem 13==
 
==Problem 13==
  
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These problems will not be available until the 2020 AMC 12B contest is released on Which of the following is the value of <math>\sqrt{\log_2{6}+\log_3{6}}?</math>
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<math>\textbf{(A) } 1 \qquad\textbf{(B) } \sqrt{\log_5{6}} \qquad\textbf{(C) } 2 \qquad\textbf{(D) } \sqrt{\log_2{3}}+\sqrt{\log_3{2}} \qquad\textbf{(E) } \sqrt{\log_2{6}}+\sqrt{\log_3{6}}</math>
  
 
[[2020 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 13|Solution]]
 
[[2020 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 13|Solution]]

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2020 AMC 12B (Answer Key)
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Instructions

  1. This is a 25-question, multiple choice test. Each question is followed by answers marked A, B, C, D and E. Only one of these is correct.
  2. You will receive 6 points for each correct answer, 2.5 points for each problem left unanswered if the year is before 2006, 1.5 points for each problem left unanswered if the year is after 2006, and 0 points for each incorrect answer.
  3. No aids are permitted other than scratch paper, graph paper, ruler, compass, protractor and erasers (and calculators that are accepted for use on the test if before 2006. No problems on the test will require the use of a calculator).
  4. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale.
  5. You will have 75 minutes working time to complete the test.
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Problem 1

What is the value in simplest form of the following expression?\[\sqrt{1} + \sqrt{1+3} + \sqrt{1+3+5} + \sqrt{1+3+5+7}\]

$\textbf{(A) }5 \qquad \textbf{(B) }4 + \sqrt{7} + \sqrt{10} \qquad \textbf{(C) } 10 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 15 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 4 + 3\sqrt{3} + 2\sqrt{5} + \sqrt{7}$

Solution

Problem 2

What is the value of the following expression? \[\frac{100^2-7^2}{70^2-11^2} \cdot \frac{(70-11)(70+11)}{(100-7)(100+7)}\]$\textbf{(A) } 1 \qquad \textbf{(B) } \frac{9951}{9950} \qquad \textbf{(C) } \frac{4780}{4779} \qquad \textbf{(D) } \frac{108}{107} \qquad \textbf{(E) } \frac{81}{80}$

Solution

Problem 3

The ratio of $w$ to $x$ is $4 : 3$, the ratio of $y$ to $z$ is $3 : 2$, and the ratio of $z$ to $x$ is $1 : 6$. What is the ratio of $w$ to $y$?

$\textbf{(A) }4:3 \qquad \textbf{(B) }3:2 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 8:3 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 4:1 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 16:3$

Solution

Problem 4

The acute angles of a right triangle are $a^{\circ}$ and $b^{\circ}$, where $a>b$ and both $a$ and $b$ are prime numbers. What is the least possible value of $b$?

$\textbf{(A) }2\qquad\textbf{(B) }3\qquad\textbf{(C) }5\qquad\textbf{(D) }7\qquad\textbf{(E) }11$

Solution

Problem 5

Teams $A$ and $B$ are playing in a basketball league where each game results in a win for one team and a loss for the other team. Team $A$ has won $\tfrac{2}{3}$ of its games and team $B$ has won $\tfrac{5}{8}$ of its games. Also, team $B$ has won $7$ more games and lost $7$ more games than team $A.$ How many games has team $A$ played?

$\textbf{(A) } 21 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 27 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 42 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 48 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 63$

Solution

Problem 6

For all integers $n \geq 9,$ the value of \[\frac{(n+2)!-(n+1)!}{n!}\]is always which of the following?

$\textbf{(A) } \text{a multiple of }4 \qquad \textbf{(B) } \text{a multiple of }10 \qquad \textbf{(C) } \text{a prime number} \\ \textbf{(D) } \text{a perfect square} \qquad \textbf{(E) } \text{a perfect cube}$

Solution

Problem 7

Two nonhorizontal, non vertical lines in the $xy$-coordinate plane intersect to form a $45^{\circ}$ angle. One line has slope equal to $6$ times the slope of the other line. What is the greatest possible value of the product of the slopes of the two lines?

$\textbf{(A)}\ \frac16 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac23 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\  \frac32 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 3 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 6$

Solution

Problem 8

How many ordered pairs of integers $(x, y)$ satisfy the equation\[x^{2020}+y^2=2y?\] $\textbf{(A) } 1 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 2 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 3 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 4 \qquad\textbf{(E) } \text{infinitely many}$

Solution

Problem 9

A three-quarter sector of a circle of radius $4$ inches together with its interior can be rolled up to form the lateral surface area of a right circular cone by taping together along the two radii shown. What is the volume of the cone in cubic inches? [asy]  draw(Arc((0,0), 4, 0, 270)); draw((0,-4)--(0,0)--(4,0));  label("$4$", (2,0), S);  [/asy]

$\textbf{(A)}\ 3\pi \sqrt5 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 4\pi \sqrt3 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 3 \pi \sqrt7 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 6\pi \sqrt3 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 6\pi \sqrt7$

Solution

Problem 10

In unit square $ABCD,$ the inscribed circle $\omega$ intersects $\overline{CD}$ at $M,$ and $\overline{AM}$ intersects $\omega$ at a point $P$ different from $M.$ What is $AP?$

$\textbf{(A) } \frac{\sqrt5}{12} \qquad \textbf{(B) } \frac{\sqrt5}{10} \qquad \textbf{(C) } \frac{\sqrt5}{9} \qquad \textbf{(D) } \frac{\sqrt5}{8} \qquad \textbf{(E) } \frac{2\sqrt5}{15}$

Solution

Problem 11

As shown in the figure below, six semicircles lie in the interior of a regular hexagon with side length $2$ so that the diameters of the semicircles coincide with the sides of the hexagon. What is the area of the shaded region—inside the hexagon but outside all of the semicircles?

[asy] size(140); fill((1,0)--(3,0)--(4,sqrt(3))--(3,2sqrt(3))--(1,2sqrt(3))--(0,sqrt(3))--cycle,gray(0.4)); fill(arc((2,0),1,180,0)--(2,0)--cycle,white); fill(arc((3.5,sqrt(3)/2),1,60,240)--(3.5,sqrt(3)/2)--cycle,white); fill(arc((3.5,3sqrt(3)/2),1,120,300)--(3.5,3sqrt(3)/2)--cycle,white); fill(arc((2,2sqrt(3)),1,180,360)--(2,2sqrt(3))--cycle,white); fill(arc((0.5,3sqrt(3)/2),1,240,420)--(0.5,3sqrt(3)/2)--cycle,white); fill(arc((0.5,sqrt(3)/2),1,300,480)--(0.5,sqrt(3)/2)--cycle,white); draw((1,0)--(3,0)--(4,sqrt(3))--(3,2sqrt(3))--(1,2sqrt(3))--(0,sqrt(3))--(1,0)); draw(arc((2,0),1,180,0)--(2,0)--cycle); draw(arc((3.5,sqrt(3)/2),1,60,240)--(3.5,sqrt(3)/2)--cycle); draw(arc((3.5,3sqrt(3)/2),1,120,300)--(3.5,3sqrt(3)/2)--cycle); draw(arc((2,2sqrt(3)),1,180,360)--(2,2sqrt(3))--cycle); draw(arc((0.5,3sqrt(3)/2),1,240,420)--(0.5,3sqrt(3)/2)--cycle); draw(arc((0.5,sqrt(3)/2),1,300,480)--(0.5,sqrt(3)/2)--cycle); label("$2$",(3.5,3sqrt(3)/2),NE); [/asy]

$\textbf{(A)}\ 6\sqrt3-3\pi \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{9\sqrt3}{2}-2\pi \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{3\sqrt3}{2}-\frac{\pi}{3} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 3\sqrt3-\pi \\ \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{9\sqrt3}{2}-\pi$

Solution

Problem 12

Let $\overline{AB}$ be a diameter in a circle of radius $5\sqrt2.$ Let $\overline{CD}$ be a chord in the circle that intersects $\overline{AB}$ at a point $E$ such that $BE=2\sqrt5$ and $\angle AEC = 45^{\circ}.$ What is $CE^2+DE^2?$

$\textbf{(A)}\ 96 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 98 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\  44\sqrt5 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 70\sqrt2 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 100$

Solution

Problem 13

These problems will not be available until the 2020 AMC 12B contest is released on Which of the following is the value of $\sqrt{\log_2{6}+\log_3{6}}?$

$\textbf{(A) } 1 \qquad\textbf{(B) } \sqrt{\log_5{6}} \qquad\textbf{(C) } 2 \qquad\textbf{(D) } \sqrt{\log_2{3}}+\sqrt{\log_3{2}} \qquad\textbf{(E) } \sqrt{\log_2{6}}+\sqrt{\log_3{6}}$

Solution

Problem 14

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Problem 15

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Problem 16

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Problem 17

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Problem 18

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Problem 19

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Problem 20

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Problem 21

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Problem 22

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Problem 23

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Problem 24

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Problem 25

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See also

2020 AMC 12B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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2020 AMC 12A Problems
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