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Instructions 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. 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. 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). Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale. You will have 75 minutes working time to complete the test.
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Problem 1

Makarla attended two meetings during her $9$ -hour work day. The first meeting took $45$ minutes and the second meeting took twice as long. What percent of her work day was spent attending meetings?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 15 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 20 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 25 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 30 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 35$

Solution

Problem 2

A big $L$ is formed as shown. What is its area?

$[asy] unitsize(4mm); defaultpen(linewidth(.8pt)); draw((0,0)--(5,0)--(5,2)--(2,2)--(2,8)--(0,8)--cycle); label("8",(0,4),W); label("5",(5/2,0),S); label("2",(5,1),E); label("2",(1,8),N); [/asy]$

$\textbf{(A)}\ 22 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 24 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 26 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 28 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 30$

Solution

Problem 3

A ticket to a school play cost $x$ dollars, where $x$ is a whole number. A group of 9^th graders buys tickets costing a total of $ $48$ , and a group of 10^th graders buys tickets costing a total of $ $64$ . How many values for $x$ are possible?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 5$

Solution

Problem 4

A month with $31$ days has the same number of Mondays and Wednesdays. How many of the seven days of the week could be the first day of this month?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 5 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 6$

Solution

Problem 5

Lucky Larry's teacher asked him to substitute numbers for $a$ , $b$ , $c$ , $d$ , and $e$ in the expression $a-(b-(c-(d+e)))$ and evaluate the result. Larry ignored the parentheses but added and subtracted correctly and obtained the correct result by coincidence. The numbers Larry substituted for $a$ , $b$ , $c$ , and $d$ were $1$ , $2$ , $3$ , and $4$ , respectively. What number did Larry substitute for $e$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ -5 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ -3 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 5$

Solution

Problem 6

At the beginning of the school year, $50\%$ of all students in Mr. Wells' math class answered "Yes" to the question "Do you love math", and $50\%$ answered "No." At the end of the school year, $70\%$ answered "Yes" and $30\%$ answered "No." Altogether, $x\%$ of the students gave a different answer at the beginning and end of the school year. What is the difference between the maximum and the minimum possible values of $x$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 20 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 40 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 60 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 80$

Solution

Problem 7

Shelby drives her scooter at a speed of $30$ miles per hour if it is not raining, and $20$ miles per hour if it is raining. Today she drove in the sun in the morning and in the rain in the evening, for a total of $16$ miles in $40$ minutes. How many minutes did she drive in the rain?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 18 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 21 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 24 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 27 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 30$

Solution

Problem 8

Every high school in the city of Euclid sent a team of $3$ students to a math contest. Each participant in the contest received a different score. Andrea's score was the median among all students, and hers was the highest score on her team. Andrea's teammates Beth and Carla placed $37$ ^th and $64$ ^th, respectively. How many schools are in the city?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 22 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 23 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 24 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 25 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 26$

Solution

Problem 9

Let $n$ be the smallest positive integer such that $n$ is divisible by $20$ , $n^2$ is a perfect cube, and $n^3$ is a perfect square. What is the number of digits of $n$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 5 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 6 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 7$

Solution

Problem 10

The average of the numbers $1, 2, 3,\cdots, 98, 99,$ and $x$ is $100x$ . What is $x$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ \dfrac{49}{101} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \dfrac{50}{101} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \dfrac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \dfrac{51}{101} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \dfrac{50}{99}$

Solution

Problem 11

A palindrome between $1000$ and $10,000$ is chosen at random. What is the probability that it is divisible by $7$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ \dfrac{1}{10} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \dfrac{1}{9} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \dfrac{1}{7} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \dfrac{1}{6} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \dfrac{1}{5}$

Solution

Problem 12

For what value of $x$ does

$\log_{\sqrt{2}}\sqrt{x}+\log_{2}{x}+\log_{4}{x^2}+\log_{8}{x^3}+\log_{16}{x^4}=40?$

$\textbf{(A)}\ 8 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 16 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 32 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 256 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 1024$

Solution

Problem 13

In $\triangle ABC$ , $\cos(2A-B)+\sin(A+B)=2$ and $AB=4$ . What is $BC$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ \sqrt{2} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \sqrt{3} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 2\sqrt{2} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 2\sqrt{3}$

Solution

Problem 14

Let $a$ , $b$ , $c$ , $d$ , and $e$ be positive integers with $a+b+c+d+e=2010$ and let $M$ be the largest of the sums $a+b$ , $b+c$ , $c+d$ and $d+e$ . What is the smallest possible value of $M$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 670 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 671 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 802 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 803 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 804$

Solution

Problem 15

For how many ordered triples $(x,y,z)$ of nonnegative integers less than $20$ are there exactly two distinct elements in the set $\{i^x, (1+i)^y, z\}$ , where $i=\sqrt{-1}$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 149 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 205 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 215 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 225 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 235$

Solution

Problem 16

Positive integers $a$ , $b$ , and $c$ are randomly and independently selected with replacement from the set $\{1, 2, 3,\dots, 2010\}$ . What is the probability that $abc + ab + a$ is divisible by $3$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ \dfrac{1}{3} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \dfrac{29}{81} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \dfrac{31}{81} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \dfrac{11}{27} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \dfrac{13}{27}$

Solution

Problem 17

The entries in a $3 \times 3$ array include all the digits from $1$ through $9$ , arranged so that the entries in every row and column are in increasing order. How many such arrays are there?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 18 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 24 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 36 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 42 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 60$

Solution

Problem 18

A frog makes $3$ jumps, each exactly $1$ meter long. The directions of the jumps are chosen independently at random. What is the probability that the frog's final position is no more than $1$ meter from its starting position?

$\textbf{(A)}\ \dfrac{1}{6} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \dfrac{1}{5} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \dfrac{1}{4} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \dfrac{1}{3} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \dfrac{1}{2}$

Solution

Problem 19

A high school basketball game between the Raiders and Wildcats was tied at the end of the first quarter. The number of points scored by the Raiders in each of the four quarters formed an increasing geometric sequence, and the number of points scored by the Wildcats in each of the four quarters formed an increasing arithmetic sequence. At the end of the fourth quarter, the Raiders had won by one point. Neither team scored more than $100$ points. What was the total number of points scored by the two teams in the first half?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 30 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 31 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 32 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 33 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 34$

Solution

Problem 20

A geometric sequence $(a_n)$ has $a_1=\sin x$ , $a_2=\cos x$ , and $a_3= \tan x$ for some real number $x$ . For what value of $n$ does $a_n=1+\cos x$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 5 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 6 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 7 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 8$

Solution

Problem 21

Let $a > 0$ , and let $P(x)$ be a polynomial with integer coefficients such that

$P(1) = P(3) = P(5) = P(7) = a$ , and
$P(2) = P(4) = P(6) = P(8) = -a$ .

What is the smallest possible value of $a$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 105 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 315 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 945 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 7! \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 8!$

Solution

Problem 22

Let $ABCD$ be a cyclic quadrilateral. The side lengths of $ABCD$ are distinct integers less than $15$ such that $BC\cdot CD=AB\cdot DA$ . What is the largest possible value of $BD$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ \sqrt{\dfrac{325}{2}} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \sqrt{185} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \sqrt{\dfrac{389}{2}} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \sqrt{\dfrac{425}{2}} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \sqrt{\dfrac{533}{2}}$

Solution

Problem 23

Monic quadratic polynomials $P(x)$ and $Q(x)$ have the property that $P(Q(x))$ has zeros at $x=-23, -21, -17,$ and $-15$ , and $Q(P(x))$ has zeros at $x=-59,-57,-51$ and $-49$ . What is the sum of the minimum values of $P(x)$ and $Q(x)$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ -100 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ -82 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ -73 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ -64 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 0$

Solution

Problem 24

The set of real numbers $x$ for which

$\dfrac{1}{x-2009}+\dfrac{1}{x-2010}+\dfrac{1}{x-2011}\ge1$

is the union of intervals of the form $a<x\le b$ . What is the sum of the lengths of these intervals?

$\textbf{(A)}\ \dfrac{1003}{335} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \dfrac{1004}{335} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \dfrac{403}{134} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \dfrac{202}{67}$

Solution

Problem 25

For every integer $n\ge2$ , let $\text{pow}(n)$ be the largest power of the largest prime that divides $n$ . For example $\text{pow}(144)=\text{pow}(2^4\cdot3^2)=3^2$ . What is the largest integer $m$ such that $2010^m$ divides

$\prod_{n=2}^{5300}\text{pow}(n)$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 74 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 75 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 76 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 77 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 78$

Solution

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+{{AMC12 Problems|year=2010|ab=B}}
 == Problem 1 ==
 Makarla attended two meetings during her <math>9</math>-hour work day. The first meeting took <math>45</math> minutes and the second meeting took twice as long. What percent of her work day was spent attending meetings?
@@ Line 25: / Line 26: @@
 == Problem 3 ==
-A ticket to a school play cost <math>x</math> dollars, where <math>x</math> is a whole number. A group of 9<sup>th</sup> graders buys tickets costing a total of <math>\</math>48<math>, and a group of 10<sup>th</sup> graders buys tickets costing a total of </math>\<math>64</math>. How many values for <math>x</math> are possible?
+A ticket to a school play cost <math>x</math> dollars, where <math>x</math> is a whole number. A group of 9<sup>th</sup> graders buys tickets costing a total of &#36;<math>48</math>, and a group of 10<sup>th</sup> graders buys tickets costing a total of &#36;<math>64</math>. How many values for <math>x</math> are possible?
 <math>\textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 5</math>
@@ Line 32: / Line 33: @@
 == Problem 4 ==
-A month with <math>31</math> days has the same number of Mondays and Wednesdays.How many of the seven days of the week could be the first day of this month?
+A month with <math>31</math> days has the same number of Mondays and Wednesdays. How many of the seven days of the week could be the first day of this month?
 <math>\textbf{(A)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 5 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 6</math>
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 == Problem 5 ==
-Lucky Larry's teacher asked him to substitute numbers for <math>a</math>, <math>b</math>, <math>c</math>, <math>d</math>, and <math>e</math> in the expression <math>a-(b-(c-(d+e)))</math> and evaluate the result. Larry ignored the parenthese but added and subtracted correctly and obtained the correct result by coincidence. The number Larry sustitued for <math>a</math>, <math>b</math>, <math>c</math>, and <math>d</math> were <math>1</math>, <math>2</math>, <math>3</math>, and <math>4</math>, respectively. What number did Larry substitude for <math>e</math>?
+Lucky Larry's teacher asked him to substitute numbers for <math>a</math>, <math>b</math>, <math>c</math>, <math>d</math>, and <math>e</math> in the expression <math>a-(b-(c-(d+e)))</math> and evaluate the result. Larry ignored the parentheses but added and subtracted correctly and obtained the correct result by coincidence. The numbers Larry substituted for <math>a</math>, <math>b</math>, <math>c</math>, and <math>d</math> were <math>1</math>, <math>2</math>, <math>3</math>, and <math>4</math>, respectively. What number did Larry substitute for <math>e</math>?
 <math>\textbf{(A)}\ -5 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ -3 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 5</math>
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 [[2010 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 5|Solution]]
-More coming -- 11:58 EDT 4/2/10
+== Problem 6 ==
+At the beginning of the school year, <math>50\%</math> of all students in Mr. Wells' math class answered "Yes" to the question "Do you love math", and <math>50\%</math> answered "No." At the end of the school year, <math>70\%</math> answered "Yes" and <math>30\%</math> answered "No." Altogether, <math>x\%</math> of the students gave a different answer at the beginning and end of the school year. What is the difference between the maximum and the minimum possible values of <math>x</math>?
+<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 20 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 40 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 60 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 80</math>
+[[2010 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 6|Solution]]
+== Problem 7 ==
+Shelby drives her scooter at a speed of <math>30</math> miles per hour if it is not raining, and <math>20</math> miles per hour if it is raining. Today she drove in the sun in the morning and in the rain in the evening, for a total of <math>16</math> miles in <math>40</math> minutes. How many minutes did she drive in the rain?
+<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 18 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 21 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 24 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 27 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 30</math>
+[[2010 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 7|Solution]]
+== Problem 8 ==
+Every high school in the city of Euclid sent a team of <math>3</math> students to a math contest. Each participant in the contest received a different score. Andrea's score was the median among all students, and hers was the highest score on her team. Andrea's teammates Beth and Carla placed <math>37</math><sup>th</sup> and <math>64</math><sup>th</sup>, respectively. How many schools are in the city?
+<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 22 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 23 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 24 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 25 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 26</math>
+[[2010 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 8|Solution]]
+== Problem 9 ==
+Let <math>n</math> be the smallest positive integer such that <math>n</math> is divisible by <math>20</math>, <math>n^2</math> is a perfect cube, and <math>n^3</math> is a perfect square. What is the number of digits of <math>n</math>?
+<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 5 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 6 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 7</math>
+[[2010 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 9|Solution]]
+== Problem 10 ==
+The average of the numbers <math>1, 2, 3,\cdots, 98, 99,</math> and <math>x</math> is <math>100x</math>. What is <math>x</math>?
+<math>\textbf{(A)}\ \dfrac{49}{101} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \dfrac{50}{101} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \dfrac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \dfrac{51}{101} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \dfrac{50}{99}</math>
+[[2010 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 10|Solution]]
+== Problem 11 ==
+A palindrome between <math>1000</math> and <math>10,000</math> is chosen at random. What is the probability that it is divisible by <math>7</math>?
+<math>\textbf{(A)}\ \dfrac{1}{10} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \dfrac{1}{9} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \dfrac{1}{7} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \dfrac{1}{6} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \dfrac{1}{5}</math>
+[[2010 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 11|Solution]]
+== Problem 12 ==
+For what value of <math>x</math> does
+<cmath>\log_{\sqrt{2}}\sqrt{x}+\log_{2}{x}+\log_{4}{x^2}+\log_{8}{x^3}+\log_{16}{x^4}=40?</cmath>
+<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 8 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 16 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 32 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 256 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 1024</math>
+[[2010 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 12|Solution]]
+== Problem 13 ==
+In <math>\triangle ABC</math>, <math>\cos(2A-B)+\sin(A+B)=2</math> and <math>AB=4</math>. What is <math>BC</math>?
+<math>\textbf{(A)}\ \sqrt{2} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \sqrt{3} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 2\sqrt{2} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 2\sqrt{3}</math>
+[[2010 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 13|Solution]]
+== Problem 14 ==
+Let <math>a</math>, <math>b</math>, <math>c</math>, <math>d</math>, and <math>e</math> be positive integers with <math>a+b+c+d+e=2010</math> and let <math>M</math> be the largest of the sums <math>a+b</math>, <math>b+c</math>, <math>c+d</math> and <math>d+e</math>. What is the smallest possible value of <math>M</math>?
+<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 670 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 671 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 802 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 803 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 804</math>
+[[2010 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 14|Solution]]
+== Problem 15 ==
+For how many ordered triples <math>(x,y,z)</math> of nonnegative integers less than <math>20</math> are there exactly two distinct elements in the set <math>\{i^x, (1+i)^y, z\}</math>, where <math>i=\sqrt{-1}</math>?
+<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 149 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 205 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 215 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 225 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 235</math>
+[[2010 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 15|Solution]]
+== Problem 16 ==
+Positive integers <math>a</math>, <math>b</math>, and <math>c</math> are randomly and independently selected with replacement from the set <math>\{1, 2, 3,\dots, 2010\}</math>. What is the probability that <math>abc + ab + a</math> is divisible by <math>3</math>?
+<math>\textbf{(A)}\ \dfrac{1}{3} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \dfrac{29}{81} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \dfrac{31}{81} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \dfrac{11}{27} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \dfrac{13}{27}</math>
+[[2010 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 16|Solution]]
+== Problem 17 ==
+The entries in a <math>3 \times 3</math> array include all the digits from <math>1</math> through <math>9</math>, arranged so that the entries in every row and column are in increasing order. How many such arrays are there?
+<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 18 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 24 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 36 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 42 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 60</math>
+[[2010 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 17|Solution]]
+== Problem 18 ==
+A frog makes <math>3</math> jumps, each exactly <math>1</math> meter long. The directions of the jumps are chosen independently at random. What is the probability that the frog's final position is no more than <math>1</math> meter from its starting position?
+<math>\textbf{(A)}\ \dfrac{1}{6} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \dfrac{1}{5} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \dfrac{1}{4} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \dfrac{1}{3} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \dfrac{1}{2}</math>
+[[2010 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 18|Solution]]
+== Problem 19 ==
+A high school basketball game between the Raiders and Wildcats was tied at the end of the first quarter. The number of points scored by the Raiders in each of the four quarters formed an increasing geometric sequence, and the number of points scored by the Wildcats in each of the four quarters formed an increasing arithmetic sequence. At the end of the fourth quarter, the Raiders had won by one point. Neither team scored more than <math>100</math> points. What was the total number of points scored by the two teams in the first half?
+<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 30 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 31 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 32 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 33 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 34</math>
+[[2010 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 19|Solution]]
+== Problem 20 ==
+A geometric sequence <math>(a_n)</math> has <math>a_1=\sin x</math>, <math>a_2=\cos x</math>, and <math>a_3= \tan x</math> for some real number <math>x</math>. For what value of <math>n</math> does <math>a_n=1+\cos x</math>?
+<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 5 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 6 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 7 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 8</math>
+[[2010 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 20|Solution]]
+== Problem 21 ==
+Let <math>a > 0</math>, and let <math>P(x)</math> be a polynomial with integer coefficients such that
+<center>
+<math>P(1) = P(3) = P(5) = P(7) = a</math>, and<br/>
+<math>P(2) = P(4) = P(6) = P(8) = -a</math>.
+</center>
+What is the smallest possible value of <math>a</math>?
+<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 105 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 315 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 945 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 7! \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 8!</math>
+[[2010 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 21|Solution]]
+== Problem 22 ==
+Let <math>ABCD</math> be a cyclic quadrilateral. The side lengths of <math>ABCD</math> are distinct integers less than <math>15</math> such that <math>BC\cdot CD=AB\cdot DA</math>. What is the largest possible value of <math>BD</math>?
+<math>\textbf{(A)}\ \sqrt{\dfrac{325}{2}} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \sqrt{185} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \sqrt{\dfrac{389}{2}} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \sqrt{\dfrac{425}{2}} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \sqrt{\dfrac{533}{2}}</math>
+[[2010 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 22|Solution]]
+== Problem 23 ==
+Monic quadratic polynomials <math>P(x)</math> and <math>Q(x)</math> have the property that <math>P(Q(x))</math> has zeros at <math>x=-23, -21, -17,</math> and <math>-15</math>, and <math>Q(P(x))</math> has zeros at <math>x=-59,-57,-51</math> and <math>-49</math>. What is the sum of the minimum values of <math>P(x)</math> and <math>Q(x)</math>?
+<math>\textbf{(A)}\ -100 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ -82 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ -73 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ -64 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 0</math>
+[[2010 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 23|Solution]]
+== Problem 24 ==
+The set of real numbers <math>x</math> for which
+<cmath>\dfrac{1}{x-2009}+\dfrac{1}{x-2010}+\dfrac{1}{x-2011}\ge1</cmath>
+is the union of intervals of the form <math>a<x\le b</math>. What is the sum of the lengths of these intervals?
+<math>\textbf{(A)}\ \dfrac{1003}{335} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \dfrac{1004}{335} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \dfrac{403}{134} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \dfrac{202}{67}</math>
+[[2010 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 24|Solution]]
+== Problem 25 ==
+For every integer <math>n\ge2</math>, let <math>\text{pow}(n)</math> be the largest power of the largest prime that divides <math>n</math>. For example <math>\text{pow}(144)=\text{pow}(2^4\cdot3^2)=3^2</math>. What is the largest integer <math>m</math> such that <math>2010^m</math> divides
+<center>
+<math>\prod_{n=2}^{5300}\text{pow}(n)</math>?
+</center>
+<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 74 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 75 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 76 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 77 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 78</math>
+[[2010 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 25|Solution]]
+==See also==
+{{AMC12 box|year=2010|ab=B|before=[[2010 AMC 12A Problems]]|after=[[2011 AMC 12A Problems]]}}
+{{MAA Notice}}

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