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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

On a particular January day, the high temperature in Lincoln, Nebraska, was $16$ degrees higher than the low temperature, and the average of the high and low temperatures was $3$ . In degrees, what was the low temperature in Lincoln that day?

$\textbf{(A)}\ -13 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ -8 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ -5 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ -3 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 11$

Solution

Problem 2

Mr. Green measures his rectangular garden by walking two of the sides and finds that it is $15$ steps by $20$ steps. Each of Mr. Green’s steps is $2$ feet long. Mr. Green expects a half a pound of potatoes per square foot from his garden. How many pounds of potatoes does Mr. Green expect from his garden?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 600 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 800 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 1000 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 1200 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 1400$

Solution

Problem 3

When counting from $3$ to $201$ , $53$ is the $51^{\text{st}}$ number counted. When counting backwards from $201$ to $3$ , $53$ is the $n^{\text{th}}$ number counted. What is $n$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 146 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 147 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 148 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 149 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 150$

Solution

Problem 4

Ray's car averages $40$ miles per gallon of gasoline, and Tom's car averages $10$ miles per gallon of gasoline. Ray and Tom each drive the same number of miles. What is the cars' combined rate of miles per gallon of gasoline?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 10 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 16 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 25 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 30 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 40$

Solution

Problem 5

The average age of $33$ fifth-graders is $11$ . The average age of $55$ of their parents is $33$ . What is the average age of all of these parents and fifth-graders?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 22 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 23.25 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 24.75 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 26.25 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 28$

Solution

Problem 6

Real numbers $x$ and $y$ satisfy the equation $x^2 + y^2 = 10x - 6y - 34$ . What is $x + y$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 6 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 8$

Solution

Problem 7

Jo and Blair take turns counting from $1$ to one more than the last number said by the other person. Jo starts by saying $``1"$ , so Blair follows by saying $``1, 2"$ . Jo then says $``1, 2, 3"$ , and so on. What is the $53^{\text{rd}}$ number said?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 5 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 6 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 8$

Solution

Problem 8

Line $l_1$ has equation $3x - 2y = 1$ and goes through $A = (-1, -2)$ . Line $l_2$ has equation $y = 1$ and meets line $l_1$ at point $B$ . Line $l_3$ has positive slope, goes through point $A$ , and meets $l_2$ at point $C$ . The area of $\triangle ABC$ is $3$ . What is the slope of $l_3$ ?

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

Solution

Problem 9

What is the sum of the exponents of the prime factors of the square root of the largest perfect square that divides $12!$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 5 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 7 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 8 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 10 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 12$

Solution

Problem 10

Alex has $75$ red tokens and $75$ blue tokens. There is a booth where Alex can give two red tokens and receive in return a silver token and a blue token, and another booth where Alex can give three blue tokens and receive in return a silver token and a red token. Alex continues to exchange tokens until no more exchanges are possible. How many silver tokens will Alex have at the end?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 62 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 82 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 83 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 102 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 103$

Solution

Problem 11

Two bees start at the same spot and fly at the same rate in the following directions. Bee $A$ travels $1$ foot north, then $1$ foot east, then $1$ foot upwards, and then continues to repeat this pattern. Bee $B$ travels $1$ foot south, then $1$ foot west, and then continues to repeat this pattern. In what directions are the bees traveling when they are exactly $10$ feet away from each other?

$\textbf{(A)}\ A$ east, $B$ west
$\textbf{(B)}\ A$ north, $B$ south
$\textbf{(C)}\ A$ north, $B$ west
$\textbf{(D)}\ A$ up, $B$ south
$\textbf{(E)}\ A$ up, $B$ west

Solution

Problem 12

Cities $A$ , $B$ , $C$ , $D$ , and $E$ are connected by roads $\widetilde{AB}$ , $\widetilde{AD}$ , $\widetilde{AE}$ , $\widetilde{BC}$ , $\widetilde{BD}$ , $\widetilde{CD}$ , and $\widetilde{DE}$ . How many different routes are there from $A$ to $B$ that use each road exactly once? (Such a route will necessarily visit some cities more than once.) $[asy] unitsize(10mm); defaultpen(linewidth(1.2pt)+fontsize(10pt)); dotfactor=4; pair A=(1,0), B=(4.24,0), C=(5.24,3.08), D=(2.62,4.98), E=(0,3.08); dot (A); dot (B); dot (C); dot (D); dot (E); label("$A$",A,S); label("$B$",B,SE); label("$C$",C,E); label("$D$",D,N); label("$E$",E,W); guide squiggly(path g, real stepsize, real slope=45) { real len = arclength(g); real step = len / round(len / stepsize); guide squig; for (real u = 0; u < len; u += step){ real a = arctime(g, u); real b = arctime(g, u + step / 2); pair p = point(g, a); pair q = point(g, b); pair np = unit( rotate(slope) * dir(g,a)); pair nq = unit( rotate(0 - slope) * dir(g,b)); squig = squig .. p{np} .. q{nq}; } squig = squig .. point(g, length(g)){unit(rotate(slope)*dir(g,length(g)))}; return squig; } pen pp = defaultpen + 2.718; draw(squiggly(A--B, 4.04, 30), pp); draw(squiggly(A--D, 7.777, 20), pp); draw(squiggly(A--E, 5.050, 15), pp); draw(squiggly(B--C, 5.050, 15), pp); draw(squiggly(B--D, 4.04, 20), pp); draw(squiggly(C--D, 2.718, 20), pp); draw(squiggly(D--E, 2.718, -60), pp);[/asy]$

$\textbf{(A)}\ 7 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 9 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 12 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 16 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 18$

Solution

Problem 13

The internal angles of quadrilateral $ABCD$ form an arithmetic progression. Triangles $ABD$ and $DCB$ are similar with $\angle DBA = \angle DCB$ and $\angle ADB = \angle CBD$ . Moreover, the angles in each of these two triangles also form an arithmetic progression. In degrees, what is the largest possible sum of the two largest angles of $ABCD$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 210 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 220 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 230 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 240 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 250$

Solution

Problem 14

Two non-decreasing sequences of nonnegative integers have different first terms. Each sequence has the property that each term beginning with the third is the sum of the previous two terms, and the seventh term of each sequence is $N$ . What is the smallest possible value of $N$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 55 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 89 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 104 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 144 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 273$

Solution

Problem 15

The number $2013$ is expressed in the form

$2013 = \frac {a_1!a_2!...a_m!}{b_1!b_2!...b_n!}$ ,

where $a_1 \ge a_2 \ge ... \ge a_m$ and $b_1 \ge b_2 \ge ... \ge b_n$ are positive integers and $a_1 + b_1$ is as small as possible. What is $|a_1 - b_1|$ ?

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

Solution

Problem 16

Let $ABCDE$ be an equiangular convex pentagon of perimeter $1$ . The pairwise intersections of the lines that extend the sides of the pentagon determine a five-pointed star polygon. Let $s$ be the perimeter of this star. What is the difference between the maximum and the minimum possible values of $s$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{\sqrt{5}-1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{\sqrt{5}+1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \sqrt{5}$

Solution

Problem 17

Let $a,b,$ and $c$ be real numbers such that

$a+b+c=2, \text{ and}$ $a^2+b^2+c^2=12$

What is the difference between the maximum and minimum possible values of $c$ ?

$\textbf{(A) }2\qquad \textbf{ (B) }\frac{10}{3}\qquad \textbf{ (C) }4 \qquad \textbf{ (D) }\frac{16}{3}\qquad \textbf{ (E) }\frac{20}{3}$

Solution

Problem 18

Barbara and Jenna play the following game, in which they take turns. A number of coins lie on a table. When it is Barbara’s turn, she must remove $2$ or $4$ coins, unless only one coin remains, in which case she loses her turn. When it is Jenna’s turn, she must remove $1$ or $3$ coins. A coin flip determines who goes first. Whoever removes the last coin wins the game. Assume both players use their best strategy. Who will win when the game starts with $2013$ coins and when the game starts with $2014$ coins?

$\textbf{(A)}$ Barbara will win with $2013$ coins and Jenna will win with $2014$ coins.

$\textbf{(B)}$ Jenna will win with $2013$ coins, and whoever goes first will win with $2014$ coins.

$\textbf{(C)}$ Barbara will win with $2013$ coins, and whoever goes second will win with $2014$ coins.

$\textbf{(D)}$ Jenna will win with $2013$ coins, and Barbara will win with $2014$ coins.

$\textbf{(E)}$ Whoever goes first will win with $2013$ coins, and whoever goes second will win with $2014$ coins.

Solution

Problem 19

In triangle $ABC$ , $AB=13$ , $BC=14$ , and $CA=15$ . Distinct points $D$ , $E$ , and $F$ lie on segments $\overline{BC}$ , $\overline{CA}$ , and $\overline{DE}$ , respectively, such that $\overline{AD}\perp\overline{BC}$ , $\overline{DE}\perp\overline{AC}$ , and $\overline{AF}\perp\overline{BF}$ . The length of segment $\overline{DF}$ can be written as $\frac{m}{n}$ , where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. What is $m+n$ ?

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

Solution

Problem 20

For $135^\circ < x < 180^\circ$ , points $P=(\cos x, \cos^2 x), Q=(\cot x, \cot^2 x), R=(\sin x, \sin^2 x)$ and $S =(\tan x, \tan^2 x)$ are the vertices of a trapezoid. What is $\sin(2x)$ ?

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

Solution

Problem 21

Consider the set of $30$ parabolas defined as follows: all parabolas have as focus the point $(0,0)$ and the directrix lines have the form $y=ax+b$ with $a$ and $b$ integers such that $a\in \{-2,-1,0,1,2\}$ and $b\in \{-3,-2,-1,1,2,3\}$ . No three of these parabolas have a common point. How many points in the plane are on two of these parabolas?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 720\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 760\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 810\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 840\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 870$

Solution

Problem 22

Let $m>1$ and $n>1$ be integers. Suppose that the product of the solutions for $x$ of the equation $8(\log_n x)(\log_m x)-7\log_n x-6 \log_m x-2013 = 0$ is the smallest possible integer. What is $m+n$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 12\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 20\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 24\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 48\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 272$

Solution

Problem 23

Bernardo chooses a three-digit positive integer $N$ and writes both its base- $5$ and base- $6$ representations on a blackboard. Later LeRoy sees the two numbers Bernardo has written. Treating the two numbers as base- $10$ integers, he adds them to obtain an integer $S$ . For example, if $N=749$ , Bernardo writes the numbers $10444$ and $3245$ , and LeRoy obtains the sum $S=13,689$ . For how many choices of $N$ are the two rightmost digits of $S$ , in order, the same as those of $2N$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 5\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 10\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 15\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 20\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 25$

Solution

Problem 24

Let $ABC$ be a triangle where $M$ is the midpoint of $\overline{AC}$ , and $\overline{CN}$ is the angle bisector of $\angle{ACB}$ with $N$ on $\overline{AB}$ . Let $X$ be the intersection of the median $\overline{BM}$ and the bisector $\overline{CN}$ . In addition $\triangle BXN$ is equilateral with $AC=2$ . What is $BX^2$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{10-6\sqrt{2}}{7} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{2}{9} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{5\sqrt{2}-3\sqrt{3}}{8} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{\sqrt{2}}{6} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{3\sqrt{3}-4}{5}$

Solution

Problem 25

Let $G$ be the set of polynomials of the form $P(z)=z^n+c_{n-1}z^{n-1}+\cdots+c_2z^2+c_1z+50,$ where $c_1,c_2,\cdots, c_{n-1}$ are integers and $P(z)$ has distinct roots of the form $a+ib$ with $a$ and $b$ integers. How many polynomials are in $G$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 288\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 528\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 576\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 992\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 1056$

Solution

@@ Line 2: / Line 2: @@
 ==Problem 1==
-On a particular January day, the high temperature in Lincoln, Nebraska, was <math>16</math> degrees higher than the low temperature, and the average of the high and low temperatures was <math>3\textdegree</math>. In degrees, what was the low temperature in Lincoln that day?
+On a particular January day, the high temperature in Lincoln, Nebraska, was <math>16</math> degrees higher than the low temperature, and the average of the high and low temperatures was <math>3</math>. In degrees, what was the low temperature in Lincoln that day?
 <math>\textbf{(A)}\ -13 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ -8 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ -5 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ -3 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 11</math>
@@ Line 24: / Line 24: @@
 ==Problem 4==
 Ray's car averages <math>40</math> miles per gallon of gasoline, and Tom's car averages <math>10</math> miles per gallon of gasoline. Ray and Tom each drive the same number of miles. What is the cars' combined rate of miles per gallon of gasoline?<br \>
 <math>\textbf{(A)}\ 10 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 16 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 25 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 30 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 40</math>
@@ Line 73: / Line 74: @@
 Two bees start at the same spot and fly at the same rate in the following directions. Bee <math>A</math> travels <math>1</math> foot north, then <math>1</math> foot east, then <math>1</math> foot upwards, and then continues to repeat this pattern. Bee <math>B</math> travels <math>1</math> foot south, then <math>1</math> foot west, and then continues to repeat this pattern. In what directions are the bees traveling when they are exactly <math>10</math> feet away from each other?
-<math>\textbf{(A)}\ A</math> east, <math>B</math> west<br \><math>\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ A</math> north, <math>B</math> south<br \><math> \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ A</math> north, <math>B</math> west<br \><math> \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ A</math> up, <math>B</math> south<br \><math> \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ A</math> up, <math>B</math> west<br \>
+<math>\textbf{(A)}\ A</math> east, <math>B</math> west<br \><math>\textbf{(B)}\ A</math> north, <math>B</math> south<br \><math>\textbf{(C)}\ A</math> north, <math>B</math> west<br \><math>\textbf{(D)}\ A</math> up, <math>B</math> south<br \><math>\textbf{(E)}\ A</math> up, <math>B</math> west<br \>
 [[2013 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 11|Solution]]
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 ==Problem 12==
-Cities <math>A</math>, <math>B</math>, <math>C</math>, <math>D</math>, and <math>E</math> are connected by roads <math>AB</math>, <math>AD</math>, <math>AE</math>, <math>BC</math>, <math>BD</math>, <math>CD</math>, and <math>DE</math>. How many different routes are there from <math>A</math> to <math>B</math> that use each road exactly once? (Such a route will necessarily visit some cities more than once.)
+Cities <math>A</math>, <math>B</math>, <math>C</math>, <math>D</math>, and <math>E</math> are connected by roads <math>\widetilde{AB}</math>, <math>\widetilde{AD}</math>, <math>\widetilde{AE}</math>, <math>\widetilde{BC}</math>, <math>\widetilde{BD}</math>, <math>\widetilde{CD}</math>, and <math>\widetilde{DE}</math>. How many different routes are there from <math>A</math> to <math>B</math> that use each road exactly once? (Such a route will necessarily visit some cities more than once.)
 <asy>
 unitsize(10mm);
@@ Line 95: / Line 96: @@
 label("$D$",D,N);
 label("$E$",E,W);
-draw(A--B--C--D--E--cycle);
+guide squiggly(path g, real stepsize, real slope=45)
-draw(A--D);
+{
-draw(B--D);</asy>
+ real len = arclength(g);
+ real step = len / round(len / stepsize);
+ guide squig;
+ for (real u = 0; u < len; u += step){
+ real a = arctime(g, u);
+ real b = arctime(g, u + step / 2);
+ pair p = point(g, a);
+ pair q = point(g, b);
+ pair np = unit( rotate(slope) * dir(g,a));
+ pair nq = unit( rotate(0 - slope) * dir(g,b));
+ squig = squig .. p{np} .. q{nq};
+ }
+ squig = squig .. point(g, length(g)){unit(rotate(slope)*dir(g,length(g)))};
+ return squig;
+}
+pen pp = defaultpen + 2.718;
+draw(squiggly(A--B, 4.04, 30), pp);
+draw(squiggly(A--D, 7.777, 20), pp);
+draw(squiggly(A--E, 5.050, 15), pp);
+draw(squiggly(B--C, 5.050, 15), pp);
+draw(squiggly(B--D, 4.04, 20), pp);
+draw(squiggly(C--D, 2.718, 20), pp);
+draw(squiggly(D--E, 2.718, -60), pp);</asy>
 <math>\textbf{(A)}\ 7 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 9 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 12 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 16 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 18</math>
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 ==Problem 13==
-The internal angles of quadrilateral <math>ABCD</math> form an arithmetic progression. Triangles <math>ABD</math> and <math>DCB</math> are similar with <math>\angle DBA = \angle DCB</math> and <math>\angle ADB = \angle CBD</math>. Moreover, the angles in each of these two triangles also form an arithemetic progression. In degrees, what is the largest possible sum of the two largest angles of <math>ABCD</math>?
+The internal angles of quadrilateral <math>ABCD</math> form an arithmetic progression. Triangles <math>ABD</math> and <math>DCB</math> are similar with <math>\angle DBA = \angle DCB</math> and <math>\angle ADB = \angle CBD</math>. Moreover, the angles in each of these two triangles also form an arithmetic progression. In degrees, what is the largest possible sum of the two largest angles of <math>ABCD</math>?
 <math>\textbf{(A)}\ 210 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 220 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 230 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 240 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 250</math>
@@ Line 121: / Line 144: @@
 ==Problem 15==
-the number <math>2013</math> is expressed in the form <br \> <center> <math>2013 = \frac {a_1!a_2!...a_m!}{b_1!b_2!...b_n!}</math>,</center><br />where <math>a_1 \ge a_2 \ge ... \ge a_m</math> and <math>b_1 \ge b_2 \ge ... \ge b_n</math> are positive integers and <math>a_1 + b_1</math> is as small as possible. What is <math>|a_1 - b_1|</math>?
+The number <math>2013</math> is expressed in the form <br \> <center> <math>2013 = \frac {a_1!a_2!...a_m!}{b_1!b_2!...b_n!}</math>,</center><br />where <math>a_1 \ge a_2 \ge ... \ge a_m</math> and <math>b_1 \ge b_2 \ge ... \ge b_n</math> are positive integers and <math>a_1 + b_1</math> is as small as possible. What is <math>|a_1 - b_1|</math>?
 <math>\textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 5</math>
@@ Line 128: / Line 151: @@
 ==Problem 16==
-Let <math>ABCDE</math> be an equiangular convex pentagon of perimeter <math>1</math>. The pairwise intersections of the lines that extend the sides of the pentagon determine a five-pointed star polygon. Let <math>s</math> be the perimeter of this star. What is the difference between the maximum and the minimum possible values of <math>s</math>.
+Let <math>ABCDE</math> be an equiangular convex pentagon of perimeter <math>1</math>. The pairwise intersections of the lines that extend the sides of the pentagon determine a five-pointed star polygon. Let <math>s</math> be the perimeter of this star. What is the difference between the maximum and the minimum possible values of <math>s</math>?
 <math>\textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{\sqrt{5}-1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\  \frac{\sqrt{5}+1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \sqrt{5}</math>
@@ Line 138: / Line 161: @@
 Let <math>a,b,</math> and <math>c</math> be real numbers such that
-<math>a+b+c=2,</math> and
-<math> a^2+b^2+c^2=12 </math>
+<cmath>a+b+c=2, \text{ and} </cmath>
+<cmath> a^2+b^2+c^2=12 </cmath>
 What is the difference between the maximum and minimum possible values of <math>c</math>?
@@ Line 149: / Line 173: @@
 ==Problem 18==
-Barbara and Jenna play the following game, in which they take turns. A number of coins lie on a table. When it is Barbara’s turn, she must remove <math>2</math> or <math>4</math> coins, unless only one coin remains, in which case she loses her turn. What it is Jenna’s turn, she must remove <math>1</math> or <math>3</math> coins. A coin flip determines who goes first. Whoever removes the last coin wins the game. Assume both players use their best strategy. Who will win when the game starts with <math>2013</math> coins and when the game starts with <math>2014</math> coins?
+Barbara and Jenna play the following game, in which they take turns. A number of coins lie on a table. When it is Barbara’s turn, she must remove <math>2</math> or <math>4</math> coins, unless only one coin remains, in which case she loses her turn. When it is Jenna’s turn, she must remove <math>1</math> or <math>3</math> coins. A coin flip determines who goes first. Whoever removes the last coin wins the game. Assume both players use their best strategy. Who will win when the game starts with <math>2013</math> coins and when the game starts with <math>2014</math> coins?
 <math> \textbf{(A)}</math> Barbara will win with <math>2013</math> coins and Jenna will win with <math>2014</math> coins.
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 For <math>135^\circ < x < 180^\circ</math>, points <math>P=(\cos x, \cos^2 x), Q=(\cot x, \cot^2 x), R=(\sin x, \sin^2 x)</math> and <math>S =(\tan x, \tan^2 x)</math> are the vertices of a trapezoid. What is <math>\sin(2x)</math>?
-<math> \textbf{(A)}\ 2-2\sqrt{2}\qquad\textbf{(B)}3\sqrt{3}-6\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 3\sqrt{2}-5\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ -\frac{3}{4}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 1-\sqrt{3}</math>
+<math> \textbf{(A)}\ 2-2\sqrt{2}\qquad\textbf{(B)} 3\sqrt{3}-6\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 3\sqrt{2}-5\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ -\frac{3}{4}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 1-\sqrt{3}</math>
 [[2013 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 20|Solution]]
 ==Problem 21==
-Consider the set of 30 parabolas defined as follows: all parabolas have as focus the point (0,0) and the directrix lines have the form <math>y=ax+b</math> with a and b integers such that <math>a\in \{-2,-1,0,1,2\}</math> and <math>b\in \{-3,-2,-1,1,2,3\}</math>. No three of these parabolas have a common point. How many points in the plane are on two of these parabolas?
+Consider the set of <math>30</math> parabolas defined as follows: all parabolas have as focus the point <math>(0,0)</math> and the directrix lines have the form <math>y=ax+b</math> with <math>a</math> and <math>b</math> integers such that <math>a\in \{-2,-1,0,1,2\}</math> and <math>b\in \{-3,-2,-1,1,2,3\}</math>. No three of these parabolas have a common point. How many points in the plane are on two of these parabolas?
 <math> \textbf{(A)}\ 720\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 760\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 810\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 840\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 870 </math>
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 ==Problem 23==
-Bernardo chooses a three-digit positive integer <math>N</math> and writes both its base-5 and base-6 representations on a blackboard. Later LeRoy sees the two numbers Bernardo has written. Treating the two numbers as base-10 integers, he adds them to obtain an integer <math>S</math>. For example, if <math>N=749</math>, Bernardo writes the numbers 10,444 and 3,245, and LeRoy obtains the sum <math>S=13,689</math>. For how many choices of <math>N</math> are the two rightmost digits of <math>S</math>, in order, the same as those of <math>2N</math>?
+Bernardo chooses a three-digit positive integer <math>N</math> and writes both its base-<math>5</math> and base-<math>6</math> representations on a blackboard. Later LeRoy sees the two numbers Bernardo has written. Treating the two numbers as base-<math>10</math> integers, he adds them to obtain an integer <math>S</math>. For example, if <math>N=749</math>, Bernardo writes the numbers <math>10444</math> and <math>3245</math>, and LeRoy obtains the sum <math>S=13,689</math>. For how many choices of <math>N</math> are the two rightmost digits of <math>S</math>, in order, the same as those of <math>2N</math>?
 <math> \textbf{(A)}\ 5\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 10\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 15\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 20\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 25 </math>
-[[2013 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 23|Solution]]
+[[2013 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 25|Solution]]
 ==Problem 24==
-Let <math>ABC</math> be a triangle where <math>M</math> is the midpoint of <math>\overline{AC}</math>, and <math>\overline{CN}</math> is the angle bisector of <math>\angle{ACB}</math> with <math>N</math> on <math>\overline{AB}</math>. Let <math>X</math> be the intersection of the median <math>\overline{BM}</math> and the bisector <math>\overline{CN}</math>. In addition <math>\triangle BXN</math> is equilateral with <math>AC=2</math>. What is <math>BN^2</math>?
+Let <math>ABC</math> be a triangle where <math>M</math> is the midpoint of <math>\overline{AC}</math>, and <math>\overline{CN}</math> is the angle bisector of <math>\angle{ACB}</math> with <math>N</math> on <math>\overline{AB}</math>. Let <math>X</math> be the intersection of the median <math>\overline{BM}</math> and the bisector <math>\overline{CN}</math>. In addition <math>\triangle BXN</math> is equilateral with <math>AC=2</math>. What is <math>BX^2</math>?
 <math>\textbf{(A)}\  \frac{10-6\sqrt{2}}{7} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{2}{9} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{5\sqrt{2}-3\sqrt{3}}{8} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{\sqrt{2}}{6} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{3\sqrt{3}-4}{5}</math>
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 {{AMC12 box|year=2013|ab=B|before=[[2013 AMC 12A Problems]]|after=[[2014 AMC 12A Problems]]}}
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