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Let <math>ABCD</math> be a [[rhombus]] with <math>AC = 16</math> and <math>BD = 30</math>. Let <math>N</math> be a point on <math>\overline{AB}</math>, and let <math>P</math> and <math>Q</math> be the feet of the perpendiculars from <math>N</math> to <math>\overline{AC}</math> and <math>\overline{BD}</math>, respectively. Which of the following is closest to the minimum possible value of <math>PQ</math>?
 
Let <math>ABCD</math> be a [[rhombus]] with <math>AC = 16</math> and <math>BD = 30</math>. Let <math>N</math> be a point on <math>\overline{AB}</math>, and let <math>P</math> and <math>Q</math> be the feet of the perpendiculars from <math>N</math> to <math>\overline{AC}</math> and <math>\overline{BD}</math>, respectively. Which of the following is closest to the minimum possible value of <math>PQ</math>?
  

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Problem 1

Which of the following is the same as

\[\frac{2-4+6-8+10-12+14}{3-6+9-12+15-18+21}?\]

$\text {(A) } -1 \qquad \text {(B) } -\frac{2}{3} \qquad \text {(C) } \frac{2}{3} \qquad \text {(D) } 1 \qquad \text {(E) } \frac{14}{3}$

Solution

Problem 2

Al gets the disease algebritis and must take one green pill and one pink pill each day for two weeks. A green pill costs 1 dollar more than a pink pill, and Al's pills cost a total of 546 dollars for the two weeks. How much does one green pill cost?

$\text {(A) } 7 \qquad \text {(B) } 14 \qquad \text {(C) } 19 \qquad \text {(D) } 20 \qquad \text {(E) } 39$

Solution

Problem 3

Rose fills each of the rectangular regions of her rectangular flower bed with a different type of flower. The lengths, in feet, of the rectangular regions in her flower bed are as shown in the figure. She plants one flower per square foot in each region. Asters cost $1 each, begonias $1.50 each, cannas $2 each, dahlias $2.50 each, and Easter lilies $3 each. What is the least possible cost, in dollars, for her garden?

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$\text {(A) } 108 \qquad \text {(B) } 115 \qquad \text {(C) } 132 \qquad \text {(D) } 144 \qquad \text {(E) } 156$

Solution

Problem 4

Moe uses a mower to cut his rectangular 90-foot by 150-foot lawn. The swath he cuts is 28 inches wide, but he overlaps each cut by 4 inches to make sure that no grass is missed. he walks at the rate of 5000 feet per hour while pushing the mower. Which of the following is closest to the number of hours it will take Moe to mow his lawn?

$\text {(A) } 0.75 \qquad \text {(B) } 0.8 \qquad \text {(C) } 1.35 \qquad \text {(D) } 1.5 \qquad \text {(E) } 3$

Solution

Problem 5

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Problem 6

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Problem 7

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Problem 8

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Problem 9

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Problem 10

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Problem 11

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Problem 12

Solution

Problem 13

An ice cream cone consists of a sphere of vanilla ice cream and a right circular cone that has the same diameter as the sphere. If the ice cream melts, it will exactly fill the cone. Assume that the melted ice cream occupies $75\%$ of the volume of the frozen ice cream. What is the ratio of the cone’s height to its radius?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ 2:1 \qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 3:1 \qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 4:1 \qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 16:3 \qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 6:1$

Solution

Problem 14

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Problem 15

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Problem 16

Three semicircles of radius 1 are constructed on diameter AB of a semicircle of radius 2. The centers of the small semicircles divide AB into four line segments of equal length, as shown. What is the area of the shaded region that lies within the large semicircle but outside the smaller semicircles?

$\textbf{(A) } \pi - \sqrt{3} \qquad\textbf{(B) } \pi - \sqrt{2} \qquad\textbf{(C) } \frac{\pi + \sqrt{2}}{2} \qquad\textbf{(D) } \frac{\pi +\sqrt{3}}{2} \qquad\textbf{(E) } \frac{7}{6}\pi - \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$

Solution

Problem 17

If $\log (xy^3) = 1$ and $\log (x^2y) = 1$, what is $\log (xy)$?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ -\frac 12 \qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 0 \qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ \frac 12 \qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ \frac 35 \qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 1$

Solution

Problem 19

Let $S$ be the set of permutations of the sequence $1,2,3,4,5$ for which the first term is not $1$. A permutation is chosen randomly from $S$. The probability that the second term is $2$, in lowest terms, is $a/b$. What is $a+b$?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ 5 \qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 6 \qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 11 \qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 16 \qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 19$

Solution

Problem 20

Part of the graph of $f(x) = ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + d$ is shown. What is $b$?

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$\mathrm{(A)}\ -4 \qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ -2 \qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 0 \qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 2 \qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 4$

Solution

Problem 21

An object moves $8$ cm in a straight line from $A$ to $B$, turns at an angle $\alpha$, measured in radians and chosen at random from the interval $(0,\pi)$, and moves $5$ cm in a straight line to $C$. What is the probability that $AC < 7$?

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

Solution

Problem 22

Let $ABCD$ be a rhombus with $AC = 16$ and $BD = 30$. Let $N$ be a point on $\overline{AB}$, and let $P$ and $Q$ be the feet of the perpendiculars from $N$ to $\overline{AC}$ and $\overline{BD}$, respectively. Which of the following is closest to the minimum possible value of $PQ$?

[asy] size(200); defaultpen(0.6); pair O = (15*15/17,8*15/17), C = (17,0), D = (0,0), P = (25.6,19.2), Q = (25.6, 18.5); pair A = 2*O-C, B = 2*O-D; pair P = (A+O)/2, Q=(B+O)/2, N=(A+B)/2; draw(A--B--C--D--cycle); draw(A--O--B--O--C--O--D); draw(P--N--Q); label("\(A\)",A,WNW); label("\(B\)",B,ESE); label("\(C\)",C,ESE); label("\(D\)",D,SW); label("\(P\)",P,SSW); label("\(Q\)",Q,SSE); label("\(N\)",N,NNE); [/asy]

$\mathrm{(A)}\ 6.5 \qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 6.75 \qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 7 \qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 7.25 \qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 7.5$

Solution

Problem 23

The number of $x$-intercepts on the graph of $y=\sin(1/x)$ in the interval $(0.0001,0.001)$ is closest to

$\mathrm{(A)}\ 2900 \qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 3000 \qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 3100 \qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 3200 \qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 3300$

Solution

Problem 24

Positive integers $a,b,$ and $c$ are chosen so that $a<b<c$, and the system of equations

$2x + y = 2003 \quad$ and $\quad y = |x-a| + |x-b| + |x-c|$

has exactly one solution. What is the minimum value of $c$?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ 668 \qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 669 \qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 1002 \qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 2003 \qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 2004$

Solution

Problem 25

Three points are chosen randomly and independently on a circle. What is the probability that all three pairwise distance between the points are less than the radius of the circle?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ \dfrac{1}{36} \qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ \dfrac{1}{24} \qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ \dfrac{1}{18} \qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ \dfrac{1}{12} \qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ \dfrac{1}{9}$

Solution

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