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Revision as of 02:39, 23 October 2014
Contents
- 1 Problem 1
- 2 Problem 2
- 3 Problem 3
- 4 Problem 4
- 5 Problem 5
- 6 Problem 6
- 7 Problem 7
- 8 Problem 8
- 9 Problem 9
- 10 Problem 10
- 11 Problem 11
- 12 Problem 12
- 13 Problem 13
- 14 Problem 14
- 15 Problem 15
- 16 Problem 16
- 17 Problem 17
- 18 Problem 18
- 19 Problem 19
- 20 Problem 20
- 21 Problem 21
- 22 Problem 22
- 23 Problem 23
- 24 Problem 24
- 25 Problem 25
- 26 Problem 26
- 27 Problem 27
- 28 Problem 28
- 29 Problem 29
- 30 Problem 30
- 31 Problem 31
- 32 Problem 32
- 33 Problem 33
- 34 Problem 34
- 35 Problem 35
- 36 Problem 36
- 37 Problem 37
- 38 Problem 38
- 39 Problem 39
- 40 Problem 40
- 41 See also
Problem 1
What is the value of ?
$\textbf{(A)}\ \log_{10}50 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 25\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 10 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 2}\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 1 }$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Problem 2
The graph of is:
$\textbf{(A)}\ \text{a parabola} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \text{an ellipse} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \text{a pair of straight lines}\qquad \\ \textbf{(D)}\ \text{a point}}\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \text{None of these}}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Problem 3
When a positive integer is divided by a positive integer
, the quotient is
and the remainder is
, where
and
are integers.
What is the remainder when
is divided by
?
$\textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2u \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 3u \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ v }\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 2v }$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Problem 4
The expression
where and
, is equivalent to:
$\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{x^2-y^2}{xy}\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{x^2-y^2}{2xy}\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{x^2+y^2}{xy}\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{x^2+y^2}{2xy}}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Problem 5
If varies directly as
, and if
when
, the value of
when
is:
$\textbf{(A)}\ -16} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ -4 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ -2 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 4k, k= \pm1, \pm2, \dots} \qquad \\ \textbf{(E)}\ 16k, k=\pm1,\pm2,\dots }$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Problem 6
If are in geometric progression, the fourth term is:
$\textbf{(A)}\ -27 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ -13\frac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 12\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 13\frac{1}{2}}\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 27 }$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Problem 7
Let n be the number of real values of for which the roots of
are equal. Then n equals:
Problem 8
The smaller root of the equation
is:
$\textbf{(A)}\ -\frac{3}{4}\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{2}\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{5}{8}\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{3}{4}}\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 1 }$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Problem 9
A jobber buys an article at $24 less %. He then wishes to sell the article at a gain of
% of his cost
after allowing a 20% discount on his marked price. At what price, in dollars, should the article be marked?
$\textbf{(A)}\ 25.20 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 30.00 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 33.60 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 40.00 }\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \text{none of these}}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Problem 10
Given a square side of length . On a diagonal as base a triangle with three unequal sides is constructed so that its area
equals that of the square. The length of the altitude drawn to the base is:
$\textbf{(A)}\ s\sqrt{2} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ s/\sqrt{2} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 2s \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 2\sqrt{s} }\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 2/\sqrt{s}}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Problem 11
Given and
, find the value of
$\textbf{(A)}\ 18 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 21 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 24 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 27 }\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 30 }$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Problem 12
Which of the following is the negation of the statement: For all of a certain set,
?
$\textbf{(A)}\ \text{For all x}, x^2 < 0\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \text{For all x}, x^2 \le 0\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \text{For no x}, x^2>0\qquad \\ \textbf{(D)}\ \text{For some x}, x^2>0 }\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \text{For some x}, x^2 \le 0}}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Problem 13
A circle is inscribed in a triangle with side lengths , and
. Let the segments of the side of length
,
made by a point of tangency, be
and
, with
. What is the ratio
?
$\textbf{(A)}\ 1:3 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2:5 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 1:2 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 2:3 }\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 3:4 }$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Problem 14
A farmer bought sheep. He sold
of them for the price paid for the
sheep.
The remaining
sheep were sold at the same price per head as the other
.
Based on the cost, the percent gain on the entire transaction is:
$\textbf{(A)}\ 6.5 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 6.75 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 7 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 7.5 }\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 8 }$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Problem 15
A line through the point cuts from the second quadrant a triangular region with area
. The equation of the line is:
$\textbf{(A)}\ 2Tx+a^2y+2aT=0 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2Tx-a^2y+2aT=0 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 2Tx+a^2y-2aT=0 \qquad \\ \textbf{(D)}\ 2Tx-a^2y-2aT=0 }\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \text{none of these} }$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Problem 16
Let and let
be the set of integers
.
The number of members
of
such that
has remainder zero when divided by
is:
$\textbf{(A)}\ 25\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 22\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 21\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 18 }\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 17 }$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Problem 17
Given the distinct points and
.
Line segments are drawn connecting these points to each other and to the origin
.
Of the three possibilities: (1) parallelogram (2) straight line (3) trapezoid, figure
,
depending upon the location of the points
, and
, can be:
Problem 18
Let be the number of pairs of values of
and
such that
and
have the same graph. Then
is:
Problem 19
If and
, the numerical value of
is:
Problem 20
The sum of the numerical coefficients of all the terms in the expansion of is:
Problem 21
If , then
equals:
Problem 22
Given parallelogram with
the midpoint of diagonal
. Point
is connected to a point
in
so that
. What is the ratio of the area of
to the area of quadrilateral
?
Problem 23
Two numbers are such that their difference, their sum, and their product are to one another as . The product of the two numbers is:
Problem 24
Let constants. For what value of
is
a minimum?
Problem 25
The set of values of for which
has two factors, with integer coefficients, which are linear in
and
, is precisely:
Problem 26
In a ten-mile race beats
by
miles and
beats
by
miles.
If the runners maintain constant speeds throughout the race,
by how many miles does
beat
?
Problem 27
If is a real number and
where
, then:
Problem 28
The sum of terms of an arithmetic progression is
, and the common difference is
.
If the first term is an integer, and
, then the number of possible values for
is:
Problem 29
In this figure inches,
inches,
inches,
inches.
The length of
, in inches, is:
Problem 30
If , the larger root minus the smaller root is:
Problem 31
Let .
Then
, expressed in terms of
, equals:
Problem 32
If , then:
Problem 33
is a point interior to rectangle
and such that
inches,
inches, and
inches. Then
, in inches, equals:
Problem 34
If is a multiple of
, the sum
, where
, equals:
Problem 35
The sides of a triangle are of lengths . The altitudes of the triangle meet at point
.
If
is the altitude to the side length
, what is the ratio
?
Problem 36
In this figure the radius of the circle is equal to the altitude of the equilateral triangle .
The circle is made to roll along the side
, remaining tangent to it at a variable point
and intersecting lines
and
in variable points
and
, respectively.
Let
be the number of degrees in arc
. Then
, for all permissible positions of the circle:
Problem 37
Given two positive number such that
, let
be their arithmetic mean and let
be their positive geometric mean.
Then
minus
is always less than:
Problem 38
The sides and
of
are respectively of lengths
inches, and
inches. The median
is
inches.
Then
, in inches, is:
Problem 39
The magnitudes of the sides of are
, and
, as shown, with
.
Through interior point
and the vertices
, lines are drawn meeting the opposite sides in
, respectively.
Let
. Then, for all positions of point
,
is less than:
Problem 40
A watch loses minutes per day. It is set right at
P.M. on March
.
Let
be the positive correction, in minutes, to be added to the time shown by the watch at a given time.
When the watch shows
A.M. on March
,
equals:
See also
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