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2002 AMC 10B Problems

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Problem 1

The ratio $\frac{2^{2001}\cdot3^{2003}}{6^{2002}}$ is:

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

Solution

Problem 2

For the nonzero numbers $a, b,$ and $c,$ define \[(a,b,c)=\frac{abc}{a+b+c}\] Find $(2,4,6)$.

$\mathrm{(A) \ } 1\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } 2\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 4\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } 6\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } 24$

Solution

Problem 3

The arithmetic mean of the nine numbers in the set $\{9,99,999,9999,\ldots,999999999\}$ is a $9$-digit number $M$, all of whose digits are distinct. The number $M$ does not contain the digit

$\mathrm{(A) \ } 0\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } 2\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 4\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } 6\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } 8$

Solution

Problem 4

What is the value of

\[(3x-2)(4x+1)-(3x-2)4x+1\]

when $x=4$?

$\mathrm{(A) \ } 0\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } 1\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 10\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } 11\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } 12$

Solution

Problem 5

Circles of radius $2$ and $3$ are externally tangent and are circumscribed by a third circle, as shown in the figure. Find the area of the shaded region.

[asy] unitsize(5mm); defaultpen(linewidth(.8pt)+fontsize(10pt)); dotfactor=4;  real r1=3; real r2=2; real r3=5; pair A=(-2,0), B=(3,0), C=(0,0); pair X=(1,0), Y=(5,0); path circleA=Circle(A,r1); path circleB=Circle(B,r2); path circleC=Circle(C,r3); fill(circleC,gray); fill(circleA,white); fill(circleB,white); draw(circleA); draw(circleB); draw(circleC); draw(A--X); draw(B--Y);  pair[] ps={A,B}; dot(ps);  label("$3$",midpoint(A--X),N); label("$2$",midpoint(B--Y),N); [/asy]

$\mathrm{(A) \ } 3\pi\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } 4\pi\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 6\pi\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } 9\pi\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } 12\pi$

Solution

Problem 6

For how many positive integers n is $n^2-3n+2$ a prime number?

$\mathrm{(A) \ } \text{none}\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } \text{one}\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } \text{two}\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } \text{more than two, but finitely many}\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } \text{infinitely many}$

Solution

Problem 7

Let $n$ be a positive integer such that $\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{7}+\frac{1}{n}$ is an integer. Which of the following statements is not true?

$\mathrm{(A) \ } 2\text{ divides }n\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } 3\text{ divides }n\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 6\text{ divides }n\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } 7\text{ divides }n\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } n>84$

Solution

Problem 8

Suppose July of year $N$ has five Mondays. Which of the following must occurs five times in the August of year $N$? (Note: Both months have $31$ days.)

$\textbf{(A)}\ \text{Monday} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \text{Tuesday} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \text{Wednesday} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \text{Thursday} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \text{Friday}$

Solution

Problem 9

Using the letters $A$, $M$, $O$, $S$, and $U$, we can form five-letter "words". If these "words" are arranged in alphabetical order, then the "word" $USAMO$ occupies position

$\mathrm{(A) \ } 112\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } 113\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 114\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } 115\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } 116$

Solution

Problem 10

Suppose that $a$ and $b$ are nonzero real numbers, and that the equation $x^2+ax+b=0$ has positive solutions $a$ and $b$. Then the pair $(a,b)$ is

$\mathrm{(A) \ } (-2,1)\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } (-1,2)\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } (1,-2)\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } (2,-1)\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } (4,4)$

Solution

Problem 11

The product of three consecutive positive integers is $8$ times their sum. What is the sum of the squares?

$\mathrm{(A) \ } 50\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } 77\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 110\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } 149\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } 194$

Solution

Problem 12

For which of the following values of $k$ does the equation $\frac{x-1}{x-2} = \frac{x-k}{x-6}$ have no solution for $x$?

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

Solution

Problem 13

Find the value(s) of $x$ such that $8xy - 12y + 2x - 3 = 0$ is true for all values of $y$.

$\textbf{(A) } \frac23 \qquad \textbf{(B) } \frac32 \text{ or } -\frac14 \qquad \textbf{(C) } -\frac23 \text{ or } -\frac14 \qquad \textbf{(D) } \frac32 \qquad \textbf{(E) } -\frac32 \text{ or } -\frac14$


Solution

Problem 14

The number $25^{64}\cdot 64^{25}$ is the square of a positive integer $N$. In decimal representation, the sum of the digits of $N$ is

$\mathrm{(A) \ } 7\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } 14\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 21\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } 28\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } 35$

Solution

Problem 15

The positive integers $A$, $B$, $A-B$, and $A+B$ are all prime numbers. The sum of these four primes is

$\mathrm{(A) \ } \text{even}\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } \text{divisible by }3\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } \text{divisible by }5\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } \text{divisible by }7\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } \text{prime}$

Solution

Problem 16

For how many integers $n$ is $\frac{n}{20-n}$ the square of an integer?

$\textbf{(A) } 1\qquad \textbf{(B) } 2\qquad \textbf{(C) } 3\qquad \textbf{(D) } 4\qquad \textbf{(E) } 10$


Solution

Problem 17

A regular octagon $ABCDEFGH$ has sides of length two. Find the area of $\triangle ADG$.

$\textbf{(A) } 4 + 2\sqrt2 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 6 + \sqrt2\qquad \textbf{(C) } 4 + 3\sqrt2 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 3 + 4\sqrt2 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 8 + \sqrt2$

Solution

Problem 18

Four distinct circles are drawn in a plane. What is the maximum number of points where at least two of the circles intersect?

$\textbf{(A) } 8\qquad \textbf{(B) } 9\qquad \textbf{(C) } 10\qquad \textbf{(D) } 12\qquad \textbf{(E) } 16$

Solution

Problem 19

Solution

Problem 20

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Problem 21

Solution

Problem 22

Let $\triangle{XOY}$ be a right-triangle with $m\angle{XOY}=90^\circ$. Let $M$ and $N$ be the midpoints of the legs $OX$ and $OY$, respectively. Given $XN=19$ and $YM=22$, find $XY$.

$\mathrm{(A) \ } 24\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } 26\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 28\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } 30\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } 32$

Solution

Problem 23

Solution

Problem 24

Solution

Problem 25

When 15 is appended to a list of integers, the mean is increased by 2. When 1 is appended to the enlarged list, the mean of the enlarged list is decreased by 1. How many integers were in the original list?

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

Solution

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