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The numbers <math>\log(a^3b^7)</math>, <math>\log(a^5b^{12})</math>, and <math>\log(a^8b^{15})</math> are the first three terms of an arithmetic sequence, and the <math>12^\text{th}</math> term of the sequence is <math>\log(b^n)</math>. What is <math>n</math>?
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<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 40 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 56 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 76 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 112 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 143</math>
  
 
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Let <math>a_1,a_2,\ldots</math> be a sequence determined by the rule <math>a_n=a_{n-1}/2</math> if <math>a_{n-1}</math> is even and <math>a_n=3a_{n-1}+1</math> if <math>a_{n-1}</math> is odd. For how many positive integers <math>a_1 \le 2008</math> is it true that <math>a_1</math> is less than each of <math>a_2</math>, <math>a_3</math>, and <math>a_4</math>?  
 
Let <math>a_1,a_2,\ldots</math> be a sequence determined by the rule <math>a_n=a_{n-1}/2</math> if <math>a_{n-1}</math> is even and <math>a_n=3a_{n-1}+1</math> if <math>a_{n-1}</math> is odd. For how many positive integers <math>a_1 \le 2008</math> is it true that <math>a_1</math> is less than each of <math>a_2</math>, <math>a_3</math>, and <math>a_4</math>?  

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Problem 1

A bakery owner turns on his doughnut machine at 8:30 AM. At 11:10 AM the machine has completed one third of the day's job. At what time will the doughnut machine complete the job?

$\textbf{(A)} \text{ 1:50 PM } \qquad \textbf{(B)} \text{ 3:00 PM } \qquad \textbf{(C)} \text{ 3:30 PM } \qquad \textbf{(D)} \text{ 4:30 PM } \qquad \textbf{(E)} \text{ 5:50 PM }$

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Problem 2

What is the reciprocal of $\frac{1}{2}+\frac{2}{3}$?

$\textbf{(A)} \frac{6}{7} \qquad \textbf{(B)} \frac{7}{6} \qquad \textbf{(C)} \frac{5}{3} \qquad \textbf{(D)} 3 \qquad \textbf{(E)} \frac{7}{2}$

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Problem 3

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Problem 4

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Problem 5

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Problem 6

Consider a function $f(x)$ with domain $[0,2]$ and range $[0,1]$. Let $g(x)=1-f(x+1)$. What are the domain and range, respectively, of $g(x)$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ [ - 1,1],[ - 1,0] \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ [ - 1,1],[0,1] \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ [0,2],[ - 1,0] \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ [1,3],[ - 1,0] \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ [1,3],[0,1]$

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Problem 7

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Problem 8

What is the volume of a cube whose surface area is twice that of a cube with volume 1?

$\textbf{(A)} \sqrt{2} \qquad \textbf{(B)} 2 \qquad \textbf{(C)} 2\sqrt{2} \qquad \textbf{(D)} 4 \qquad \textbf{(E)} 8$

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Problem 9

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Problem 10

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Problem 11

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Problem 12

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Problem 13

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Problem 14

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Problem 15

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Problem 16

The numbers $\log(a^3b^7)$, $\log(a^5b^{12})$, and $\log(a^8b^{15})$ are the first three terms of an arithmetic sequence, and the $12^\text{th}$ term of the sequence is $\log(b^n)$. What is $n$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 40 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 56 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 76 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 112 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 143$

(Solution)

Problem 17

Let $a_1,a_2,\ldots$ be a sequence determined by the rule $a_n=a_{n-1}/2$ if $a_{n-1}$ is even and $a_n=3a_{n-1}+1$ if $a_{n-1}$ is odd. For how many positive integers $a_1 \le 2008$ is it true that $a_1$ is less than each of $a_2$, $a_3$, and $a_4$?

$\textbf{(A)} 250 \qquad \textbf{(B)} 251 \qquad \textbf{(C)} 501 \qquad \textbf{(D)} 502 \qquad \textbf{(E)} 1004$

(Solution)

Problem 18

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Problem 19

In the expansion of

$\left(1 + x + x^2 + \cdots + x^{27}\right)\left(1 + x + x^2 + \cdots + x^{14}\right)^2$,

what is the coefficient of $x^{28}$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 195 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 196 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 224 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 378 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 405$

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Problem 20

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Problem 21

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Problem 22

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Problem 23

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Problem 24

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Problem 25

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