South African

Mathematics Foundation

Sponsored by: Actuarial Society

of South Africa
Geborg deur: Aktuariele
Vereniging van Suid Afrika

SOUTH AFRICAN MATHEMATICS TEAM COMPETITION: 2015

TEAM PAPER: JUNIORS

Rules:
(1) Time allowed: 60 minutes.
(2) No calculators allowed.
(3) Marks: Wrong answer 0
No answer 0
Correct answer 100

1. In the figure ABCD is a rectangle with AB = 5 cm and AD = 3 cm.

The points E and F divide AC into three equal parts. What is the area
of triangle BEF ?
[100 marks]

2. Which of the following expressions

(A) a2 b2 c2 d2

(B) a2 (b c d)2

(C) a2 (b + c + d)2

is equivalent to (a + b + c + d)(a b c d)?

3. The fraction

2015
199

can be written in the form u +

(D) a2 + (b c d)2

[100 marks]
1
v+

1
w+ x1

where u, v, w, x are positive integers.

Find x.

[100 marks]

4. How many different isosceles triangles are there in the figure that is
given?
[100 marks]

5. A palindromic number is one which reads the same when its digits are reversed, for example
15351. What is the largest six-digit palindromic number which is exactly divisible by 15?
[100 marks]

6. A marble with radius 15 cm fits exactly under a cone as shown in the

diagram. The slant height of the cone is equal to the diameter of its
base. What is the perpendicular height of the cone in cm? [100 marks]
7. A family photo album contains ten photos. Each photo captures three family members a
man in the middle, the mans son on the left and the mans brother on the right. It is known
that all men shown in the center of each photo are different. Determine the smallest possible
number of different family members that appear on these photos.
[100 marks]

8. Find the positive integer n such that

3
4
5
n3 5 n3 4 n3 3
+
+
+
...
+
+
+
= 169
n3 n3 n3
n3
n3
n3
[100 marks]
9. Twelve points are equally spaced on the circumference of a circle. How many different rectangles may be formed by joining any four points at a time?
[100
marks]
10. Let n be the smallest positive integer that is divisible by both 4 and 9, uses only the digits 4
and 9, and uses both digits at least once. What are the last four digits of n?
[100 marks]