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American Mathematics Competitions
AMC 10/12
TEACHERS
MANUAL
Instructions and Reporting Forms
for School Contest Managers
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Please read this booklet thoroughly upon receipt.
DATES TO REMEMBER
AMC 10/AMC 12 - Tuesday, February 4, 2014 &/or Wednesday, February 19, 2014
AIME - Thursday, March 13, 2014 or Wednesday, March 26, 2014
USAMO & USAJMO - Tuesday & Wednesday, April 29-30, 2014
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American Mathematics Competitions
9050 Junction Drive | Annapolis Junction, MD 20701
402.472.2257/phone | 402.472.6087/fax | amcinfo@maa.org | maa.org/math-competitions
Dear Contest Managers:
I am very pleased you will be providing the opportunity for your students to participate in the 65
th
annual American
Mathematics Contest 12 (AMC 12) or its sister contest, the 15
th
annual American Mathematics Contest 10 (AMC
10). I believe that you and your students will fnd these contests to be both interesting and challenging. Again this
year the Committee on the American Mathematics Competitions and panelists under the leadership of Committee
Chairs LeRoy Wenstrom for the AMC 10 and Bernardo Abrego for the AMC 12 developed a total of 4 contests
(two AMC 10 and two AMC 12). I extend special thanks to both of them for the efort involved in developing
these excellent contests.
Tis year, we continue to include in this manual several handouts, included in Section XIV:
* Worksheets for contest preparation (page 31-37)
* A handout for parents on why mathematics is important (page 19)
* Sample Press Release (page 18)
* A Certifcate of Participation (pages 21-22)
You may reproduce these pages for your students.
Sincerely,
Dr. Steven R. Dunbar
Director, MAA American Mathematics Competitions
Table of Contents
Important Procedures ................................................................................................................................................. 4
I. Preliminary Instructions for Administering the AMC 10/AMC 12 ...................................................................... 4
II. Instructions For The Day of The AMC 10/AMC 12 ............................................................................................ 4
III. Eligibility ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
International Students & Non-Citizens in USA Schools ................................................................................................................................................ 5
IV. Team Score Identifcation ................................................................................................................................ 5
V. School Results ................................................................................................................................................. 5
VI. Policy Statements ........................................................................................................................................... 6
Early Administration ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Offcial Administration .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Unoffcial Administration................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Contest Proctoring ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
One Contest per Date ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Students with Accomodation Plans ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Sickness and Other Special Situations ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Learning Centers ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Questionable Scores ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Follow-up Inquiries and Reexamination ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Policy for Changes ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Refund/Credit Policy ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Shipping Address .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Request for Student Names Policy .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
VII. AIME Instructions ..............................................................................................................................................7
AIME Rules for AMC 10/AMC 12 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
AIME School Manager ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Second AIME Testing Date .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
VIII. USAMO/USAJMO Participant Selection .......................................................................................................................8
IX. The MOSP Program .......................................................................................................................................... 8
X. Regions of the AMC 10/AMC 12 ......................................................................................................................... 9
XI. Intramural and National Awards ...................................................................................................................... 9
Intramural Awards for Students ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Committee and Donor Awards for Students ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
State Award Plaques ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
National School Awards .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Awards for Schools not Receiving a Cup .................................................................................................................................................................................................10
XII. Contest Certifcation ...................................................................................................................................... 11
Certifcation by the Contest Manager ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Certifcation by the Principal, offcial or person with comparable title .......................................................................................................................................... 11
Service Questionnaire .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Additional Forms ............................................................................................................................................ 13
Additional Bundles Form ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
Proof of Intent to Pay ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Rescoring Request Form ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
Method of Payment ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
B Contest Registration Form ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Publications Order Form ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
XIV. Classroom Accessories ................................................................................................................................... 18
Press Release ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................18
Letter to Parents (for Reproduction) ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Hallway Promotional Flier ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 20
AMC 10 Participation Certifcates ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
AMC 12 Participation Certifcates ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Facsimile of AMC 10 Front Cover ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 23
Facsimile of AMC 12 Front Cover ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
Curriculum Inspirations ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 25
AMC 10/12 Student Practice Questions ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Our Sponsors ................................................................................................................................................. 38
Any forms not available here can be downloaded from our web site: maa.org/math-competitions
XIII.
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I. Preliminary Instructions for Administering
the AMC 10/AMC 12
1. Inform students far in advance about the dates for the AMC
10/AMC 12 and obtain a supply of No. 2 lead pencils.
2. Hand out the student Answer Forms and have the students
complete the non-answer sections on the front and back.
Have students use their full legal name, no nicknames
or abbreviations. Have them pay special attention to
marking their name and address accurately. Remind
them that student names listed on the AMC website come
from this form. Te AMC Ofce will not do any editing
of the information.
3. Announce that the students may use scratch paper,
graph paper, rulers, compass, protractors, and erasers.
CALCULATORS ARE NOT PERMITTED. It is becoming
increasingly difcult to ensure that students will not use
calculators or phones for communication purposes. For
these reasons, the AMC disallows the use of all electronics
on its examinations. No problems on the contest will
require the use of a calculator.
4. Review past tests and solutions or inform your students
how to order copies for themselves. Te Publications
Order Form is found on page 17 or it can be printed from
the AMC Web page at maa.org/math-competitions.
5. Encourage participation by students who have not taken
the contest before, especially younger students, but make
sure students know what to expect. Let them know about
Important Procedures
Format
Tere are two ofcial dates for the AMC 10 & AMC 12. Give the AMC 10 and AMC 12 at the same time within each
participating school on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 (AMC 10-A & AMC 12-A), or Wednesday, February 19, 2014 (AMC
10-B & AMC 12-B) in a convenient 75-minute interval, preferably in the morning. All four contests consist of 25 questions.
N O T E : Each correct answer scores 6 points, a blank scores 1.5 points and an incorrect answer scores 0 points.
Te AMC 10 and AMC 12 have several questions in common. Te students in grades 10 and below should choose between
the AMC 10 and AMC 12. Students in grades 11 and 12 may only take the AMC 12. All rules and awards apply to both con-
tests for all schools and students. Any student who missed the exam may take it unofcially, and we will be happy to grade
it. Students may take the contest booklets home with them the day of the contest.
Answer Forms
Te AMC 10 and AMC 12 Answer Forms have been combined to now include the AMC 10A, AMC 10B, AMC 12A, and
AMC 12B all on one form. Read the instructions on the answer forms and instruct the students how to properly complete
the answer forms, before the ofcial test date.
Solutions & Results
We will send your schools solution books and results by email (if available) and frst class mail as soon as the answer forms
are scored. If you have not received your results from our ofce within 30 days afer the contest, please contact us to verify
that your answer forms were in fact received. All student Answer Forms are held for 90 days afer the exam date, then they
are recycled.
AIME Qualifcation
Students who score 100 or above or fnish in the top 5% on this AMC 12 or students who score 120 or above or fnish in the
top 2.5% on this AMC 10 will qualify to take the 32nd annual American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) on
Tursday, March 13 or Wednesday, March 26.
School Flier
We are again providing a fier you can use to promote the contests within your school. It is included on page
20 of this Manual. It has space lef for you to add school information, such as the location of the contests, and
who to contact locally for more information. If you would like a color version, visit our web page to download
a pdf version of the fier you need: maa.org/math-competitions
typical scores at your school last year at their grade level.
Show students the national statistics from last year on our
website. Tell them to set appropriate goals for themselves.
6. Remind students the day before the contest about the time
and place of the AMC 10/AMC 12. Also tell them your
plan if the school should suddenly close. All students must
take the contest at the same time, either in one group or
in separate classrooms and be under the supervision of a
proctor.
7. Make sure you have arranged to follow all the rules and
procedures in this manual. EARLY ADMINISTRATION
OF THE CONTESTS IS NEVER PERMITTED, and
will lead to disqualifcation. To assure the validity of the
results we report, we take our rules very seriously.
II. Instructions For The Day of
The AMC 10/AMC 12
If today is not yet Tuesday, February 4, 2014 or February 19,
2014 STOP EVERYTHING. Under no circumstances is the
contest to be given to anyone before the ofcial day, nor should
the contest package(s) be opened before that date.
1. Sign the Certifcation Form to certify that the package was
opened within an hour before the contest.
2. When the students arrive, seat them so they are separated
by an empty space if possible.
3. Hand out the Answer Forms which have been partially
completed by the students.
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discussed with anyone outside of your school
verbally, via email, phone, text messaging, web, social
networking site, copier or media of any type until afer
the contest period.
b. Students may keep the contest booklets and take them
home.
III. Eligibility
AMC 12 Eligibility A student in a program leading to a
high school diploma, and under 19.5 years of age on the day
of the contest.
AMC 10 Eligibility A student in a program leading to a
high school diploma, and under 17.5 years of age on the day of
the contest, and not enrolled in grades 11 or 12 or equivalent.
Please note: students in grades 11 & 12 cannot take the AMC
10. However, students in grades 9 & 10 may choose which
contest they take.
International Students & Non-Citizens in USA Schools
Students residing in the United States and Canada together
with U.S. Citizens residing outside of the U.S. and Canada
(with qualifying scores) are eligible to take the USA(J)MO.
Students learning English as a Second Language (ESL) may
use a book nontechnical dictionary between their native lan-
guage and English. A student may use the dictionary only the
frst time that he/she takes the AMC 10/AMC 12. Te diction-
ary must be given to the school contest manager to examine
and retain for the 24-hour period preceding the contest. Te
proctor must announce to other students that the student(s)
has/have been given special permission to use the dictionary
during the contest.
IV. Team Score Identifcation
TO RECEIVE OFFICIAL TEAM STATUS AND AWARDS, A
SCHOOL MUST HAVE AT LEAST THREE PARTICIPANTS
ON A CONTEST DATE. Te team score for a school is the
sum of its three highest student scores and will be determined
by the AMC Ofce. Te score of USA and Canadian teams
is used to determine National School awards. In addition,
the team score is used to select the top 60 schools to identify
teachers who are eligible for the Edyth May Slife Award for
Distinguished High School Teaching.
V. School Results
Te AMC ofce will send results by email (if available) and
frst class mail as soon as the answer forms are scored. If you
have not received your results from our ofce within 30 days
afer the AMC 10/AMC 12 please contact us to verify that
your answer forms were in fact received.
If you would like to receive your results by email, and have not
previously sent us your email address, send a message, includ-
ing your name, school name, address, and CEEB number to:
amcregistrationsHS@maa.org
Results are not ofcial until you receive the postal mailed
paper copy of your report, and that should be no longer than
30 days afer the AMC 10/AMC 12.
Please retain this report for future reference, either in your
fles or with the student counselors ofce. Many students cite
4. As you hand out the papers, tell the students not to open
the contest booklet. Tey should then read the entire front
cover. Give them 5 minutes to do this.
5. Inform the students to, Carefully read instructions 4
and 5 on the contest cover. (see pages 23 and 24 of this
manual). Te AMC 10/AMC 12 has a scoring system
which has important consequences for guessing. Unless
you are fairly sure of the answer, it is better to leave a
question unanswered than to guess. Six points are given
for a correct answer, 1.5 points for a blank answer and 0
points for an incorrect answer. If a student can reduce the
problem to three possible answers, it is advantageous to
guess one of the three possible answers. If a student can
only reduce to 4 possible answers by eliminating 1 of the
possibilities, then it is not advantageous to guess.
6. Inform the participants they may not talk or ask any
questions during the contest, and they must do their own
work.
7. Remind students they have 75 minutes, then tell them to
BEGIN. (See page 6 for student disabilities policy).
8. Students who fnish the contest early may be dismissed
provided they will be under the supervision of a teacher
during the remainder of the contest period.
9. You (and other teachers, if there are many participants)
should proctor continually as you would for any important
contest. Students whose eyes wander should be warned;
students caught copying answers or collaborating must
be disqualifed. Try to provide as quiet an environment as
possible.
10. Announce when there are 30 minutes remaining and when
there are 5 minutes remaining.
11. When time is up, tell the students to STOP and have them
sign their name in the space provided on the Student
Answer Form. Collect the Answer Forms as quickly as
possible.
12. Please do not grade the answer forms. Tey are to be sent
to the AMC ofce for grading. Students may circle their
answers on the contest booklet. However, the ofcial
answers will be the ones blackened on the answer form.
13. Fan the forms, making sure none are stuck together, place
the School ID Form on top. Tere is only one ID FORM
to be used with all the AMC 10/AMC 12 answer forms.
14. YOUR SCHOOLS CEEB NUMBER IS THE NUMBER
WRITTEN ON THE FRONT OF THE AMC 10/AMC 12
REPORT ENVELOPE.
15. Complete the Certification Form (only one form is
needed) and place it on top of the School ID Form and
answer forms and place all in the Report Envelope. Seal
and send it within 24 hours or as soon as possible afer all
administrations have taken place. Te AMC ofce suggests
using a trackable mail service.
16. Please afx the proper postage before mailing.
17. Please note: Afer the Answer Forms have been delivered
to the school ofce to be mailed, you may discuss the
contest with your students under the following conditions
which take into consideration the fact that there will be
schools taking the contest in other locations at diferent
times.
a. Inform the students that the contest may not be
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these scores on college applications.
VI. Policy Statements
Early Administration
Administration on an earlier date is NEVER permitted and
will lead to disqualifcation. Such an administration would
jeopardize the validity of all scores from other participating
schools.
Offcial Administration
Te AMC 10-A/AMC 12-A will be given ofcially on Tuesday
February 4, 2014. Te AMC 10-B/AMC 12-B will be given
ofcially on Wednesday, February 19, 2014. Only ofcial
participants, their school and their teacher are eligible for
National Awards. In addition, ofcial participants are eligible
for all intramural awards and for participation in the AIME.
Unoffcial Administration
If you are unable to give Contest A on Tuesday, February 4,
2014 because:
a. your school is closed,
b. your school has an academic confict,
c. the class periods have been shortened due to an
assembly or other reason,
then you may give the second version of the contests (AMC
10-B/AMC 12-B) on the second ofcial day, Wednesday,
February 19, 2014 (See Contest B Registration Form on page
15). You may still take either exam unofcially on later dates,
but those contests will not be eligible for state and National
Awards and will not be eligible for participation in the AIME.
Unofcial participants are still eligible for intramural awards.
It is important to note that the only days eligible for ofcial
participation are the two ofcial Contest days: February 4,
and February 19, 2014.
Contest Proctoring
Te proctoring of the AMC 10 / AMC 12 contest should be by:
1
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preference, a math teacher at the school
2
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preference, a teacher or administrator at the school
3
rd
preference, a college or university teacher of mathematics
or a responsible adult who is a math club or team coach,
and not related to any of the participants
4
th
preference, a responsible adult not related to any of the
participants such as librarian, clergy, etc.
Te proctoring of the contest must take place in a public
building, (i.e. school library, college or university, church, etc.).
All students must take the contest at the same time, either
in one group or in separate classrooms and be under the su-
pervision of a proctor.
Te proctor should not be related to any of the participants
If a parent wishes to help, they can arrange room reserva-
tions and set-up, help with student sign-up, provide treats,
etc.
One Contest per Date
A student may take only one exam on a given day. A student
taking both contests on a single date will have both scores
cancelled and invalidated. A student can participate on both
contest dates if the school registers for both contests. Te
higher score will be used for individual awards.
Students with Accommodation Plans (e.g. for Visual or
Learning Disabilities)
Te AMC 10/AMC 12 time limit set by the CAMC for stu-
dents who are visually impaired or learning disabled is 120
minutes. A teacher or a school administrator may read the
questions to the student and mark the answers as directed by
the student. Te braille and large print exams are mailed
separately and must be ordered no later than three weeks
before the test. It is the responsibility of the school and the
contest manager to make arrangements consistent with the
students accommodation plan. Please contact us at amcinfo@
maa.org for more information.
Sickness and Other Special Situations
A student who is sick or on a feld trip on the frst contest day
may take the alternate Contest B on Wednesday, February 19.
YOU MUST REGISTER FOR CONTEST B if you have not
already done so. (See page 15 for a Registration Form.)
Learning Centers
Te AMC Ofce reserves the right to not register any entity
that is not a school, college or university.
Questionable Scores
If it is clear to the Contest Manager from personal observation
that a student has cheated, then the Manager must disqualify
the student. If the Contest Manager receives an accusation
of cheating, or obtains other indirect evidence of cheating,
then the Manager must hold back the students paper and
immediately report all the facts of the situation to the AMC
Director, who in conjunction with the Chair of the CAMC,
will determine what to do. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
may the school decide on its own to accept a questionable
score, nor should a school retest the student in question before
receiving instructions from the AMC Ofce.
Follow-up Inquiries and Reexamination
Te results of this contest helps to identify students with
unusual mathematical ability. To assure that this purpose is
served, the CAMC reserves the right to retest students before
deciding whether to grant ofcial status to individual or team
scores. Reexamination will be requested when, afer an inquiry,
there is a reasonable basis to disbelieve a score. Ofcial status
will not be granted if a student or school does not agree to a
requested retesting.
Policy for Changes
Te CAMC may, from time to time, change the program rules,
regulations, awards and conditions of participation in whole
or in part. Whenever possible you will be notifed of these
changes ahead of time.
Refund/Credit Policy
If your school is unable to take the contests, please use the
materials as practice sets for the next year. Do not return them.
WE CAN NOT GIVE REFUNDS OR CREDITS AFTER THE
CONTEST MATERIALS ARE SHIPPED.
Shipping Addresses
Te AMC Ofce cannot ship to P.O. Boxes or residential
addresses.
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Request for Student Names Policy
Te following statement appears on the student answer forms
for the AMC 10 and AMC 12:
Te American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) receives
requests from educational institutions and organizations for
the names, addresses and grade levels of high scoring AMC
12 (or AMC 10) students. Te optional personal data on eth-
nic origin and gender is used for recruiting and academic
purposes.
Blacken this circle if you give the AMC permission to release
this information to these organizations. (Your score will not
be afected if you do not blacken the circle.)
Receiving information is an opt-in decision for each
individual student. The AMC handles requests from
institutions and organizations on a case-by-case basis and
evaluates each individually for appropriateness. We provide
legitimate educational institutions of all levels, both secondary
and collegiate/university level, with one-time use of directory
information (as defned by the Department of Education)
for mailings. We also provide professional and scholarly
organizations such as those listed as contributors to the AMC
with one-time use of directory information for mailings,
generally for professional or career information.
VII. AIME Instructions
The 32
nd
annual American Invitational Mathematics
Examination (AIME) will be held on Tursday, March 13,
2014 with a second alternate exam given on the alternate
date of Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Tese are the only days
the exam may be taken ofcially. You may give the exam
for practice (unofcially), afer the ofcial dates. We will be
pleased to grade it for you but your students will not be eligible
to take the USAMO/USAJMO. Te contest is provided free of
charge to all those taking the exam on the frst date, however
those taking the exam on the second alternate date will be
charged a processing fee to cover additional handling.
AIME Rules for AMC 10/AMC 12
In 2011, the qualifcation parameters were slightly relaxed for
the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME).
For students taking the 2014 AMC 10 contests, we will invite
students in the top 2.5% of all scorers or scorers with at least
120 points (whichever is more inclusive) to the AIME. Tis
difers from the values of 1% (or 120 points) which have been
in efect since 2004. For students taking the 2014 AMC 12, we
will invite students in the top 5% of all scorers or scorers with
at least 100 points to the AIME. Tese AMC 12 qualifcation
values remain at the same level they have been since 2000.
Tis policy guards against the possibility of a particularly
difcult examination, one on which the scores are uniformly
lower than normal, reducing the number of AIME qualifers.
Te requirement is set higher for AMC 10 qualifers for two
reasons:
First, the AIME can be quite intimidating, and we do not
want young students to be discouraged by poor performance
on this examination.
Second, we would like to ensure that any student qualifying
for the AIME by virtue of placement on the AMC 10 would
likely also qualify for the AIME in subsequent years when
taking the AMC 12. It could be very disappointing for a student
to be an AIME qualifer in grade 10 but not in subsequent
high school years.
By restricting the number of AIME qualifers from the AMC
10 to the top 2.5%, our plan is to not exclude any very good
young students for whom the AIME would be an appropriate
experience, but also to not put students in a situation where
they do not have the opportunity to succeed.
AIME School Manager
1. Te AMC ofce will include all materials relating to the
examination (including instructions for the exam) with
your AMC 10/AMC 12 results.
2. The AIME II contests and answer booklets are now
delivered electronically (the AIME I contest and answer
booklets are still in paper form).
3. All questions or problems concerning the AIME should
be directed to the AMC ofce (800-527-3690).
4. Te AIME is a three-hour examination. Each of its 15
questions requires a three digit integer answer and each
correct answer will receive one (1) point.
5. Calculators are not allowed.
6. Te AIME Answer Forms are sent directly to the AMC
ofce for grading and processing.
7. Each participating school will receive a report of their
results, an AIME solution pamphlet, and a list of students
who qualify for the USAMO/USAJMO.
8. All AMC 10/AMC 12 procedures for disqualifcation,
follow-up inquiries and reexamination apply to the AIME
as appropriate.
9. If you have students who you feel may qualify for the
AIME please order prior year AIME exams and solutions
for practice now. Tis way you will have these practice
materials on hand when you receive your AMC 10/AMC
12 results.
Second AIME Testing Date
Situations in which a student may take a second version of
the AIME to be held on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, keeping
their USAMO/USAJMO eligibility open are:
1. All schools located outside of the United States.
2. School is closed on March 13 (i.e. spring break, weather).
3. Student is out of school the entire day due to attendance
at an academic/school related event.
4. Student is ill and can not attend school on March 13.
Tere will be a processing fee for the second AIME as follows:
1-10 students = $25, 11+ students = $50. We will need your
payment before the answer forms can be graded. A payment
form will be included with your AIME material, if you have
AIME qualifers. All AIME answer forms must arrive in the
AMC ofce by March 28, 2014.
Email requests for the second AIME may be sent to:
AMCINFO@MAA.ORG
or, you can call the AMC ofce at 1-800-527-3690. Please have
your school identifcation number (CEEB) and charge card
information available before calling. Email requests should
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include the schools CEEB number, and complete mailing
address. Under no circumstances can a student take both
AIMEs.
VIII. USAMO/USAJMO
Participant Selection
Te USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) is a two day,
nine-hour, six-question, essay-proof examination. In 2011
we had slightly revised qualification rules for the USA
Mathematical Olympiad and USA Junior Mathematical
Olympiad. The goal is to select approximately 500 stu-
dents total for the two Olympiads, split approximately
270 for the USAMO and 230 for the USAJMO respec-
tively. Selection for the 2014 USA Mathematical Olympiad
(USAMO) and 2014 USA Junior Mathematical Olympiad
(USAJMO) will be made according to the following rules:
1. Students residing in the United States and Canada to-
gether with U.S. Citizens residing outside the United States
and Canada (with qualifying scores) are eligible to take the
USAMO and USAJMO.
2. Selection to the USAMO will be based on the USAMO
index which is defned as AMC 12 Score + 10 * AIME Score.
Selection to the USAJMO will be based on the USAJMO index
which is defned as AMC 10 Score + 10 * AIME Score.
3. Only AMC 12 A or AMC 12 B takers who are students
residing in the United States and Canada together with U.S.
Citizens residing outside the United States and Canada will
be eligible for the USAMO.
4. Only AMC 10 A or AMC 10 B takers who are students
residing in the United States and Canada together with U.S.
Citizens residing outside the United States and Canada will be
eligible for the USAJMO. Tis automatically limits Junior Math
Olympiad participation to 10th graders and below. Students
who take ONLY the AMC 10 test, whether AMC 10 A or AMC
10 B or both, will NOT be eligible for the USAMO regardless
of their score on the AMC 10 or the AIME.
5. Te approximately 260-270 individual students with the
top AMC 12 based USAMO indices will be invited to take
the USAMO. Tese indices will be selected from the pool of
AMC 12 takers with an AIME score.
6. Te approximately 220-230 individual students with the
top AMC 10 based USAJMO indices will be invited to take
the USAJMO. Tese indices will be selected from the pool of
AMC 10 takers with an AIME score afer removing students
who also took an AMC 12 test and qualifed for the USAMO
in rule 5. Tis means young students MUST take the USAMO
if they qualify through an AMC 12 index.
7. We will select the student with the numerically largest index,
whether AMC 10 based USAJMO index or AMC 12 based
USAMO index, from each U.S. state not already represented
in either the USAMO or the USAJMO. Te student will be
invited to the USAMO if the numerically highest index in
the state is AMC 12 based, and invited to the USAJMO if the
index is AMC 10 based.
More information will be provided in the AIME Teachers Manu-
al. You can also visit our website at maa.org/math-competitions
for more information.
Which Contest Should Young Advanced Students Take?
A student in 10th grade or below who wishes to qualify for
the USAMO must take either the AMC 12 A or the AMC 12 B
contests in order to be considered for USAMO selection. We
recommend that such a student take an AMC 10 contest on
one date if possible. A student in 10th grade or below wishing
to take the AMC 12 and qualify for the USAMO should have
a good problem solving knowledge in advanced algebra, ana-
lytic geometry, function notation, logarithms, trigonometry,
and complex numbers in order to score well on the AMC 12,
AIME and USAMO. Te student must also be prepared to
compete with 11th and 12th grade students on an equal basis
since USAMO qualifcation is based on score only with no
consideration for grade in school.
Te minimum USAMO qualifying index for the last years
have been:
2013.....209.0..... 264 students
2012 ..... 204.5 .... 264 students
2011 ..... 188 ....... 279 students
2010 ..... 208.5 .... 277 students
2009 ..... 201.5 .... 514 students
2008 ..... 204.0 .... 503 students
2007 ..... 197.5 .... 505 students
We recommend students aim for an AMC 12 based index of
at least 210 in order to qualify for the USAMO.
Based on the three-year experience of 2010-2012, we
recommend students aim for an AMC 10 based index of at
least 190 in order to qualify for the USAJMO.
Exact invitation levels will vary each year depending on the
difculty of the contests and the pool of participating students.
Te historical minimum qualifying scores here are for plan-
ning purposes only and do not necessarily indicate future
qualifying scores.
IX. The MOSP Program
Te Mathematical Olympiad Summer Program (MOSP) is a
3-week, academic challenge designed to broaden participants
view of mathematics while fostering excitement toward further
math study. It is held each year at the University of Nebraska-
Lincoln in June. Invited students are:
1. Te top 12 winners (or fewer) of the USAMO from the
United States.
2. Approximately 12 students (from the United States) not
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currently in 12th grade who make Honorable Mention on the
USAMO (Approximately to account for ties and to select
enough Honorable Mentions from the United States in 9th,
10th, and 11th grade).
3. Approximately 12 top scorers (from the United States) on
the USAMO who are in 9th and 10th grade (Approximately
to account for ties).
4. Approximately 12 top scorers (from the United States) on
the USAJMO in the 9th and 10th grade (Approximately to
account for ties).
5. Approximately 8 to 10 girls with sufciently high scores from
the USAMO and USAJMO to train for Girls Mathematical
Olympiads.
6. Numbers are approximate and subject to space availability
and funding.
X. Regions of the AMC 10/AMC 12
Te USA and Canada are partitioned into the following re-
gions. National Awards are given to a minimum of 10 high
scoring students and 5 schools (based on the team score) in
each of these regions.
Region
0 Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
1 New Jersey, New York
2 Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Caro-
lina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
3 Alabama, American Embassy and APO/FPO Schools,
Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
4 Indiana, Michigan, Ohio
5 Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North
Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin
6 Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee
7 Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas
8 Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Mon-
tana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington,
Wyoming
9 California
10 Canada
XI. Intramural and National Awards
Intramural Awards for Students
Te AMC Ofce will send you Intramural awards, along with
your school results. Your registration fee entitles you to pins,
medals, and certifcates. An order form for additional intra-
mural awards will be included with your results. Committee
and Donor Awards will be sent later.
1. AMC 10 & AMC 12 School Winner Pin For each
school making a report on three or more students the
Mathematics Award Pin is awarded to the student from
that school with the highest score.
2. AMC 10 & AMC 12 Honor Roll of Distinction Pin
Te Honor Roll of Distinction Pin is awarded to the top
1% of all participating students.
3. Gold Medal Te Gold Medal is awarded to participants
who place first in their respective school for four
consecutive years.
4. Silver and Bronze Medals Tese medals are awarded
to participants who place frst in their school for three and
two consecutive years, respectively.
5. AMC 10/12 Certifcate of Distinction A Certifcate
of Distinction is awarded to those students who qualify to
take the American Invitational Mathematics Examination
(AIME).
6. AMC 12 Certifcate of Achievement Awarded to
students in grade 10 and below who score a 90 or above
on the AMC 12 contest.
7. AMC 10 Certifcate of Achievement Awarded to
students in grade 8 and below who score a 90 or above
on the AMC 10 contest.
8. School Certifcate of Honor Awarded to schools with
a team score of 400 or greater on the AMC 12 only.
9. School Certifcate of Merit Awarded to schools with
a team score between 300 and 399 on the AMC 12 only.
Committee and Donor Awards for Students
All committee and donor awards are based on the AMC 12
scores.
1. Large Plaque A large plaque, donated by the
Committee on the American Mathematics Competitions,
is awarded to each student with a perfect score.
2. Small Plaque A small plaque, donated by the
Committee on the American Mathematics Competitions,
is awarded to the student with the highest score in each
region in which there was no perfect score.
3. MAA Undergrad e-membership A one-year MAA
undergrad e-membership with a subscription to the
Mathematics Magazine, donated by the Committee of
the American Mathematics Competitions, is awarded to
a maximum of four participants with high score in each
of the eleven regions.
4. NCTM Book* A book, donated by the National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics, is awarded to three
high-scoring participants in each of the eleven regions.
5. Mu Alpha Teta Book* A book, donated by Mu Alpha
Teta, is awarded to one participant with a high score in
each of the eleven regions.
6. AMATYC Review* A one-year subscription to the
American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Review is awarded to one student in each of the eleven
regions.
7. CAMC Problem Book One Problem Book donated by
Te American Mathematics Competitions, is awarded to
the top-scoring student in grade 9 or less in each of the
eleven regions.
State Award Plaques
A State Award Winner Plaque is awarded to the resident of
each state with the highest score in that state on the AMC 10A,
AMC 10B, AMC 12A, AMC 12B each.
National School Awards
Te AMC divides the United States and Canada into eleven re-
gions. In each of these regions the fve schools with the highest
team scores (sum of the highest three scores by participants)
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are recognized by Donor or Committee Awards.
1. Charles T. Salkind Memorial Silver Cup Tis silver
cup, is awarded to the school with the highest team score
(in any region).
2. William H. Fagerstrom Memorial Silver Cup Tis
silver cup is awarded to the school with the second highest
team score (in any region).
3. Committee Bronze Cups In each of the regions in
which a silver cup is not awarded the Committee on the
American Mathematics Competitions provides a Bronze
Cup to the school with the highest team score.
Awards for Schools not Receiving a Cup
4. CAMC Mathematics Books* In each of the eleven
regions, fve books are donated by the Committee on
the American Mathematics Competitions to one school
having a high team score.
5. W. H. Freeman Books* In each of the eleven regions,
a set of books, donated by W.H. Freeman and Company,
San Francisco is awarded to one school having a high
team score.
6. Math Horizons In each of the eleven regions, a bulk
email subscription to Math Horizons with 10 issues is
donated by the Committee on the American Mathematics
Competitions to one or more schools having a high team
score.
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AMC 10 2014 AMC 12
XII. Contest Certifcation
Te AMC 10 and AMC 12 must be administered by a teacher or an adult not related to any of the participants. Te
administration of the contest must take place in a public building (e.g. school, library, church). Please send all Answer
Forms from your school or group at one time.
Te Contest Manager and the Principal, Vice Principal, or Headmaster must sign this form which is to be returned with
your student Answer Forms.
Certifcation by the Contest Manager:
I certify that the following statements are true or that, if there are any exceptions, I have checked the box at the bottom of
this page and have listed them on a separate page. I understand that the absence of either signature from this form, and a
consideration of the exceptions may result in DISQUALIFICATION of all scores from our school.
1. I certify that the exam package(s) were retained in their sealed condition within an hour of the start of the contest.
2. I accept for our school the rules and procedures described on this page and pages 4-7, and accept that failure to follow
these rules and procedures may result in DISQUALIFICATION from ofcial standing of all scores from our school.
3. Te contest was held on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 or Wednesday, February 19, 2014.
4. Te AMC 10/AMC 12 were given at the same time.
5. Te participants were continually monitored during the contest, and they were separated by an empty space, if possible.
6. No aids were permitted other than scratch paper, graph paper, ruler, compass, and protractor. NO CALCULATORS
WERE USED - (see Section I. Item 3).
7. Participants had exactly 75 minutes working time. (See page 6 for Student Disabilities Policy)
8. No students were permitted to proctor or grade the contest.
9. Afer the contest, the answer forms were kept secure and no changes were made in the answers.
10. No parent assisted in the administration of the contest.
11. I have followed all the rules as stated in this Teachers Manual.
Signature: _______________________________________ E-mail (please print): ___________________________________
Time, Day & Date Test was given: ______________________________________________________________________
Name of School: ___________________________________________________________________________________
City: ____________________________________________ State/Province: ___________________________________
Telephone: ( ______ ) ___________________________ School CEEB Number: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Certifcation by the Principal, offcial or person of comparable title:
I agree that the Contest Manager followed all the rules and procedures listed above.
Signature: ____________________________________ Date: ________________________________________
Title: ________________________________________
PLEASE INDICATE THE EXACT NUMBER
OF AMC 10/AMC 12 ANSWER FORMS RETURNED FOR GRADING. ____________
Are there students who saw the contest booklet, but you are not sending an answer form? YES or NO
EXCEPTIONS
If accommodations for a Learning Disability were made, please list student name(s):
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Questionnaire to Help Us Serve You Better
Tank you in advance for taking the time to answer these questions for us. Answer to the best of your ability, and if
you dont know, just give us a best estimate. Please fll in your answers in the ovals provided on the back of the school
ID form. Tank you!
1. Rate the difculty of the AMC 10 and AMC 12 problems 1-15 compared to the difculty of your mathematics
curriculum (for 9th & 10th grade curricula for the AMC 10, and 11th & 12th grade curricula for the AMC 12)
0) much easier 1) easier 2) about the same 3) harder 4) much harder 5) N/A
2. What level math classes take the AMC contest? Mark all that apply:
0) calculus 1) pre-calculus 2) statistics 3) algebra II 4) algebra I
5) Math Club
3. Would you be interested in a shorter time version of the AMC contest? For example, a 30 minute contest.
0) very interested 1) interested 2) neutral 3) not interested 4) do not want
4. Would you be interested in an AMC 10/12 A contest date in the fall and an AMC 10/12 B contest date in the
spring?
0) very interested 1) interested 2) neutral 3) not interested 4) do not want
5. Would you be interested in receiving the AMC 10/12 Teachers Manual as a PDF or other electronic document?
0) very interested 1) interested 2) neutral 3) not interested 4) do not want
6. Would you be interested in a more condensed AMC 10/12 Teachers Manual? For example, only including
instructions for the day of the contest and having other forms, like Additional Bundles, located online.
0) very interested 1) interested 2) neutral 3) not interested 4) do not want
7. If you order solution pamphlets, how do you use them?
0) distribute pamphlet to each student 1) discuss solutions in class 2) keep on fle 3) I did not order solution pamphlets.
8. Is the curriculum in your school or district adopting or moving toward the Common Core State Standards?
0) yes 1) no 2) not sure
9. Is the AMC 10/12 a good supplement to the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics topics?
0) yes 1) somewhat 2) no 3) not sure
10. Which of the following features would you be interested in having access to using your online AMC Contest
Account? Mark all that apply:
0) ability to edit student information
1) preflled student certifcates
2) more payment options
3) ability to buy downloadable AMC Publications, like Math Club Packages, past contests, etc.
4) ability to build custom reports
5) I did not create an AMC Contest Account this year.
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XIII. Additional Forms
Additional Bundles Form
Please fll in the information below and FAX your order. Te administrator or authorized person of the school agrees to pay
the American Mathematics Competitions for the following materials:
School Name _____________________________________________________ CEEB # ________________
Address __________________________________________________________________________________
City _________________________________________________State______Zip ______________________
Person placing the order _____________________________________ Email ____________________________
Contest date (please circle one): A or B
Contest Bundles of ten ........................ #_________ @ $19/bundle = ...............$ __________
Solutions Sets of ten (optional) .......... #_________ @ $ 7/set = .......................$ _____________
Contest Bundles of ten ...................... #_________ @ $19/bundle = ..............$ __________
Solutions Sets of ten (optional) .......... #_________ @ $ 7/set = ......................$ __________
Postage/handling Fee (see below) ...............................................................................................................$ __________
Total .............................................................................................................................................................. $ _________
VISA/MC# : _______________________________ Exp. Date: _____________________ Sec. Code: ______
Name (Please Print): ___________________________________________ Phone #: ______________________
Email (needed for email receipt): ____________________________________________________________________
Proof of Intent to Pay
Billed P.O. Number ________________________________________________________________________
Complete billing address: __________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

AMC 10
AMC 12
*Orders for Additional Bundles will be accepted up to one week before the contest date. Afer that date, orders for
Additional Bundles will be fulflled by electronic delivery, and charged the Additional Copies rate of $3.00 per copy.
1. VISA & MasterCard accepted.
2. Make checks payable to:
AMERICAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITIONS
3. PAYMENT IN U.S. FUNDS ONLY.
4. USA: $5.00 per bundle shipping charge *
5. OUTSIDE USA: $7.00 per bundle shipping charge *
AMC ORDERING -- TERMS
SCAN or EMAIL to: amcinfo@maa.org
FAX to: 402-472-6087
MAIL your order to:
American Mathematics Competitions
ATTN: AMC 10/12 Additional Bundles
1740 Vine Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
XIII. Additional Forms used
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Rescoring Request Form
I would like to have the following students answer form rescored. I understand that there is a
$10.00 charge for each student answer form rescored. Rescoring requests are only accepted
within 30 days afer the school report has been mailed.
$ 10.00/each
Teachers Name_____________________________________________CEEB # ___________________________
School Name _____________________________________________________________________________
Address _____________________________________________________________________________
City __________________________________________________________ State ________ Zip _________
Email _________________________________________________________ Fax_______________________
Method of Payment: (Rescores will not be processed until payment is received.)

Check (U.S. funds only) made payable and mailed with this form to the:
AMERICAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITIONS
9050 Junction Drive
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701

Charge to Visa/Mastercard#: ________________________________________________ Sec. Code: _____

Name on card (print): __________________________________________________________________

Signature: ____________________________________________________________________________

Expiration Date: __________________________Telephone: ____________________________________
FAX to: 402-472-6087
Student Name __________________________________________________________________ $ _____________
Circle contest taken: AMC 10-A AMC 10-B AMC12-A AMC12-B AIME I AIME II
Student Name __________________________________________________________________ $ _____________
Circle contest taken: AMC 10-A AMC 10-B AMC12-A AMC12-B AIME I AIME II
Grand Total ___________________________________________________________________ $ _____________
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18
Press Release
Te sample Contest Announcement news release below, should be prepared and distributed to the newspapers, radio and
television stations in your region. To make preparation of the news release easier, visit our web site, and download the text
from the on-line copy of the AMC 10/12 Teachers Manual. See the AMC website for the 2013 Summary of Results which
includes statistics and fgures from the 2013 contest. Statistics and fgures for the 2014 Contest will be available on our website
in March 2014.
(School or School District)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(School) STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN
NATIONAL MATHEMATICS COMPETITION
( # ) students at (School) participated in the 65
th
annual American Mathematics Contest 12, and/or the 15
th
annual American
Mathematics Contest 10. Te contests were held on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 (or Wednesday, February 19, 2014). Te
students competed for local, regional and national student and school awards. Te contest, which covers high school
mathematics, is given in participating schools. Its purpose is to spur interest in mathematics and develop talent through the
excitement of friendly competition at problem solving in a timed format. In 2013, over 220,000 students from 4,200 schools
participated in the AMC 10 & AMC 12 contest including (_#_) students from (_#_) schools in (State). Top scorers at (school)
were (________, _______, etc.).
According to Prof. Steven Dunbar, who serves as Director of the American Mathematics Competitions, the AMC 12 (frst
ofered in 1950), and the AMC 10 (frst ofered in 2000), are part of a series of contests sponsored each year by Te Mathematical
Association of America, through their program, the American Mathematics Competitions. Te AMC ofers the only math
competition series in the country leading to the United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO), the United
States of American Junior Mathematical Olympiad (USAJMO) and the Mathematical Olympiad Summer Program (MOSP).
From this group of students, the AMC sends the highly competitive USA Team to the prestigious annual International
Mathematical Olympiad.
Te AMC program includes :
American Mathematics Contest 8 (AMC8) Grades 6- 8 November
American Mathematics Contest 10 (AMC 10) Grades 10 & below 2 dates in February
American Mathematics Contest 12 (AMC 12) Grades 12 & below 2 dates in February
American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) All who qualify 2 dates in March-April
USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) All who qualify late-April
USA Junior Mathematical Olympiad (USAJMO) All who qualify late-April
Mathematical Olympiad Summer Program (MOSP) Qualify thru USAMO June
International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) Top six from USAMO, MOSP July
Te AMC is located at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln and receives support from the Akamai Foundation, Academy of
Applied Sciences, American Institute of Mathematics, American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges, American
Mathematical Society, American Statistical Association, Art of Problem Solving, Association for Symbolic Logic, Awesome
Math, Casualty Actuarial Society, the D.E. Shaw Group, Idea Math, Jane Street Capital, Math for America, Math Training
Center, Mu Alpha Teta, Andy and Laurie Okun, Pi Mu Epsilon, the Society for Industrial and Applied Math, and W.H.
Freeman. Te Contests are given across the U.S.A., Canada, and in many schools abroad.
Details concerning the 2014 AMC 10/12 contests for High School, as well as the rest of AMCs programs are available on the
AMC web site: maa.org/math-competitions
For further information contact the AMC -- email: amcinfo@maa.org, telephone: 800-527-3690.
XIV. Classroom Accessories
9050 Junction Drive | Annapolis Junction, MD 20701 | 800-527-3690 | amcinfo@maa.org | maa.org/math-competitions
February 2014
Dear Parent or Guardian:
On February 4, 2014 and/or February 19, 2014 your son or daughter will participate in the 65
th
annual American
Mathematics Competitions contest. Tis contest has grown from a single city-wide competition in New York City
in 1950, organized by the local section of Te Mathematical Association of America to a sequence of contests. In
2013, over 220,000 students from over 4,200 U.S. and international schools competed for school, regional, and
national awards in this contest and found it fun and rewarding. Top 10, well-known U.S. universities and colleges,
including internationally recognized U.S. technical institutions, ask for AMC scores on their application forms.
Your students deserve the chance to list these scores on their applications!
Each year the AMC 10 and AMC 12 are on the National Association of Secondary School Principals
Advisory List of Contests and Activities. Te AMC Contests are sponsored by the Mathemati-
cal Association of America, and are considered to be such a valuable stimulus to student interest
in mathematics that 21 professional societies and organizations represented below, support the
contests with fnancial contributions.
Letter to Parents (for Reproduction)
9050 Junction Drive | Annapolis Junction, MD 20701 | 800-527-3690 | amcinfo@maa.org | maa.org/math-competitions
With these contests, there are awards in each school for the student with the highest score, certifcates for high-
scoring students in each school, state-wide awards, regional awards, and even national awards. Tese contests lead
to other more selective math contests, even all the way to the USA team sent to the International Mathematical
Olympiad, the premier international high school level problem solving contest.
But the real rewards come from challenging each student with mathematics that is new, diferent, and outside
of the box. Te problems on the contest are hard, but designed to be within reach. Just by participating in the
contest your student should still feel accomplishment, because these problems are meant to be more challenging
than routinely encountered in mathematics courses.
Mathematics is increasingly important in our technological and scientifc age. Taking enough mathematics in high
school is the gateway to jobs and careers of all kinds, even those that are not explicitly mathematical, scientifc,
or technological. We hope that by ofering these contests, we can challenge and inspire students to learn more
mathematics. We hope that your son or daughter enjoyed the contests, and will continue to take mathematics
courses and competitions in high school and beyond.
Sincerely,
Dr. Steven R. Dunbar
AMC Director
American Mathematics Competitions
Participate in the 2014
AMC 10 and the
AMC 12 Contests!
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 and/or
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Practice Materials
can be found at:
maa.org/math-competitions
For more information, contact:
AMC 10 Participation Certifcates
American Mathematics Competitions
CERTIFICATE
Awarded to
for participating in the
American Mathematics Contest 10
(AMC 10)
2014
__________________________________
LeRoy Wenstrom, Chair
AMC 10 Subcommittee
__________________________________
Steven R. Dunbar, Director
American Mathematics Competitions
American Mathematics Competitions
CERTIFICATE
Awarded to
for participating in the
American Mathematics Contest 10
(AMC 10)
2014
__________________________________
LeRoy Wenstrom, Chair
AMC 10 Subcommittee
__________________________________
Steven R. Dunbar, Director
American Mathematics Competitions
AMC 12 Participation Certifcates
American Mathematics Competitions
CERTIFICATE
Awarded to
for participating in the
American Mathematics Contest 12
(AMC 12)
2014
__________________________________
Bernado brego, Chair
AMC 12 Subcommittee
__________________________________
Steven R. Dunbar, Director
American Mathematics Competitions
American Mathematics Competitions
CERTIFICATE
Awarded to
for participating in the
American Mathematics Contest 12
(AMC 12)
2014
__________________________________
Bernado brego, Chair
AMC 12 Subcommittee
__________________________________
Steven R. Dunbar, Director
American Mathematics Competitions
23
Facsimile of AMC 10 Front Cover
INSTRUCTIONS
1. DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOUR PROCTOR TELLS YOU.
2. Tis is a twenty-fve question multiple choice test. Each question is followed by
answers marked A, B, C, D and E. Only one of these is correct.
3. Mark your answer to each problem on the AMC 10 Answer Form with a #2
pencil. Check the blackened circles for accuracy and erase errors and stray marks
completely. Only answers properly marked on the answer form will be graded.
4. SCORING: You will receive 6 points for each correct answer, 1.5 points for each
problem left unanswered, and 0 points for each incorrect answer.
5. No aids are permitted other than scratch paper, graph paper, rulers, compass, protractors,
and erasers. No calculators are allowed. No problems on the test will require the
use of a calculator.
6. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale.
7. Before beginning the test, your proctor will ask you to record certain information
on the answer form.
8. When your proctor gives the signal, begin working on the problems. You will
have 75 minutes to complete the test.
9. When you fnish the exam, sign your name in the space provided on the Answer Form.
2014 Mathematical Association of America
The Committee on the American Mathematics Competitions (CAMC) reserves the right to re-examine students
before deciding whether to grant ofcial status to their scores. The CAMC also reserves the right to disqualify
all scores from a school if it is determined that the required security procedures were not followed.
Students who score 120 or above or nish in the top 2.5% on this AMC 10 will be invited to take the
32
nd
annual American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) on Thursday, March 13,
2014 or Wednesday, March 26, 2014. More details about the AIME and other information are on
the back page of this test booklet.
Te publication, reproduction or communication of the problems or solutions of the AMC 10 during the
period when students are eligible to participate seriously jeopardizes the integrity of the results. Dissemination
via copier, telephone, e-mail, World Wide Web or media of any type during this period is a violation of the
competition rules. After the contest period, permission to make copies of problems in paper or electronic form
including posting on web-pages for educational use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or
distributed for proft or commercial advantage and that copies bear the copyright notice.
American Mathematics Competitions
15
th
Annual
AMC 10 A
American Mathematics Contest 10 A
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Tuesday, FEBRUARY 4, 2014
24
Facsimile of AMC 12 Front Cover
INSTRUCTIONS
1. DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOUR PROCTOR TELLS YOU.
2. Tis is a twenty-fve question multiple choice test. Each question is followed by
answers marked A, B, C, D and E. Only one of these is correct.
3. Mark your answer to each problem on the AMC 12 Answer Form with a #2
pencil. Check the blackened circles for accuracy and erase errors and stray marks
completely. Only answers properly marked on the answer form will be graded.
4. SCORING: You will receive 6 points for each correct answer, 1.5 points for each
problem left unanswered, and 0 points for each incorrect answer.
5. No aids are permitted other than scratch paper, graph paper, rulers, compass, protractors,
and erasers. No calculators are allowed. No problems on the test will require the
use of a calculator.
6. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale.
7. Before beginning the test, your proctor will ask you to record certain information
on the answer form.
8. When your proctor gives the signal, begin working on the problems. You will
have 75 minutes to complete the test.
9. When you fnish the exam, sign your name in the space provided on the Answer Form.
2014 Mathematical Association of America
The Committee on the American Mathematics Competitions (CAMC) reserves the right to re-examine students
before deciding whether to grant ofcial status to their scores. The CAMC also reserves the right to disqualify
all scores from a school if it is determined that the required security procedures were not followed.
Students who score 100 or above or nish in the top 5% on this AMC 10 will be invited to take the
32
nd
annual American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) on Thursday, March 13,
2014 or Wednesday, March 26, 2014. More details about the AIME and other information are on
the back page of this test booklet.
Te publication, reproduction or communication of the problems or solutions of the AMC 10 during the
period when students are eligible to participate seriously jeopardizes the integrity of the results. Dissemination
via copier, telephone, e-mail, World Wide Web or media of any type during this period is a violation of the
competition rules. After the contest period, permission to make copies of problems in paper or electronic form
including posting on web-pages for educational use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or
distributed for proft or commercial advantage and that copies bear the copyright notice.
American Mathematics Competitions
65
th
Annual
AMC 12 A
American Mathematics Contest 12 A
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Tuesday, FEBRUARY 4, 2014
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motbemotlcol poestloos tbot ote ollqoeJ wltb cottlcolom stooJotJs ot oll levels of Jlfflcolty.

1hls ls Lhe flrsL essay ln a serles Lo glve credence Lo Lhls clalm on Lhe MAA webslLe, www.maa.org/maLh-compeLlLlons. lor over
slx decades, Lhe MAA AMC has been creaLlng and sharlng marvelous sLand-alone maLhemaLlcal LldblLs. 1ake Lhem ouL of Lhelr
compeLlLlon coverlngs and see opporLunlLy afLer opporLunlLy Lo engage ln greaL conversaLlon wlLh your sLudenLs. Lveryone can
revel ln Lhe Lrue creaLlve maLhemaLlcal experlence!
l personally belleve LhaL Lhe ulLlmaLe goal of Lhe maLhemaLlcs currlculum ls Lo Leach self-rellanL Lhlnklng, crlLlcal quesLlonlng
and Lhe confldence Lo synLheslze ldeas and Lo re-evaluaLe Lhem. ConLenL, of course, ls lLself lmporLanL, buL conLenL llnked Lo
Lhlnklng ls Lhe key. Cur complex socleLy ls demandlng of Lhe nexL generaLlon noL only masLery of quanLlLaLlve skllls, buL als o Lhe
confldence Lo ask new quesLlons, explore, wonder, flall, lnnovaLe and succeed. Welcome Lo Lhese essays!
We wlll demonsLraLe Lhe power of mulllng on lnLeresLlng maLhemaLlcs and develop Lhe arL of asklng quesLlons. We wlll help
fosLer good problem solvlng skllls, and [oyfully relnforce ldeas and meLhods from Lhe maLhemaLlcs currlculum. We wlll be
expllclL abouL llnks wlLh goals of Lhe Common Core SLaLe SLandards for MaLhemaLlcs. Above all, we wlll show LhaL deep and rlch
Lhlnklng of maLhemaLlcs can be [usL plaln fun!
So on LhaL noLe . LeL's geL sLarLed!
CCN1LN1S: Pere we shall:

a. resenL a problem
b. ulscuss problem-solvlng meLhods ln Lhe conLexL of solvlng LhaL problem.
c. LxpllclLly connecL Lhe problem Lo Lhe currlculum, Lhe Core ConLenL SLandards and Lhe MaLhemaLlcal racLlces.
d. 1ake Lhe problem furLher.
e. Lxplore deeper currlcular maLhemaLlcs lnsplred by Lhe problem.


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CUk CnALLLNGL 1CDA
1his months cho//enqe is uestion l from the 4Mc 10/12
Proctice uit on "6eometry of 1rionq/es, ll."
4 circ/e of rodius is tonqent to o circ/e of rodius . 1he
sides of ore tonqent to the circ/es os shown, ond
the sides ond ore conqruent. whot is the oreo of
?

1LACnING kC8LLM SCLVING - and so|v|ng the prob|em!
Pere ls sLep one Lo Lhe arL of solvlng a problem:

STEP 1: Take a deep breath and relax!

SLudenLs (and adulLs Loo!) are ofLen under Lhe lmpresslon
LhaL one should slmply be able Lo leap lnLo a maLhemaLlcs
challenge and make lnsLanLaneous progress of some klnd.
1hls noL how maLhemaLlcs works! lL ls okay Lo fumble, and
flall, and Lry ldeas LhaL Lurn ouL noL help ln Lhe end. 1hls ls
a naLural parL of problem solvlng LhaL should noL aL all be
dlsmlssed! (1hls, afLer all, ls Lhe beglnnlng of Lhe process of
how we solve problems ln llfe.)

Cnce we are comforLable knowlng we are sure Lo fumble
and flall, go Lo sLep Lwo Lo see lf we can aL leasL engage ln
organlzed flalllng."

STEP 2: Ask, What is this problem
about? What do I know that might be
relevant to its theme?

lor sLarLers, Lhls seems Lo be a geomeLry problem. (SLaLlng
Lhe obvlous ls very good way Lo geL golng!) lL seems Lo be
abouL:
Clrcles
1rlangles
Areas of 1rlangles
1angenL llnes Lo clrcles

1here mlghL be more lnvolved, buL Lhese are Lhe blg
concepLs LhaL leap ouL.

We can go a sLep furLher sLlll and organlze ldeas ln more
deLall.

STEP 3: What facts on these topics do I
know?

1he advanLage of looklng aL a problem llke Lhls ln Lhe
classroom ls LhaL you can lnLroduce lL a Llme approprlaLe Lo
Lhe conLenL [usL covered. lf we share Lhls problem wlLh our
sLudenLs ln a second-semesLer geomeLry course, sLudenLs
wlll naLurally begln Lo llsL resulLs LhaL mlghL be relevanL:

Facts about tangent lines to circles:
1wo LangenLs Lo a clrcle from a common polnL are
congruenL. (C-C-2)
A radlus and a LangenL are perpendlcular aL Lhe
polnL of conLacL. (C-C-2)

Facts about triangles:
SlmllarlLy and congruence resulLs.
(C-CC-8, C-S81-3)
8lghL Lrlangles and yLhagoras's 1heorem
(8-C-8, C-S81-4)
Area formula (6-C-1)

Facts about circles in triangles:
1he consLrucLlon of lnclrcles. (C-C-3).

Pere are some shorL vldeos explalnlng Lhe maLhemaLlcs of
Lhese resulLs. (1he properLles of lnclrcles," for example,
has noL been a sLandard currlculum Loplc ln pasL decades.)

1angenL Llnes Lo Clrcles: www.[amesLanLon.com/?p=1230
lnclrcles and Clrcumclrcles: www.[amesLanLon.com/?p=878
yLhagoras's 1heorem: www.[amesLanLon.com/?p=1219

SLudenLs mlghL en[oy waLchlng Lhese vldeos Loo.
WlLh llsLs ln hand we are now feellng seL Lo work on Lhe
problem!

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1he nexL sLep ln problem solvlng ls ofLen a surprlse Lo
sLudenLs!

No one says you must work with
the diagram presented to you! Feel free
to redraw and eliminate features, or to
draw in extra features - as long as they
dont change the question!

8uL Lhls sLep comes wlLh an exLra caveaL .

4. (Continued) . But don't draw in too
much extra content! Try drawing in at
most one or two extra lines, if any at
all. That is, dont make the picture
more complicated: make it simpler.

Clven LhaL my mlnd ls Lhlnklng abouL perpendlcular radll
and LangenLs," maybe lL would be good Lo redraw Lhe Lwo
radll presenLed ln Lhe problem.

uoes lL feel compelllng now Lo draw Lhe alLlLude of Lhe blg
lsosceles Lrlangle? (8ecall we were Lold .)

l have labeled polnLs , , , and along Lhe way.

We are Lrylng Lo flnd Lhe area of , buL flndlng Lhe
area of Lhe shaded half, wlll sufflce. (!usL double
Lhe resulL.) And for LhaL we need Lo know Lhe helghL of Lhls
Lrlangle and lLs base-lengLh. 8lghL now we know nelLher!

8y Lhe way . 1hls lllusLraLes a good problem solvlng
sLraLegy: coo yoo lJeotlfy tbe peooltlmote step? Ask.
wbot Jo l oeeJ to koow tbot woolJ tbeo qlve tbe tesolt l
seek? We need Lo know Lhe lengLhs and .

LeL's go back Lo sLeps 2 and 3, for Lhls more reflned sub-
problem: WhaL ls llndlng Lhe lengLhs and
abouL?" and WhaL facLs do l know abouL Lhls Lype of
Lask?"

Well, and are slde-lengLhs ln rlghL Lrlangles and l
know Lwo general meLhods for flndlng such Lrlangle slde-
lengLhs:

yLhagoras's Lheorem.
MaLchlng sldes ln slmllar Lrlangles.

We have loLs of rlghL Lrlangles, well, Lhree: and
and , and Lhey are all slmllar Lo each oLher
by Lhe prlnclple. (Whoa! 1hey each possess a rlghL
angle and share Lhe angle labeled doL.") l am noL sure
where Lhls golng, buL l know and are
slmllar wlLh scale facLor Lwo ( and ) and so
. 1hls feels llke lL ls geLLlng aL worklng ouL Lhe
helghL of Lhe Lrlangle. (erhaps no need for yLhagoras?)

Much of problem solvlng relles on walLlng for an eplphany.
8y sysLemaLlcally laylng ouL whaL you are headlng for and
whaL you already know, you slgnlflcanLly lncrease your
chances for one.

Lplphanles, unforLunaLely, do noL come on command and
wlll Lake Lhelr own good Llme. And LhaL's okay! Maybe lL ls
Llme Lo puL Lhe problem aslde and go for a walk?
Powever, lf you are leadlng Lhls problem as a class
dlscusslon, l wouldn'L be surprlsed lf someone ln Lhe room
noLlced LhaL we already know a greaL deal abouL Lhe lengLh
: secLlons of lL are radll!

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1he only porLlon of we do noL know ls labeled . 8uL
from slmllar Lrlangles we have , LhaL ls,

, glvlng and !
Can we repeaL Lhe Lrlck for ?
, buL Lhey are slmllar wlLh a LwlsL: slde
maLches wlLh , buL lL ls LhaL maLches
wlLh . 8uL yLhagoras Lells me .
We're good!
lrom


we geL

and so .
1he area of ls Lhus

.
hew!
CCMMCN CCkL S1ANDAkDS and kAC1ICLS:
1hls AMC problem ls connecLed Lo Lhe CCSS-M conLenL
sLandards prevlously ouLllned. 8uL, more lmporLanL, belng
very expllclL and clear wlLh sLudenLs abouL Lhe process of
problem solvlng by followlng a dlscusslon llke Lhe one l've
modeled here hlLs rlghL on Lhe mark of Lhe followlng
pracLlce sLandards:
M1: Make sense of problems and persevere ln solvlng
Lhem.
M2: 8eason absLracLly and quanLlLaLlvely.
M3: ConsLrucL vlable argumenLs and crlLlque Lhe
reasonlng of oLhers.
MS: use approprlaLe Lools sLraLeglcally.
M7: Look for and make use of sLrucLure.

8uL we can, and should, go furLher .
DLCCNS1kUC1ING 1nL kC8LLM:
A greaL sense of accompllshmenL comes from solvlng a
challenge. Cood for us! 8uL Lrue progress and lnnovaLlon ln
sclence and buslness comes from pushlng boundarles,
asklng new quesLlons, and forglng lnLeresLlng paLhs of
one's own devlslng. LeL's help our nexL generaLlon of
clLlzens do LhaL Loo!
Pere's Lhe problem agaln:
A cltcle of toJlos 1 ls tooqeot to o cltcle of toJlos 2. 1be
slJes of ote tooqeot to tbe cltcles os sbowo, ooJ tbe
slJes ooJ ote cooqtoeot. wbot ls tbe oteo of
?
Pow can we use Lhls problem Lo lnsplre orlglnal enqulry
and dlscovery?

Idea 1: Cha||enge the prob|em wr|ter.

Why dld Lhe wrlLer feel lL necessary Lo lnserL condlLlon LhaL
and are congruenL? MusL be lsosceles?

Where dld we use Lhe facL LhaL was lsosceles ln our
soluLlon?

computer Project: usinq o qeometry softwore pockoqe,
ono/yte the oreos of trionq/es thot circumscribe two
tonqent circ/es os shown obove. {uont worry obout
choosinq rodii 1 ond 2.) keep the point ond the two
circ/es fixed but vory the tonqent /ine seqment . cou/d
the oreo of the trionq/e be orbitrori/y /orqe? which type of
trionq/e qives the smo//est oreo? con you prove true ony
observotions you moke?









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Idea 2: Genera||ze the prob|em.

WhaL ls Lhe area of Lhe lsosceles Lrlangle lf Lhe
small clrcle has radlus

and Lhe larger one

? ls Lhere
are lovely way Lo express Lhe formula for LhaL area? (WhaL
has " Lo do wlLh Lhe orlglnal numbers and ?)

Idea 3: now spec|a| |s the prob|em?

We know LhaL for any glven Lrlangle we can draw a clrcle
LangenL Lo all Lhree sldes. 1hls ls Lhe of Lhe Lrlangle.
(See Lhe vldeo lnclrcles and Clrcumclrcles.) 1he clrcle of
radlus 2 ln Lhe orlglnal problem ls Lhe lnclrcle of .
8u1 . ls lL always posslble Lo draw a second clrcle, llke Lhe
clrcle of radlus 1 ln Lhe problem, lnslde a Lrlangle LangenL
Lo lLs lnclrcle and Lo Lwo of Lhe sldes? Pmm! WhaL do you
Lhlnk?

Idea 4: Make use of your own spec|a| know|edge.

l have an advanLage ln havlng LhoughL abouL lnclrcles
before. l know LhaL Lhere ls someLhlng speclal abouL
lnclrcles of radlus Lwo. 1hls problem made me Lhlnk of lL.

Computer ro[ect: AkLA]LkIML1Lk SUkkISL
1. uslng a geomeLry sofLware package draw a clrcle of
radlus 2 and consLrucL a Lrlangle wlLh Lhree sldes LangenL
Lo lL.

CompuLe Lhe area of Lhe Lrlangle and Lhe perlmeLer of Lhe
Lrlangle. WhaL asLoundlng Lhlng do you noLlce? 8epeaL Lhls
work for oLher Lrlangles clrcumscrlblng Lhe clrcle [usL Lo
make sure LhaL Lhls lsn'L [usL colncldence!
2. Why sLop aL Lrlangles? uraw a polygon wlLh sldes
LangenL Lo a clrcle of radlus 2. WhaL do you noLlce abouL lLs
perlmeLer and area?

3. Why ls whaL you are observlng Lrue? WhaL ls speclal
abouL Lhe number Lwo here?


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Iust to g|ve th|ngs away .
Suppose a Lrlangle wlLh slde-lengLhs , and
clrcumscrlbes a clrcle of radlus .

ulvldlng Lhe large Lrlangle lnLo Lhree sub-Lrlangles each of
helghL we see LhaL lLs area ls glven by:

where ls Lhe perlmeLer of Lhe Lrlangle. ln
Lhe speclal case wlLh we have LhaL , Lhe area
and Lhe perlmeLer have Lhe same numerlcal value!

And Lhe same ls Lrue for any polygon LhaL clrcumscrlbes a
clrcle of radlus Lwo. (LxacLly Lhe same argumenL works.)

Idea S: kev|s|t the prob|em w|th new know|edge.

now LhaL we know LhaL Lrlangle has area ,
and LhaL Lhls ls Lhe same as lLs perlmeLer(!), could we have
solved problem by compuLlng Lhe perlmeLer of Lhe Lrlangle
lnsLead? Would focuslng on perlmeLer lead Lo a dlfferenL,
perhaps, beLLer" soluLlon?
MaLhemaLlcs ls an ongolng dlscusslon. 1exLbook quesLlons,
classroom dlscusslons, and compeLlLlon problems are noL
closed, flnlLe experlences. 1hey are lnvlLaLlons for
conversaLlon, exploraLlon and furLher dlscovery. LeL's keep
open LhaL door of conversaLlon for our sLudenLs.











Currlculum lnsplraLlons ls broughL Lo you by Lhe MaLhemaLlcal AssoclaLlon of Amerlca and Lhe MAA Amerlcan MaLhemaLlcs
CompeLlLlons.
Each of the following four large congruent squares is
subdivided into combinations of congruent triangles or
rectangles and is partially shaded. What percent of the total
area is partially shaded?
(A) 12
1
2
(B) 20 (C) 25 (D) 33
1
3
(E) 37
1
2
2011 AMC 8, Problem #7
Find the shaded portion of each square separately.
Solution
Answer (C): The upper left and the lower right squares are each one-fourth shaded, for a total of one-half square.
The shaded portions of the upper right and lower left squares make up one-half square. So the total shaded area is
one full square, which is 25% of the total area.
Diculty: Medium
SMP-CCSS: 2, 7
CCSS-M: 6G.1, 6RP.3C
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Guide to Student Practice Questions
31
Each of the following four large congruent squares is
subdivided into combinations of congruent triangles or
rectangles and is partially shaded. What percent of the total
area is partially shaded?
(A) 12
1
2
(B) 20 (C) 25 (D) 33
1
3
(E) 37
1
2
2011 AMC 8, Problem #7
Find the shaded portion of each square separately.
Solution
Answer (C): The upper left and the lower right squares are each one-fourth shaded, for a total of one-half square.
The shaded portions of the upper right and lower left squares make up one-half square. So the total shaded area is
one full square, which is 25% of the total area.
Diculty: Medium
SMP-CCSS: 2, 7
CCSS-M: 6G.1, 6RP.3C
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The original problem
and choices from the
2011 AMC 8 contest
Problem number
Hint
Solution from offcial solutions
Diffculty, Percent correct
Easy 100-80%
Med Easy 80-60%
Medium 60-40%
Med Hard 40-20%
Hard 20-0%
Standards for Math Practice
Common Core State Standard
Guide to Student Practice Questions
AMC 10/12 Student Practice Questions
32
Square ABCD has side length 10. Point E is on BC, and
the area of ABE is 40. What is BE ?
A
B C
D
E
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7 (E) 8
2013 AMC 12A, Problem #1
2013 AMC 10A, Problem #3
Use the formula for area of a triangle.
Solution
Answer (E): The legs of ABE have lengths AB = 10 and BE. Therefore
1
2
10 BE = 40, so BE = 8 .
Diculty: Easy
SMP-CCSS: 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
CCSS-M: G-SRT. Apply trigonometry to general triangles.
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AMC 10/12 Student Practice Questions continued
33
The sequence S
1
, S
2
, S
3
, . . . , S
10
has the property that every
term beginning with the third is the sum of the previous two.
That is,
S
n
= S
n2
+ S
n1
for n 3.
Suppose that S
9
= 110 and S
7
= 42. What is S
4
?
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 10 (D) 12 (E) 16
2013 AMC 12A, Problem #7
Find the value of S
8
.
Solution
Answer (C): Note that 110 = S9 = S7 +S8 = 42 +S8, so S8 = 110 42 = 68. Thus 68 = S8 = S6 +S7 =
S
6 + 42, so S6 = 68 42 = 26. Similarly, S5 = 42 26 = 16, and S4 = 26 16 = 10.
Diculty: Medium Easy
SMP-CCSS: 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
CCSS-M: F-BF. Build a function that models a relationship between two quantities.
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AMC 10/12 Student Practice Questions continued
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AMC 10/12 Student Practice Questions continued
A student council must select a two-person welcoming
committee and a three-person planning committee from
among its members. There are exactly 10 ways to select a two-
person team for the welcoming committee. It is possible for
students to serve on both committees. In how many dierent
ways can a three-person planning committee be selected?
(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 15 (D) 18 (E) 25
2013 AMC 10A, Problem #11
What is the number of student council members?
Solution
Answer (A): Let n be the number of student council members. Because there are 10 ways of choosing the two-
person welcoming committee, it follows that 10 =

n
2

=
1
2
n(n 1), from which n = 5. The number of ways to
select the three-person planning committee is

5
3

= 10 .
Diculty: Medium Hard
SMP-CCSS: 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
CCSS-M: S-CP.9. Use permutations and combinations to compute probabilities of compound events and
solve problems.
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AMC 10/12 Student Practice Questions continued
The sequence
log
12
162, log
12
x, log
12
y, log
12
z, log
12
1250
is an arithmetic progression. What is x?
(A) 125

3 (B) 270 (C) 162

5 (D) 434 (E) 225

6
2013 AMC 12A, Problem #14
Find the value of y.
Solution
Answer (B): Because the terms form an arithmetic sequence,
log
12
y =
1
2
(log
12
162 + log
12
1250) =
1
2
log
12
(162 1250)
=
1
2
log
12
(2
2
3
4
5
4
) = log
12
(2 3
2
5
2
).
Then
log
12
x =
1
2
(log
12
162 + log
12
y) =
1
2

log
12
(2 3
4
) + log
12
(2 3
2
5
2
)

=
1
2
log
12
(2
2
3
6
5
2
) = log
12
(2 3
3
5) = log
12
270.
Therefore x = 270.
OR
If (B
k
) = (log
12
A
k
) is an arithmetic sequence with common dierence d, then (A
k
) is a geometric sequence with
common ratio r = 12
d
. Therefore 162, x, y, z, 1250 is a geometric sequence. Let r be their common ratio. Then
1250 = 162r
4
and r =
5
3
. Thus x = 162r = 162
5
3
= 270.
Diculty: Hard
SMP-CCSS: 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
CCSS-M: F-LE. Construct and compare linear, quadratic, and exponential models and solve problems.
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AMC 10/12 Student Practice Questions continued
A triangle with vertices (6, 5), (8, 3), and (9, 1) is reected
about the line x = 8 to create a second triangle. What is the
area of the union of the two triangles?
(A) 9 (B)
28
3
(C) 10 (D)
31
3
(E)
32
3
2013 AMC 10A, Problem #16
What are the vertices of the reected triangle?
Solution
Answer (E): The reected triangle has vertices (7, 1), (8, 3), and (10, 5). The point (9, 1) is on the line segment
from (10, 5) to (8, 3). The line segment from (6, 5) to (9, 1) contains the point (8,
7
3
), which must be on both
triangles, and by symmetry the point (7, 1) is on the line segment from (6, 5) to (8, 3). Therefore the union of the
two triangles is also the union of two congruent triangles with disjoint interiors, each having the line segment from
(8, 3) to (8,
7
3
) as a base. The altitude of one of the two triangles is the distance from the line x = 8 to the point
(10, 5), which is 2. Hence the union of the triangles has area 2 (
1
2
2 (
7
3
+ 3)) =
32
3
.
x = 8
(6, 5)
(7, 1)
(9, 1)
(8, 3)
O
x
y (10, 5)
Diculty: Hard
SMP-CCSS: 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
CCSS-M: G-CO. Experiment with transformations in the plane.
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AMC 10/12 Student Practice Questions continued
Daphne is visited periodically by her three best friends: Alice,
Beatrix, and Claire. Alice visits every third day, Beatrix visits
every fourth day, and Claire visits every fth day. All three
friends visited Daphne yesterday. How many days of the next
365-day period will exactly two friends visit her?
(A) 48 (B) 54 (C) 60 (D) 66 (E) 72
2013 AMC 10A, Problem #17
Find the number of times that each pair of friends will visit
Daphne in a 365-day period.
Solution
Answer (B): Alice and Beatrix will visit Daphne together every 3 4 = 12 days, so this will happen
365
12
= 30
times. Likewise Alice and Claire will visit together
365
35
= 24 times, and Beatrix and Claire will visit together

365
45
= 18 times. However, each of these counts includes the
365
345
= 6 times when all three friends visit. The
number of days that exactly two friends visit is (30 6) + (24 6) + (18 6) = 54.
Diculty: Hard
SMP-CCSS: 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
CCSS-M: A-SSE. Write expressions in equivalent forms to solve problems.
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