Individual Exam

April 20, 2013

This is a paper and pencil examination. You may write on the test and on the scratch paper that you received. Calculators may not
be used.
Clearly write your answers on the answer sheet provided to you. There will be no penalty for incorrect or blank answers. Make
sure your full name and school name is written in the answer sheet.
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Mathematics
2013 - Individual Test
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1.

Solve the system below and find the value of

1
x
1
x

+
-

1
y
1
y

y
x

=2
=1

a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
e) NOTA

2.

Alice is training for a Marathon. She covers the first 6 miles in 40 minutes but she wants to cover 10 miles in 60 minutes.
She realizes that she needs to increase her speed, but she can only increase at a constant rate. At what rate should she
increase her speed to complete the remaining part of the 10 miles.

a) 9 miles/hr
b) 15 miles/hr
c) 18 miles/hr
d) 12 miles/hr
e) NOTA

3.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

4.

65 % of IIT student population is male and 40 % of them live in dorms. If 45 % of IIT students lives in dorms what is the
percentage of female students who do not live in dorms ?
60 %
50 %
40 %
55 %
NOTA

Solve the equation

x-1 +

in reduced terms (e.g 5 =

5
1

x + 1 = 2. Find the sum of the numerator and denominator when x is written as a fraction

gives an answer of 6).

a) 3
b) 5
c) 4
d) 9
e) NOTA
5.

If the system of equations

2 x - 3 y = -4
3x -y = 1
x - ky = 5
has a solution, then the value of k must be

a) 4
b) -1
c) 3
d) -2
e) NOTA
6.

A wedge has to be constructed such that when the spherical ball is rolled on its inclined plane, as shown in the figure, it
has to make three complete rotations by the time it reaches the bottom of the wedge. Given that the radius of the ball is r
and the height of the wedge is h, find the length
of by
the
other leg
the right triangle.
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6.

A wedge has to be constructed such that when the spherical ball is rolled on its inclined plane, as shown in the figure, it
has to make three complete rotations by the time it reaches the bottom of the wedge. Given that the radius of the ball is r
and the height of the wedge is h, find the length of the other leg of the right triangle.

a)

36 p2 r 2 - h2

b)

9 p2 r 2 - h2

c)

36 r 2 - h2

d) 9 r 2 - h2
e) NOTA

7.

Suppose you know that the diagonal of a rectangle is 8 and the perimeter is 20, find the area of the rectangle.

a) 14
b) 16
c) 18
d) 20
e) NOTA

8.

Find the area of a 13, 14, 15 triangle.

a) 81
b) 82
c) 83
d) 84
e) NOTA

9.

Find the radius of the circle inscribed in a 5, 12, 13 triangle.

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
e) NOTA

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10.

What is the area of a regular hexagon with sides equal to

a) 6

b) 3

c) 3

2?

d) 2 3
e) NOTA

Find the sum of all solutions on the interval @0, 2 pL to the equation cos x = sin2 x + 1 .

11.

a) 2
b) 1
c) 0
d) 3
e) NOTA

Simplify Hsin 15 + sin 75 L2 .

12.
2

a)
b)
c)
d)

2
3
2
3
2
3
3

e) NOTA

13.

Find the sum of the x and y coordinates of center of the circle defined by the equation 2 x2 + 2 y 2 ! 12 x - 4 y - 2.

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
e) NOTA

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14.

Given two circles tangent to the line through segment AB, the radius AD of the small circle below is 3, and the radius BC
of the larger circle is 5. Find the length of segment AB.

a) 8
b) 7

c) 6

d) 2 15
e) NOTA

15.

Suppose f Hn + 1L = 2 f HnL + 1 and f H1L = 1. Find the value of f H2013L.

a) 20132 + 1
b) 20132 - 1
c) 22013 + 1
d) 22013 - 1
e) NOTA

16.
a)
b)
c)
d)

What is the value of

4
7

8
21

16
63

+ ?

10
7
11
7
12
7
13
7

e) NOTA

17.

How many factors does the number 360 have?

a) 24
b) 36
c) 45
d) 60
e) NOTA

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What is the units digit in the number 7315 ? (The units digit is the rightmost digit of a number)

18.

a) 1
b) 3
c) 7
d) 9
e) NOTA

19.

What is the area of the triangle defined by the points H0, 0L, H4, 3L, and H1, 5L ?

a) 21
17

b)

2
13

c)

d) 13
e) NOTA

20.

Which of these best represent the area between the unit circle and a regular pentagon inscribed inside it?

a) .7
b) .5
p
c)
d)

4
1
5

e) NOTA

21.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

an Odd integer
an Even integer
an Irrational number
Information insufficient
NOTA

22.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Let a1 , a2 , ... .. an be first n natural numbers re-arranged. If n is an odd integer then Ha1 - 1L Ha2 - 2 L ... ... ... Han - nL is

What is the 100th term in the sequence 2, 5, 9, 14, 20, 27, 35, ... ?

3150
4250
5150
6250
NOTA

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23.

What is the value of

b2 + c2 if the sum and product of roots of the quadratic equation x2 + b x + c = 0 is 3 and - 4

respectively?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

9
5
4
6
NOTA

24.

Given that tanq = 2/5, what is the value of

sin q
cot q

I1 + cot2 qM ?

6p

8p

a) 0
b) 2
c)
d) 1
e) NOTA

25.

What is the value of sinJ

2p
5

N + sinJ

4p
5

N + sinJ

N + sinJ

N?

a) 0
1

b)

c) -1
1

d) -

e) NOTA

The value of sin2 H10 L + sin2 H20 L + sin2 H30 L + +sin2 H90 L is

26.
a) 5
b) 6
c) 4
3

d)

e) NOTA

27.
a)
b)
c)
d)

If sinHxL = 3 cosHxL, then the value of sinHxL cosHxL is

1
6
1
5
2
9
3
10

e) NOTA

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