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Math Challenge 2013, Fourth Year, Category A
1. One of two complementary angles added to
one-half the other yields 62. Find the
measures of the two angles.
2. Find the amplitude and period of the
function y = -3 sin 5 .
3. Find the equation of the line passing
through (3, -10) and whose slope is half the
slope of the line 4x 2y + 1 = 0.
4. A closed rectangular box is of uniform
thickness x inches. The box has outer
dimensions 6 inches, 4 inches, and 3 inches
and it has an inside volume of 30 cubic
inches. Find x.
5. Find the center and radius of the circle x2
4x + y2 + 14y + 47 = 0.
6. Find the exact value of cos 75.
2-1 x 5 y
7. Simplify ( 3x -3 y -4 )3
8. How many 5-digit even numbers can be
formed out of the digits 2, 4, 5, 8, and 9
(without repetition)?
9. Find the inverse of y = log3 (5x + 2).
10. In parallelogram RSTU, angle R is (3x+y),
angle S is (y-4), and angle T is (4x-8). Find
angle U. R U
11. Suppose f(t) = A
20.02t represents the
bacteria present in a S T heads.
culture t minutes from the start of an
experiment. Give an expression for the
number of minutes needed for the bacteria to
double.
12. One side of a rectangle is 6 cm, and its
adjacent side measures one-third of the
rectangles perimeter. Find the dimensions of
the rectangle.
13. If the area of a rectangle is 6x 2x 3 + 4,
and its width is 2 x, find its length.
14. The diameter of a basketball is 9 inches. If
it is completely submerged in water, how
much water will be displaced? Give your
answer in terms of .
15. Find all
x [ ]
2
, such that 3 cos2 x +
10 sin x = 6.
16. Solve the inequality |3x1 - +2x1 | 1.
17. Find the two points that divide the
segment joining (-2, 5) and (4, -7) into three
equal parts.
x - 3
18. If
f(5 - x ) = 3x - 2, find f ( x) .
19. Workers A and B, working together, can
finish a job in 8 hours. If they work together
for 6 hours after which Worker A leaves, then
Worker B needs 9 more hours to finish the
job. How long does it take Worker A to do the
job alone?
20. Find the coefficient of the term involving
x2 in the expansion (x + 3x-2)8.
21. In the figure, arc RS = 115, arc RT = 80,
and angle O = 5. Find arc TU.
22. In the figure, ABC is similar to ADB. If
AD = 3 and AB = 8, find AC.
23. In the figure, concentric circles with radii 4
and 5 have center P. Find AC, given that it is
tangent to the inner circle and is a chord of
the outer circle.
24. If a fair coin is tossed five times, find the
probability that exactly three tosses show
25. Find the value of a so that points (-1, -2),
(6, a), and (-10, 2) lie on a straight line.
26. Find the product of the roots of the
quadratic equation 3x 5x2 + 1 = 0.
27. Miranda trained consistently, so that she
can finish a race in 1 hour. During the race,
she ran at the rate of 8 kph. However, upon
reaching the halfway point of the race, she
realized she needed to run faster so she
increased her speed to 10 kph. If she reached
her goal just in time, how long was the race?
28. Solve for r in terms of s, where
r
= 1 + s.
2s-r
29. The expression x3 + ax2 + bx + 6 has the
same remainder when divided by x + 1 or by 2
 x. If the remainder when the expression is 40. Simplify to a single fraction:
divided by x + 3 is -60, find a and b. 2a + 5 a - 2
2
+ 2
6a + 13a - 5 4a - 17a + 18
30. A square is inscribed inside a circle of
radius 10 cm. Find the perimeter of the
square. 41. The dial on a combination lock contains
three wheels, each of which is labeled with a
20 cm digit from 0 to 9. How many possible
combinations does the lock have if digits may
not be repeated?

42. Find and identify the asymptote of the

31. Write (log37)(log43)(log76) as single logarithm. graph of y = 4x 1 + 3.
43. Solve for x:
32. A bookshelf has 8 history books and 10 3 2 3
cooking books. You will select 10 books 2
history books and 8 cooking books to bring
( x -
x) (+ x -
x) 6 = 0

on a trip. How many choices are possible?

44. Let C be a circle of radius 8 inches, having
33. Factor completely: 2x6 + 3x5 8x4 12x3.
a chord of length 3 inches. Find the central
angle opposite this chord.
34. In parallelogram ABCD, AC meets BD at O.
Suppose that OA = 3x 2, OC = 13 6x, and
45. If p = log 2, q = log 5, and r = log 7,
OB = 3x + 2. Find OD.
express log 50 + log 70 log 2 7 in terms of p,
q, and r.
35. Solve for x: log(x 4) + log(x 7) = 1.
36. If (x2)4 = y-1 = 16, find the possible values
46. If four-number codes are formed randomly
of x and y.
from the digits 0 to 9, what is the probability
that the two middle digits are the same?
37. If f(x) = 2x 3 and g(x) = 1/(x + 1), find the
domain of (f o g)(x).
47. For what value/s of k does the graph of y =
3x2 kx + k have a minimum value of 3?
38. The angles of a quadrilateral are in the
ration 4:2:6:3. Find measure of the largest
48. Find the domain of the function
angle.
f(x) = (x + 3)/ (x 8).
39. Suppose that P(x) is a polynomial such
49. The x- and y-intercept of a line are -9 and 6
that the remainder of P(x) (x 2) is -5 and
respectively. Find the point on the line whose
the remainder of P(x) (x 3) is 7. Is it
ordinate is 5.
possible for P(x) to have (a) exactly one root
between 2 and 3? (b) two roots between 2 and
50. Suppose that an airplane climbs at an
3? (c) no root between 2 and 3?
angle of 30. If its speed is maintained at 550
kilometers per hour, how long will it take to
reach a height of 15 kilometers?