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Australian Mathematics Competition for the Westpac Awards 1995 SENIOR DIVISION COMPETITION PAPER (School Years 11 and 12) TUESDAY, 1 AUGUST 1995 INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION General 4. Do not open this booklet until told to do so by your teacher. 2. Calculators are not permitted. Scribbling paper, graph paper, ruler and compasses are permitted. 3. Diagrams are NOT drawn to scale, They are intended only as aids. 4, Avoid random guessing as one quarter of the marks assigned for that question will be deducted for an incorrect response. §. Read the instructions on the answer sheet carefully. It is the student's responsibility that the answer sheet is correctly coded. 6. When your teacher gives the signal, begin working on the problems. You have 1'% hours working time. Integrity of the Competition To ensure the integrity of the Competition and to identify the outstanding students, the AMC reserves the right to re-examine students before deciding whether to grant official status to their score. Answers on the Answer Sheet 1. All answers should be recorded on the answer sheet. 2. Use only B or 2B lead pencil. 3. Ifa coding error is made, use only a plastic eraser to ensure that all lead marks and smudges are completely removed. ‘An activity of the Australian Mathematics Trust . The graph shown represents the SENIOR DIVISION, Questions 1-10, 3 marks each + (xy) (vy) equals (A) 2?y? — (B) ay? (C) ay? (D) ty (EB) ay? - Su! is the same as 1 5 x 5 We @-- O©-% OF we . . fee 1 13, + Which of the following numbers is midway besween = and >= 5 5 17 7 3 9 » & (A) 35 (B) 35 Os ©) 35 (©) 5 Qn » ‘The largest integer n for whieh [* <= (A) 16 (B) 47 (C)6 (D) 15 (E)9 . ‘The line through the point (~3,~5), parallel to the c—axis has the equation. (©) y=-3 (D)y=-5 (EB) du =3y equation (A) y=2sine (B) y =2cosx ©) y = sin2x (D) y= sin (F (C) y=sin2x (D) y =sin 3) (E) y = «os (5) . Ifa 0 and y > 0? (A)k>-1 (B)k<2 (C)-1G A table with p rows and q columns is filled with the whole numbers from 1 to pg. They are written in increasing order, along row 1, then row 2, etc. The number 20 is in the third row, 41 is in the fifth row and 103 in the last row. Find p+ 4. (A) 21 (B) 22 (C) 23 (D) 24 (E) 3 A small aeroplane can travel at 320km/h in still air. The wind is blowing at a constant speed of 40km/h. The total time for a journey against the wind is 135 minutes. What will be the time, in minutes, for the return journey with the wind? (Ignore take-off and landing times for the aeroplane.) (A) 94.5 (B) 105 (C) 118.125 (D) 120 (BE) 1125 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 84 ‘The last digit in the sum 3!7 4 713 is (A)1 (B) 6 (c)4 (D) 2 (E)0 ‘The smallest value of x? + y? on the line 4y + 3x = 12 is 144 81 25 (A) oF (B) 9 (c) 16 (D) ‘Two intersecting straight lines intersect a circle at the four distinct points P, Q, Rand S as shown, with the point of in- tersection, T,, of the lines inside the cir- cle. If angle PTQ is 20° and the radius of the circle is 5cm, then the sum of the lengths of the arcs PQ and RS, in cent- imetres, is Sn ») Bt 10 on (A) a (8) 5 © > 3 Questions 21-30, 5 marks each ‘The following sequence of numbers has the interesting property that any seven consecutive numbers add up to ~1 and any eleven consecutive numbers add up to 1 5,5, ~13,5,5,5, —13, 5,5, —13,5,5,5, 13 How many further numbers can be added to the right hand end of the sequence, preserving this property? (a) 0 (B)1 (2 (D) 3 (B) 4 A square, PQRS, is inscribed in ‘a semicircle on diameter TU as shown. Let PT =a and PR = y. ‘The value of x/y is 23. 24. 25. 26. 55, Racehorses Phar Lap and Kingston ‘Town run a match race over 1 kilometre. Kingston Town is given 48 metres start. ‘They run at their own constant speed and Phar Lap wins by 2 metres. How many metres had Phar Lap run when he passed Kingston ‘Town? (A) 980 (B) 930 (C) 940 (D) 950 (E) 960 PQRSTU is a regular hexagon, V P v Q bisects PQ and W and X are inter- cepts as shown. What is the value i ° rea WXST areaUVW 2 (A)2 (B) 3 (C) Fe OB T g (D) V3) v2 Given integers m and n such that 1 < m

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