International Mathematics Competition

2022 8
GRADE

XXVI TH EDITION
 “Este extrem de important ca
elevii să reușească să găsească
modalitățile de rezolvare cele
mai rapide și care să conducă
la soluția potrivită.“

Stimați profesori / Dragi părinți și elevi,

Lumina Instituții de Învățământ contribuie de peste douăzeci de ani la dezvoltarea

unor proiecte educaționale și culturale menite să ajute tineri din areale culturale
diverse în procesul lor de instruire și cunoaștere. Dincolo de activitatea culturală
și educațională, Lumina Instituții de Învățământ este implicată în numeroase alte
proiecte, cele mai cunoscute fiind LuminaMath, IFLC și Infomatrix.

LuminaMath este un concurs național de matematică care are o tradiție de peste

douăzeci de ani în rândul elevilor din România şi care testează cunoștințele
asimilate de aceștia în şcoală, responsabilitatea, perseverența şi răbdarea,
toate acestea într-un test amplu contra timp. Este extrem de important ca elevii
să reușească să găsească modalitățile de rezolvare cele mai rapide şi care să
conducă la soluția potrivită. Antrenamentul este cheia succesului în acest caz,
iar pentru a veni în întâmpinarea nevoilor elevilor și ca urmare a cererilor primite
în ultimii ani de la părinți și profesori am decis să realizăm culegeri LuminaMath
simulări care să ajute la înțelegerea modalităților de rezolvare ale exercițiilor.

Scopul realizării culegerii este acela de a pregăti temeinic elevii care doresc
să participe nu numai la concursul LuminaMath, ci în general la concursuri de
matematică sau olimpiade naționale.

Anul acesta ne mândrim cu cea de-a XXVI-a ediție a competiției și totodată dorim
să vă mulțumim: fără încrederea dumneavoastră și fără feedback-ul oferit nu am
fi putut îmbunătăți acest sistem de testare astfel încât competiția LuminaMath să
rămână o constantă în sistemul educațional din România timp de douăzeci de
ani.

Lumina Instituții de Învățământ

Fatih GÖKTAŞ Director General
 STATUTE
Concursul Național de Matematică LuminaMath Ediția a XXVI-a
The LuminaMath International Competition, 26th edition, 2022
The 2022 LuminaMath International Competition
consists of a multiple-choice written exam made up
of exercises of varying degrees of difficulty, each ha-
ving 5 possible answers.
Subjects are grouped by grades and distributed
as such: primary school grades II-IV (30 exercises
each) and secondary school grades V-VIII (40 pro-
blems each).
1. The Competition takes place on the same day,
10th of December 2022, between 10 a.m. and 12
p.m., for all grades, in a 120 minute time interval.
2. Participants cannot exit the exam room during
the first hour or the last 15 minutes of the Com-
petition.
3. Participants who finish after the first hour has
passed can hand in their answer sheets and
exist the exam.
4. When the supervisor announces the end of the
exam, participants must wait for their answer
sheets to be collected.
5. During the last 15 minutes of the Competition, at
least 2 participants must remain present in any
exam room until the exam time runs out.
6. Participants must have their school-issued iden-
tification document, a pencil, a sharpened and
an eraser with them.
7. 7. The usage any electronic device, phone, geo-
metry tool is strictly prohibited.
8. 8. Participants trying to cheat the exam will be
disqualified.
9. In the event of answer sheets from the same
exam room sharing too many similarities, they
will be voided.
10. It is the responsibility of every participant to en-
sure that his answer sheet is not seen by other
participants.
11. At the beginning of the exam, participants are
advised to verify that the blank answer sheet
has no errors (printing errors, content errors);
such errors need to be brought to the attention
of a supervisor, who will replace the participant’s
answer sheet with a new one and will void the
faulty one.
12. Answers will be filled in on the answer sheet,
and only pencils will be used. Please check the
1
booklet variant (either A or B).
13. For each question, a single answer must be cho-
sen, which will be filled in in the answer section,
in the circle corresponding to the chosen answer
next to the question. Even when a question ad-
mits multiple correct answers, participants will
choose only one of them. If the participant fills
in more than one answer to a question, they will
be voided.
14. In the event that you fill in a wrong answer on the
answer sheet, it is important to erase it carefully
before filling in another answer.
15. Knowing that the average allotted time for a qu-
estion is 3-4 minutes, participants are advised to
use it efficiently.
16. The final score grading formula is the following:
- for grades V-VIII:
P = 20 (automatic) + 2×NCA – 0.5×NWA
- for grades II-IV:
P = 25 (automatic) + 2.5×NCA – 0.5×NWA
where NCA is the number of correct answers
and NWA is the number of wrong answers.
Unanswered questions do not change the sco-
re.
17. In the event of multiple answer sheets graded
with the same score, awards will be given accor-
ding to the following criteria:
- higher number of correct answers
- higher difficulty degree of solved exercises
18. Scoring is computerized, therefore insuring im-
partial grading and ranking.
19. Correctly filling in the answer sheet is part of the
game. The computer can fail to read markings
made using other symbols (crosses, lines, po-
ints) or by using a writing tool other than pen-
cils. The answer sheet must not show stains or
scratches.
20. The computer detects cases when the exam pa-
per was not completed individually, in this case,
the participants being disqualified from the Com-
petition.
21. Results and rankings will be published on the
official website luminamath.org and the students
will also be able to access their individual exam
report in their personal account.
 LUMINAMATH 2022 – 2023
8th Grade • International Mathematics Competition • Written

1. ABCD is a parallelogram. Angle bisectors of 1

4. If x 2 + 2 = 7 , what is the value of the ex-
 and D
A  intersect at E. If AD=6 cm and F x
is the midpoint of segment [AD], calcu- 1
pression x 4 + 4 ?
late the length of [EF]. x

A. 2 cm A. 49
B. 3 cm B. 48
C. 4 cm C. 47
D. 5 cm D. 46
E. 6 cm E. 45

2. The distinct natural numbers a, b, c, and d

are chosen from the interval [1, 4]. What is
Lumina-Instituții de Învățământ

the smallest value of the sum a + c ? 5. A laptop has become more expensive by
b d 20%. Then, the new price decreased by
25%, the laptop now costing 1530 euros.
What was the original price?
A. 5
6
A. 1600 bucks
B. 5
4 B. 1530 bucks
C. 11 C. 2040 bucks
12 D. 1700 bucks
D. 3 E. 1800 bucks
4
E. 1
2

6. On a math test, students in a class scored

3. A circle is divided by the numbers 1, 2, 3, ...n according to the table below:
into n congruent arcs. Knowing that Grade 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
points "7" and "23" are diametrically op- No. of students 1 2 4 7 8 2 1
posed, find the value of n. What is the class average on this test?

A. 30 A. 5
B. 32 B. 6,5
C. 34 C. 7,16
D. 36 D. 7,2
E. 38 E. 7,4

35
 LUMINAMATH 2022 – 2023
8th Grade • International Mathematics Competition • Written

7. In this figure, ABCD D C 10. If –|x – 1| – |2x – 2| + |4x – 4| = 6, then the

is a square, A, B, E sum of the values of the number x is:
are collinear points
and BD = AE. What A. -2
is the measure of B. -1
A E
?
the angle BCE B
C. 0
D. 1
A. 22°30’
E. 2
B. 30’
C. 45°
D. 60°
E. 67°30’

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + ...+ 1 = 2021
11. If ,
2 6 12 20 m2 + m 2022
then the value of the natural number m
Lumina-Instituții de Învățământ

is:
8. If x² – y² = 12 and x²y – xy² = 18, then
1 1 A. 2020
the value of the expression + is
x y B. 2021
equal to: C. 2022
D. 2023
A. − 2 E. 2024
3
B. 2
3
C. 3
2
D. − 3
2
E. 2 12. The geometric mean of numbers x, with

()
−1
x ∈ ℝ⁺ and y, y = 8 , is 3 . The value
27 2
of the number x is:

A. 3
9. The value of the number a = 340
is: 2

B. 3
A. 27 6
B. 81 C. 3
C. 243 3
D. 3¹⁰ D. 3
E. 3¹⁵ E. 2 3

36
 LUMINAMATH 2022 – 2023
8th Grade • International Mathematics Competition • Written

13. In the triangle ABC, AB = 10 cm, 16. ABCD is an isosceles trapezoid, AB ∥ CD

AC = 12 cm, and AO is an altitude with = 45° . Calculate m( AD
and m(A)  ;BC) .
O ∈ BC. The value of the expression
OC2 − OB2 is equal to: A. 30°
B. 45°
A. 2 61 C. 60°
B. 22 D. 90°
E. 120°
C. 2 11
D. 17
E. 4 17. The result of the calculation
6 − 6 + 6 − 6 is:
5 20 45 5 5

A. 0
14. What is the maximum value of the prod-
uct of natural numbers a and b that have B. 19
Lumina-Instituții de Învățământ

5
the property 48 < a + b < 10 ?
7 2 C. 19
5
A. 7 D. 19
B. 8 5 5
C. 10
E. 19 5
D. 12 5
E. 20
18. A square has its vertices labeled A, B, C, and
D, and the triangle AEC is equilateral. What
is the measure of the angle ABE?

15. A circle of center O and radius 1 contains A. 120°

the chord AB of length 1. The perpendicular B. 135°
from M, the midpoint of the chord AB, on
C. 150°
AO intersects AO in P. The area of the tri-
angle MAP is: D. 75°
E. 45°

A. 1
32
19. Reducing the length of a rectangle by 3 cm,
B. 2 a square with an area equal to 25 cm² is ob-
32
tained. The perimeter of the rectangle is:
C. 3
32 A. 26 cm
D. 1 B. 24 cm
16
C. 20 cm
E. 5 D. 14 cm
32
E. 10 cm

37
 LUMINAMATH 2022 – 2023
8th Grade • International Mathematics Competition • Written

20. The star in the picture is 24. The sum of the positive two-digit divi-
made up of 12 congruent sors of 2³²–1 is:
equilateral triangles. The pe-
rimeter of the star is 36 cm. A. 17
What is the perimeter of B. 32
the colored hexagon?
C. 83
A. 6 cm D. 168
B. 12 cm E. 236
C. 18 cm
D. 24 cm 25. B
E. 36 cm A

C
21. If r is a real number, which of the follow-
ing numbers is always greater than r? F
E D M

A. r²+1 Knowing that

Lumina-Instituții de Învățământ

B. 2r AB = BC = CD = BD = DE = AE = EF = 1
and AB ⊥ BD, calculate the length of seg-
C. |r| + r ment CF.
2
D. (r+1)³
A. 10 + 2 3
E. r²⁰²²
B. 5+2 3
22. How many rational numbers x, with
x ≥ 3, have the property C. 5+ 3
2
x+ 3 − x − 3 = x ?
D. 10 + 3
A. 0 numbers
E. 5−2 3
B. 1 number
C. 2 numbers
D. 3 numbers 26. In this figure, ABCD is a A M B
E. 4 numbers square and triangle MNP
is equilateral. Knowing
23. The integer part of x is denoted by [x]. If x A [ABCD] a 3
that = ,
is the smallest positive real number for A [MNP] 9 P N
[x] find the value of the D C
which = 2022 , then 2022x +
2023
x − [x] x number a.
is:
A. 2 3
A. 4044 B. 16
B. 4045 C. 8
C. 4046 D. 4
D. 1
E. 3
E. 2023

38
 LUMINAMATH 2022 – 2023
8th Grade • International Mathematics Competition • Written

27. Let ABC be an isosceles triangle with 30. If the real numbers x, y and z check the re-
lations x + y + z = 6 and x² + y² + z² = 18.
= BC
AC = 5 + 1 centimeters, D ∈ (BC) Calculate the x ∙ y for which z takes its
2
such that AD = AB = 1 centimeter. Calcu- maximum value.
late the segment length [CD].
A. 0 B. -1 C. 1 D. 2 E. -2
A. 3 cm
2
5 − 1 cm 31. The value of the product 1∙2∙3∙...∙n is de-
B. noted by n!. If a, b, c, d are nonzero natu-
2
ral numbers such that a!∙ b!∙ c!= d! and
C. 3 5 + 5 cm a+b+c+d=37, the value of the product
8 abcd is:
D. 5 cm
2 A. 2210
E. 1 cm B. 2240
C. 3780
Lumina-Instituții de Învățământ

D. 6006
28. 4 semicircles fit into a E. 1760
square of side 8 as in the
figure. What is the area
of the shaded figure? 32. The perimeter of the triangle ABC is equal
to 2022 and its side lengths are natural
A. 32(π-2) numbers different from each other. The bi-
sector of angle C intersects AB in D so that
B. 8(π-1)
AD=229. The length of BC is:
C. 16(π-1)
D. 16(π-2) A. 32
E. 32(π-1) B. 335
C. 458
D. 890
= 60° and E. 1325
29. In the triangle ABC, m(A)
= 45° . The angle bisector of A inter-
m(B)
sects BC in D and AD=24. The altitude from 33. A goat is tied with a rope 12 meters long to
C intersects AB at F. If CF+FB+AC+AF can the corner of a rectangular building 10 me-
be written in its simplest form as ters long and 8 meters wide. What is the
a + b 3 , with a and b integers, then a-b area of grass around the building that
is: the goat can graze on?

A. -12 A. 108π m2
B. 0 B. 110π m2
C. 12 C. 113π m2
D. 24 D. 116π m2
E. -24 E. 144π m2

39
 LUMINAMATH 2022 – 2023
8th Grade • International Mathematics Competition • Written

34. What is the area of a regular octagon

with a side of 3 centimeters? 38. Let a, b, c be real numbers in the interval
[-1,1]. Find how many triplets (a,b,c)
A. 15 + 12 2 cm2 with the properties a + b + c = 0 and
4∙|abc| = 1 are there.
B. 15 + 15 2 cm2
C. 15 + 18 2 cm2 A. 4
B. 6
D. 18 + 18 2 cm2
C. 7
E. 27 + 6 2 cm2 D. 8
E. 9

35. How many solutions (x, y) with x and y

natural numbers does the equation
x(x + 1)(x + 2)(x + 3) – 23 = y²⁰²² have?

A. 0 solutions
Lumina-Instituții de Învățământ

B. 1 solution 39. The integer part of x is denoted by [x]. The

C. 2 solutions value of the expression
           
D. 3 solutions  1  −  2  +  3  −  4  +...+  2021  −  2022 
E. 4 solutions is equal to:

A. 2022
36. Triangle ABC has an area of 100 cm². Let M B. -220
be the midpoint of side [BC], P the midpoint C. -22
of [AM], and Q the midpoint of [BM]. If
D. 20
CP∩AQ={O}, calculate the area of trian-
gle AOP. E. -2

A. 4 cm²
B. 5 cm²
C. 6 cm²
D. 8 cm²
E. 10 cm²
40. We consider x, y, and z real numbers that
satisfy the relations: x + y + z = 2,
37. The natural numbers from 1 to 10 are writ- x² + y² + z² = 6 and x³+y³+z³=8. Calculate
ten, each once, on the 5 vertices and the 5 x ∙ y ∙ z.
side midpoints of a convex pentagon, so
that, on any side, the sum of the numbers at A. 12
its ends and the number in the middle is al- B. 0
ways S. Find the difference between the C. -2
maximum and the minimum value of the
D. 18
sum defined as such.
E. -1,5
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 E. 7

40
 spectrumconstanta.ro

spectrum-iasi.ro

Oredea
colentina.ichb.ro colentina.spectrum.ro isor.ro
Contact: 0773 724 740 - 0770 604 090 E-mail : cel@cedlum.ro

CENTRUL DE EDUCAȚIE LUMINA-CEL



Vă oferim  
 
pregătire cu profesori cu experiență

grupe de lucru mici, flexibile


predare orientată către elev


 
S
mediu de studiu performant

C C E
SU NTAT!
pregătire în week-end

A
testare inițială
testări periodice
costuri foarte avantajoase G A R

CENTRE ÎN BUCUREȘTI ȘI ÎN ȚARĂ

CEL PALLADY (SEDIUL CENTRAL) - ICHB, Str. Balta Albina nr. 9, sector 3, București - 021 306 95 44
CEL COLENTINA – ICHB Colentina, Șos. Colentina nr. 64B, sector 2, București
CEL CONSTANȚA – ICHC, Bulevardul Tomis nr. 153, Costanța - 0 241 665 083
CEL CLUJ – Școala Internațională Spectrum Cluj Calea Mănăștur nr. 22-24, Cluj-Napoca - 0 264 438 351
CEL PLOIEȘTI – Școala Internațională Spectrum Ploiești str. Infrățirii nr. 4, Ploiești -0 244 554 404
CEL IAȘI – Școala Internațională Spectrum Iași str. A.C. Rosetti nr. 12-14, Iași 0 232 210 278

www.cedlum.ro