MMC 2013 4th Year Nationals 1

Easy
E1 If a ∗ b = a 2 + ab, what is x in the equation 2 ∗ x = 0? [−2]
E2 A line passes through the point (−2, 0) and is perpendicular to the line y = 2x. What is the equation of
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the line in slope-intercept form? [y = − x − 1]
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E3 In a class of 30 students, the average weight is 40 kg. If 20 of the students weigh 780 kg altogether, what
is the average weight of the other 10 students? [42 kg]
E4 At what points do the graphs of y = −x 2 and y 2 = x intersect? [(0, 0), (1, −1)]
E5 The lengths of the diagonals of a rhombus are 5 and 8 inches. What is the area of the rhombus?
[20 in2 ]
E6 Teacher Ramon jogs to school from his house every morning, and walks back to his house in the af-
ternoon using the same route. If he reaches school after 1 hour of jogging at a rate of 300 meters per
minute, how long does it take him to go back to his house if he walks 100 meters per minute?
[3 hours]
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E7 The sum of two numbers is 16 and their difference is 9. What is the smaller number? [ ]
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E8 If f (x) = 2x + x 2 − 2, what is f (0)? [−1]
E9 A rectangle has dimensions 30 by 35 units. What is the least number of squares into which the rectangle
can be cut? [7]
E10 Let A and B be the sets composed of the letters in the words METROBAN K and MATHEMATICS,
respectively. What is A ∩ B? [{A, E, M, T}]
Average
A1 Find the area of the quadrilateral with vertices at (0, 0), (7, 0), (4, 6), (0, 5). [31]
A2 If f (x) = 3 − 2x and ( f ○ g)(x) = 1 − 8x, what is g(−1)? [−3]
A3 Solve for x in the equation 4x + 2x = 12. [log2 3]
A4 Give all pairs of prime numbers whose sum is 50. [{3, 47}, {7, 43}, {13, 37}, {19, 31}]
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A5 If x 2 + y 2 = 4, what is the maximum value of x + y? [2 2]
Difficult
D1 What is the remainder when x 2013 is divided by x 2 − 1? [x]
D2 The vertex of a parabola is at (2, 3) and the parabola passes through the origin. Find the equation of
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the parabola in the form y = ax 2 + bx + c. [y = − x 2 + 3x]
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D3 Find the number of ways for four boys and three girls to sit around a table if the girls sit next to each
other. [144]
D4 Triangle ABC is right angled at B. If AB = 15 cm and BC = 20 cm, what is the area of the circle centered
at B and tangent to the hypotenuse AC? [144π cm2 ]
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n
= 1 + 2cos x . [ + kπ, k ∈ Z]
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D5 Solve for x in the equation 2sin x
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Tiebreaker
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TB1 A square is inscribed in a circle of radius 12 cm. What is the perimeter of the square? [48 2 cm]
TB2 Factor completely the polynomial 2x 3 − x 2 − 5x + k, if x + 1 is given as one of its factors.
[(2x + 1)(x − 2)(x + 1)]
TB3 If 100! is expressed into its prime factorization, what is the power of 7? [16]