RGS Mock Test 2018

January 17 2018

1 Problems
(The problems are not sorted according to difficulty. If you get stuck on a
problem, it is highly recommended that you move onto the next one.)

1. There is a prime number p such that 16p + 1 is the cube of a positive

integer. Find p.

2. The real root

√ of the equation 8x3 − 3x2 − 3x − 1 = 0 can be written in
√ 3
3
a+ b+1
the form , where a, b, and c are positive integers. Find a + b + c.
c
3. Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}, and let N be the number of functions f from
set A to set A such that f (f (x)) is a constant function. Find the remainder
when N is divided by 1000.

4. Let 4ABC be a right triangle with right angle at C. Let D and E be

points on AB with D between A and E such 6
√ that CD and CE trisect C. If
DE 8 m p
= , then tan B can be written as , where m and n are relatively
BE 15 n
prime positive integers, and p is a positive integer not divisible by the square of
any prime. Find m + n + p.
1
5. The sequence (an ) satisfies a1 = 1 and 5(an+1 −an ) − 1 = for n ≥ 1.
n + 23
Let k be the least integer greater than 1 for which ak is an integer. Find k.