2014 AMC 12B Exam Problems

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1.

Leah has 1313 coins, all of which are pennies and nickels. If she had one more nickel than she has now, then she would have the same number of pennies and nickels. In cents, how much are Leah's coins worth?

3333

3535

3737

3939

4141

Answer: C
Concepts:linear equationmoney

Difficulty rating: 920

Solution:

Let nn be the number of nickels, so Leah has 13n13-n pennies. One more nickel would give her n+1n+1 nickels, and this equals the number of pennies: n+1=13n. n+1 = 13-n. Solving gives n=6,n=6, so there are 66 nickels and 77 pennies.

The total value is 65+7=376\cdot5 + 7 = 37 cents.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

2.

Orvin went to the store with just enough money to buy 3030 balloons. When he arrived he discovered that the store had a special sale on balloons: buy 11 balloon at the regular price and get a second at 13\tfrac13 off the regular price. What is the greatest number of balloons Orvin could buy?

3333

3434

3636

3838

3939

Answer: C

Difficulty rating: 1070

Solution:

Under the sale, a pair of balloons costs 1+23=531 + \tfrac23 = \tfrac53 times the regular price of one balloon.

Orvin's money buys 3030 balloons at the regular price, so he can afford 30÷53=18 30 \div \tfrac53 = 18 pairs, which is 3636 balloons.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

3.

Randy drove the first third of his trip on a gravel road, the next 2020 miles on pavement, and the remaining one-fifth on a dirt road. In miles, how long was Randy's trip?

3030

40011\dfrac{400}{11}

752\dfrac{75}{2}

4040

3007\dfrac{300}{7}

Answer: E

Difficulty rating: 1150

Solution:

The fraction of the trip on pavement is 11315=715. 1 - \tfrac13 - \tfrac15 = \tfrac{7}{15}.

Since this equals 2020 miles, the whole trip is 20÷715=3007 20 \div \tfrac{7}{15} = \tfrac{300}{7} miles.

Thus, the correct answer is E.

4.

Susie pays for 44 muffins and 33 bananas. Calvin spends twice as much paying for 22 muffins and 1616 bananas. A muffin is how many times as expensive as a banana?

32\dfrac{3}{2}

53\dfrac{5}{3}

74\dfrac{7}{4}

22

134\dfrac{13}{4}

Answer: B

Difficulty rating: 1230

Solution:

Let a muffin cost mm and a banana cost b.b. Then 2(4m+3b)=2m+16b. 2(4m+3b) = 2m+16b.

Expanding gives 8m+6b=2m+16b,8m+6b = 2m+16b, so 6m=10b6m = 10b and m=53b.m = \tfrac53 b.

Thus, the correct answer is B.

5.

Doug constructs a square window using 88 equal-size panes of glass, as shown. The ratio of the height to width for each pane is 5:2,5 : 2, and the borders around and between the panes are 22 inches wide. In inches, what is the side length of the square window?

2626

2828

3030

3232

3434

Answer: A

Difficulty rating: 1400

Solution:

Let each pane have width 2x2x and height 5x.5x. The window is 44 panes wide with 55 vertical borders, so its width is 4(2x)+52=8x+10.4(2x) + 5\cdot2 = 8x+10.

It is 22 panes tall with 33 horizontal borders, so its height is 2(5x)+32=10x+6.2(5x) + 3\cdot2 = 10x+6.

Setting width equal to height gives 8x+10=10x+6,8x+10 = 10x+6, so x=2x=2 and the side length is 102+6=26.10\cdot2+6 = 26.

Thus, the correct answer is A.

6.

Ed and Ann both have lemonade with their lunch. Ed orders the regular size. Ann gets the large lemonade, which is 50%50\% more than the regular. After both consume 34\tfrac34 of their drinks, Ann gives Ed a third of what she has left, and 22 additional ounces. When they finish their lemonades they realize that they both drank the same amount. How many ounces of lemonade did they drink together?

3030

3232

3636

4040

5050

Answer: D

Difficulty rating: 1460

Solution:

Let a regular lemonade hold aa ounces, so Ann's large holds 32a.\tfrac32 a. After each drinks 34,\tfrac34, Ann has 1432a=38a\tfrac14\cdot\tfrac32 a = \tfrac38 a left, and she gives Ed 1338a+2=18a+2\tfrac13\cdot\tfrac38 a + 2 = \tfrac18 a + 2 ounces.

Ed drinks his full aa ounces plus that gift, and Ann drinks her 32a\tfrac32 a minus the gift. Setting these equal, a+(18a+2)=32a(18a+2), a + \left(\tfrac18 a + 2\right) = \tfrac32 a - \left(\tfrac18 a + 2\right), which gives 4=14a,4 = \tfrac14 a, so a=16.a = 16.

Then Ed drank 1616 ounces and Ann drank 2424 ounces, for a total of 4040 ounces.

Thus, the correct answer is D.

7.

For how many positive integers nn is n30n\dfrac{n}{30-n} also a positive integer?

44

55

66

77

88

Answer: D

Difficulty rating: 1520

Solution:

Write n30n=3030n1. \dfrac{n}{30-n} = \dfrac{30}{30-n} - 1.

For this to be a positive integer, 30n30-n must be a positive divisor of 3030 with 3030n2,\dfrac{30}{30-n} \ge 2, i.e. 30n15.30-n \le 15.

The divisors of 3030 that are at most 1515 are 1,2,3,5,6,10,15,1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, giving 77 values of nn (namely 15,20,24,25,27,28,2915, 20, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29).

Thus, the correct answer is D.

8.

In the addition shown below A,A, B,B, C,C, and DD are distinct digits. How many different values are possible for D?D?

ABBCB+BCADADBDDD\begin{array}{cccccc} & A & B & B & C & B \\ + & B & C & A & D & A \\ \hline & D & B & D & D & D \end{array}

22

44

77

88

99

Answer: C

Difficulty rating: 1580

Solution:

The leftmost column shows A+B=DA+B = D with no carry out, so A+B9.A+B \le 9. Examining the tens and thousands columns (each of the form C+digit+carryC + \text{digit} + \text{carry} producing the same digit) forces C=0C = 0 and eliminates all carries.

Every column then reduces to A+B=D,A+B = D, with A,B,C=0A, B, C=0 distinct. Since AA and BB are distinct positive digits, D=A+BD = A+B can be any value from 33 up to 9,9, giving 77 possibilities, for example (A,B,C,D)=(1,2,0,3),(1,3,0,4),,(2,7,0,9).(A,B,C,D) = (1,2,0,3), (1,3,0,4), \ldots, (2,7,0,9).

Thus, the correct answer is C.

9.

Convex quadrilateral ABCDABCD has AB=3,AB = 3, BC=4,BC = 4, CD=13,CD = 13, AD=12,AD = 12, and ABC=90,\angle ABC = 90^\circ, as shown. What is the area of the quadrilateral?

3030

3636

4040

4848

58.558.5

Answer: B
Solution:

By the Pythagorean Theorem in right triangle ABC,ABC, AC=32+42=5.AC = \sqrt{3^2+4^2} = 5.

Since 52+122=132,5^2 + 12^2 = 13^2, the converse of the Pythagorean Theorem shows DAC=90,\angle DAC = 90^\circ, so DAC\triangle DAC is right.

The area of ABC\triangle ABC is 1234=6\tfrac12\cdot3\cdot4 = 6 and the area of DAC\triangle DAC is 12512=30.\tfrac12\cdot5\cdot12 = 30. The quadrilateral has area 6+30=36.6 + 30 = 36.

Thus, the correct answer is B.

10.

Danica drove her new car on a trip for a whole number of hours, averaging 5555 miles per hour. At the beginning of the trip, abcabc miles was displayed on the odometer, where abcabc is a 33-digit number with a1a \ge 1 and a+b+c7.a+b+c \le 7. At the end of the trip, the odometer showed cbacba miles. What is a2+b2+c2?a^2 + b^2 + c^2?

2626

2727

3636

3737

4141

Answer: D

Difficulty rating: 1680

Solution:

The distance driven is cbaabc=99(ca),cba - abc = 99(c-a), a multiple of 9.9. Driving a whole number of hours at 5555 mph makes it a multiple of 5555 too, hence a multiple of 495.495.

Since the odometer difference is at most a 33-digit number and a1,a \ge 1, the distance must be 495,495, so ca=5.c - a = 5.

With a1a \ge 1 and a+b+c7,a+b+c \le 7, the only choice is a=1,a=1, c=6,c=6, b=0.b=0. Then a2+b2+c2=1+0+36=37.a^2+b^2+c^2 = 1 + 0 + 36 = 37.

Thus, the correct answer is D.

11.

A list of 1111 positive integers has a mean of 10,10, a median of 9,9, and a unique mode of 8.8. What is the largest possible value of an integer in the list?

2424

3030

3131

3333

3535

Answer: E

Difficulty rating: 1690

Solution:

The list sums to 1110=110.11 \cdot 10 = 110. To maximize one entry, minimize the sum of the other ten.

Sorted, the sixth number must be 99 (the median), and 88 must appear more often than any other value. Trying 88 three times, the smallest possible ten numbers are 1,1,8,8,8,9,9,10,10,11, 1,1,8,8,8,9,9,10,10,11, which sum to 7575 and keep 88 the unique mode.

The largest entry is then 11075=35.110 - 75 = 35.

Thus, the correct answer is E.

12.

A set SS consists of triangles whose sides have integer lengths less than 5,5, and no two elements of SS are congruent or similar. What is the largest number of elements that SS can have?

88

99

1010

1111

1212

Answer: B

Difficulty rating: 1770

Solution:

Write each triangle by its side lengths in nonincreasing order. Only one equilateral triangle is allowed (all are similar), and of the similar pair 2,2,12,2,1 and 4,4,24,4,2 only one may appear.

The remaining valid, pairwise non-similar triangles are 443, 441, 433, 432, 332, 331, 322, 4\,4\,3,\ 4\,4\,1,\ 4\,3\,3,\ 4\,3\,2,\ 3\,3\,2,\ 3\,3\,1,\ 3\,2\,2, seven in all. Together with one equilateral and one of the similar pair, SS has at most 99 elements.

Thus, the correct answer is B.

13.

Real numbers aa and bb are chosen with 1<a<b1 \lt a \lt b such that no triangle with positive area has side lengths 1,a,1, a, and bb or 1b,1a,\tfrac1b, \tfrac1a, and 1.1. What is the smallest possible value of b?b?

3+32\dfrac{3+\sqrt{3}}{2}

52\dfrac{5}{2}

3+52\dfrac{3+\sqrt{5}}{2}

3+62\dfrac{3+\sqrt{6}}{2}

33

Answer: C
Solution:

Since bb is the largest of 1,a,b,1, a, b, no such triangle exists exactly when ba+1.b \ge a+1. Since 11 is the largest of 1b,1a,1,\tfrac1b, \tfrac1a, 1, no such triangle exists exactly when 11a+1b,1 \ge \tfrac1a + \tfrac1b, that is abb1.a \le \tfrac{b}{b-1}.

Both conditions hold with bb smallest when a+1=ba+1 = b and a=bb1a = \tfrac{b}{b-1} meet, giving b1=bb1,b - 1 = \tfrac{b}{b-1}, or b23b+1=0.b^2 - 3b + 1 = 0.

The root larger than 11 is b=3+52.b = \dfrac{3+\sqrt5}{2}.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

14.

A rectangular box has a total surface area of 9494 square inches. The sum of the lengths of all its edges is 4848 inches. What is the sum of the lengths in inches of all of its interior diagonals?

838\sqrt{3}

10210\sqrt{2}

16316\sqrt{3}

20220\sqrt{2}

40240\sqrt{2}

Answer: D
Solution:

Let the edges be x,y,z.x, y, z. Then xy+yz+zx=47xy+yz+zx = 47 and x+y+z=12.x+y+z = 12. Therefore x2+y2+z2=(x+y+z)22(xy+yz+zx)=14494=50. x^2+y^2+z^2 = (x+y+z)^2 - 2(xy+yz+zx) = 144 - 94 = 50.

Each of the 44 interior diagonals has length x2+y2+z2=50=52,\sqrt{x^2+y^2+z^2} = \sqrt{50} = 5\sqrt2, so their total length is 452=202.4 \cdot 5\sqrt2 = 20\sqrt2.

Thus, the correct answer is D.

15.

When p=k=16klnk,p = \sum_{k=1}^{6} k \ln k, the number epe^p is an integer. What is the largest power of 22 that is a factor of ep?e^p?

2122^{12}

2142^{14}

2162^{16}

2182^{18}

2202^{20}

Answer: C

Difficulty rating: 1950

Solution:

Since klnk=ln(kk),k \ln k = \ln(k^k), the sum gives p=ln(k=16kk),p = \ln\left(\prod_{k=1}^{6} k^k\right), so ep=112233445566. e^p = 1^1 \cdot 2^2 \cdot 3^3 \cdot 4^4 \cdot 5^5 \cdot 6^6.

The factors of 22 come from 222^2 (giving 22), 44=284^4 = 2^8 (giving 88), and 66=26366^6 = 2^6 \cdot 3^6 (giving 66). In total the exponent of 22 is 2+8+6=16.2 + 8 + 6 = 16.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

16.

Let PP be a cubic polynomial with P(0)=k,P(0) = k, P(1)=2k,P(1) = 2k, and P(1)=3k.P(-1) = 3k. What is P(2)+P(2)?P(2) + P(-2)?

00

kk

6k6k

7k7k

14k14k

Answer: E

Difficulty rating: 1950

Solution:

Since P(0)=k,P(0) = k, write P(x)=ax3+bx2+cx+k.P(x) = ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + k.

Then P(1)=a+b+c+k=2kP(1) = a+b+c+k = 2k and P(1)=a+bc+k=3k.P(-1) = -a+b-c+k = 3k. Adding these gives 2b+2k=5k,2b + 2k = 5k, so 2b=3k.2b = 3k.

The odd-power terms cancel in the sum: P(2)+P(2)=(8a+4b+2c+k)+(8a+4b2c+k)=8b+2k. P(2)+P(-2) = (8a+4b+2c+k) + (-8a+4b-2c+k) = 8b + 2k. Since 8b=4(2b)=12k,8b = 4(2b) = 12k, this equals 12k+2k=14k.12k + 2k = 14k.

Thus, the correct answer is E.

17.

Let PP be the parabola with equation y=x2y = x^2 and let Q=(20,14).Q = (20, 14). There are real numbers rr and ss such that the line through QQ with slope mm does not intersect PP if and only if r<m<s.r \lt m \lt s. What is r+s?r + s?

11

2626

4040

5252

8080

Answer: E

Difficulty rating: 2010

Solution:

The line through QQ is y=m(x20)+14.y = m(x-20) + 14. Substituting into y=x2y = x^2 gives x2mx+(20m14)=0. x^2 - mx + (20m - 14) = 0.

There is no intersection exactly when this has no real root, i.e. when the discriminant m24(20m14)=m280m+56m^2 - 4(20m-14) = m^2 - 80m + 56 is negative. That happens between the two roots rr and ss of m280m+56=0.m^2 - 80m + 56 = 0.

By Vieta's formulas, r+s=80.r + s = 80.

Thus, the correct answer is E.

18.

The numbers 1,2,3,4,51, 2, 3, 4, 5 are to be arranged in a circle. An arrangement is bad if it is not true that for every nn from 11 to 1515 one can find a subset of the numbers that appear consecutively on the circle that sum to n.n. Arrangements that differ only by a rotation or a reflection are considered the same. How many different bad arrangements are there?

11

22

33

44

55

Answer: B
Solution:

Any single number covers sums 11 through 5.5. If a consecutive block sums to n,n, the remaining numbers form a consecutive block summing to 15n,15 - n, so sums 1010 through 1414 are automatically covered as well. Thus an arrangement is bad only if it fails to produce 66 or 7.7.

If 66 cannot be formed, then 11 and 55 are not adjacent, and working through the cases forces the arrangement 14352.14352. If 77 cannot be formed, then 22 and 55 are not adjacent, forcing 23154.23154.

These are the only two bad arrangements up to rotation and reflection.

Thus, the correct answer is B.

19.

A sphere is inscribed in a truncated right circular cone as shown. The volume of the truncated cone is twice that of the sphere. What is the ratio of the radius of the bottom base of the truncated cone to the radius of the top base of the truncated cone?

32\dfrac{3}{2}

1+52\dfrac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2}

3\sqrt{3}

22

3+52\dfrac{3+\sqrt{5}}{2}

Answer: E

Difficulty rating: 2220

Solution:

Let the top radius be 1,1, the bottom radius r,r, and the sphere radius a.a. The sphere touches both bases, so the cone's height is 2a,2a, and applying the Pythagorean Theorem to the side profile gives r=a2.r = a^2.

The frustum volume is 13π(r2+r+1)(2a).\tfrac13 \pi (r^2 + r + 1)(2a). Setting it equal to twice the sphere volume 43πa3\tfrac43 \pi a^3 and using r=a2r = a^2 yields a43a2+1=0, a^4 - 3a^2 + 1 = 0, that is r23r+1=0.r^2 - 3r + 1 = 0.

The positive root is r=3+52.r = \dfrac{3+\sqrt5}{2}.

Thus, the correct answer is E.

20.

For how many positive integers xx is log10(x40)+log10(60x)<2?\log_{10}(x - 40) + \log_{10}(60 - x) \lt 2?

1010

1818

1919

2020

infinitely many

Answer: B

Difficulty rating: 2110

Solution:

The logarithms are defined only when x40>0x - 40 \gt 0 and 60x>0,60 - x \gt 0, so 40<x<60.40 \lt x \lt 60.

Within this range the inequality becomes (x40)(60x)<100,(x-40)(60-x) \lt 100, which expands to x2100x+2500>0,x^2 - 100x + 2500 \gt 0, i.e. (x50)2>0.(x-50)^2 \gt 0. This holds for every x50.x \ne 50.

The integers strictly between 4040 and 6060 except 5050 are 41,,4941, \ldots, 49 and 51,,59,51, \ldots, 59, which is 1818 values.

Thus, the correct answer is B.

21.

In the figure, ABCDABCD is a square of side length 1.1. The rectangles JKHGJKHG and EBCFEBCF are congruent. What is BE?BE?

12(62)\dfrac12(\sqrt{6} - 2)

14\dfrac14

232 - \sqrt{3}

36\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{6}

1221 - \dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{2}

Answer: C

Difficulty rating: 2350

Solution:

Let x=BE=GH=CFx = BE = GH = CF and θ=DHG=AGJ=FKH,\theta = \angle DHG = \angle AGJ = \angle FKH, with AD=GJ=HK=1.AD = GJ = HK = 1. In right triangle GDH,GDH, xsinθ=DG=1cosθ,x \sin\theta = DG = 1 - \cos\theta, so x=1cosθsinθ.x = \dfrac{1 - \cos\theta}{\sin\theta}.

Along side CD,CD, 1=CF+FH+HD=x+sinθ+xcosθ. 1 = CF + FH + HD = x + \sin\theta + x\cos\theta. Substituting for xx gives 1=(1cosθ)(1+cosθ)sinθ+sinθ=sin2θsinθ+sinθ=2sinθ. 1 = \dfrac{(1-\cos\theta)(1+\cos\theta)}{\sin\theta} + \sin\theta = \dfrac{\sin^2\theta}{\sin\theta} + \sin\theta = 2\sin\theta.

Hence sinθ=12,\sin\theta = \tfrac12, so θ=30\theta = 30^\circ and x=13212=23. x = \dfrac{1 - \frac{\sqrt3}{2}}{\frac12} = 2 - \sqrt3.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

22.

In a small pond there are eleven lily pads in a row labeled 00 through 10.10. A frog is sitting on pad 1.1. When the frog is on pad N,N, 0<N<10,0 \lt N \lt 10, it will jump to pad N1N - 1 with probability N10\dfrac{N}{10} and to pad N+1N + 1 with probability 1N10.1 - \dfrac{N}{10}. Each jump is independent of the previous jumps. If the frog reaches pad 00 it will be eaten by a patiently waiting snake. If the frog reaches pad 1010 it will exit the pond, never to return. What is the probability that the frog will escape being eaten by the snake?

3279\dfrac{32}{79}

161384\dfrac{161}{384}

63146\dfrac{63}{146}

716\dfrac{7}{16}

12\dfrac{1}{2}

Answer: C

Difficulty rating: 2450

Solution:

Let pjp_j be the probability of eventually reaching pad 1010 starting from pad j.j. By the symmetry of the jump rule at the center, p5=12.p_5 = \tfrac12.

Each interior pad satisfies pj=10j10pj+1+j10pj1,p_j = \tfrac{10-j}{10}\,p_{j+1} + \tfrac{j}{10}\,p_{j-1}, which gives p4=25p3+35p5,p3=310p2+710p4, p_4 = \tfrac25 p_3 + \tfrac35 p_5,\quad p_3 = \tfrac{3}{10} p_2 + \tfrac{7}{10} p_4, p2=15p1+45p3,p1=910p2. p_2 = \tfrac15 p_1 + \tfrac45 p_3,\quad p_1 = \tfrac{9}{10} p_2.

Substituting downward from p5=12p_5 = \tfrac12 and solving yields p1=63146.p_1 = \dfrac{63}{146}.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

23.

The number 20172017 is prime. Let S=k=062(2014k).S = \sum_{k=0}^{62} \binom{2014}{k}. What is the remainder when SS is divided by 2017?2017?

3232

684684

10241024

15761576

20162016

Answer: C

Difficulty rating: 2560

Solution:

Working modulo 2017,2017, the identity nk!(2014k)!=2014!n \cdot k! \cdot (2014-k)! = 2014! together with 20162015(2015k)(1)k(k+2)!2016 \cdot 2015 \cdots (2015-k) \equiv (-1)^k (k+2)! leads to 2(2014k)(1)k(k+2)(k+1)(mod2017), 2\binom{2014}{k} \equiv (-1)^k (k+2)(k+1) \pmod{2017}, so (2014k)(1)k(k+22).\binom{2014}{k} \equiv (-1)^k \binom{k+2}{2}.

Then Sk=062(1)k(k+22)=1+k=131[(2k+22)(2k+12)]=1+k=131(2k+1). S \equiv \sum_{k=0}^{62} (-1)^k \binom{k+2}{2} = 1 + \sum_{k=1}^{31}\left[\binom{2k+2}{2} - \binom{2k+1}{2}\right] = 1 + \sum_{k=1}^{31}(2k+1).

The remaining sum is 3+5++63=1023,3 + 5 + \cdots + 63 = 1023, so S1+1023=1024(mod2017).S \equiv 1 + 1023 = 1024 \pmod{2017}.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

24.

Let ABCDEABCDE be a pentagon inscribed in a circle such that AB=CD=3,AB = CD = 3, BC=DE=10,BC = DE = 10, and AE=14.AE = 14. The sum of the lengths of all diagonals of ABCDEABCDE is equal to mn,\dfrac{m}{n}, where mm and nn are relatively prime positive integers. What is m+n?m + n?

129129

247247

353353

391391

421421

Answer: D

Difficulty rating: 2650

Solution:

Because arcs AB,CDAB, CD are equal and arcs BC,DEBC, DE are equal, the chords AC,BD,CEAC, BD, CE are all equal; let x=AC=BD=CE,x = AC = BD = CE, y=AD,y = AD, and z=BE.z = BE.

Ptolemy's theorem on ABCD,ABCD, BCDE,BCDE, and ABDEABDE gives 10y+9=x2,100+3z=x2,30+14x=yz. 10y + 9 = x^2,\quad 100 + 3z = x^2, \quad 30 + 14x = yz. Solving the first two for yy and zz and substituting into the third yields x3109x420=0=(x12)(x+5)(x+7). x^3 - 109x - 420 = 0 = (x-12)(x+5)(x+7).

So x=12,x = 12, y=13510=272,y = \tfrac{135}{10} = \tfrac{27}{2}, and z=443.z = \tfrac{44}{3}. The five diagonals are AC,BD,CE,AD,BE,AC, BD, CE, AD, BE, summing to 3x+y+z=36+272+443=3856. 3x + y + z = 36 + \tfrac{27}{2} + \tfrac{44}{3} = \tfrac{385}{6}.

Thus m+n=385+6=391,m + n = 385 + 6 = 391, and the correct answer is D.

25.

What is the sum of all positive real solutions xx to the equation 2cos(2x)(cos(2x)cos(2014π2x))=cos(4x)1? 2\cos(2x)\left(\cos(2x) - \cos\left(\dfrac{2014\pi^2}{x}\right)\right) = \cos(4x) - 1?

π\pi

810π810\pi

1008π1008\pi

1080π1080\pi

1800π1800\pi

Answer: D

Difficulty rating: 2890

Solution:

Let x=πy2.x = \tfrac{\pi y}{2}. Dividing by 22 and using 12(1cos(2πy))=sin2(πy),\tfrac12(1 - \cos(2\pi y)) = \sin^2(\pi y), the equation simplifies to cos(πy)cos(4028πy)=1. \cos(\pi y)\cos\left(\dfrac{4028\pi}{y}\right) = 1.

Both cosines must equal 11 or both equal 1,-1, so yy and 4028y\tfrac{4028}{y} are integers of the same parity. Since 4028=2219534028 = 2^2 \cdot 19 \cdot 53 is even, both must be even, so y=2ay = 2a with aa a positive odd divisor of 2014=21953,2014 = 2 \cdot 19 \cdot 53, giving a{1,19,53,1953}.a \in \{1, 19, 53, 19 \cdot 53\}.

Each such aa gives x=πy2=πa,x = \tfrac{\pi y}{2} = \pi a, so the sum of solutions is π(1+19+53+1953)=π(19+1)(53+1)=1080π. \pi(1 + 19 + 53 + 19\cdot53) = \pi(19+1)(53+1) = 1080\pi.

Thus, the correct answer is D.