2021 AMC 12B Spring Exam Problems

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1.

How many integer values of xx satisfy x<3π?|x| \lt 3\pi?

99

1010

1818

1919

2020

Answer: D
Concepts:absolute valueestimation

Difficulty rating: 870

Solution:

Since 3π9.42,3\pi \approx 9.42, the inequality x<3π|x| \lt 3\pi means 9.42<x<9.42.-9.42 \lt x \lt 9.42.

The integers in this range run from 9-9 to 9,9, giving 1919 values.

Thus, the correct answer is D.

2.

At a math contest, 5757 students are wearing blue shirts, and another 7575 students are wearing yellow shirts. The 132132 students are assigned into 6666 pairs. In exactly 2323 of these pairs, both students are wearing blue shirts. In how many pairs are both students wearing yellow shirts?

2323

3232

3737

4141

6464

Answer: B

Difficulty rating: 1040

Solution:

The 2323 all-blue pairs account for 4646 blue students, leaving 5746=1157 - 46 = 11 blue students.

Each of those 1111 blue students must be paired with a yellow student, so there are 1111 mixed pairs, using 1111 yellow students.

The remaining 7511=6475 - 11 = 64 yellow students form 64÷2=3264 \div 2 = 32 all-yellow pairs.

Thus, the correct answer is B.

3.

Suppose 2+11+12+23+x=14453.2+\cfrac{1}{1+\cfrac{1}{2+\cfrac{2}{3+x}}}=\dfrac{144}{53}.

What is the value of x?x?

34\dfrac{3}{4}

78\dfrac{7}{8}

1415\dfrac{14}{15}

3738\dfrac{37}{38}

5253\dfrac{52}{53}

Answer: A

Difficulty rating: 1170

Solution:

Working from the outside in, 144532=3853,\dfrac{144}{53}-2=\dfrac{38}{53}, so the inner fraction equals 3853.\dfrac{38}{53}.

Its reciprocal gives 1+12+23+x=5338,1+\cfrac{1}{2+\frac{2}{3+x}}=\dfrac{53}{38}, so 12+23+x=1538.\cfrac{1}{2+\frac{2}{3+x}}=\dfrac{15}{38}.

Then 2+23+x=3815,2+\dfrac{2}{3+x}=\dfrac{38}{15}, so 23+x=815,\dfrac{2}{3+x}=\dfrac{8}{15}, giving 3+x=154.3+x=\dfrac{15}{4}.

Therefore x=1543=34.x=\dfrac{15}{4}-3=\dfrac{3}{4}.

Thus, the correct answer is A.

4.

Ms. Blackwell gives an exam to two classes. The mean of the scores of the students in the morning class is 84,84, and the afternoon class's mean score is 70.70. The ratio of the number of students in the morning class to the number of students in the afternoon class is 34.\dfrac{3}{4}. What is the mean of the scores of all the students?

7474

7575

7676

7777

7878

Answer: C

Difficulty rating: 1100

Solution:

Suppose there are 33 students in the morning class and 44 in the afternoon class.

The total of all scores is 384+470=252+280=532.3\cdot 84+4\cdot 70=252+280=532.

The overall mean is 5327=76.\dfrac{532}{7}=76.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

5.

The point P(a,b)P(a,b) in the xyxy-plane is first rotated counterclockwise by 9090^\circ around the point (1,5)(1,5) and then reflected about the line y=x.y=-x. The image of PP after these two transformations is at (6,3).(-6,3). What is ba?b-a?

11

33

55

77

99

Answer: D

Difficulty rating: 1330

Solution:

A 9090^\circ counterclockwise rotation about (1,5)(1,5) sends (a,b)(a,b) to (1(b5),5+(a1))=(6b,4+a).(1-(b-5),\,5+(a-1))=(6-b,\,4+a).

Reflecting that about y=xy=-x (which maps (x,y)(x,y) to (y,x)(-y,-x)) gives ((4+a),(6b))=(4a,b6).(-(4+a),\,-(6-b))=(-4-a,\,b-6).

Setting this equal to (6,3)(-6,3) gives 4a=6-4-a=-6 and b6=3,b-6=3, so a=2a=2 and b=9.b=9.

Therefore ba=92=7.b-a=9-2=7.

Thus, the correct answer is D.

6.

An inverted cone with base radius 1212 cm and height 1818 cm is full of water. The water is poured into a tall cylinder whose horizontal base has a radius of 2424 cm. What is the height in centimeters of the water in the cylinder?

1.51.5

33

44

4.54.5

66

Answer: A

Difficulty rating: 1220

Solution:

The cone holds 13π(12)2(18)=864π\dfrac13\pi(12)^2(18)=864\pi cubic centimeters of water.

Poured into the cylinder, this fills to height hh where π(24)2h=864π.\pi(24)^2 h=864\pi.

Then 576h=864,576h=864, so h=1.5.h=1.5.

Thus, the correct answer is A.

7.

Let N=343463270.N=34\cdot 34\cdot 63\cdot 270. What is the ratio of the sum of the odd divisors of NN to the sum of the even divisors of N?N?

1:161:16

1:151:15

1:141:14

1:81:8

1:31:3

Answer: C

Difficulty rating: 1370

Solution:

Factoring, 34=217,34=2\cdot 17, 63=327,63=3^2\cdot 7, and 270=2335,270=2\cdot 3^3\cdot 5, so N=233557172.N=2^3\cdot 3^5\cdot 5\cdot 7\cdot 17^2.

Let MM be the odd part 3557172.3^5\cdot 5\cdot 7\cdot 17^2. The sum of all divisors is (1+2+4+8)σ(M)=15σ(M).(1+2+4+8)\,\sigma(M)=15\,\sigma(M).

The odd divisors sum to σ(M),\sigma(M), so the even divisors sum to 15σ(M)σ(M)=14σ(M).15\,\sigma(M)-\sigma(M)=14\,\sigma(M).

The ratio is σ(M):14σ(M)=1:14.\sigma(M):14\,\sigma(M)=1:14.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

8.

Three equally spaced parallel lines intersect a circle, creating three chords of lengths 38,38,38, 38, and 34.34. What is the distance between two adjacent parallel lines?

5125\tfrac{1}{2}

66

6126\tfrac{1}{2}

77

7127\tfrac{1}{2}

Answer: B

Difficulty rating: 1500

Solution:

Place the center at height 0.0. Two equal chords lie at equal distances from the center, so the three equally spaced lines are at heights d2,d2,3d2,-\tfrac{d}{2},\tfrac{d}{2},\tfrac{3d}{2}, with the two 3838-chords at ±d2\pm\tfrac{d}{2} and the 3434-chord at 3d2.\tfrac{3d}{2}.

Half-chord relations give r2(d2)2=192r^2-\left(\tfrac{d}{2}\right)^2=19^2 and r2(3d2)2=172.r^2-\left(\tfrac{3d}{2}\right)^2=17^2.

Subtracting, 2d2=192172=72,2d^2=19^2-17^2=72, so d2=36d^2=36 and d=6.d=6.

Thus, the correct answer is B.

9.

What is the value of log280log402log2160log202?\dfrac{\log_2 80}{\log_{40}2}-\dfrac{\log_2 160}{\log_{20}2}?

00

11

54\dfrac{5}{4}

22

log25\log_2 5

Answer: D

Difficulty rating: 1520

Solution:

Using 1log402=log240\dfrac{1}{\log_{40}2}=\log_2 40 and 1log202=log220,\dfrac{1}{\log_{20}2}=\log_2 20, the expression becomes (log280)(log240)(log2160)(log220).(\log_2 80)(\log_2 40)-(\log_2 160)(\log_2 20).

Let t=log25.t=\log_2 5. Then log280=4+t,\log_2 80=4+t, log240=3+t,\log_2 40=3+t, log2160=5+t,\log_2 160=5+t, log220=2+t.\log_2 20=2+t.

The value is (4+t)(3+t)(5+t)(2+t)=(12+7t+t2)(10+7t+t2)=2.(4+t)(3+t)-(5+t)(2+t)=(12+7t+t^2)-(10+7t+t^2)=2.

Thus, the correct answer is D.

10.

Two distinct numbers are selected from the set {1,2,3,4,,36,37}\{1,2,3,4,\ldots,36,37\} so that the sum of the remaining 3535 numbers is the product of these two numbers. What is the difference of these two numbers?

55

77

88

99

1010

Answer: E
Solution:

The sum 1+2++37=703.1+2+\cdots+37=703. If the chosen numbers are aa and b,b, then 703ab=ab.703-a-b=ab.

So ab+a+b=703,ab+a+b=703, and adding 11 gives (a+1)(b+1)=704=2611.(a+1)(b+1)=704=2^6\cdot 11.

We need factors a+1,b+1a+1,b+1 between 22 and 38.38. The pair 2232=70422\cdot 32=704 works, giving a=21,a=21, b=31.b=31.

Their difference is 3121=10.31-21=10.

Thus, the correct answer is E.

11.

Triangle ABCABC has AB=13,BC=14,AB=13, BC=14, and AC=15.AC=15. Let PP be the point on AC\overline{AC} such that PC=10.PC=10. There are exactly two points DD and EE on line BPBP such that quadrilaterals ABCDABCD and ABCEABCE are trapezoids. What is the distance DE?DE?

425\dfrac{42}{5}

626\sqrt2

845\dfrac{84}{5}

12212\sqrt2

1818

Answer: D

Difficulty rating: 1690

Solution:

Place A=(0,0)A=(0,0) and C=(15,0).C=(15,0). Then B=(335,565),B=\left(\tfrac{33}{5},\tfrac{56}{5}\right), and since PC=10,PC=10, P=(5,0).P=(5,0). Line BPBP has slope 7,7, so it is y=7(x5).y=7(x-5).

For ABCDABCD to be a trapezoid with DD on line BP,BP, take CDAB.CD\parallel AB. The line through CC parallel to ABAB meets line BPBP at (1.8,22.4).(1.8,-22.4).

For ABCEABCE with EE on line BP,BP, take AEBC.AE\parallel BC. The line through AA parallel to BCBC meets line BPBP at (4.2,5.6).(4.2,-5.6).

The distance is (4.21.8)2+(5.6+22.4)2=2.42+16.82=288=122.\sqrt{(4.2-1.8)^2+(-5.6+22.4)^2}=\sqrt{2.4^2+16.8^2}=\sqrt{288}=12\sqrt2.

Thus, the correct answer is D.

12.

Suppose that SS is a finite set of positive integers. If the greatest integer in SS is removed from S,S, then the average value (arithmetic mean) of the integers remaining is 32.32. If the least integer in SS is also removed, then the average value of the integers remaining is 35.35. If the greatest integer is then returned to the set, the average value of the integers rises to 40.40. The greatest integer in the original set SS is 7272 greater than the least integer in S.S. What is the average value of all the integers in the set S?S?

36.236.2

36.436.4

36.636.6

36.836.8

3737

Answer: D

Difficulty rating: 1630

Solution:

Let n=S,n=|S|, let TT be the total, MM the greatest, and LL the least. Then TMn1=32,\dfrac{T-M}{n-1}=32, TMLn2=35,\dfrac{T-M-L}{n-2}=35, and TLn1=40.\dfrac{T-L}{n-1}=40.

Subtracting the first from the third: MLn1=8.\dfrac{M-L}{n-1}=8. Since ML=72,M-L=72, we get n1=9,n-1=9, so n=10.n=10.

Then TM=288T-M=288 and TL=360.T-L=360. The middle equation gives TML=358=280,T-M-L=35\cdot 8=280, so L=288280=8L=288-280=8 and M=80.M=80.

Thus T=288+80=368,T=288+80=368, and the average is 36810=36.8.\dfrac{368}{10}=36.8.

Thus, the correct answer is D.

13.

How many values of θ\theta in the interval 0<θ2π0\lt\theta\le 2\pi satisfy 13sinθ+5cos3θ=0?1-3\sin\theta+5\cos 3\theta=0?

22

44

55

66

88

Answer: D

Difficulty rating: 1850

Solution:

Let f(θ)=13sinθ+5cos3θ.f(\theta)=1-3\sin\theta+5\cos 3\theta. The fast term 5cos3θ5\cos 3\theta completes three oscillations while 13sinθ1-3\sin\theta stays between 2-2 and 4.4.

Sampling ff at 0,30,60,,360,0,30^\circ,60^\circ,\ldots,360^\circ, the values are +,,,,+,,,+,+,+,,+,+,+,-,-,-,+,-,-,+,+,+,-,+,+, which shows six sign changes, hence six roots.

Each sign change corresponds to exactly one solution, so there are 66 values of θ.\theta.

Thus, the correct answer is D.

14.

Let ABCDABCD be a rectangle and let DM\overline{DM} be a segment perpendicular to the plane of ABCD.ABCD. Suppose that DM\overline{DM} has integer length, and the lengths of MA,MC,\overline{MA}, \overline{MC}, and MB\overline{MB} are consecutive odd positive integers (in this order). What is the volume of pyramid MABCD?MABCD?

24524\sqrt5

6060

28528\sqrt5

6666

8708\sqrt{70}

Answer: A

Difficulty rating: 1790

Solution:

Place DD at the origin with A,A, CC along the rectangle's edges and MM directly above D.D. Then MA2=AD2+DM2,MA^2=AD^2+DM^2, MC2=CD2+DM2,MC^2=CD^2+DM^2, and MB2=AD2+CD2+DM2.MB^2=AD^2+CD^2+DM^2.

Thus MB2=MA2+MC2DM2.MB^2=MA^2+MC^2-DM^2. Writing MA,MC,MB=k,k+2,k+4,MA,MC,MB=k,k+2,k+4, we get DM2=k2+(k+2)2(k+4)2=k24k12.DM^2=k^2+(k+2)^2-(k+4)^2=k^2-4k-12.

This is a positive perfect square only for k=7,k=7, giving DM2=9,DM^2=9, so DM=3,DM=3, MA=7,MA=7, MC=9.MC=9. Then AD2=499=40AD^2=49-9=40 and CD2=819=72.CD^2=81-9=72.

The base area is ADCD=4072=2880=245,AD\cdot CD=\sqrt{40}\cdot\sqrt{72}=\sqrt{2880}=24\sqrt5, and the volume is 132453=245.\tfrac13\cdot 24\sqrt5\cdot 3=24\sqrt5.

Thus, the correct answer is A.

15.

The figure is constructed from 1111 line segments, each of which has length 2.2. The area of pentagon ABCDEABCDE can be written as m+n,\sqrt m+\sqrt n, where mm and nn are positive integers. What is m+n?m+n?

2020

2121

2222

2323

2424

Answer: D

Difficulty rating: 1890

Solution:

The eleven equal segments form two rhombi (each two equilateral triangles of side 22) sharing the apex A,A, with CC and DD joined by a final segment. The figure is symmetric about the vertical line through A.A.

Placing A=(0,0)A=(0,0) at the top, the two bottom vertices come out to C=(1,11)C=(-1,-\sqrt{11}) and D=(1,11),D=(1,-\sqrt{11}), with BB and EE the outer corners at height 112+123.-\tfrac{\sqrt{11}}{2}+\tfrac{1}{2\sqrt3}.

Applying the shoelace formula to pentagon ABCDEABCDE gives area 11+23=11+12.\sqrt{11}+2\sqrt3=\sqrt{11}+\sqrt{12}.

So m+n=11+12=23.m+n=11+12=23.

Thus, the correct answer is D.

16.

Let g(x)g(x) be a polynomial with leading coefficient 1,1, whose three roots are the reciprocals of the three roots of f(x)=x3+ax2+bx+c,f(x)=x^3+ax^2+bx+c, where 1<a<b<c.1\lt a\lt b\lt c. What is g(1)g(1) in terms of a,b,a, b, and c?c?

1+a+b+cc\dfrac{1+a+b+c}{c}

1+a+b+c1+a+b+c

1+a+b+cc2\dfrac{1+a+b+c}{c^2}

a+b+cc2\dfrac{a+b+c}{c^2}

1+a+b+ca+b+c\dfrac{1+a+b+c}{a+b+c}

Answer: A

Difficulty rating: 1720

Solution:

Let ff have roots r,s,t.r,s,t. Since gg is monic with roots 1r,1s,1t,\tfrac1r,\tfrac1s,\tfrac1t, g(1)=(11r)(11s)(11t)=(r1)(s1)(t1)rst.g(1)=\left(1-\tfrac1r\right)\left(1-\tfrac1s\right)\left(1-\tfrac1t\right)=\dfrac{(r-1)(s-1)(t-1)}{rst}.

Now f(1)=(1r)(1s)(1t)=1+a+b+c,f(1)=(1-r)(1-s)(1-t)=1+a+b+c, so (r1)(s1)(t1)=(1+a+b+c).(r-1)(s-1)(t-1)=-(1+a+b+c). Also rst=c.rst=-c.

Therefore g(1)=(1+a+b+c)c=1+a+b+cc.g(1)=\dfrac{-(1+a+b+c)}{-c}=\dfrac{1+a+b+c}{c}.

Thus, the correct answer is A.

17.

Let ABCDABCD be an isosceles trapezoid having parallel bases AB\overline{AB} and CD\overline{CD} with AB>CD.AB\gt CD. Line segments from a point inside ABCDABCD to the vertices divide the trapezoid into four triangles whose areas are 2,3,4,2, 3, 4, and 55 starting with the triangle with base CD\overline{CD} and moving clockwise as shown in the diagram below. What is the ratio ABCD?\dfrac{AB}{CD}?

33

2+22+\sqrt2

1+61+\sqrt6

232\sqrt3

323\sqrt2

Answer: B

Difficulty rating: 2010

Solution:

Let AB=a,AB=a, CD=b,CD=b, and let the interior point be at heights hah_a from ABAB and hbh_b from CD.CD. The base triangles give 12aha=4\tfrac12 a h_a=4 and 12bhb=2,\tfrac12 b h_b=2, so aha=8a h_a=8 and bhb=4.b h_b=4.

The total area is 2+3+4+5=14=12(a+b)(ha+hb),2+3+4+5=14=\tfrac12(a+b)(h_a+h_b), so (a+b)(ha+hb)=28.(a+b)(h_a+h_b)=28. Expanding, aha+bhb+ahb+bha=28,a h_a+b h_b+a h_b+b h_a=28, giving ahb+bha=16.a h_b+b h_a=16.

Let u=ahbu=a h_b and v=bha.v=b h_a. Then u+v=16u+v=16 and uv=(aha)(bhb)=32,uv=(a h_a)(b h_b)=32, so u,v=8±42.u,v=8\pm 4\sqrt2.

Finally ABCD=ab=ahbbhb=u4=8+424=2+2.\dfrac{AB}{CD}=\dfrac{a}{b}=\dfrac{a h_b}{b h_b}=\dfrac{u}{4}=\dfrac{8+4\sqrt2}{4}=2+\sqrt2.

Thus, the correct answer is B.

18.

Let zz be a complex number satisfying 12z2=2z+22+z2+12+31.12|z|^2=2|z+2|^2+|z^2+1|^2+31. What is the value of z+6z?z+\dfrac{6}{z}?

2-2

1-1

12\dfrac{1}{2}

11

44

Answer: A

Difficulty rating: 1940

Solution:

Let p=z2=zzˉp=|z|^2=z\bar z and s=z+zˉ.s=z+\bar z. Then z+22=p+2s+4,|z+2|^2=p+2s+4, and z2+12=p2+(z2+zˉ2)+1=p2+(s22p)+1.|z^2+1|^2=p^2+(z^2+\bar z^2)+1=p^2+(s^2-2p)+1.

Substituting, 12p=2(p+2s+4)+p2+s22p+1+31,12p=2(p+2s+4)+p^2+s^2-2p+1+31, which simplifies to p212p+s2+4s+40=0.p^2-12p+s^2+4s+40=0.

Completing the square gives (p6)2+(s+2)2=0,(p-6)^2+(s+2)^2=0, so p=6p=6 and s=2.s=-2.

Then z+6z=z+6zˉz2=z+zˉ=2.z+\dfrac{6}{z}=z+\dfrac{6\bar z}{|z|^2}=z+\bar z=-2.

Thus, the correct answer is A.

19.

Two fair dice, each with at least 66 faces are rolled. On each face of each die is printed a distinct integer from 11 to the number of faces on that die, inclusive. The probability of rolling a sum of 77 is 34\dfrac34 of the probability of rolling a sum of 10,10, and the probability of rolling a sum of 1212 is 112.\dfrac{1}{12}. What is the least possible number of faces on the two dice combined?

1616

1717

1818

1919

2020

Answer: B

Difficulty rating: 2120

Solution:

Let the dice have aba\le b faces. Since both have at least 66 faces, a sum of 77 occurs in exactly 66 ways, so a sum of 1010 occurs in 6÷34=86\div\tfrac34=8 ways.

The number of ways to roll 1010 is min(a,9)max(1,10b)+1=8.\min(a,9)-\max(1,10-b)+1=8. A sum of 1212 has probability 112,\tfrac{1}{12}, so it occurs in ab12\tfrac{ab}{12} ways.

Trying a=8,b=9a=8,b=9: sum 1010 has 81+1=88-1+1=8 ways, and sum 1212 has 6=72126=\tfrac{72}{12} ways. Both conditions hold, giving a+b=17.a+b=17.

Checking all smaller totals a+b=16a+b=16 fails, so 1717 is minimal.

Thus, the correct answer is B.

20.

Let Q(z)Q(z) and R(z)R(z) be the unique polynomials such that z2021+1=(z2+z+1)Q(z)+R(z)z^{2021}+1=(z^2+z+1)Q(z)+R(z) and the degree of RR is less than 2.2. What is R(z)?R(z)?

z-z

1-1

20212021

z+1z+1

2z+12z+1

Answer: A

Difficulty rating: 1990

Solution:

Since z31(modz2+z+1)z^3\equiv 1\pmod{z^2+z+1} and 2021=3673+2,2021=3\cdot 673+2, we have z2021z2.z^{2021}\equiv z^2.

So z2021+1z2+1.z^{2021}+1\equiv z^2+1. Reducing further with z2z1,z^2\equiv -z-1, this is z1+1=z.-z-1+1=-z.

Therefore R(z)=z.R(z)=-z.

Thus, the correct answer is A.

21.

Let SS be the sum of all positive real numbers xx for which x22=22x.x^{2^{\sqrt2}}=\sqrt2^{\,2^x}.

Which of the following statements is true?

S<2S\lt\sqrt2

S=2S=\sqrt2

2<S<2\sqrt2\lt S\lt 2

2S<62\le S\lt 6

S6S\ge 6

Answer: D

Difficulty rating: 2260

Solution:

Taking log2,\log_2, the equation becomes 22log2x=2x1.2^{\sqrt2}\log_2 x=2^{x-1}. Substituting x=2x=\sqrt2 gives 2212=221,2^{\sqrt2}\cdot\tfrac12=2^{\sqrt2-1}, which holds, so x=2x=\sqrt2 is a solution.

Let f(x)=2x122log2x.f(x)=2^{x-1}-2^{\sqrt2}\log_2 x. Then f(1)>0,f(1)\gt 0, f(2)=0,f(\sqrt2)=0, f(2)<0,f(2)\lt 0, and f(4)>0,f(4)\gt 0, so there is a second root x0x_0 between 22 and 4.4.

Since ff has no other sign changes, there are exactly two solutions, and S=2+x01.41+3.14.5,S=\sqrt2+x_0\approx 1.41+3.1\approx 4.5, which lies in [2,6).[2,6).

Thus, the correct answer is D.

22.

Arjun and Beth play a game in which they take turns removing one brick or two adjacent bricks from one "wall" among a set of several walls of bricks, with gaps possibly creating new walls. The walls are one brick tall. For example, a set of walls of sizes 44 and 22 can be changed into any of the following by one move: (3,2), (2,1,2), (4), (4,1), (2,2), or (1,1,2).(3,2),\ (2,1,2),\ (4),\ (4,1),\ (2,2),\text{ or }(1,1,2).

Arjun plays first, and the player who removes the last brick wins. For which starting configuration is there a strategy that guarantees a win for Beth?

(6,1,1)(6,1,1)

(6,2,1)(6,2,1)

(6,2,2)(6,2,2)

(6,3,1)(6,3,1)

(6,3,2)(6,3,2)

Answer: B

Difficulty rating: 2390

Solution:

Treat each wall as a Nim-like heap with a Grundy value. A move removes 11 or 22 adjacent bricks, possibly splitting a wall into two, so g(n)=mexg(n)=\operatorname{mex} over all resulting XOR values.

Computing, g(1)=1,g(1)=1, g(2)=2,g(2)=2, g(3)=3,g(3)=3, g(4)=1,g(4)=1, g(5)=4,g(5)=4, g(6)=3.g(6)=3.

The second player Beth wins exactly when the XOR of the walls' Grundy values is 0.0. Checking each option, only (6,2,1)(6,2,1) gives g(6)g(2)g(1)=321=0.g(6)\oplus g(2)\oplus g(1)=3\oplus 2\oplus 1=0.

Thus, the correct answer is B.

23.

Three balls are randomly and independently tossed into bins numbered with the positive integers so that for each ball, the probability that it is tossed into bin ii is 2i2^{-i} for i=1,2,3,.i=1,2,3,\ldots. More than one ball is allowed in each bin. The probability that the balls end up evenly spaced in distinct bins is pq,\dfrac{p}{q}, where pp and qq are relatively prime positive integers. (For example, the balls are evenly spaced if they are tossed into bins 3,17,3, 17, and 10.10.) What is p+q?p+q?

5555

5656

5757

5858

5959

Answer: A
Solution:

Evenly spaced distinct bins form an arithmetic progression n,n+d,n+2dn,n+d,n+2d with n,d1.n,d\ge 1. The three labels sum to 3(n+d),3(n+d), so a fixed assignment of balls to these bins has probability 23(n+d).2^{-3(n+d)}.

The three balls can be ordered in 3!=63!=6 ways, so the total probability is 6n1d123(n+d)=6(n118n)2=61717=649.6\sum_{n\ge 1}\sum_{d\ge 1}2^{-3(n+d)}=6\left(\sum_{n\ge 1}\tfrac{1}{8^n}\right)^2=6\cdot\tfrac17\cdot\tfrac17=\tfrac{6}{49}.

Since gcd(6,49)=1,\gcd(6,49)=1, we get p+q=6+49=55.p+q=6+49=55.

Thus, the correct answer is A.

24.

Let ABCDABCD be a parallelogram with area 15.15. Points PP and QQ are the projections of AA and C,C, respectively, onto the line BD;BD; and points RR and SS are the projections of BB and D,D, respectively, onto the line AC.AC. See the figure, which also shows the relative locations of these points.

Suppose PQ=6PQ=6 and RS=8,RS=8, and let dd denote the length of BD,\overline{BD}, the longer diagonal of ABCD.ABCD. Then d2d^2 can be written in the form m+np,m+n\sqrt p, where m,n,m, n, and pp are positive integers and pp is not divisible by the square of any prime. What is m+n+p?m+n+p?

8181

8989

9797

105105

113113

Answer: A

Difficulty rating: 2480

Solution:

Let the diagonals meet at OO at angle θ.\theta. The feet of the perpendiculars from AA and CC to BDBD are symmetric about O,O, so PQ=ACcosθ=6;PQ=AC\cos\theta=6; likewise RS=BDcosθ=8.RS=BD\cos\theta=8.

The parallelogram's area is 12ACBDsinθ=15,\tfrac12\cdot AC\cdot BD\sin\theta=15, so ACBDsinθ=30.AC\cdot BD\sin\theta=30. Then 48sinθcos2θ=30,\dfrac{48\sin\theta}{\cos^2\theta}=30, giving sinθcos2θ=58.\dfrac{\sin\theta}{\cos^2\theta}=\dfrac58.

Writing s=sinθ,s=\sin\theta, 8s=5(1s2)8s=5(1-s^2) gives s=4+415,s=\dfrac{-4+\sqrt{41}}{5}, so cos2θ=1s2=8(414)25.\cos^2\theta=1-s^2=\dfrac{8(\sqrt{41}-4)}{25}.

Then d2=BD2=64cos2θ=8(41+4)=32+841,d^2=BD^2=\dfrac{64}{\cos^2\theta}=8(\sqrt{41}+4)=32+8\sqrt{41}, so m+n+p=32+8+41=81.m+n+p=32+8+41=81.

Thus, the correct answer is A.

25.

Let SS be the set of lattice points in the coordinate plane, both of whose coordinates are integers between 11 and 30,30, inclusive. Exactly 300300 points in SS lie on or below a line with equation y=mx.y=mx. The possible values of mm lie in an interval of length ab,\dfrac{a}{b}, where aa and bb are relatively prime positive integers. What is a+b?a+b?

3131

4747

6262

7272

8585

Answer: E

Difficulty rating: 2600

Solution:

For slope m,m, column xx (with 1x301\le x\le 30) contributes min(30,mx)\min(30,\lfloor mx\rfloor) points on or below y=mx,y=mx, and we need the total to equal 300.300.

The count is a step function of mm that jumps at fractions yx.\tfrac{y}{x}. Sweeping through these breakpoints, the count equals 300300 for mm in a single interval whose endpoints are consecutive such slopes.

That interval runs from m=23m=\dfrac{2}{3} up to m=1928,m=\dfrac{19}{28}, of length 192823=575684=184.\dfrac{19}{28}-\dfrac{2}{3}=\dfrac{57-56}{84}=\dfrac{1}{84}.

Since gcd(1,84)=1,\gcd(1,84)=1, a+b=1+84=85.a+b=1+84=85.

Thus, the correct answer is E.