2011 AMC 10B 考试答案

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1.

What is 2+4+61+3+51+3+52+4+6?\dfrac{2+4+6}{1+3+5} - \dfrac{1+3+5}{2+4+6} ?

1-1

536\dfrac{5}{36}

712\dfrac{7}{12}

14760\dfrac{147}{60}

433\dfrac{43}{3}

Solution:

Simply solving directly: 2+4+61+3+51+3+52+4+6=129912=1612912=712.\begin{align*} &\dfrac{2+4+6}{1+3+5} - \dfrac{1+3+5}{2+4+6} \\ &= \dfrac{12}9 - \dfrac 9{12} \\ &= \dfrac {16}{12} - \dfrac 9{12} \\ &=\dfrac 7{12}.\end{align*}

Thus, the correct answer is C .

2.

Josanna's test scores to date are 90,80,70,60,90, 80, 70, 60, and 85.85. Her goal is to raise her test average at least 33 points with her next test. What is the minimum test score she would need to accomplish this goal?

8080

8282

8585

9090

9595

Solution:

Her current average is 90+80+70+60+855=77,\dfrac{90+80+70+60+85}5 = 77, and the sum of her scores is 385.385. The desired average is then 80,80, so the sum of scores required is 806.80\cdot 6. Therefore, the answer is 806385=95.80\cdot 6-385 = 95.

Thus, the correct answer is E .

3.

At a store, when a length is reported as xx inches that means it is at least x0.5x - 0.5 inches and at most x+0.5x + 0.5 inches. Suppose the dimensions of a rectangular tile are reported as 22 inches by 33 inches. In square inches, what is the minimum area for the rectangle?

3.753.75

4.54.5

55

66

8.758.75

Solution:

The smallest possible dimensions are 1.5×2.5,1.5\times 2.5, so the area is 1.52.5=3.75.1.5\cdot 2.5=3.75.

Thus, the correct answer is A .

4.

LeRoy and Bernardo went on a week-long trip together and agreed to share the costs equally. Over the week, each of them paid for various joint expenses such as gasoline and car rental. At the end of the trip it turned out that LeRoy had paid AA dollars and Bernardo had paid BB dollars, where A<B.A < B. How many dollars must LeRoy give to Bernardo so that they share the costs equally?

A+B2\dfrac{A + B}{2}

AB2\dfrac{A - B}{2}

BA2\dfrac{B - A}{2}

BAB - A

A+BA + B

Solution:

The amount they each would have to pay is A+B2,\dfrac{A+B}2, and LeRoy paid A.A. Thus, he has to pay A+B2A=BA2\dfrac{A+B}2-A = \dfrac{B-A}2 more.

Thus, the correct answer is C .

5.

In multiplying two positive integers aa and b,b, Ron reversed the digits of the two-digit number a.a. His erroneous product was 161.161. What is the correct value of the product of aa and b?b?

116116

161 161

204 204

214214

224224

Solution:

The number 161161 is equal to 723.7\cdot 23. There are no other pairs of numbers that multiply to 161161 besides 1161,1\cdot 161, so 2323 is the only two digit factor. Thus, 2323 is the number reversed, so he meant to get 32732\cdot 7 which is 224.224.

Thus, the correct answer is E .

6.

On Halloween Casper ate 13\frac{1}{3} of his candies and then gave 22 candies to his brother. The next day he ate 13\frac{1}{3} of his remaining candies and then gave 44 candies to his sister. On the third day he ate his final 88 candies. How many candies did Casper have at the beginning?

3030

3939

4848

5757

6666

Solution:

Work backward. Before giving 44 candies to his sister, Casper had 1212 candies, because he ended the second day with 88.

Those 1212 candies were 23\dfrac23 of what he had after the first day, so after the first day he had 1818 candies.

Before giving 22 candies to his brother, he had 2020 candies. This was 23\dfrac23 of his original amount, so he began with 3030 candies.

Thus, A is the correct answer.

7.

The sum of two angles of a triangle is 65\frac{6}{5} of a right angle, and one of these two angles is 3030^{\circ} larger than the other. What is the degree measure of the largest angle in the triangle?

6969

7272

9090

102102

108108

Solution:

The two angles add to 6590=108.\frac 65 \cdot 90 = 108. This makes the other angle 180108=72.180-108=72. Then, if the larger of the two angles is xx then the smaller of them is x30x-30 so their sum is 2x30=108,2x-30=108, making x=69.x=69.

This means no angle is larger than 72,72, making the largest equal to 72.72.

Thus, the correct answer is B .

8.

At a certain beach if it is at least 80F80^{\circ} F and sunny, then the beach will be crowded. On June 10 the beach was not crowded. What can be concluded about the weather conditions on June 10?

The temperature was cooler than 80 80^{\circ} F and it was not sunny.

The temperature was cooler than 80 80^{\circ} F or it was not sunny.

If the temperature was at least 80 80^{\circ} F, then it was sunny.

If the temperature was cooler than 80 80^{\circ} F, then it was sunny.

If the temperature was cooler than 80 80^{\circ} F, then it was not sunny.

Solution:

The statement says that if the weather was at least 80F80^\circ F and sunny, then the beach was crowded.

Because the beach was not crowded, the two conditions could not both have been true. Therefore the temperature was cooler than 80F80^\circ F, or it was not sunny, or both.

Thus, B is the correct answer.

9.

The area of EBD\triangle EBD is one third of the area of the 33-44-55 triangle ABC.ABC. Segment DEDE is perpendicular to segment AB.AB. What is BD?BD?

43\dfrac{4}{3}

5\sqrt{5}

94\dfrac{9}{4}

433\dfrac{4\sqrt{3}}{3}

52\dfrac{5}{2}

Solution:

By angle angle similarity, we have BDEBCA.BDE \sim BCA .

Then, since the ratio of the areas is 13,\frac 13, the ratio of the sidelengths is 13.\frac{1}{\sqrt 3}.

As such, BDBC=BD4=13,\dfrac{BD}{BC} = \dfrac{BD}4 = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt 3}, making BD=43=433.BD = \dfrac 4{ \sqrt 3} = \dfrac{4\sqrt{3}}{3} .

Thus, the correct answer is D .

10.

Consider the set of numbers {1,10,102,103,,1010}.\{1, 10, 10^2, 10^3, \ldots, 10^{10}\}. The ratio of the largest element of the set to the sum of the other ten elements of the set is closest to which integer?

11

99

1010

1111

101 101

Solution:

The largest number is 1010.10^{10}. The rest of the number have a sum of S=i=0910i. S=\sum_{i=0}^9 10^i. Then, 10S=i=0910i+1,10S = \sum_{i=0}^9 10^{i+1}, making 9S=10101.9S = 10^{10}-1. This means that 10109S\dfrac{10^{10}}{9S} is close to one, so the ratio between 101010^{10} and the sum is close to 9.9.

Thus, the correct answer is B .

11.

There are 5252 people in a room. What is the largest value of nn such that the statement "At least nn people in this room have birthdays falling in the same month" is always true?

22

33

44

55

1212

Solution:

It isn't necessarily true for n6n\geq 6 as we could have 55 people born in the first 44 months and 44 people born in the subsequent months.

However, one month must be greater than or equal to 55 as the average of the number of people born in each month is 5212\frac{52}{12} which is greater than 4,4, and some month must be above average.

Thus, the correct answer is D .

12.

Keiko walks once around a track at exactly the same constant speed every day. The sides of the track are straight, and the ends are semicircles. The track has a width of 66 meters, and it takes her 3636 seconds longer to walk around the outside edge of the track than around the inside edge. What is Keiko's speed in meters per second?

π3\dfrac{\pi}{3}

2π3\dfrac{2\pi}{3}

π\pi

4π3\dfrac{4\pi}{3}

5π3\dfrac{5\pi}{3}

Solution:

Let the inner semicircle radius be rr. The straight parts of the inside and outside paths have the same total length, so only the semicircular ends change the distance.

The two inner semicircles have total length 2πr2\pi r, while the two outer semicircles have total length 2π(r+6)2\pi(r+6). The outside path is therefore 12π12\pi meters longer.

Keiko takes 3636 more seconds to walk 12π12\pi more meters, so her speed is 12π/36=π312\pi/36=\dfrac\pi3 meters per second.

Thus, A is the correct answer.

13.

Two real numbers are selected independently at random from the interval [20,10].[-20, 10]. What is the probability that the product of those numbers is greater than zero?

19\dfrac{1}{9}

13\dfrac{1}{3}

49\dfrac{4}{9}

59\dfrac{5}{9}

23\dfrac{2}{3}

Solution:

There is 00 probability that our number is 0,0, so we need to just find the probability that the product isn't less than 0.0. The number product is less than zero if one of the numbers is less than 00 and one of them is greater than 0.0.

First, there are 22 ways to choose the designated lower number. Then, the probability that the designated lower number is less than 00 is 23\frac 23 and the probability that the designated higher number is greater than 00 is 13.\frac 13.

This makes the probability that the product is less than 00 equal to 22313=49.2 \cdot \dfrac 23 \cdot \dfrac 13 = \dfrac 49. As such, the probability that the product is greater than 00 equal to 59.\dfrac 59.

Thus, the correct answer is D .

14.

A rectangular parking lot has a diagonal of 2525 meters and an area of 168168 square meters. In meters, what is the perimeter of the parking lot?

5252

5858

6262

6868

7070

Solution:

Let the side lengths be l,w.l,w. We wish to find 2(l+w).2(l+w). From the Pythagorean Theorem, we get 25=l2+w225 = \sqrt{l^2+w^2}l2+w2=625l^2+w^2 = 625 We also know lw=168.lw = 168.

As such l2+2lw+w2=(l+w)2=961=312.\begin{align*}l^2+2lw+ w^2 &= (l+w)^2 \\&= 961 \\&= 31^2.\end{align*} This makes l+w=31,l+w = 31, and as such, our answer is 312=62.31\cdot 2=62.

Thus, the correct answer is C .

15.

Let @@ denote the "averaged with" operation: a@b=a+b2.a @ b = \frac{a+b}{2}. Which of the following distributive laws hold for all numbers x,y,x, y, and z?z?

I. x@(y+z)=(x@y)+(x@z)x @ (y + z) = (x @ y) + (x @ z)

II. x+(y@z)=(x+y)@(x+z)x + (y @ z) = (x + y) @ (x + z)

III. x@(y@z)=(x@y)@(x@z)x @ (y @ z) = (x @ y) @ (x @ z)

I only

II only

III only

I and III only

II and III only

Solution:

In text 1, the left hand side equals x+y+z2\dfrac{x+y+z}2 and the right hand side equals x+y+z2,x+ \dfrac{y+z}2, so they aren't equal.

In text 2, the left hand side equals x+y+z2x+ \dfrac{y+z}2 and the right hand side equals x+y+z2,x+ \dfrac{y+z}2, so they are equal.

In text 3, the left hand side equals 2x+y+z4 \dfrac{2x+y+z}4 and the right hand side equals 2x+y+z4,\dfrac{2x+y+z}4, so they are equal.

Thus, the correct answer is E .

16.

A dart board is a regular octagon divided into regions as shown. Suppose that a dart thrown at the board is equally likely to land anywhere on the board. What is the probability that the dart lands within the center square?

212\dfrac{\sqrt{2} - 1}{2}

14\dfrac{1}{4}

222\dfrac{2 - \sqrt{2}}{2}

24\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{4}

222 - \sqrt{2}

Solution:

Let the side length be 1.1. Then, the area of the center is 1.1.

Then, we must find the area of the octagon. It can be found as a square with 44 isosceles right triangles taken out. The side length of this square is 1+212=1+2.1 + 2\cdot \dfrac 1{\sqrt 2} = 1 + \sqrt 2 . It has an area of (1+2)2=3+22.(1+\sqrt 2)^2 = 3 + 2 \sqrt 2.

Then, the side length of the right triangles is 12,\dfrac {1}{\sqrt 2} , making the area of one equal to 1222=14. \dfrac {\frac {1}{\sqrt 2}^2}{2} = \dfrac 14 . This makes them have a total combined area of 1,1, so the area of the octagon is 2+22.2+ 2 \sqrt 2.

Thus, the ratio is 12+22=2+22(2+22)(2+22)=2(21)4=212.\begin{align*}&\dfrac 1{2+ 2 \sqrt 2} \\&= \dfrac {-2+ 2 \sqrt 2}{(2+ 2 \sqrt 2)(-2+ 2 \sqrt 2)}\\ &=\dfrac {2(\sqrt 2-1)}{4} \\&=\dfrac {\sqrt 2-1}{2}. \end{align*}

Thus, the correct answer is A .

17.

In the given circle, the diameter EB\overline{EB} is parallel to DC,\overline{DC}, and AB\overline{AB} is parallel to ED.\overline{ED}. The angles AEBAEB and ABEABE are in the ratio 4:5.4 : 5. What is the degree measure of angle BCD?BCD?

120120

125125

130130

135135

140140

Solution:

Since EBEB is a diameter, EAB=90\angle EAB=90^\circ. The ratio AEB:ABE=4:5\angle AEB:\angle ABE=4:5 then gives AEB=40\angle AEB=40^\circ and ABE=50\angle ABE=50^\circ.

Because ABEDAB\parallel ED, DEB=50\angle DEB=50^\circ. Since EBDCEB\parallel DC, quadrilateral EBCDEBCD is an isosceles trapezoid, so BCD=CDE\angle BCD=\angle CDE.

Angles DEBDEB and CDECDE are supplementary, so CDE=18050=130\angle CDE=180^\circ-50^\circ=130^\circ. Hence BCD=130\angle BCD=130^\circ.

Thus, C is the correct answer.

18.

Rectangle ABCDABCD has AB=6AB = 6 and BC=3.BC = 3. Point MM is chosen on side ABAB so that AMD=CMD.\angle AMD = \angle CMD. What is the degree measure of AMD?\angle AMD?

1515

3030

4545

6060

7575

Solution:

The angles AMD\angle AMD and MDC\angle MDC are equal since ABDC.AB \mid \mid DC.

As such, MDC=DMC,\angle MDC = \angle DMC , making MDCMDC isosceles and MC=DC=6.MC = DC = 6.

As we can see, sin(CMB)=12,\sin (CMB) = \frac 12, making CMB=30.\angle CMB = 30^\circ .

Therefore, AMC=150.\angle AMC = 150^\circ . Since AMD\angle AMD is half of that, AMD=75.\angle AMD = 75^\circ .

Thus, the correct answer is E .

19.

What is the product of all the roots of the equation 5x+8=x216?\sqrt{5 | x | + 8} = \sqrt{x^2 - 16}?

64-64

24-24

9-9

2424

576576

Solution:

The equation is equal to 5x+8=x216.\sqrt{5 | x | + 8} = \sqrt{|x|^2 - 16}. Solving, we get that: 5x+8=x216x25x24=0(x8)(x+3)=0\begin{align*} 5|x|+8 &= |x|^2-16 \\ |x|^2-5|x|-24&=0 \\ (|x|-8)(|x|+3)&=0 \end{align*} This makes x=3,8,|x|=-3,8, making x=8|x|=8 the only possible value. Thus, x=8,8x =8,-8 with a product of 64.-64.

Thus, the correct answer is A .

20.

Rhombus ABCDABCD has side length 22 and B=120\angle B = 120^\circ. Region RR consists of all points inside the rhombus that are closer to vertex BB than any of the other three vertices. What is the area of R?R?

33\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3}

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

233\dfrac{2\sqrt{3}}{3}

1+331 + \dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3}

22

Solution:

The points closer to BB than to another vertex are bounded by the perpendicular bisectors of BABA, BCBC, and BDBD. The bisector of BDBD is diagonal ACAC, so the desired region lies in ABC\triangle ABC.

Triangle ABCABC has area 1222sin120=3\dfrac12\cdot2\cdot2\sin120^\circ=\sqrt3. The perpendicular bisectors of BABA and BCBC cut off two congruent 3030-6060-9090 triangles, each with area 36\dfrac{\sqrt3}{6}.

Therefore the desired area is 3236=233\sqrt3-2\cdot\dfrac{\sqrt3}{6}=\dfrac{2\sqrt3}{3}.

Thus, C is the correct answer.

21.

Brian writes down four integers w>x>y>zw > x > y > z whose sum is 44.44. The pairwise positive differences of these numbers are 1,3,4,5,6,1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9.9. What is the sum of the possible values for w?w?

1616

3131

4848

6262

9393

Solution:

The largest difference is 99, so wz=9w-z=9. For either middle number nn, the two differences wnw-n and nzn-z must add to 99.

The available pairs of differences that add to 99 are 3+63+6 and 4+54+5, and the remaining difference between the two middle numbers is 11.

One possible set is w,w5,w6,w9{w,w-5,w-6,w-9}, giving 4w20=444w-20=44 and w=16w=16. The other is w,w3,w4,w9{w,w-3,w-4,w-9}, giving 4w16=444w-16=44 and w=15w=15.

The sum of the possible values of ww is 16+15=3116+15=31.

Thus, B is the correct answer.

22.

A pyramid has a square base with sides of length 11 and has lateral faces that are equilateral triangles. A cube is placed within the pyramid so that one face is on the base of the pyramid and its opposite face has all its edges on the lateral faces of the pyramid. What is the volume of this cube?

5275\sqrt{2} - 7

7437 - 4\sqrt{3}

2227\dfrac{2\sqrt{2}}{27}

29\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{9}

39\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{9}

Solution:

Let the cube have side length xx. Take a vertical diagonal cross-section of the pyramid through opposite vertices of the square base.

This cross-section is an isosceles right triangle with hypotenuse 2\sqrt2. The cube appears as a rectangle of height xx and width 2x\sqrt2x, leaving two congruent right isosceles triangles of leg xx.

Thus 2=2x+2x\sqrt2=\sqrt2x+2x, so x=21x=\sqrt2-1. The cube volume is x3=(21)3=527x^3=(\sqrt2-1)^3=5\sqrt2-7.

Thus, A is the correct answer.

23.

What is the hundreds digit of 20112011?2011^{2011}?

1 1

4 4

5 5

6 6

9 9

Solution:

Because 201111(mod1000)2011\equiv11\pmod{1000}, it is enough to find 112011=(10+1)201111^{2011}=(10+1)^{2011} modulo 10001000.

All terms with 10310^3 or higher are divisible by 10001000, so only the first three terms matter: 1+201110+(20112)102.1+2011\cdot10+\binom{2011}{2}10^2.

Modulo 10001000, this is 1+1110+2011201021001+110+500=6111+11\cdot10+\dfrac{2011\cdot2010}{2}\cdot100\equiv1+110+500=611.

The hundreds digit is therefore 66.

Thus, D is the correct answer.

24.

A lattice point in an xyxy-coordinate system is any point (x,y)(x, y) where both xx and yy are integers. The graph of y=mx+2y = mx +2 passes through no lattice point with 0<x1000 < x \le 100 for all mm such that 12<m<a.\frac{1}{2} < m < a. What is the maximum possible value of a?a?

51101\dfrac{51}{101}

5099\dfrac{50}{99}

51100\dfrac{51}{100}

52101\dfrac{52}{101}

1325\dfrac{13}{25}

Solution:

Shift the graph down by 22. The problem is equivalent to finding the smallest slope m>12m\gt\dfrac12 for which y=mxy=mx passes through a lattice point with 0<x1000\lt x\le100.

For a fixed integer xx, the smallest integer yy with y/x>1/2y/x\gt1/2 is x/2+1x/2+1 when xx is even, and (x+1)/2(x+1)/2 when xx is odd.

Thus the candidate slopes are 12+1x\dfrac12+\dfrac1x for even xx, minimized at x=100x=100 as 51100\dfrac{51}{100}, and 12+12x\dfrac12+\dfrac1{2x} for odd xx, minimized at x=99x=99 as 5099\dfrac{50}{99}.

The smaller of these is 5099\dfrac{50}{99}, so every mm with 12<m<5099\dfrac12\lt m\lt\dfrac{50}{99} avoids such lattice points, and this upper endpoint is best possible.

Thus, B is the correct answer.

25.

Let T1T_1 be a triangle with side lengths 2011,2012,2011, 2012, and 2013.2013. For n1,n \ge 1, if Tn=ABCT_n = \triangle ABC and D,E,D, E, and FF are the points of tangency of the incircle of ABC\triangle ABC to the sides AB,BC,AB, BC, and AC,AC, respectively, then Tn+1T_{n+1} is a triangle with side lengths AD,BE,AD, BE, and CF,CF, if it exists. What is the perimeter of the last triangle in the sequence (Tn)?( T_n )?

15098\dfrac{1509}{8}

150932\dfrac{1509}{32}

150964\dfrac{1509}{64}

1509128\dfrac{1509}{128}

1509256\dfrac{1509}{256}

Solution:

For a triangle with side lengths a=BCa=BC, b=CAb=CA, and c=ABc=AB, equal tangents from the same vertex give the next side lengths b+ca2,a+cb2,a+bc2.\dfrac{b+c-a}{2},\quad \dfrac{a+c-b}{2},\quad \dfrac{a+b-c}{2}.

If the current side lengths are s1,s,s+1s-1,s,s+1, then the next side lengths are s21,s2,s2+1\dfrac{s}{2}-1,\dfrac{s}{2},\dfrac{s}{2}+1. Thus the same form persists while the middle side halves each time.

For TnT_n, the middle side is 2012/2n12012/2^{n-1}. A triangle of the form s1,s,s+1s-1,s,s+1 exists exactly when s>2s>2.

The last valid triangle has 2012/2n1>22012/2^{n-1}>2, but the next one does not. This gives n=10n=10, with middle side 2012/29=503/1282012/2^9=503/128.

The perimeter is 3503128=15091283\cdot\dfrac{503}{128}=\dfrac{1509}{128}.

Thus, D is the correct answer.