2009 AMC 12B 考试题目

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1.

Each morning of her five-day workweek, Jane bought either a 5050-cent muffin or a 7575-cent bagel. Her total cost for the week was a whole number of dollars. How many bagels did she buy?

11

22

33

44

55

Answer: B
Concepts:paritymoneycasework

Difficulty rating: 820

Solution:

With bb bagels she buys 5b5 - b muffins, costing 50(5b)+75b=250+25b50(5-b) + 75b = 250 + 25b cents. For a whole number of dollars this must be a multiple of 100,100, so 25b25b must end in 50,50, meaning bb is even.

Among b=2b = 2 and b=4,b = 4, only b=2b = 2 works: 250+50=300250 + 50 = 300 cents =$3.= \$3.

Thus, the correct answer is B.

2.

Paula the painter had just enough paint for 3030 identically sized rooms. Unfortunately, on the way to work, three cans of paint fell off her truck, so she had only enough paint for 2525 rooms. How many cans of paint did she use for the 2525 rooms?

1010

1212

1515

1818

2525

Answer: C

Difficulty rating: 900

Solution:

Losing 33 cans cost her 55 rooms, so 33 cans paint 55 rooms and each room needs 35\dfrac{3}{5} of a can.

For 2525 rooms she used 2535=1525 \cdot \dfrac{3}{5} = 15 cans.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

3.

Twenty percent less than 6060 is one-third more than what number?

1616

3030

3232

3636

4848

Answer: D

Difficulty rating: 1000

Solution:

Twenty percent less than 6060 is 0.860=48.0.8 \cdot 60 = 48.

One-third more than nn is 43n,\dfrac{4}{3}n, so 43n=48\dfrac{4}{3}n = 48 gives n=36.n = 36.

Thus, the correct answer is D.

4.

A rectangular yard contains two flower beds in the shape of congruent isosceles right triangles. The remainder of the yard has a trapezoidal shape, as shown. The parallel sides of the trapezoid have lengths 1515 and 2525 meters. What fraction of the yard is occupied by the flower beds?

18\dfrac{1}{8}

16\dfrac{1}{6}

15\dfrac{1}{5}

14\dfrac{1}{4}

13\dfrac{1}{3}

Answer: C

Difficulty rating: 1100

Solution:

The parallel sides differ by 2515=10,25 - 15 = 10, so each triangle has legs 102=5\dfrac{10}{2} = 5 and area 1252=252.\dfrac{1}{2} \cdot 5^2 = \dfrac{25}{2}. The two beds total 25.25.

The rectangle measures 2525 by 5,5, so its area is 125,125, and the fraction occupied is 25125=15.\dfrac{25}{125} = \dfrac{1}{5}.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

5.

Kiana has two older twin brothers. The product of their three ages is 128.128. What is the sum of their three ages?

1010

1212

1616

1818

2424

Answer: D

Difficulty rating: 1080

Solution:

Since 128=27,128 = 2^7, each age is a power of 2.2. The twins share an age t,t, so Kiana's age is 128t2.\dfrac{128}{t^2}.

Taking t=8t = 8 gives Kiana 12864=2,\dfrac{128}{64} = 2, who is younger than the twins. (Smaller twins would make Kiana older, which is not allowed.) The sum is 8+8+2=18.8 + 8 + 2 = 18.

Thus, the correct answer is D.

6.

By inserting parentheses, it is possible to give the expression 2×3+4×52 \times 3 + 4 \times 5 several values. How many different values can be obtained?

22

33

44

55

66

Answer: C

Difficulty rating: 1250

Solution:

The genuinely different groupings give

(2×3)+(4×5)=26,(2 \times 3) + (4 \times 5) = 26,  ((2×3)+4)×5=50,\ ((2 \times 3) + 4) \times 5 = 50,  2×(3+(4×5))=46,\ 2 \times (3 + (4 \times 5)) = 46, and  2×(3+4)×5=70.\ 2 \times (3 + 4) \times 5 = 70.

These are all distinct, so 44 values can be obtained.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

7.

In a certain year the price of gasoline rose by 20%20\% during January, fell by 20%20\% during February, rose by 25%25\% during March, and fell by x%x\% during April. The price of gasoline at the end of April was the same as it had been at the beginning of January. To the nearest integer, what is x?x?

1212

1717

2020

2525

3535

Answer: B
Concepts:percentage

Difficulty rating: 1330

Solution:

After January through March the price is 1.20.81.25=1.21.2 \cdot 0.8 \cdot 1.25 = 1.2 times the original.

To return to the original, April must multiply by 11.2,\dfrac{1}{1.2}, a decrease of 111.2=1616.7%.1 - \dfrac{1}{1.2} = \dfrac{1}{6} \approx 16.7\%. To the nearest integer, x=17.x = 17.

Thus, the correct answer is B.

8.

When a bucket is two-thirds full of water, the bucket and water weigh aa kilograms. When the bucket is one-half full of water the total weight is bb kilograms. In terms of aa and b,b, what is the total weight in kilograms when the bucket is full of water?

23a+13b\dfrac{2}{3}a + \dfrac{1}{3}b

32a12b\dfrac{3}{2}a - \dfrac{1}{2}b

32a+b\dfrac{3}{2}a + b

32a+2b\dfrac{3}{2}a + 2b

3a2b3a - 2b

Answer: E

Difficulty rating: 1370

Solution:

Let xx be the bucket's weight and yy the weight of a full bucket of water. Then x+23y=ax + \dfrac{2}{3}y = a and x+12y=b.x + \dfrac{1}{2}y = b.

Subtracting gives 16y=ab,\dfrac{1}{6}y = a - b, so y=6a6by = 6a - 6b and x=b12y=4b3a.x = b - \dfrac{1}{2}y = 4b - 3a. The full weight is x+y=3a2b.x + y = 3a - 2b.

Thus, the correct answer is E.

9.

Triangle ABCABC has vertices A=(3,0),A = (3, 0), B=(0,3),B = (0, 3), and C,C, where CC is on the line x+y=7.x + y = 7. What is the area of ABC?\triangle ABC?

66

88

1010

1212

1414

Answer: A

Difficulty rating: 1390

Solution:

Line ABAB has equation x+y=3,x + y = 3, which is parallel to x+y=7,x + y = 7, so the area is independent of where CC lies on that line.

Take C=(7,0).C = (7, 0). Then the base AC=4AC = 4 lies on the xx-axis with height 3,3, giving area 1243=6.\dfrac{1}{2} \cdot 4 \cdot 3 = 6.

Thus, the correct answer is A.

10.

A particular 1212-hour digital clock displays the hour and minute of a day. Unfortunately, whenever it is supposed to display a 1,1, it mistakenly displays a 9.9. For example, when it is 1:16 pm the clock incorrectly shows 9:96 pm. What fraction of the day will the clock show the correct time?

12\dfrac{1}{2}

58\dfrac{5}{8}

34\dfrac{3}{4}

56\dfrac{5}{6}

910\dfrac{9}{10}

Answer: A

Difficulty rating: 1480

Solution:

The hours containing a 11 are 1,10,11,12,1, 10, 11, 12, so 88 of the 1212 hours display correctly, a fraction 23.\dfrac{2}{3}.

A minute is wrong if either digit is 11: the tens digit gives 10-1910\text{-}19 (1010 minutes), and the ones digit adds 01,21,31,41,5101, 21, 31, 41, 51 (55 more), 1515 in all. So 4560=34\dfrac{45}{60} = \dfrac{3}{4} of minutes are correct.

The fraction of the day is 2334=12.\dfrac{2}{3} \cdot \dfrac{3}{4} = \dfrac{1}{2}.

Thus, the correct answer is A.

11.

On Monday, Millie puts a quart of seeds, 25%25\% of which are millet, into a bird feeder. On each successive day she adds another quart of the same mix of seeds without removing any seeds that are left. Each day the birds eat only 25%25\% of the millet in the feeder, but they eat all of the other seeds. On which day, just after Millie has placed the seeds, will the birds find that more than half the seeds in the feeder are millet?

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Answer: D

Difficulty rating: 1610

Solution:

Each day the birds leave 34\dfrac{3}{4} of the millet and Millie adds 14\dfrac{1}{4} quart of new millet, so after nn days the millet is 14(1+34++(34)n1)=1(34)n \dfrac{1}{4}\left(1 + \dfrac{3}{4} + \cdots + \left(\dfrac{3}{4}\right)^{n-1}\right) = 1 - \left(\dfrac{3}{4}\right)^n quart.

The non-millet seeds always total 34\dfrac{3}{4} quart, so millet exceeds half when 1(34)n>34,1 - \left(\dfrac{3}{4}\right)^n \gt \dfrac{3}{4}, that is, (34)n<14.\left(\dfrac{3}{4}\right)^n \lt \dfrac{1}{4}.

Since (34)4=81256>14\left(\dfrac{3}{4}\right)^4 = \dfrac{81}{256} \gt \dfrac{1}{4} and (34)5=2431024<14,\left(\dfrac{3}{4}\right)^5 = \dfrac{243}{1024} \lt \dfrac{1}{4}, this first happens on day 5,5, which is Friday.

Thus, the correct answer is D.

12.

The fifth and eighth terms of a geometric sequence of real numbers are 7!7! and 8!8! respectively. What is the first term?

6060

7575

120120

225225

315315

Answer: E

Difficulty rating: 1500

Solution:

The eighth term divided by the fifth term is r3=8!7!=8,r^3 = \dfrac{8!}{7!} = 8, so r=2.r = 2.

The fifth term is ar4=7!,a r^4 = 7!, so a=7!16=504016=315.a = \dfrac{7!}{16} = \dfrac{5040}{16} = 315.

Thus, the correct answer is E.

13.

Triangle ABCABC has AB=13AB = 13 and AC=15,AC = 15, and the altitude to BCBC has length 12.12. What is the sum of the two possible values of BC?BC?

1515

1616

1717

1818

1919

Answer: D

Difficulty rating: 1560

Solution:

Let DD be the foot of the altitude from A.A. Then BD=132122=5BD = \sqrt{13^2 - 12^2} = 5 and DC=152122=9.DC = \sqrt{15^2 - 12^2} = 9.

If DD lies between BB and C,C, then BC=5+9=14BC = 5 + 9 = 14; if the triangle is obtuse, BC=95=4.BC = 9 - 5 = 4. The sum is 14+4=18.14 + 4 = 18.

Thus, the correct answer is D.

14.

Five unit squares are arranged in the coordinate plane as shown, with the lower left corner at the origin. The slanted line, extending from (a,0)(a, 0) to (3,3),(3, 3), divides the entire region into two regions of equal area. What is a?a?

12\dfrac{1}{2}

35\dfrac{3}{5}

23\dfrac{2}{3}

34\dfrac{3}{4}

45\dfrac{4}{5}

Answer: C
Solution:

The five squares have total area 5,5, so each region must have area 52.\dfrac{5}{2}.

The line from (a,0)(a, 0) to (3,3)(3, 3) together with the axes bounds a triangle of base 3a3 - a and height 33; the region on the lower-right side of the line is this triangle with one unit square removed. Setting 3(3a)21=52 \dfrac{3(3 - a)}{2} - 1 = \dfrac{5}{2} gives 3(3a)=7,3(3 - a) = 7, so a=23.a = \dfrac{2}{3}.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

15.

Assume 0<r<3.0 \lt r \lt 3. Below are five equations for x.x. Which equation has the largest solution x?x?

3(1+r)x=73(1 + r)^x = 7

3(1+r/10)x=73(1 + r/10)^x = 7

3(1+2r)x=73(1 + 2r)^x = 7

3(1+r)x=73(1 + \sqrt{r})^x = 7

3(1+1/r)x=73(1 + 1/r)^x = 7

Answer: B

Difficulty rating: 1710

Solution:

Each equation gives x=log(7/3)log(1+f(r)),x = \dfrac{\log(7/3)}{\log(1 + f(r))}, which is largest when the positive quantity f(r)f(r) is smallest.

For 0<r<3,0 \lt r \lt 3, among r, r10, 2r, r, 1r,r,\ \dfrac{r}{10},\ 2r,\ \sqrt{r},\ \dfrac{1}{r}, the smallest is r10\dfrac{r}{10}: it is below rr and below r\sqrt{r} since r<3<100.r \lt 3 \lt 100. So equation (B) has the largest solution.

Thus, the correct answer is B.

16.

Trapezoid ABCDABCD has ADBC,AD \parallel BC, BD=1,BD = 1, DBA=23,\angle DBA = 23^\circ, and BDC=46.\angle BDC = 46^\circ. The ratio BC:ADBC : AD is 9:5.9 : 5. What is CD?CD?

79\dfrac{7}{9}

45\dfrac{4}{5}

1315\dfrac{13}{15}

89\dfrac{8}{9}

1415\dfrac{14}{15}

Answer: B

Difficulty rating: 1800

Solution:

Draw the line through DD parallel to AB,AB, meeting BCBC at E,E, so ABEDABED is a parallelogram with BE=AD.BE = AD. Then BDE=DBA=23,\angle BDE = \angle DBA = 23^\circ, and since BDC=46,\angle BDC = 46^\circ, segment DEDE bisects BDC.\angle BDC.

By the angle bisector theorem in BDC,\triangle BDC, ECBE=DCDB,\dfrac{EC}{BE} = \dfrac{DC}{DB}, so CD=DBBCADAD=1(951)=45. CD = DB \cdot \dfrac{BC - AD}{AD} = 1 \cdot \left(\dfrac{9}{5} - 1\right) = \dfrac{4}{5}.

Thus, the correct answer is B.

17.

Each face of a cube is given a single narrow stripe painted from the center of one edge to the center of its opposite edge. The choice of the edge pairing is made at random and independently for each face. What is the probability that there is a continuous stripe encircling the cube?

18\dfrac{1}{8}

316\dfrac{3}{16}

14\dfrac{1}{4}

38\dfrac{3}{8}

12\dfrac{1}{2}

Answer: B

Difficulty rating: 1890

Solution:

Each of the 66 faces has 22 equally likely stripe orientations, for 26=642^6 = 64 configurations.

An encircling stripe runs around one of the 33 pairs of opposite faces. Fixing such a band, the four faces it passes through must be aligned, with probability (12)4=116,\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)^4 = \dfrac{1}{16}, while the two remaining faces are free. The 33 possible bands are disjoint events, so the probability is 3116=316.3 \cdot \dfrac{1}{16} = \dfrac{3}{16}.

Thus, the correct answer is B.

18.

Rachel and Robert run on a circular track. Rachel runs counterclockwise and completes a lap every 9090 seconds, and Robert runs clockwise and completes a lap every 8080 seconds. Both start from the start line at the same time. At some random time between 1010 minutes and 1111 minutes after they begin to run, a photographer standing inside the track takes a picture that shows one-fourth of the track, centered on the starting line. What is the probability that both Rachel and Robert are in the picture?

116\dfrac{1}{16}

18\dfrac{1}{8}

316\dfrac{3}{16}

14\dfrac{1}{4}

516\dfrac{5}{16}

Answer: C

Difficulty rating: 1930

Solution:

The picture covers the arc within 18\dfrac{1}{8} lap of the start on each side. At 600600 s Rachel has run 6236\tfrac{2}{3} laps, 3030 s short of the line; a quarter lap takes her 22.522.5 s, so she is in view between 3011.25=18.7530 - 11.25 = 18.75 s and 30+11.25=41.2530 + 11.25 = 41.25 s of the 1010th minute.

At 600600 s Robert is 4040 s from the line; a quarter lap takes 2020 s, so he is in view between 3030 and 5050 s. Both appear between 3030 and 41.2541.25 s, a window of 11.2511.25 s out of 60,60, giving probability 11.2560=316.\dfrac{11.25}{60} = \dfrac{3}{16}.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

19.

For each positive integer n,n, let f(n)=n4360n2+400.f(n) = n^4 - 360n^2 + 400. What is the sum of all values of f(n)f(n) that are prime numbers?

794794

796796

798798

800800

802802

Answer: E

Difficulty rating: 2000

Solution:

Write f(n)=n4+40n2+400400n2=(n2+20)2(20n)2=(n2+20n+20)(n220n+20). f(n) = n^4 + 40n^2 + 400 - 400n^2 = (n^2 + 20)^2 - (20n)^2 = (n^2 + 20n + 20)(n^2 - 20n + 20).

For f(n)f(n) to be prime the smaller factor must be 11: solving n220n+20=1n^2 - 20n + 20 = 1 gives (n1)(n19)=0,(n - 1)(n - 19) = 0, so n=1n = 1 or n=19.n = 19.

Then f(1)=41f(1) = 41 and f(19)=761f(19) = 761 are both prime, summing to 802.802.

Thus, the correct answer is E.

20.

A convex polyhedron QQ has vertices V1,V2,,Vn,V_1, V_2, \ldots, V_n, and 100100 edges. The polyhedron is cut by planes P1,P2,,PnP_1, P_2, \ldots, P_n in such a way that plane PkP_k cuts only those edges that meet at vertex Vk.V_k. In addition, no two planes intersect inside or on Q.Q. The cuts produce nn pyramids and a new polyhedron R.R. How many edges does RR have?

200200

2n2n

300300

400400

4n4n

Answer: C

Difficulty rating: 2040

Solution:

Each of the 100100 edges is cut once near each endpoint, so RR has 2100=2002 \cdot 100 = 200 vertices.

The cut at vertex VkV_k creates a small polygon whose number of edges equals the degree of VkV_k; summed over all vertices this is 200,200, the total number of edge-endpoints. The middle portion of each original edge also survives, adding 100100 edges. So RR has 200+100=300200 + 100 = 300 edges.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

21.

Ten women sit in 1010 seats in a line. All of the 1010 get up and then reseat themselves using all 1010 seats, each sitting in the seat she was in before or a seat next to the one she occupied before. In how many ways can the women be reseated?

8989

9090

120120

210210

2382^{38}

Answer: A

Difficulty rating: 2160

Solution:

Let SnS_n be the number of valid reseatings of nn women. The rightmost woman either keeps her seat, leaving Sn1S_{n-1} ways for the rest, or swaps with her left neighbor — the only other way to fill the end seat — leaving Sn2S_{n-2} ways.

Thus Sn=Sn1+Sn2S_n = S_{n-1} + S_{n-2} with S1=1S_1 = 1 and S2=2,S_2 = 2, giving the Fibonacci values 1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89.1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89. So S10=89.S_{10} = 89.

Thus, the correct answer is A.

22.

Parallelogram ABCDABCD has area 1,000,000.1{,}000{,}000. Vertex AA is at (0,0)(0, 0) and all other vertices are in the first quadrant. Vertices BB and DD are lattice points on the lines y=xy = x and y=kxy = kx for some integer k>1,k \gt 1, respectively. How many such parallelograms are there?

4949

720720

784784

20092009

20482048

Answer: C

Difficulty rating: 2340

Solution:

Let B=(b,b)B = (b, b) and D=(d,kd)D = (d, kd) with b,d,kb, d, k positive integers and k>1.k \gt 1. The area is (k1)bd=1,000,000=2656.(k - 1)bd = 1{,}000{,}000 = 2^6 \cdot 5^6.

Each parallelogram corresponds to an ordered triple (k1,b,d)(k - 1, b, d) of positive integers with product 2656.2^6 \cdot 5^6. The six 22's distribute among the three factors in (6+22)=28\binom{6 + 2}{2} = 28 ways, and likewise the six 55's in 2828 ways, giving 282=784.28^2 = 784.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

23.

A region SS in the complex plane is defined by S={x+iy:1x1, 1y1}. S = \{x + iy : -1 \le x \le 1,\ -1 \le y \le 1\}.

A complex number z=x+iyz = x + iy is chosen uniformly at random from S.S. What is the probability that (34+34i)z\left(\dfrac{3}{4} + \dfrac{3}{4}i\right)z is also in S?S?

12\dfrac{1}{2}

23\dfrac{2}{3}

34\dfrac{3}{4}

79\dfrac{7}{9}

78\dfrac{7}{8}

Answer: D

Difficulty rating: 2340

Solution:

Expanding, (34+34i)(x+iy)=34(xy)+34(x+y)i.\left(\dfrac{3}{4} + \dfrac{3}{4}i\right)(x + iy) = \dfrac{3}{4}(x - y) + \dfrac{3}{4}(x + y)i. Both parts lie in [1,1][-1, 1] iff xy43|x - y| \le \dfrac{4}{3} and x+y43.|x + y| \le \dfrac{4}{3}.

Within the square SS (area 44) these fail only in four corner triangles. Near (1,1),(1, 1), the line x+y=43x + y = \dfrac{4}{3} cuts off a right triangle with legs 23,\dfrac{2}{3}, area 122323=29.\dfrac{1}{2} \cdot \dfrac{2}{3} \cdot \dfrac{2}{3} = \dfrac{2}{9}.

The four corners remove 429=89,4 \cdot \dfrac{2}{9} = \dfrac{8}{9}, leaving 489=289.4 - \dfrac{8}{9} = \dfrac{28}{9}. The probability is 28/94=79.\dfrac{28/9}{4} = \dfrac{7}{9}.

Thus, the correct answer is D.

24.

For how many values of xx in [0,π][0, \pi] is sin1(sin6x)=cos1(cosx)?\sin^{-1}(\sin 6x) = \cos^{-1}(\cos x)?

Note: The functions sin1=arcsin\sin^{-1} = \arcsin and cos1=arccos\cos^{-1} = \arccos denote inverse trigonometric functions.

33

44

55

66

77

Answer: B

Difficulty rating: 2460

Solution:

On [0,π], cos1(cosx)=x.[0, \pi],\ \cos^{-1}(\cos x) = x. Since sin1\sin^{-1} takes values in [π2,π2],[-\tfrac{\pi}{2}, \tfrac{\pi}{2}], any solution requires x[0,π2],x \in [0, \tfrac{\pi}{2}], where the equation becomes sin6x=sinx.\sin 6x = \sin x.

As xx goes from 00 to π2,\tfrac{\pi}{2}, sin6x\sin 6x runs 011100 \to 1 \to -1 \to 1 \to 0 (peaks at π12,5π12,\tfrac{\pi}{12}, \tfrac{5\pi}{12}, trough at π4\tfrac{\pi}{4}), while sinx\sin x increases from 00 to 1.1.

Besides x=0,x = 0, the graphs cross once in each of [π12,π4],[\tfrac{\pi}{12}, \tfrac{\pi}{4}], [π4,5π12],[\tfrac{\pi}{4}, \tfrac{5\pi}{12}], and [5π12,π2],[\tfrac{5\pi}{12}, \tfrac{\pi}{2}], for 44 solutions in all.

Thus, the correct answer is B.

25.

The set GG is defined by the points (x,y)(x, y) with integer coordinates, 3x7,3 \le |x| \le 7, and 3y7.3 \le |y| \le 7. How many squares of side at least 66 have their four vertices in G?G?

125125

150150

175175

200200

225225

Answer: E

Difficulty rating: 2650

Solution:

GG consists of four 5×55 \times 5 blocks G1,,G4,G_1, \ldots, G_4, one in each quadrant. Any square of side 6\ge 6 uses exactly one vertex in each block, since two points in one block are less than 66 apart while points in different blocks are at least 66 apart.

Sliding each block inward by (±5,±5)(\pm 5, \pm 5) superimposes them on one 5×55 \times 5 grid GG' (points with x,y2|x|, |y| \le 2). Each such square maps to either a single point of GG' or a square in G.G'. So the count equals the number of points of GG' plus 44 times the number of squares with vertices in G.G'.

A 5×55 \times 5 grid has 2525 points and 5050 squares of all tilts, so the total is 25+450=225.25 + 4 \cdot 50 = 225.

Thus, the correct answer is E.