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1.

What is (20(2010201))+(2010(20120))?(20-(2010-201))+(2010-(201-20))?

4020-4020

00

4040

401401

40204020

Concepts:whole number operationsorder of operations

Difficulty rating: 770

Solution:

Distributing the negative signs gives (202010+201)+(2010201+20)=40.(20-2010+201)+(2010-201+20)=40.

Thus, C is the correct answer.

2.

A ferry boat shuttles tourists to an island every hour starting at 1010 am until its last trip, which starts at 33 pm. One day the boat captain notes that on the 1010 am trip there were 100100 tourists on the ferry boat, and that on each successive trip, the number of tourists was 11 fewer than on the previous trip. How many tourists did the ferry take to the island that day?

585585

594594

672672

679679

694694

Difficulty rating: 970

Solution:

The ferry makes 66 trips: at 10,10, 11,11, 12,12, 1,1, 2,2, and 3.3.

The numbers of tourists are 100,99,98,97,96,95,100,99,98,97,96,95, so the total is 6100(1+2+3+4+5)=60015=585.6\cdot100-(1+2+3+4+5)=600-15=585.

Thus, A is the correct answer.

3.

Rectangle ABCD,ABCD, pictured below, shares 50%50\% of its area with square EFGH.EFGH. Square EFGHEFGH shares 20%20\% of its area with rectangle ABCD.ABCD. What is ABAD?\dfrac{AB}{AD}?

44

55

66

88

1010

Difficulty rating: 1120

Solution:

Let ss be the side length of square EFGH.EFGH. The shaded overlap has width ss and height AD,AD, so its area is sAD.s\cdot AD.

Because the overlap is 50%50\% of the rectangle, sAD=12ABAD,s\cdot AD=\tfrac12\,AB\cdot AD, so AB=2s.AB=2s. Because it is 20%20\% of the square, sAD=15s2,s\cdot AD=\tfrac15 s^2, so AD=s5.AD=\tfrac{s}{5}.

Therefore ABAD=2ss/5=10.\dfrac{AB}{AD}=\dfrac{2s}{s/5}=10.

Thus, E is the correct answer.

4.

If x<0,x\lt0, then which of the following must be positive?

xx\dfrac{x}{|x|}

x2-x^2

2x-2^x

x1-x^{-1}

x3\sqrt[3]{x}

Difficulty rating: 1070

Solution:

Choice (D) is x1=1x.-x^{-1}=-\dfrac1x. When x<0,x\lt0, 1x<0,\dfrac1x\lt0, so 1x>0.-\dfrac1x\gt0.

Testing x=1x=-1 shows the other choices need not be positive: xx=1,\dfrac{x}{|x|}=-1, x2=1,-x^2=-1, 2x=12,-2^x=-\tfrac12, and x3=1.\sqrt[3]{x}=-1.

Thus, D is the correct answer.

5.

Halfway through a 100100-shot archery tournament, Chelsea leads by 5050 points. For each shot a bullseye scores 1010 points, with other possible scores being 8,8, 4,4, 2,2, and 00 points. Chelsea always scores at least 44 points on each shot. If Chelsea's next nn shots are bullseyes she will be guaranteed victory. What is the minimum value for n?n?

3838

4040

4242

4444

4646

Difficulty rating: 1350

Solution:

The opponent can score at most 5010=50050\cdot10=500 on the last 5050 shots. Since Chelsea leads by 50,50, she must score more than 50050=450500-50=450 points on her remaining shots to guarantee victory.

Her nn bullseyes give 10n10n points, and her other 50n50-n shots give at least 4(50n)4(50-n) points, so 10n+4(50n)>450.10n+4(50-n)\gt450. This simplifies to 6n>250,6n\gt250, i.e. n>4123.n\gt41\tfrac23.

Therefore Chelsea needs at least 4242 bullseyes.

Thus, C is the correct answer.

6.

A palindrome, such as 83438,83438, is a number that remains the same when its digits are reversed. The numbers xx and x+32x + 32 are three-digit and four-digit palindromes, respectively. What is the sum of the digits of x?x?

2020

2121

2222

2323

2424

Difficulty rating: 1280

Solution:

Note that xx is at most 999.999. This means that x+32x + 32 has a maximum of 1031.1031.

Similarly, we have that the minimum value of x+32x + 32 is 1000.1000.

The only palindrome in this range is 1001,1001, so this is what x+32x + 32 equals.

Then x+32=1001 x + 32 = 1001 x=969. x = 969.

The sum of the digits is then 9+6+9=24. 9 + 6 + 9 = 24.

Thus, E is the correct answer.

7.

Logan is constructing a scaled model of his town. The city's water tower stands 4040 meters high, and the top portion is a sphere that holds 100,000100,000 liters of water. Logan's miniature water tower holds 0.10.1 liters. How tall, in meters, should Logan make his tower?

0.040.04

0.4π\dfrac{0.4}{\pi}

0.40.4

4π\dfrac{4}{\pi}

44

Difficulty rating: 1420

Solution:

The miniature tower holds 100,000.1=1,000,000 \dfrac{100,000}{.1} = 1,000,000 times less water than the actual tower. Since this is the ratio for volumes, the ratio of heights is (1,000,000)1/3=100. (1,000,000)^{1 / 3} = 100. This means that the height of the miniature tower is 40100=.4. \dfrac{40}{100} = .4.

Thus, C is the correct answer.

8.

Triangle ABCABC has AB=2AC.AB=2 \cdot AC. Let DD and EE be on AB\overline{AB} and BC,\overline{BC}, respectively, such that BAE=ACD.\angle BAE = \angle ACD. Let FF be the intersection of segments AEAE and CD,CD, and suppose that CFE\triangle CFE is equilateral. What is ACB?\angle ACB?

6060^\circ

7575^\circ

9090^\circ

105105^\circ

120120^\circ

Solution:

Let BAE=ACD=x.\angle BAE = \angle ACD = x. Note that CFE=60\angle CFE = 60^{\circ} since CFE\triangle CFE is equilateral.

We then have that AFC=180CFE=120. \angle AFC = 180^{\circ} - \angle CFE = 120^{\circ}.

Then: FAC=180120x=60x=EAC.\begin{align*} \angle FAC &= 180^{\circ} - 120^{\circ} - x\\ &=60^{\circ} - x \\ &= \angle EAC.\end{align*}

We then get that BAC=BAE+EAC=x+60x=60. \begin{align*} \angle BAC &= \angle BAE + \angle EAC\\ &= x + 60^{\circ} - x \\&= 60^{\circ}. \end{align*}

Since AB=2ACAB = 2 \cdot AC and BAC=60,\angle BAC = 60^{\circ}, we have that ABC\triangle ABC is a 30609030-60-90 triangle.

Thus, C is the correct answer.

9.

A solid cube has side length 33 inches. A 22-inch by 22-inch square hole is cut into the center of each face. The edges of each cut are parallel to the edges of the cube, and each hole goes all the way through the cube. What is the volume, in cubic inches, of the remaining solid?

77

88

1010

1212

1515

Difficulty rating: 1790

Solution:

Note that all the cut out solids intersect in the middle of the cube.

This region of intersection is a cube with side length 2.2. Then the volume of the cutout region is 3223223=3616=20. \begin{align*}3 \cdot 2 \cdot 2 \cdot 3 - 2 \cdot 2^3 &= 36 - 16 \\&= 20.\end{align*}

We have to subtract out the center region twice since it is included in all 33 regions.

The remaining volume is then 3320=2720=7. 3^3 - 20 = 27 - 20 = 7.

Thus, A is the correct answer.

10.

The first four terms of an arithmetic sequence are p,p, 9,9, 3pq,3p-q, and 3p+q.3p+q. What is the 20102010th term of this sequence?

80418041

80438043

80458045

80478047

80498049

Difficulty rating: 1410

Solution:

Consecutive terms differ by a common difference d.d. From the last two terms, d=(3p+q)(3pq)=2q.d=(3p+q)-(3p-q)=2q.

From the first two terms, 9p=d=2q,9-p=d=2q, and from the second and third, (3pq)9=d=2q.(3p-q)-9=d=2q. Solving this system gives p=5,p=5, q=2,q=2, and d=4.d=4.

The 20102010th term is p+2009d=5+20094=8041.p+2009d=5+2009\cdot4=8041.

Thus, A is the correct answer.

11.

The solution of the equation 7x+7=8x7^{x+7}=8^x can be expressed in the form x=logb77.x=\log_b 7^7. What is b?b?

715\dfrac{7}{15}

78\dfrac{7}{8}

87\dfrac{8}{7}

158\dfrac{15}{8}

157\dfrac{15}{7}

Difficulty rating: 1510

Solution:

Since x=logb77,x=\log_b 7^7, we have bx=77.b^x=7^7.

Then (7b)x=7xbx=7x77=7x+7=8x.(7b)^x=7^x\cdot b^x=7^x\cdot7^7=7^{x+7}=8^x.

Because x>0,x\gt0, it follows that 7b=8,7b=8, so b=87.b=\dfrac{8}{7}.

Thus, C is the correct answer.

12.

In a magical swamp there are two species of talking amphibians: toads, whose statements are always true, and frogs, whose statements are always false. Four amphibians, Brian, Chris, LeRoy, and Mike live together in this swamp, and they make the following statements.

Brian: "Mike and I are different species."

Chris: "LeRoy is a frog."

LeRoy: "Chris is a frog."

Mike: "Of the four of us, at least two are toads."

How many of these four amphibians are frogs?

00

11

22

33

44

Difficulty rating: 1540

Solution:

If Brian is a frog, then he must be lying, which means that Mike must be a frog.

If Brian is a toad, then he must be telling the truth, which also means that Mike is a frog.

Therefore, Mike is a frog, which means that Mike is lying. This means that there is at most one toad.

Then, at least one of LeRoy and Chris is a frog. This means the other is telling the truth, which makes them a toad.

This means there is one toad, which makes there be 33 frogs.

Thus, D is the correct answer.

13.

For how many integer values of kk do the graphs of x2+y2=k2x^2+y^2=k^2 and xy=kxy=k not intersect?

00

11

22

44

88

Difficulty rating: 1590

Solution:

For k=0,k=0, the graph of x2+y2=0x^2+y^2=0 is the single point (0,0)(0,0) and xy=0xy=0 is the two axes, which meet at the origin, so the graphs intersect.

For k0,k\ne0, the circle has radius k,|k|, and the hyperbola xy=kxy=k has its two vertices nearest the origin at distance 2k.\sqrt{2|k|}. The graphs meet exactly when k2k,|k|\ge\sqrt{2|k|}, that is k2.|k|\ge2.

So they fail to intersect only when k=1,|k|=1, namely k=1k=1 and k=1,k=-1, giving 22 values.

Thus, C is the correct answer.

14.

Nondegenerate ABC\triangle ABC has integer side lengths, BD\overline{BD} is an angle bisector, AD=3,AD = 3, and DC=8.DC = 8. What is the smallest possible value of the perimeter?

3030

3333

3535

3636

3737

Solution:

Using the Angle Bisector Theorem, we have that AB3=BC8 \dfrac{AB}{3} = \dfrac{BC}{8} AB=38BC. AB = \dfrac{3}{8} BC.

For ABAB and BCBC to be integers, we must have that BCBC is a multiple of 8.8.

To minimize the perimeter, we can set BC=8BC = 8 and AB=3.AB = 3. This, however, makes the triangle degenerate.

BCBC must then be 1616 and AB=6.AB = 6. Since AC=AD+DC=11,AC = AD + DC = 11, the perimeter is 16+6+11=33. 16 + 6 + 11 = 33.

Thus, B is the correct answer.

15.

A coin is altered so that the probability that it lands on heads is less than 12,\dfrac12, and when the coin is flipped four times, the probability of an equal number of heads and tails is 16.\dfrac{1}{6}. What is the probability that the coin lands on heads?

1536\dfrac{\sqrt{15}-3}{6}

666+212\dfrac{6-\sqrt{6\sqrt6+2}}{12}

212\dfrac{\sqrt2-1}{2}

336\dfrac{3-\sqrt3}{6}

312\dfrac{\sqrt3-1}{2}

Difficulty rating: 1650

Solution:

Let pp be the probability of heads. The chance of two heads and two tails in four flips is (42)p2(1p)2=6p2(1p)2=16.\binom{4}{2}p^2(1-p)^2=6p^2(1-p)^2=\frac16.

Thus p2(1p)2=136,p^2(1-p)^2=\dfrac{1}{36}, so p(1p)=16.p(1-p)=\dfrac16.

This gives 6p26p+1=0,6p^2-6p+1=0, so p=3±36.p=\dfrac{3\pm\sqrt3}{6}. Since p<12,p\lt\dfrac12, we take p=336.p=\dfrac{3-\sqrt3}{6}.

Thus, D is the correct answer.

16.

Bernardo randomly picks 33 distinct numbers from the set {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}\{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9\} and arranges them in descending order to form a 33-digit number. Silvia randomly picks 33 distinct numbers from the set {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}\{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8\} and also arranges them in descending order to form a 33-digit number. What is the probability that Bernardo's number is larger than Silvia's number?

4772\dfrac{47}{72}

3756\dfrac{37}{56}

23\dfrac{2}{3}

4972\dfrac{49}{72}

3956\dfrac{39}{56}

Difficulty rating: 1900

Solution:

There are two cases: Bernardo picks a 99 or he doesn't.

Case 1: Bernardo picks a 99

Since a number is fixed, there are (82)=28\binom{8}{2} = 28 ways to choose the other two numbers.

There are a total of (93)=84\binom{9}{3} = 84 ways to pick all three numbers. The probability is then 2884=13. \dfrac{28}{84} = \dfrac{1}{3}.

Note that if Bernardo picks a 9,9, he automatically has a greater number than Silvia.

This means that Bernardo always wins in this case.

Case 2: Bernardo doesn't pick a 99

There is a 113=231 - \frac{1}{3} = \frac{2}{3} chance of this happening. Since both people are choosing from the same numbers, they have an equal chance of winning.

We still need to find the probability that the numbers are the same. There is a 1(83)=156 \dfrac{1}{\binom{8}{3}} = \dfrac{1}{56} chance that Silvia chooses the same numbers as Bernardo. The probability that Bernardo gets a higher number is then 11562=55112. \dfrac{1 - \frac{1}{56}}{2} = \dfrac{55}{112}.

The total probability of Bernardo getting a higher number is then 13+2355112=3756. \dfrac{1}{3} + \dfrac{2}{3} \cdot \dfrac{55}{112} = \dfrac{37}{56}.

Thus, B is the correct answer.

17.

Equiangular hexagon ABCDEFABCDEF has side lengths AB=CD=EF=1AB=CD=EF=1 and BC=DE=FA=r.BC=DE=FA=r. The area of ACE\triangle ACE is 70%70\% of the area of the hexagon. What is the sum of all possible values of r?r?

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

103 \dfrac{10}{3}

44

174\dfrac{17}{4}

66

Solution:

Note that ACE\triangle ACE is equilateral. Using the Law of Cosines in ABC,\triangle ABC, we get AC2=r2+122rcos120=r2+r+1.AC^2=r^2+1^2-2r\cos120^\circ=r^2+r+1.

The area of ACE\triangle ACE is then 34(r2+r+1). \dfrac{\sqrt3}{4} (r^2 + r + 1).

The three corner triangles ABC,\triangle ABC, CDE,\triangle CDE, and EFA\triangle EFA each have area 121rsin120=r34.\frac12\cdot1\cdot r\cdot\sin120^\circ=\frac{r\sqrt3}{4}.

Thus the hexagon has area 34(r2+r+1)+3r34=34(r2+4r+1).\dfrac{\sqrt3}{4}(r^2+r+1)+3\cdot\dfrac{r\sqrt3}{4}=\dfrac{\sqrt3}{4}(r^2+4r+1).

The condition [ACE]=70%[ABCDEF][ACE]=70\%\cdot[ABCDEF] gives r2+r+1=710(r2+4r+1),r^2+r+1=\dfrac{7}{10}(r^2+4r+1), so r26r+1=0.r^2-6r+1=0.

By Vieta's formulas, the sum of the possible values of rr is 6.6.

Thus, E is the correct answer.

18.

A 1616-step path is to go from (4,4)(-4,-4) to (4,4)(4,4) with each step increasing either the xx-coordinate or the yy-coordinate by 1.1. How many such paths stay outside or on the boundary of the square 2x2,-2\le x\le2, 2y2-2\le y\le2 at each step?

9292

144144

15681568

16981698

12,80012{,}800

Difficulty rating: 1880

Solution:

Every step increases x+yx+y by 1,1, which runs from 8-8 to 8,8, so each path passes through exactly one lattice point with x+y=0.x+y=0.

To stay out of the open square, that point (t,t)(t,-t) must have t2,|t|\ge2, so it is one of (±2,2),(±3,3),(±4,4).(\pm2,\mp2),(\pm3,\mp3),(\pm4,\mp4).

By symmetry consider the three points (4,4),(3,3),(2,2)(-4,4),(-3,3),(-2,2) and double. The number of paths from (4,4)(-4,-4) to ((4j),4j)(-(4-j),4-j) is (8j),\binom{8}{j}, and the number continuing on to (4,4)(4,4) is also (8j).\binom{8}{j}.

Therefore the total is 2((80)2+(81)2+(82)2)=2(1+64+784)=1698.2\left(\binom80^2+\binom81^2+\binom82^2\right)=2(1+64+784)=1698.

Thus, D is the correct answer.

19.

Each of 20102010 boxes in a line contains a single red marble, and for 1k2010,1 \le k \le 2010, the box in the kkth position also contains kk white marbles. Isabella begins at the first box and successively draws a single marble at random from each box, in order. She stops when she first draws a red marble. Let P(n)P(n) be the probability that Isabella stops after drawing exactly nn marbles. What is the smallest value of nn for which P(n)<12010?P(n) \lt \dfrac{1}{2010}?

4545

6363

6464

201201

10051005

Difficulty rating: 2240

Solution:

Since there are k+1k + 1 marbles in the kk th box, there is a kk+1\dfrac{k}{k + 1} chance Isabella draws a white marble from it.

The probability of drawing a red marble is then 1k+1.\dfrac{1}{k + 1}. To stop after drawing the nn th marble, the first n1n - 1 marbles must have been white.

This happens with a probability of 1223n1n1n+1. \dfrac{1}{2} \cdot \dfrac{2}{3} \cdot \ldots \cdot \dfrac{n - 1}{n} \cdot \dfrac{1}{n + 1}.

Note that all the numerators cancel with the adjacent denominator, which means that this expression reduces to 1n(n+1).\dfrac{1}{n(n + 1)}.

We have to find the smallest nn such that 1n(n+1)<12010 \dfrac{1}{n(n + 1)} \lt \dfrac{1}{2010} n(n+1)>2010. n(n + 1) \gt 2010.

Guessing and checking gives us that the smallest nn that works is 45.45.

Thus, A is the correct answer.

20.

Arithmetic sequences (an)(a_n) and (bn)(b_n) have integer terms with a1=b1=1<a2b2a_1=b_1=1\lt a_2\le b_2 and anbn=2010a_nb_n=2010 for some n.n. What is the largest possible value of n?n?

22

33

88

288288

20092009

Solution:

Since an=1+(n1)d1a_n=1+(n-1)d_1 and bn=1+(n1)d2b_n=1+(n-1)d_2 for integers d1,d2,d_1,d_2, the value n1n-1 divides both an1a_n-1 and bn1,b_n-1, hence divides gcd(an1,bn1).\gcd(a_n-1,b_n-1).

The factor pairs of 20102010 with 2anbn2\le a_n\le b_n are (2,1005),(3,670),(5,402),(6,335),(10,201),(15,134),(2,1005),(3,670),(5,402),(6,335), (10,201),(15,134), and (30,67).(30,67).

For every pair except (15,134),(15,134), the numbers an1a_n-1 and bn1b_n-1 are relatively prime, forcing n=2.n=2. For (15,134),(15,134), gcd(14,133)=7,\gcd(14,133)=7, so n1n-1 can equal 7,7, giving n=8.n=8.

The sequences an=2n1a_n=2n-1 and bn=19n18b_n=19n-18 realize this, so the largest value is 8.8.

Thus, C is the correct answer.

21.

The graph of y=x610x5+29x44x3+ax2y=x^6-10x^5+29x^4-4x^3+ax^2 lies above the line y=bx+cy=bx+c except at three values of x,x, where the graph and the line intersect. What is the largest of those values?

44

55

66

77

88

Difficulty rating: 2000

Solution:

Let f(x)f(x) be the graph minus the line. It is nonnegative and vanishes at three points, each a double root, so f(x)=(x3Ax2+BxC)2.f(x)=\big(x^3-Ax^2+Bx-C\big)^2.

Matching coefficients gives 2A=10A=5,-2A=-10\Rightarrow A=5, then A2+2B=29B=2,A^2+2B=29\Rightarrow B=2, then 2C2AB=4C=8.-2C-2AB=-4\Rightarrow C=-8.

Thus the cubic is x35x2+2x+8=(x+1)(x2)(x4),x^3-5x^2+2x+8=(x+1)(x-2)(x-4), with roots 1,2,-1,2, and 4.4. The largest is 4.4.

Thus, A is the correct answer.

22.

What is the minimum value of f(x)=x1+2x1+3x1++119x1?f(x)=|x-1|+|2x-1|+|3x-1|+\cdots+|119x-1|?

4949

5050

5151

5252

5353

Difficulty rating: 2000

Solution:

The function ff is piecewise linear with breakpoints at x=1k.x=\tfrac1k. On the interval [1m,1m1]\left[\tfrac1m,\tfrac1{m-1}\right] its slope is k=m119kk=1m1k=7140(m1)m,\sum_{k=m}^{119}k-\sum_{k=1}^{m-1}k=7140-(m-1)m, where 7140=1191202.7140=\tfrac{119\cdot120}{2}.

This slope is zero when (m1)m=7140,(m-1)m=7140, i.e. m=85,m=85, so the minimum occurs at the right endpoint x=184.x=\tfrac1{84}.

There, terms with k84k\le84 contribute 84k84\tfrac{84-k}{84} and terms with k85k\ge85 contribute k8484,\tfrac{k-84}{84}, so f(184)=348684+63084=41.5+7.5=49.f\left(\tfrac1{84}\right)=\frac{3486}{84}+\frac{630}{84}=41.5+7.5=49.

Thus, A is the correct answer.

23.

The number obtained from the last two nonzero digits of 90!90! is equal to n.n. What is n?n?

1212

3232

4848

5252

6868

Solution:

The number of trailing zeroes in 90!90! is 905+9025=21.\left\lfloor\dfrac{90}{5}\right\rfloor+\left\lfloor\dfrac{90}{25}\right\rfloor=21. Let N=90!1021.N=\dfrac{90!}{10^{21}}.

There are still more than two factors of 22 left after removing 1021,10^{21}, so N0(mod4).N\equiv0 \pmod4.

Let AA be the product of factors of 90!90! not divisible by 5,5, and let BB be the product of the factors divisible by 5.5. Grouping residues modulo 2525 gives A1(mod25)A\equiv1\pmod{25} and B5211(mod25).\dfrac{B}{5^{21}}\equiv-1\pmod{25}.

Therefore 90!5211(mod25).\dfrac{90!}{5^{21}}\equiv-1\pmod{25}. Since 2212(mod25),2^{21}\equiv2\pmod{25}, N=90!5212211312(mod25).N=\dfrac{90!}{5^{21}\cdot2^{21}}\equiv-13\equiv12\pmod{25}.

The number congruent to 0(mod4)0\pmod4 and 12(mod25)12\pmod{25} is 12(mod100),12\pmod{100}, so the last two nonzero digits form 12.12.

Thus, A is the correct answer.

24.

Let f(x)=log10(sin(πx)sin(2πx)sin(3πx)sin(8πx)).f(x)=\log_{10}\big(\sin(\pi x)\cdot\sin(2\pi x)\cdot\sin(3\pi x)\cdots\sin(8\pi x)\big). The intersection of the domain of f(x)f(x) with the interval [0,1][0,1] is a union of nn disjoint open intervals. What is n?n?

22

1212

1818

2222

3636

Difficulty rating: 2460

Solution:

Let g(x)=k=18sin(kπx);g(x)=\prod_{k=1}^8\sin(k\pi x); the domain of ff is where g(x)>0.g(x)\gt0. Since sin(kπ(1x))=(1)k+1sin(kπx)\sin(k\pi(1-x))=(-1)^{k+1}\sin(k\pi x) and k=18(k+1)\sum_{k=1}^8(k+1) is even, g(1x)=g(x),g(1-x)=g(x), so it suffices to study (0,12)\big(0,\tfrac12\big) and double.

In (0,12)\big(0,\tfrac12\big) the zeros of gg are the fractions kn\tfrac{k}{n} with 2n8,2\le n\le8, 1k<n2,1\le k\lt\tfrac n2, and gcd(k,n)=1.\gcd(k,n)=1. For n=2,,8n=2,\ldots,8 there are 0,1,1,2,1,3,20,1,1,2,1,3,2 of them, totaling 10.10.

These 1010 zeros split (0,12)\big(0,\tfrac12\big) into 1111 subintervals on which gg has constant sign. Near 00 every factor is positive, so g>0g\gt0 there, and the sign flips at each zero except 14=28\tfrac14=\tfrac28 and 13=26,\tfrac13=\tfrac26, where an even number of factors vanish.

Tracking the signs, exactly 66 of the 1111 subintervals have g>0.g\gt0. By symmetry there are 66 more in (12,1),\big(\tfrac12,1\big), so n=12.n=12.

Thus, B is the correct answer.

25.

Two quadrilaterals are considered the same if one can be obtained from the other by a rotation and a translation. How many different convex cyclic quadrilaterals are there with integer sides and perimeter equal to 32?32?

560560

564564

568568

14981498

22552255

Solution:

A convex cyclic quadrilateral is determined up to rotation and translation by its cyclic sequence of side lengths, and it exists exactly when the largest side is less than the sum of the others. With perimeter 32,32, this means each side is at most 15.15.

First count ordered quadruples (a,b,c,d)(a,b,c,d) of positive integers with a+b+c+d=32a+b+c+d=32 and each entry at most 15.15. Without the upper bound there are (313)=4495;\binom{31}{3}=4495; removing those with some entry at least 1616 subtracts 4(163)=2240,4\binom{16}{3}=2240, leaving 2255.2255.

Rotations of the quadrilateral correspond to cyclic permutations of (a,b,c,d).(a,b,c,d). By Burnside's lemma the number of distinct quadrilaterals is 14(2255+f1+f2+f3),\frac{1}{4}\big(2255+f_1+f_2+f_3\big), where fif_i counts quadruples fixed by rotating ii positions.

A one- or three-step rotation fixes only (8,8,8,8),(8,8,8,8), so f1=f3=1.f_1=f_3=1. A two-step rotation fixes (a,b,a,b)(a,b,a,b) with a+b=16a+b=16 and 1a,b15,1\le a,b\le15, giving f2=15.f_2=15.

Hence the count is 14(2255+1+15+1)=22724=568.\frac{1}{4}(2255+1+15+1)=\frac{2272}{4}=568.

Thus, C is the correct answer.