SASMO 2013 Sec 3 Contest

Division
Mathematical Olympiads
S3
Name:
2013
_________________________________
(as in Birth Cert)
NRIC:
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Class:
______________
Index Number: ________
School: __________________________________
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Please DO NOT OPEN the contest booklet until the Proctor has given permission
to start.
2. TIME : 1 hour 30 minutes
3. Attempt all 25 questions. Show your working clearly.
4. Write your answers neatly in the answers sheet in the booklet.

5. PROCTORING : No one may help any student in any way during the contest.
6. Only 2B pencil may be used. No other materials, including calculators, are allowed.
7. All students must fill in your Name, NRIC no, Index Number, Class and School.
8. MINIMUM TIME: Students must stay in the exam hall at least 1h 15 min.
SASMO 2013, Secondary 3 Contest

9. No exam papers and written notes can be taken out by any contestant.
10. All correct answers score 1 point each and are no marks deducted for incorrect
answers.
EACH QUESTION Scores 1 point each

1. Tom must travel from A to B and he plans to go at a certain speed. He would like to arrive
earlier than planned and notes that traveling at a speed 5 km/h faster than planned, he will
arrive 5 hours earlier and traveling at a speed 10 km/h faster than planned, he will arrive 8
hours earlier. What is his planned speed?
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2. On the island of nobles and liars, 50 people are standing in a queue. Everyone, except the
first person in the queue, said, that the person before him in the queue is a liar. The first
man in the queue, said, that all people, standing after him are liars. How many liars are in
the queue? (Nobles always speak the truth, and liars always tell lies.)
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3. In a football league with 6 teams (A, B, C, D, E, F), each team plays each other team exactly
once. So far, A has played one match, B has played 2 matches, C has played 3 matches, D
has played 4 matches, and E has played 5 matches. How many matches has F played so far?
4. For how many integers

?
does there exists a convex -gon, whose angles are in ratio
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5. A sequence of numbers has 6 as its first term, and every term after the first is defined as
follows: If a term, A, is even, the next term in the sequence is . If a term, B, is odd, the
next term is
. Thus, the first four terms in the sequence are 6, 3, 10, 5. What is the
th
200 term of the sequence?
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6. Tom rolls a 6-sided die. Jerry rolls a second 6-sided die. Tom wins if the values shown differ
by 1. What is the probability that Tom wins? (Express your answer in fractions)
7. For how many integers
, such that
is a perfect square?
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8. How many positive integers not exceeding 2013 are multiples of 3 and 4 but not 5?
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9. How many right-angled triangles can be formed by joining three vertices of a given regular
14-gon?
10. The first element of the sequence

the value of if
.
, and if
then
. Find
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11. How many 10-digit numbers only composed of 1, 2, and 3 exist, in which any two
neighbouring digits differ by 1?
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12. Four different numbers , , , and are chosen from the list
What is the largest possible value for the expression
and
13. Evaluate the following sum
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, find
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15. Let be the least number with the following property:

is a perfect square and
a perfect cube. How many positive factors does the number have?
is
16. Two circles have their centers on the same diagonal of a

square. They touch each other and the sides of the squares
as shown. The square has a side of length 1 cm. What is
the sum of the lengths of the radii of the circles?
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17. What is the last digit of
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18. How many 7-digit numbers contain at least one 7?
19. Evaluate (in the simplest form)
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20. How many zeros does the following product
end with?
7
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21. In isosceles trapezoid

(
is parallel to
), is
the
midpoint of side
and angle
. Find the
perimeter of the trapezoid.
22. A palindrome is a positive integer that is the same when read forwards or backwards. For
example, three palindromes are 8; 343 and 5578755. Determine the number of
palindromes less than 10 000?
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23. The vertices of triangle
are
,
that
. Find the value of
, and
.
. Points
24. Find positive solutions of the following equation

.
and
are on
so
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25. A sequence of numbers
satisfies
1.
2.
Find the value of
End of Paper
Name: _________________________ Class:

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Division

(as in Birth Cert)

Index Number: ________

3. Attempt all 25 questions. Show your working clearly.

4. Write your answers neatly in the answers sheet in the booklet.

SASMO 2013, Secondary 3 Contest

EACH QUESTION Scores 1 point each

SASMO 2013, Secondary 3 Contest

4. For how many integers

does there exists a convex -gon, whose angles are in ratio

SASMO 2013, Secondary 3 Contest

7. For how many integers

SASMO 2013, Secondary 3 Contest

10. The first element of the sequence

SASMO 2013, Secondary 3 Contest

13. Evaluate the following sum

SASMO 2013, Secondary 3 Contest

15. Let be the least number with the following property:

16. Two circles have their centers on the same diagonal of a

17. What is the last digit of

SASMO 2013, Secondary 3 Contest

18. How many 7-digit numbers contain at least one 7?

19. Evaluate (in the simplest form)

20. How many zeros does the following product

SASMO 2013, Secondary 3 Contest

21. In isosceles trapezoid

SASMO 2013, Secondary 3 Contest

24. Find positive solutions of the following equation

SASMO 2013, Secondary 3 Contest

25. A sequence of numbers

Find the value of

Name: _________________________ Class:

SASMO 2013, Secondary 3 Contest

Rough Working SASMO 2013, Secondary 3 Answers

SASMO 2013, Secondary 3 Contest

SASMO 2013, Secondary 3 Contest

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