Aops Community 2011 Canadian Open Math Challenge

AoPS Community 2011 Canadian Open Math Challenge
Canadian Open Math Challenge 2011

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by Binomial-theorem
1 If r is a number such that r2 − 6r + 5 = 0, find (r − 3)2
2 Carmen selects four different numbers from the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7} whose sum is 11. If
l is the largest of these four numbers, what is the value of l?
3 The faces of a cube contain the number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 such that the sum of the numbers
on each pair of opposite faces is 7. For each of the cubes eight corners, we multiply
the three numbers on the faces incident to that corner, and write down its value. (In
the diagram, the value of the indicated corner is 1 x 2 x 3 = 6.) What is the sum of the
eight values assigned to the cubes corners?
4 In the figure, AQPB and ASRC are squares, and AQS is an equilateral triangle. If QS= 4
and BC= x, what is the value of x?
Q 4 S
P R
A
B x C
5 Arthur is driving to Davids house intending to arrive at a certain time. If he drives at 60

km/h, he will arrive 5 minutes late. If he drives at 90 km/h, he will arrive 5 minutes
early. If he drives at nkm/h, he will arrive exactly on time. What is the value of n?
6 Integers a, b, c, d, and e satisfy the following three properties:

(i) 2 ≤ a < b < c < d < e < 100
(ii)gcd(a, e) = 1
(iii) a, b, c, d, e form a geometric sequence.
What is the value of c?
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7 In the figure, BCis a diameter of the circle, where BC = 901, BD = 1, and DA = 16. If
EC = x, what is the value of x?
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E
D
C
B
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8 A group of nfriends wrote a math contest consisting of eight short-answer problem

S1 , S2 , S3 , S4 , S5 , S6 , S7 , S8 , and four full-solution problems F1 , F2 , F3 , F4 . Each
person in the group correctly solved exactly 11 of the 12 problems. We create an 8 x
4 table. Inside the square located in the ith row and jth column, we write down the
number of people who correctly solved both problem Si and Fj . If the 32 entries in
the table sum to 256, what is the value of n?
9 ABCis a triangle with coordinates A =(2, 6), B =(0, 0), and C =(14, 0).
(a) Let Pbe the midpoint of AB. Determine the equation of the line perpendicular to
AB passing through P.
(b) Let Q be the point on line BCfor which PQ is perpendicular to AB. Determine the
length of AQ.
(c) There is a (unique) circle passing through the points A, B, and C. Determine the
radius of this circle.
10 Charlotte writes a test consisting of 100 questions, where the answer to each question is
either TRUE or
FALSE. Charlottes teacher announces that for every five consecutive questions on
the test, the answers to
exactly three of them are TRUE. Just before the test starts, the teacher whispers to
Charlotte that the
answers to the first and last questions are both FALSE.
(a) Determine the number of questions for which the correct answer is TRUE.
(b) What is the correct answer to the sixth question on the test?
(c) Explain how Charlotte can correctly answer all 100 questions on the test.
11 Let nbe a positive integer. A row of n + 1 squares is written from left to right, numbered
0, 1, 2, · · · , n
Two frogs, named Alphonse and Beryl, begin a race starting at square 0. For each

second that passes, Alphonse and Beryl make a jump to the right according to the
following rules: if there are at least eight squares to the right of Alphonse, then
Alphonse jumps eight squares to the right. Otherwise, Alphonse jumps one square
to the right. If there are at least seven squares to the right of Beryl, then Beryl jumps
seven squares to the right. Otherwise, Beryl jumps one square to the right. Let A(n)
and B(n) respectively denote the number of seconds for Alphonse and Beryl to reach
square n. For example, A(40) = 5 and B(40) = 10.
(a) Determine an integer n¿200 for which B(n) < A(n).
(b) Determine the largest integer n for whichB(n) ≤ A(n).
12 Let f (x) = x2 − ax + b, where a and b are positive integers.

(a) Suppose that a = 2 and b = 2. Determine the set of real roots of f (x) − x, and the
set of real roots of f (f (x)) − x.
(b) Determine the number of positive integers (a, b) with 1 ≤ a, b ≤ 2011 for which
every root of f (f (x)) − x is an integer.

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5 Arthur is driving to Davids house intending to arrive at a certain time. If he drives at 60

6 Integers a, b, c, d, and e satisfy the following three properties:

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8 A group of nfriends wrote a math contest consisting of eight short-answer problem

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12 Let f (x) = x2 − ax + b, where a and b are positive integers.

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