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2024 Math Hardest Questions Part 2

Question 1
A circle is defined by 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 𝑦 2 + 8𝑦 = 5. There are two parallel lines that are
tangent to the circle. The first line is tangent to the circle at point (-1, 0), and second line
is tangent at point (a, b), where a and b are integers. What is the slope-intercept form of
the second line? (Write down your answer)

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Question 2

The graph of the function f, defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎(𝑥 + 𝑏)(𝑥 + 𝑐)(𝑥 + 𝑑), is shown in the
xy-plane, where a, b, c, and d are constants. If each of the roots of the function is
increased by 2 to create a new function g, which of the following represents the
equation of g?
1
A) 𝑔(𝑥) = 2 (𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 − 4)
1
B) 𝑔(𝑥) = − 2 (𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 − 4)
1
C) 𝑔(𝑥) = − 2 (𝑥 − 8)(𝑥 − 6)(𝑥)
1
D) 𝑔(𝑥) = 2 (𝑥)(𝑥 − 8)(𝑥 − 6)
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Question 3
A right square pyramid has a total surface area of 12800 square units, and the diagonal
of the base is 64√2. If the right square pyramid is cut by a plane through its diagonal of
the base to its apex, what is the surface area of one piece. (Rounded to the nearest
tenth)

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Question 4
9
𝐹(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 273.15) + 32
5
The function F gives the temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, that corresponds to a
temperature of x kelvins. If a temperature increased by 18.90 degrees Fahrenheit, by
how much did the temperature increase, in kelvins?
A) 34.02
B) 46.08
C) 10.50
D) 12.80
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Question 5
A new company organized 3-days workshop to advertise its new products. The
company invited 12,800 people to attend the workshop, but only 53.125% of invited
people attended the first day. Of the people who attended the first day, 42% attended
the second day, and on the third day, there were 66% of the people who did not attend
the first day and half of the people who attended the second day. If the number of
people who attended on the third day is p% of the people who attended on the second
day, what is the value of p, rounded to the nearest hundredth?

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Question 6

Figure Not Drawn To Scale.

A plane slices a right circular cone parallel to its base. The radius of the cone is 18 cm.
and its height is 24 cm. If the cone is separated at the cross section, the bottom portion
of the cone is called a frustum. The height of the divided cone is one-third of the height
of original cone. If the surface area of the frustum is 𝑘𝜋, what is the value of 𝑘?
(Use 𝜋𝑟(𝑟 + 𝑙) to calculate the surface area of the cone, where 𝑙 is the slant height.

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Question 7
For the exponential function f, for each increase in the value of x by 8, the value of f(x)
increases by a factor of 2. If f(0)=2024, which of the following represents the function f?
2𝑥
1 12
A) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2024 (16 ) 8

3𝑥
2 4
B) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2024 (64 ) 7

3𝑥
1 10
C) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2024 (32 ) 12

9𝑥
1 2
D) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2024 (16 ) 3
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Question 8
Types/Pages 0-60 61-120 121-180 181-240 241-300

Paperback X 8 13 7 16

Hardcover 10 M N 20 K

The table above shows the number of hardcover and paperback books classified with
𝑋+𝑀+𝑁+𝐾
their number of pages. Find the value of based on these following statements:
𝑌

I. If one of the books which have at most 120 pages is selected randomly, the
probability of a paperback book that has at most 60 pages is 1/9.
II. There are half as many paperback books as hardcover books. The probability of
a book that has at least 121 but at most 180 pages is 9/28, given that the book
has more than 60 but less than 241 pages.
III. Given that the book selected has neither 0-60 nor 61-120 pages, the proportion
of hardcover book, having at most 240 pages, is Y and paperback book, having
at least 181 pages is 1/8.

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Question 9
A group of scientists want to conduct an experiment to see whether new vaccine to treat
COVID-19 or traditional one is effective. They are divided into 2 groups. First group
selects 300 people who have flue from each of these cities Austin, Texas, and
Columbus, Ohio, and assigns who take a new vaccine or traditional based on their age.
Second group selects randomly 300 people who have flu from each of these cities
Austin, Texas, and Columbus, Ohio, and patients divide themselves evenly into two
groups, tossing a coin to decide which group is assigned to the new vaccine. Which of
the following statements is (are) true to determine the cause-and-effect relationship?

I. For the first group, scientists should randomly select 300 people who have flu,
and patients should be given the new vaccine according to their genders.
II. For the second group, scientists should randomly give numbers to patients and
those with an even number are assigned to the new vaccine.

A) I only
B) II only
C) Both I and II
D) Neither I nor II
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Question 10
𝑎
𝑓(𝑥) = (− ) 𝑥 2 + 12𝑥 + 8𝑐
2
In the given quadratic function, a and c are constants. The graph of y=f(x) is a parabola
that has a vertex at the point (h, k), where h and k are constants. If the range of the
function is no less than 5 and 𝑓(−21) = 𝑓(15), which of the following must be true?
I. 𝑎 ≤ −2
II. 𝑐 ≥ −1

A) I only
B) II only
C) Both I and II
D) Neither I nor II
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Question 11
A town’s chamber of commerce printed a map of the business district. The map is 16
inches square, and 1 inch on the map represents an actual distance of 150 feet. A
larger version of the same map of the business district is printed with the side length
70% longer than the side length of the previous map. On the larger map, what is the
actual distance, in feet square rounded to the nearest tenth, represented by 1 inch
square?

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Question 12
𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 + 6)
The graph in the xy-plane of the equation above contains the point (a, b). If −4 ≤ 𝑎 ≤ 3,
which of the following is not possible value of b?
A) -73
B) -72
C) 0
D) 1
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Question 13
A researcher surveyed 300 adults selected at random from the town of Freehold, 400
adults selected at random from the town of Howell, and 600 adults selected at random
from the town of Lakewood. Each person surveyed was asked whether he or she owns
a goat. Some of the results are shown in the partially completed table below.

Owns a goat Does not own a Total

goat
Freehold 120 180 300

Howell X 400

Lakewood Y 600

The researcher found that an adult surveyed in Howell is twice as likely to own a goat
as an adult surveyed in Freehold, and an adult surveyed in Lakewood is 3 times more
than not to own a goat an adult surveyed in Howell. What is the value of X + Y.

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Question 14

Note: Figure not drawn to scale.

In the figure above, AB = 16, AC = 20, AD = 3 and CE = 8. What is the length of FG?
(Write your answer in fractional form)

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Question 15

Data set X Data set Y

The histogram above represents the Data set X, and the table above represents the
Data set Y. In the histogram and table, the first interval includes the whole numbers
greater than or equal to 40, but less than 50. Second interval includes the whole
numbers greater than or equal to 50, but less than 60, and so on. If the greatest
possible difference between the range of data set X and mean of data set Y
is m, and the smallest possible difference between the median of data set
X and the mode of data set Y is n, what is the sum of m and n?
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Question 16
The composition of metal alloy consists of 4 different metals: iron, silver, gold and
bronze. The mass of iron is at least 65% less than the mass of bronze, and total mass
of the gold and bronze is no less than 400% of the mass of iron. If the mass of bronze is
20% more than the mass of silver which has a mass of 150 grams, what is minimum
mass of the gold?

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Question 17
For a certain position, an employer offers an hourly wage of $24.00 at the start of
employment. For the next two years after the start of employment, the hourly wage is
increased by 15% of the hourly wage at the end of the previous year. For the next five
years, at the end of every 3-month interval, the hourly wage is increased by 7% of the
hourly wage at the end of the previous 3-month interval. Which of the following functions
models the percent change in the value of hourly wage between at the end of the
second and seventh year?
A) 𝑓(𝑥) = (31.74 ⋅ (1.07)28 − 31.74) ⋅ 100
B) 𝑓(𝑥) = (31.74 ⋅ (1.07)20 − 31.74) ⋅ 100
C) 𝑓(𝑥) = ((1.07)28 − 1) ⋅ 100
D) 𝑓(𝑥) = ((1.07)20 − 1) ⋅ 100
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Question 18

The graph of 3 functions is shown above. Find the value of 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐, where a, b and c
are positive integer constants.
I. 𝑓(𝑥) = −𝑎(0.3)𝑥 + 11
II. 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑏(1.02)𝑥 − 2
III. ℎ(𝑥) = −𝑐(1.3)𝑥 + 24

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Question 19

The system inequalities of two linear and one quadratic function is given. If the shaded
region is solution to this system, write the system of standard form of both linear and
quadratic inequalities ( 𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵𝑦 = 𝐶 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐).

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Question 20

The figure above, frustum, is inscribed in a cube so that top and bottom faces of the
frustum touch to those of the cube, and the bottom face also touches to the four edges
of the cube. The slant height of the frustum is 18.45 cm and the radius of the top face is
4.95 cm. The ratio of the bigger radius to the smaller radius is 20 to 11. Find the positive
difference between the volumes of the cube and the frustum. (Round your answer to the
nearest integer)

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Question 21
Segment of ride Distance (miles) Average cycling speed
with no cramp delay (mph)

From home to top of hill 1.2 12

From top of hill to valley 4.8 24

From valley to river 2.4 16

From river to the city 15.3 34

center

Mr. David rides his bike from his home to the city center every weekend evening. The
table above shows the distance, in miles, and his average cycling speed, in miles per
hour (mph), when he doesn’t have any cramps, for each segment of his ride.

If Mr. David starts his ride at 7:00 p.m., he can ride at his average cycling speed with no
cramps for each segment of the ride. If he starts his ride at 7:30 p.m., the ride time
increases by 40% in the first segment and by 65% in the third segment due to cramps,
but the ride time for each of the other segments of his ride does not change. Based on
the table, how many more hours does Mr. David take to arrive at the city center if he
starts his ride at 7:30 p.m. than if he starts his ride at 7:00 p.m.?
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Question 22
The amount of money owed on a certain type of loan has two components: the principal
balance of the loan and the amount of interest accrued on the loan. For a loan of this
type, each payment was $350.00 and there were 60 payments total. Part of each
payment was applied to the principal balance of the loan, and the rest was applied to
the amount of interest accrued on the loan. The amount of the 1st payment that was
applied to the principal balance was $220.93. For each additional payment, the amount
that was applied to the principal balance was approximately 0.8% less than the amount
that was applied to the principal balance for the previous payment. What is the amount
of the 15th payment, in dollars, that was applied to the amount of interest accrued,
where x ≤ 60 (Round your answer to the nearest tenth).