Tuesday, FEBRUARY 10, 2004

55th Annual American Mathematics Contest 12

AMC 12
Contest A
The MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
American Mathematics Competitions

1. DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO BY YOUR PROC-

TOR.
2. This is a twenty-five question, multiple choice test. Each question is followed by
answers marked A,B,C,D and E. Only one of these is correct.
3. The answers to the problems are to be marked on the AMC 12 Answer Form with a
#2 pencil. Check the blackened circles for accuracy and erase errors and stray marks
completely. Only answers properly marked on the answer form will be graded.
4. SCORING: You will receive 6 points for each correct answer, 2.5 points for each
problem left unanswered, and 0 points for each incorrect answer.
5. No aids are permitted other than scratch paper, graph paper, ruler, compass, protractor,
erasers and calculators that are accepted for use on the SAT. No problems on the test
will require the use of a calculator.
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the answer form. When your proctor gives the signal, begin working the problems.
You will have 75 MINUTES working time to complete the test.
8. When you finish the exam, sign your name in the space provided on the Answer
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Students who score 100 or above or finish in the top 5% on this AMC 12 will be
invited to take the 22nd annual American Invitational Mathematics Examination
(AIME) on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 or Tuesday, April 6, 2004. More details about
the AIME and other information are on the back page of this test booklet.

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1. Alicia earns $20 per hour, of which 1.45% is deducted to pay local taxes. How
many cents per hour of Alicia’s wages are used to pay local taxes?
(A) 0.0029 (B) 0.029 (C) 0.29 (D) 2.9 (E) 29

2. On the AMC 12, each correct answer is worth 6 points, each incorrect answer
is worth 0 points, and each problem left unanswered is worth 2.5 points. If
Charlyn leaves 8 of the 25 problems unanswered, how many of the remaining
problems must she answer correctly in order to score at least 100?
(A) 11 (B) 13 (C) 14 (D) 16 (E) 17

3. For how many ordered pairs of positive integers (x, y) is x + 2y = 100?

(A) 33 (B) 49 (C) 50 (D) 99 (E) 100

4. Bertha has 6 daughters and no sons. Some of her daughters have 6 daughters,
and the rest have none. Bertha has a total of 30 daughters and granddaughters,
and no great-granddaughters. How many of Bertha’s daughters and grand-
daughters have no daughters?
(A) 22 (B) 23 (C) 24 (D) 25 (E) 26

5. The graph of a line y = mx + b is shown. Which of the following is true?

(A) mb < −1 (B) −1 < mb < 0 (C) mb = 0

(D) 0 < mb < 1 (E) mb > 1

6. Let U = 2 · 20042005 , V = 20042005 , W = 2003 · 20042004 , X = 2 · 20042004 ,

Y = 20042004 and Z = 20042003. Which of the following is largest?
(A) U − V (B) V − W (C) W − X (D) X − Y (E) Y − Z

7. A game is played with tokens according to the following rule. In each round, the
player with the most tokens gives one token to each of the other players and also
places one token into a discard pile. The game ends when some player runs out
of tokens. Players A, B, and C start with 15, 14, and 13 tokens, respectively.
How many rounds will there be in the game?
(A) 36 (B) 37 (C) 38 (D) 39 (E) 40
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8. In the Figure, 6 EAB and 6 ABC are right angles, AB = 4, BC = 6, AE = 8,

and AC and BE intersect at D. What is the difference between the areas of
4ADE and 4BDC?

 

 

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 8 (E) 9

9. A company sells peanut butter in cylindrical jars. Marketing research suggests

that using wider jars will increase sales. If the diameter of the jars is increased by
25% without altering the volume, by what percent must the height be decreased?
(A) 10 (B) 25 (C) 36 (D) 50 (E) 60

10. The sum of 49 consecutive integers is 75 . What is their median?

(A) 7 (B) 72 (C) 73 (D) 74 (E) 75

11. The average value of all the pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters in Paula’s
purse is 20 cents. If she had one more quarter, the average value would be 21
cents. How many dimes does she have in her purse?
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 4

12. Let A = (0, 9) and B = (0, 12). Points A0 and B 0 are on the line y = x, and
AA0 and BB 0 intersect at C = (2, 8). What is the length of A0 B 0 ?
√ √ √
(A) 2 (B) 2 2 (C) 3 (D) 2 + 2 (E) 3 2
13. Let S be the set of points (a, b) in the coordinate plane, where each of a and b
may be −1, 0, or 1. How many distinct lines pass through at least two members
of S?
(A) 8 (B) 20 (C) 24 (D) 27 (E) 36

14. A sequence of three real numbers forms an arithmetic progression with a first
term of 9. If 2 is added to the second term and 20 is added to the third term,
the three resulting numbers form a geometric progression. What is the smallest
possible value for the third term of the geometric progression?
(A) 1 (B) 4 (C) 36 (D) 49 (E) 81
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15. Brenda and Sally run in opposite directions on a circular track, starting at
diametrically opposite points. They first meet after Brenda has run 100 meters.
They next meet after Sally has run 150 meters past their first meeting point.
Each girl runs at a constant speed. What is the length of the track in meters?
(A) 250 (B) 300 (C) 350 (D) 400 (E) 500

16. The set of all real numbers x for which

log2004 (log2003 (log2002 (log2001 x)))

is defined is {x | x > c}. What is the value of c?

2003
(A) 0 (B) 20012002 (C) 20022003 (D) 20032004 (E) 20012002

17. Let f be a function with the following properties:

(i) f (1) = 1, and

(ii) f (2n) = n · f (n) for any positive integer n.

What is the value of f (2100 )?

(A) 1 (B) 299 (C) 2100 (D) 24950 (E) 29999

18. Square ABCD has side length 2. A semicircle with diameter AB is constructed
inside the square, and the tangent to the semicircle from C intersects side AD
at E. What is the length of CE?


√
2+ 5 √ √ 5 √
(A) (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) (E) 5 − 5
2 2
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19. Circles A, B, and C are externally tangent to each other and internally tangent
to circle D. Circles B and C are congruent. Circle A has radius 1 and passes
through the center of D. What is the radius of circle B?


√ √
2 3 7 8 1+ 3
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
3 2 8 9 3
20. Select numbers a and b between 0 and 1 independently and at random, and let
c be their sum. Let A, B, and C be the results when a, b, and c, respectively,
are rounded to the nearest integer. What is the probability that A + B = C?
1 1 1 2 3
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
4 3 2 3 4
P∞
21. If n=0 cos2n θ = 5, what is the value of cos 2θ?
√
1 2 5 3 4
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
5 5 5 5 5
22. Three mutually tangent spheres of radius 1 rest on a horizontal plane. A sphere
of radius 2 rests on them. What is the distance from the plane to the top of the
larger sphere?
√ √ √
30 69 123 52 √
(A) 3 + (B) 3 + (C) 3 + (D) (E) 3 + 2 2
2 3 4 9
23. A polynomial

P (x) = c2004 x2004 + c2003 x2003 + · · · + c1 x + c0

has real coefficients with c2004 6= 0 and 2004 distinct complex zeros zk = ak +bk i,
1 ≤ k ≤ 2004 with ak and bk real, a1 = b1 = 0, and

X
2004 X
2004
ak = bk .
k=1 k=1

Which of the following quantities can be a nonzero number?

X
2004 X
2004
(A) c0 (B) c2003 (C) b2 b3 . . . b2004 (D) ak (E) ck
k=1 k=1
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24. A plane contains points A and B with AB = 1. Let S be the union of all disks
of radius 1 in the plane that cover AB. What is the area of S?
√
√ 8π 3 10π √ √
(A) 2π + 3 (B) (C) 3π − (D) − 3 (E) 4π − 2 3
3 2 3

25. For each integer n ≥ 4, let an denote the base-n number 0.133n . The product
m
a4 a5 . . . a99 can be expressed as n! , where m and n are positive integers and n
is as small as possible. What is the value of m?
(A) 98 (B) 101 (C) 132 (D) 798 (E) 962
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AMC 12 - Contest A

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