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Contest 31 Final

The document contains a math contest with multiple rounds testing skills in algebra, geometry, probability, and number theory puzzles. It includes problems involving equations, inequalities, functions, lines, triangles, factoring, and digit properties. The contest covers a wide range of mathematical concepts and problem solving techniques.

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CONTEST 31 FINAL

ROUND 1

PREAMBLE: Insert parentheses so that the resulting sum is true.

1. 3  52  8  3  5  45 Answer: (3  5 2  8  3  5  45

2. 5  7  3  3 5  3  38 Answer: 5  7  3  3 5  3  38

1  1 
3. 2  5   10  9  0 Answer: 2   5   10   9  0
2  2 

PREAMBLE: Find the gradient m, and the equation of the tangent to the circle at the given point

4. x 2  y 2  4 x  2 y  20 at (-1, 3)

3
ANSWER:  0 75 or Equation of tangent is 4  3  15
4

5. x 2  y 2  6 x  10 y  9  0 at (1, 2)

4
ANSWER:  Equation of tangent is 3  4  2
3

6. x 2  y 2  6 x  8 y  0 at (0, 0)

3
ANSWER:  0 75 or Equation of tangent is 4  3
4

PREAMBLE:
Add a number to the given expression so that the result contains a perfect square as factor

25
7. 2
5 ANSWER:
4

9
8. 2 2
3 ANSWER:
8

1
9. 3 2
2 ANSWER:
3
ROUND 2 (SPEED RACE)

1. Find the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle whose vertices have coordinates
A22 B 5 7 and C 15 1 .

ANSWER: 170

2. The sine function y is given as  1 5 4  3 , find the amplitude of .


ANSWER: 1 5

3. A couple decides to have three children. Assuming that the birth of a boy or a girl is equally
likely, then the probability that they have two girls and then a boy is?

ANSWER: 1
8

ROUND 3 (TRUE OR FALSE)

1. The line joining the points (0, 0) and (1, 3) is equal in length to the line joining the points (0, 1)
and (3, 0). TRUE

2. If a line has gradient m and intercept d on the x-axis, its equation is   TRUE

3. The line passing through the points (3, 1) and  2 5 is perpendicular to the line 4  5  3 .
TRUE

4. The rational number  52 is less than the rational number  94 . ANSWER: TRUE

5. The absolute value of x is greater than zero if x is less than zero. ANSWER: TRUE

6. The absolute value of 3 is greater than the absolute value of 4 . ANSWER: FALSE
ROUND FIVE (RIDDLE)

1. I am a four digit odd number.

2. I represent a year in the first half of the 20th century.

3. My last two digits do form a perfect square.

4. The sum of my digits is 28 and the product is 0.

5. My third digit is an identity.

6. I am composite number with a prime factorization of 23 83

7. I am the birth year Ghana’s first president.

SO WHO AM I?

ANSWER: 1909

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