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1. A rectangular cardboard is 8cm long and 6cm wide. What is the least distances of the towns to the highway.
number of beads you can arrange on the board such that there are at least A. 200 B. 2500 C. 10000 D. 1000 E. 50000
two of the beads that are less than √ 10 cm apart? 9. Find the sum of all positive two-digit integers that are
divisible by each of their digits.
A. 630 B. 540 C. 495 D. 440 E. 135
A. 5 B. 7 C. 9 D. 11 E. 13

respectively such that ∠ BAE=∠ ACD. Let F be the intersection

2. Triangle ABC has AB=2 ∙ AC . Let D and E be on AB and BC

of segments AE and CD , and suppose that ∆CFE is

( ) ( ) ( )
1 1 0 0 1 −1 0 0 1 −1 0 0

equilateral. What is ∠ACB?

0 1 0 0 0 1 −1 0 0 1 0 0
A. B. C.
0 0 1 0 0 01 1 −1 0 0 1 0
A. 1200 B. 1050 C. 90 0 D. 750 E. 600 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
3. The length of the interval of solution of a ≤ 2 x +5 ≤ b is 15.
What is b−a ?

( )
−1 1 1 1
A. 10 B. 15 C. 20 D. 25 E. 30
0 −1 1 1
D. E. None of these
4. When 2018 is divided by a natural number d the remainder
0 0 −1 1

is 11. How many d satisfy the condition?

0 0 0 −1

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 E. 6 42. Find the maximum area of a triangle whose vertices lie on a regular
5. A palindrome is a number that remains the same when its hexagon of unit area.
numbers are reversed. The number n and n+192 are three- 1 1 5 1 √3
digit and four-digit palindromes respectively. What is the
A. B. C. D. E.
3 2 6 √3 6
sum of the digits of n ? 43. Between a square, a triangle and a circle of the same perimeter, which
A. 11 B. 18 C. 19 D. 21 E. 27 shape has the least area?

6. Let f 0 ( x )= and f n ( x )=f 0 ( f n−1 ( x ) ) , n=1 ,2 , 3 ,∙ ∙ ∙ Evaluate

1 A. Square B. Triangle C. Circle D. None E. Cannot be determined
1−x x x
f 2018 ( 2018 ).
44. If tan x=2 √ 2. What is the value ofsin +cos given that
2 2

A. B. C. 2018 D. E.
−1 2017 1 2018 0 °< x <90 ° ?
A. √ √2−1
1+ 2 2 1+ 2 √2 2
7. Let k be a real number such that the inequality
2017 2018 2018 2017 B. C. D. E.
√3 √3 √3 3 3
√ x−3+ √ 6−x ≥ k has a solution. Find the maximum value of k 45. A triangle has area 15 and circumradius 12. Find the product of its heights.
. A. 180 B. 45 C. 75/2 D. 100/3 E. 125/6
A. √ 6−√ 3 B. √ 3 C. √ 6+ √ 3 D. √ 6 E. 3
4 2
46. Find the minimum value of x −6 x +8 x−3 .
8. Towns A, B, C and D are located on the vertices of a square A. 0 B. −3 C. −9 D. −27 E. −¿ 81
whose area is 10000 km2. There is a straight line highway 47. Find the remainder when 2014! is divided by 2017.
passing through the centre of the square but not through A. 1 B. −1 C. 2 D. 2014 E. 1008

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48. Given that2 ≡31( mod 2017). Find2 ≡( mod 2017). 23. Three real numbersa , b , c satisfyingab+ c=10 , bc+ a=11, ca+ b=14 .
A. 1 B. 2005 C. 1922 D. 1857 E. 1960 Find (a−b)(b−c )(c−a)(a−1)(b−1)(c−1).
√5 . Findcos 3 θ . A. −30 B. −12 C. 1 D. 12 E. 30
49. Ifcos θ= 2
3 n +1 n
24. Find the minimum value of + 2 ,n> 0.
−7 √5 5 √5 −√ 5 √5 n n +1
A. B. C. D. E.
27 27 27 9 5 29
A.1 B. 2 C. D. E. 3
−4 √ 5 2 10
27 25. The following shape is made of infinitely many ‘E’s in similar proportions.
50. Find the sum of cosines of the angles of the triangle with side lengths 7, 8, Find the area.
9. A. 72 B. 75 C. 80 D. 81 E. 90
3 31 32 127
A. 1 B. C. D. E.

17. Ade and Binta were comparing their ages and found that
2 21 21 84

Binta is as old as Ade was when Binta was as old as Ade

had been when Binta was half as old as Ade is. If the sum
6
of their present ages is 44 years then Ade’s age is
26. Two polynomials P andQ satisfy P (−2 x+Q ( x ) )=Q (−2 x + P ( x )). Given

A. 30 B. 28 C. 26 D. 25 E. 24
thatQ ( x )=x 2−4 and P ( x )=ax +b . Find2 a+b .
3
18. Given that 4913 is a perfect power, that is 4913=b a for some whole
numbersa , b greater than 1. Find the powera .
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 E. 6 −3 −2
2
(n−1)(n +n−3)
19. Find the maximum possible integern such that 2
is also
n +4 A. B. C. 0 D. 1 E. 3
an integer. 27. Find the ratio of unshaded area to the shaded.
A. 1 B. 3 C. 5 D. 7 E. 9 A.35/48 B. 37/48
20. A polynomial satisfies f ( x 2−2 )=f ( x ) f (−x). Assuming that f (x)≠ 0 for C. 41/48 D. 3/4 E. 1
−2 ≤ x ≤ 2, what is the value of f (−2 )+ f (1)? 28. What is the highest power of 2 that divides2018 !?
A. −2 B. −1 C. 0 D. 1 E. 2 A. 2000 B. 2003 B. 2007 D. 2011 E. 2015
21. Simplify√ 7+ 4 √ 3+ √ 7−4 √ 3. 29. In the diagram, find the ratio of the areas
A.2 √ 3 B. 4 C. 2 √ 7 D. √ 15 E. 2+ √ 3 of BCDE to¿.
22. Evaluate5 ! ∙ 6! (modulo 7 !). A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 E. 6
A. 5! B. 6! C. 11! D. 5! + 6! E. 30!

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30. Four identical tiles similar in shape with figure 1 and having 36. The measures of the interior angles of a convex polygon
the same perimeter of 30cm are tiled to form a new shape as are in arithmetic progression. If the smallest angle is 95 0
in figure 2. What is the perimeter of the new shape?
A. 48cm B. 60cm C. 72cm D. 90cm E. 120cm and the largest is 1750 , then the number of sides the
31. In the figure below, we consider all the possible shapes that can be polygon has is
created from a fixed number of triangles. What is the next number in the A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9 E. 10
sequence below?
37. Find the number of rational numbers r , 0< r <1, such that when r is
written as fraction in lowest term. The numerator and the denominator
have a sum of 1000.
A. 100 B. 150 C. 200 D. 249 E. 300
A. 6 B. 7 C. 9 D.11 E. 12
32. 2018 can be written uniquely as a sum of consecutive square numbers. 38. What are the first two digits of 1111?
How many squares does this sum contain? A. 11 B. 18 C. 26 D. 28 E. 25
A. 2 B. 6 C. 7 D. 12 E. 100
33. Factorize completely over the set of polynomials with integral coefficients 39. The set of all real solution of the inequality |x−1|+|x+ 2|<5
5 4 3
x – 3 x −17 x −x −3 x +17 .
2 A. { x :−3< x <2 } B. { x :−1< x <2 } C. { x :−2< x <1 }
A. (x ¿¿ 3−1)(x 2 +3 x+17)¿

C. ( x ¿¿ 3+1)( x 2+3 x−17) ¿

B.( x ¿¿ 3−1)(x 2 +3 x−17)¿

D. ( x ¿¿ 3+1)( x 2−3 x+17) ¿

D. {x :− 32 < x < 72 } E. ∅ (empty )

E. Cannot be factorized with integral coefficients.

40. How many integers greater than 10 and less than 100 written in base ten
notations, are increased by eighteen when the digits are reversed?
15
1 4
34. Evaluate ∑ , n∈N. A. 0 B. 1 C. 7 D. 8 E. 9
n(n+1)

( )
n =1
1 1 1 1
2 15 1 14 3 0 1 1 1
A. B. C. D. E. 41. Find the inverse of the matrix .
5 16 2 15 4 0 0 1 1
35. If r is positive and the line whose equation x + y=r is tangent to the circle 0 0 0 1
whose equation x 2+ y 2=r , then r equals 10. In a quadrilateral ABCD, ∠B is a right angle, diagonal AC
is perpendicular to CD, BC=21 cm , CD=14 cm and AD=31 cm
. Find the area of ABCD. 5
1
A. B. 2 C. √ 2 D. 2 √ 2 E. 1
A. 21 ( 9+ √ 57 ) cm B. 21 ( 9+ √ 85 ) cm C. 406 cm2 D. 301 cm2
2
2 2

E. None of the above

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11. A coin that comes up head with a probability p and tail trisecting the hypotenuse have lengths sinθ and cosθ , where
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with a probability 1− p independently of each flip is flipped

0<θ < . Find the length of the hypotenuse.
five times. The probability of two heads and three tails is
π
2
equal to of the probability of three heads and two tails. A. B. C. D. E. None of these
1 3 √5 4 3 2 √3
7 5 3 2 3
Let p= , where gcd( x , y ) =1. Find
x 2

x + y.
y

A. 7 B. 8 C. 11 D. 13 E. 15
12. There are 5 yellow pegs, 4 red pegs, 3 green pegs, 2 blue
pegs and 1 orange peg to be placed on a triangular peg
board as shown below. In how many ways can the pegs be
placed so that no (horizontal) row or (vertical) column
contains two pegs of the same colour?

A. 0 B. 1 B. 5 D. 5! E.
15!
5!

13. Simplify log 10 ( 989 )−2 log ( 7011 )+ log ( 121 )

45
10 10

A. 0 B. −1 C. 1 D. 10 E.
1

14. How many pairs of integers x and y satisfy the equation

10

1 1 1
+ =
A. 10 B. 11 C. 20 D. 22 E. infinitely many
x y 32

15. Evaluate sin 750 +sin 150

A. B. 1 C. D. E.2 √ 3
1 √2 √3
2
16. Line segments drawn from the vertex opposite the
2 2

hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle to the points

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