2011 FAMAT State Relay

Round 0
Theta
Let A equal the sum of the reciprocals of the zeros of x 2 8 x + 15 = 0 .

Alpha
The probability that a random ball in a hat is red is A. The probability that the ball is
A
blue is
. Let B equal the probability that a ball is neither red nor blue (assuming only
2
8
balls are in the hat).
A

Calculus
V

C=

sin x dx , where V =

10 B

25 B
.
2

Round 1
Theta
1
of its
3
previous height. Let A equal the total vertical distance the ball travels in feet.

A ball is dropped from a height of 1800 feet and on every bounce returns

Alpha

B = sin ( Ao + 75o )

Calculus
Let C equal

dy
for 4 x 2 y + y 2 = 3 at the point where x = B
dx

6 2 and y 1.

Round 2
Theta
A equals the area of a regular hexagon with apothem length 3 3 (no units, please).

Alpha

2A

Consider the hyperbola 9 x 2 4 y 2 + 18 x 16 y

65 = 0 . Let B equal the x 3

coordinate of the focus with largest x-coordinate.

Calc
Let C equal the total area bounded by (not just the integral) the graph of
y = sin B 13 x and the x-axis on the interval [0, 101 ] .

Round 3
Theta

x + y = 12
x 2 + y 2 = 20
x3 + y 3 = A

Hint: Consider x 2 + y 2

) ( x + y ).

Your answer should be negative.

Alpha

A
B = sin
(remember to rationalize)
672

Calculus
Let C equal the volume of the solid obtained when the region bounded by the graph of

3B 2
and the x-axis is revolved around the x-axis.
y = sin x,
x
2
4

Round 4
Calculus
Let A equal the 2,667th derivative (with respect to x) of e 2 x sin x evaluated at x = 0 .

Theta

B=

A 1 A 1 A 1
+
+
22668 22670 22669

Alpha

32 B
f ( x2 ) = x4 + x3 + log4 x . Let C = f
.
7

Round 5
Calculus
Calculate

d
, multiply it by
sin 1 (2 x)
dx
1
x=

7 , and let this equal A.

16

Theta
B equals the area of the ellipse

x2 y 2
+
=1
1 A2
64

Alpha

r r r
r 2 r r
C equals the magnitude of the cross-product of 2i +
j k and i + j + k .
B

Round 6
Calculus
Consider the region in the xy-plane bounded by the graph of y = x 2 + 1, 1 x 1 and
the x-axis. Let A equal the volume of the solid formed when cross-sections are taken as
squares with bases in the region perpendicular to the x-axis.

Theta

15 A
B equals the determinant of the inverse of 2

Alpha

C = 4(B)
n =0

1
.

Round 7
Alpha
A equals the distance between the polar points 4, 30o and 6, 210o .

Calculus
2

B equals the slope of the tangent line to the graph of f ( x) = ( ln x ) at x = e A .

Theta

e8
C equals ln ( B ) + ln expressed as a constant.
20

Round 8
Alpha
A equals the area of the triangle (in units squared) with side lengths 6, 6, and 8 units.

Calculus
B equals the rate (in units/minute) the surface area of a sphere is changing the instant the
1 units
4 A2
volume is
cubic units, and the radius is increasing by
.
min.
15

Theta
C equals the distance between (2, 20) and (6, B).

Round 9
Alpha
Given that x = 2 is a double solution of x 4 6 x3 + 14 x 2 16 x + 8 = 0 , if the other two
roots are u and v , let A = u + v .

Calculus
V

B equals sin 3 x cos x dx , where V =

0

A
.
3 2

Theta
B is a fraction in simplest form. Lets say B =

u
. Then let C = i u + i v + i
v

v
u

+ i3 .