All Star Quiz 2017

Algebra and Number Theory

Time Alotted: 3 days

Part I: Demigod Questions. Each correct answer is worth 2 point.

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1. Determine the domain of the function f (x) = 14 + 5x − x2 + log(x2 − 12x + 27). Express
answers in interval notation.

2. What is the units digit of 27102 72017 ?

3. Factor the following expression 2x2 + 3y 2 − 7xy + 2xz − yz + x − 3y + z.

4. What is the remainder when 20182017 is divided by 7.

x+y y+z z+x
5. Given that x, y, z are real nonzero numbers satisfying = = , what is the
4 7 9
x3 + 2y 3 + 3z 3
value of ?
(3x + 2y + z)(2x2 + 3y 2 + z 2 )
6. What are the last 2 digits of 20172016 ?

7. Rhey, Andrew, and Jonell is trying to arrange a school ranking. Rhey can do it alone in 4
hours, Andrew in 1 hour and 20 minutes, and Jonell in 5 hours. If Rhey starts to arrange
it in 20 minutes, and let Andrew help him for the next 15 minutes, and Jonell help the two
until the work is done. By what fraction of the whole work did Andrew contributed?
π x − π −x
8. Determine the inverse of the function f (x) = .
π x + π −x
9. If P (n) is the sum of all digits of the binomial expansion of n, determine the value of S(a) if
.2
..
20162015
a = 2017

10. What is the remainder when 18! is divided by 19?

Part II: Deity Questions. Each correct answer is worth 3 points.

300
X 1
1. Evaluate .
n=2
logn 300!

2. The sum of an infinite geometric series is S while the sum of its squares is S 3 . What is the
sum of its cubes in terms of S?

3. How many 3-digit palindromes are multiples of 11?

4. What is the remainder when 20182019 is divided by 78?

ax + a−x
5. If f (x) = where a > 1 and f (m) = 5, what is the value of f (4m)?
ax − a−x
 6. Let P (x) be a fourth degree polynomial function that intersects y = 3x2 + 4x + 5 at the points
where x = 1, 2, 3. What is the value of f (0) + f (4) ?

7. The board exam results are released as follows: The average score of all passers is 86 while the
average score of those who failed is 35. If the average of the whole class is 76, what fraction
of the are passers?
2016!
8. How many trailing zeroes does have?
1008!2
9. Determine the side lengths of all right triangles whose area is equal to its perimeter.
1597abc
10. 1597abc is divisible by 792. What is/are the value/s of ?
792
Part III: Olympian Questions. Each correct answer is worth 5 points.

     
1 1 1 1
1. Evaluate 1− 2 1− 2 1 − 2 ··· 1 −
2 3 4 20172
2. At around 5 pm to 6 pm, I went on an early evening swim for about 2 to 3 hours. After
which, the analogue clock on our wall had its hands interchanged. What is the time when I
started swimming?

3. Let a, b, c, d be the roots of the equation x4 − 2x3 + 7x2 − 3x + 9 = 0. Determine the value of
(a2 − 4)(b2 − 4)(c2 − 4)(d2 − 4).

4. Given a recurrence sequence such that an+2 = 2019an+1 − 4034an where n ≥ 0. Given that
a0 = −1, a2 = 20341421, what is the value of a2017 + 22019 + 22018 ? Express answers in
exponential form.

5. A set M is composed of all positive integers from 1 to 2017. Let S(k) be the functions that
gets the ordered pairwise sum of all elements in the set k. For example, if B = 2, 3, 4, then
S(B) = 3 ∗ 2 + 4 ∗ 3 + 2 ∗ 4 + 2 ∗ 3 + 4 ∗ 2 + 3 ∗ 4 = 52. If S(M ) has a prime factorization of
ab cdef g what is the value of a + b + c + d + e + f + g if a, c, d, e, f, g are prime numbers?

6. What is the solution set of |x2 − 2x − 3| = |x − 1| + x2 + 2x − 3?

7. What are the two smallest positive integers n > 1 whose last 6 digits of n2 is 2n?

8. How many odd coefficients does the expansion of (x2 + 4x + 1)20 (x + 3)17 have?

9. Solve in positive integers the equation 40wxy + 17(w2 + x2 + y 2 ) = 17[(w + x + y)2 ].

10. Determine the third smallest positive integer ordered pair that satisfy x2 −17y 2 −2x−34y = 17
Part IV: Titan Questions. Each correct answer is worth 7 points.

1
1. Rationalize the denominator √ √ , where a > 0.
a + 3a
2. What is the smallest positive integer x such that for some positive integers a,b,c,d, 5x5 =
7a7 = 3b3 = 2c2 = 11d11 ? Express answers in exponential form.
 3. What is the polynomial equation
√ of
√ least degree and of positive integral coprime coefficients
3
in which one of the roots is 2 + 3 ?

4. Determine the sum of the digits if all positive integers from 1 to 20172016 is written.
1 2 4x 8x2
5. For what values of x is + + + + · · · convergent? Express answers in
x x + 1 (x + 1)2 (x + 1)3
a+b
interval notation. If x ∈ (a, b), what will be the value of the sum if x = ? Two answers
2
needed.
p √
6. Determine the value of x in 7 x + 7 x + 2 = 2

7. How many lattice points are on the surface of a 4-dimensional sphere centered on the origin
and of radius 2016 units?

8. 22001177 people forms a circular pattern. They numbered themselves from 1 through 22001177.
Now, starting from the first person, they follow this procedure as shown in an example: Given
7 people, Person 1 gives a gift to person 2 and person 2 leaves the formation. Now, since
person 2 is already out, then person 3 gives his gift to person 4, then person 4 leaves. Now
person 5 gives his gift to 6, and person 6 leaves. Person 7 to person 1, person 1 leaves. Person
3 to person 5, person 5 leaves. Lastly, person 7 to person 3 and person 3 leaves. Thus, person
7 won’t have any gift. In the 22001177 people, who doesn’t receive any gift?

9. Let S(n) be the number of trailing zeroes of n!. How many positive integers less than 20172018
cannot be expressed as n + S(n) ?
(
3x−1 = (x2 + 5y 2 )2 − 20y 4
10. Solve the simultaneous equation .
y −1 = (5x2 − y 2 )2 + 20x2 (y − x)(y + x)

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