Singapore Mathematical Society Singapore Mathematical Olympiad (SMO) 2008 (Senior Section) Tuesday, 27 May 2008 0930 ~ 1200 hrs Important: Answer ALL 35 questions. Enter your answers on the answer sheet provided. For the multiple choice questions, enter your answer on the answer sheet by shading the bubble containing the letter (A, B,C, D or E) corresponding to the correct answer, For the other short questions, write your answer on the answer sheet and shade the appropriate bubble below your answer. No steps are needed (0 justify your answers. Each question carries 1 mark. No calculators are allowed. PLEASE DO NOT TURN OVER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SOMultiple Choice Questions 1 Find the value of 14345474. 99 2+44648+...4100 48 ay 48 “w G 49 Bb 2 ® 5 50, O + aI 98 bp (D) 9 100 py 100 © to 2. Suppose that x and y are real numbers that satisfy all the following three conditions: 31—2y=4—p; 4x—3y=2+ p; x> y. What are the possible values ofp? (A) peel B) pst (Cy ps-t (Dy p>t (©) p canbe any real number (ay (B) (c) (B) &) If fx)=x? +VE-2? where -1s x1, find the range of f(x) . 3s fas! 5 ls fo)s2 Leas 4 I< fas 3 < fs i 2 $s fsIf @ and bare integers and 7 —4V3 is one of the roots of the equation batt b=0, find the value of at b. a 3 B® 2 © 0 (2 (3 A bag contains 30 balls that are numbered 1,2, , 30. Two bails are randomly chosen from the bag. Find the probability that the sum of the two numbers is divisible by 3 (A) + ™ } o Z » 2 ® 2 ABCD is a square with AB ~ a, and AEFG is a rectangle such that E lies on side BC and D lies on side FG. If AE = b, what is the length of side EF? w 4 pF ie 2 © < 4 / 2 o we A D 2 NS / o F