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    NATIONAL BOARD FOR HIGHER MATHEMATICS

    AND

    HOMI BHABHA CENTRE FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION


    TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH
    Pre-REGIONAL MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD, 2012
    Mumbai Region
    October 7, 2012
    QUESTION PAPER SET: A
    There are 20 questions in this question paper. Each question carries 5 marks.
    Answer all questions.
    Time allotted: 2 hours.

    QUESTIONS
    1. Rama was asked by her teacher to subtract 3 from a certain number and then divide the
    result by 9. Instead, she subtracted 9 and then divided the result by 3. She got 43 as the
    answer. What would have been her answer if she had solved the problem correctly?
    2. A triangle with perimeter 7 has integer side lengths. What is the maximum possible area of
    such a triangle?
    3. For how many pairs of positive integers (x, y) is x + 3y = 100?
    4. The letters R, M , and O represent whole numbers. If R M O = 240, R O + M = 46
    and R + M O = 64, what is the value of R + M + O?
    5. Let Sn = n2 + 20n + 12, n a positive integer. What is the sum of all possible values of n for
    which Sn is a perfect square?
    6. A postman has to deliver five letters to five different houses. Mischievously, he posts one
    letter through each door without looking to see if it is the correct address. In how many
    different ways could he do this so that exactly two of the five houses receive the correct
    letters?
    7. In ABC, we have AC = BC = 7 and AB = 2. Suppose that D is a point on line AB such
    that B lies between A and D and CD = 8. What is the length of the segment BD?
    8. In rectangle ABCD, AB = 5 and BC = 3. Points F and G are on line segment CD so that
    DF = 1 and GC = 2. Lines AF and BG intersect at E. What is the area of AEB?
    9. Suppose that 4X1 = 5, 5X2 = 6, 6X3 = 7, . . . , 126X123 = 127, 127X124 = 128. What is the
    value of the product X1 X2 . . . X124 ?
    10. ABCD is a square and AB = 1. Equilateral triangles AY B and CXD are drawn such that
    X and Y are inside the square. What is the length of XY ?
    11. Let P (n) = (n + 1)(n + 3)(n + 5)(n + 7)(n + 9). What is the largest integer that is a divisor
    of P (n) for all positive even integers n?

    1
    = m n, where m and n are positive integers, what is the value
    12. If p

    2
    2011 + 2011 1
    of m + n?
    1

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    13. If a = b c, b = c d, c = d a and abcd 6= 0 then what is the value of

    a b
    c
    d
    + + + ?
    b
    c d a

    14. O and I are the circumcentre and incentre of ABC respectively. Suppose O lies in the
    interior of ABC and I lies on the circle passing through B, O, and C. What is the
    magnitude of 6 BAC in degrees?
    15. hHow
    many non-negative integral values of x satisfy the equation
    xi hxi
    =
    ?
    5
    7
    (Here [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x. For example [3.4] = 3 and
    [2.3] = 3.)
    16. Let N be the set of natural numbers. Suppose f : N N is a function satisfying the
    following conditions.
    (a) f (mn) = f (m)f (n);
    (b) f (m) < f (n) if m < n;
    (c) f (2) = 2.
    What is the value of

    20
    P

    f (k)?

    k=1

    17. Let x1 , x2 , x3 be the roots of the equation x3 +3x+5 = 0. What is the value of the expression
    
    x1 +

    1
    x1

    
    
    
    1
    1
    x2 +
    x3 +
    ?
    x2
    x3

    18. What is the sum of the squares of the roots of the equation x2 7[x] + 5 = 0?
    (Here [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x. For example [3.4] = 3 and
    [2.3] = 3.)
    19. How many integer pairs (x, y) satisfy x2 + 4y 2 2xy 2x 4y 8 = 0?
    20. P S is a line segment of length 4 and O is the midpoint of P S. A semicircular arc is drawn
    with P S as diameter. Let X be the midpoint of this arc. Q and R are points on the arc
    P XS such that QR is parallel to P S and the semicircular arc drawn with QR as diameter
    is tangent to P S. What is the area of the region QXROQ bounded by the two semicircular
    arcs?

    END OF QUESTION PAPER

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    Pre-RMO 2012 Answer Key for Set A


    1. 15

    3 7
    2.
    4
    3. 33
    4. 20
    5. 16
    6. 20
    7. 3
    8. 12.5
    9. 3.5

    10. 3 1
    11. 15
    12. 2011
    13. 0.5
    14. 60
    15. 9
    16. 210
    17.

    29
    5

    18. 92
    19. 6
    20. 2 2

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