AMC 8 Preparation Chapter 13 Geometric Visualization

PROBLEMS

Problem 1. Draw the figure shown in front, top, and side views.

Problem 2. Draw the front, top, and side views of the following solid.

Problem 3. Draw the front, top, and side views of the following solid.

Problem 4. How many unit cubes are needed to build a stack of cubes which has
the following views?

(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 12 (E) 14

Problem 5. The front, bottom and side views of a three-dimensional figure are
shown. Individual unit cubes are stacked to form
the figure. What is the least possible number of
cubes needed to build this figure?

(A) 15 (B) 20 (C) 10 (D) 12 (E) 14

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Problem 6. Using the following pictures, find the volume of the 3-dimensional
figure.

(A) 208.3 in3 (B) 312.5 in3 (C) 350 in3 (D) 416.7 in3 (E) 625 in3

Problem 7. The length of an edge of each of the six cubes in the solid is 2
centimeters. In square centimeters, what is the total surface area
of the solid?
(A) 80 (B) 88 (C) 90 (D) 92 (E) 94

Problem 8. The following polyhedron with dimensions as given has a volume of

7 cubic units. How many faces does the figure contain?
(Three edges and one vertex of the polyhedron are not
shown in the diagram.)
(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 12 (E) 14

Problem 9. The drawing shows a solid made of stacked cubes. Which of the
following best represents the base plan for the solid?

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Problem 10. Draw a solid object that corresponds to the following base plan.

Problem 11. Draw a base plan for the following solid object.

Problem 12. The piece of paper can be folded up to form a cube. What numbered
face will be opposite the number 6 face?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5

Problem 13. The figure may be folded along the lines shown to form a number
cube. Three number faces come together at each corner of
the cube. What is the largest sum of three numbers whose
faces come together at a corner?
(A) 11 (B) 12 (C) 13 (D) 14 (E) 15

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Problem 14. When folded up, find all the other vertices that meet with vertex 1 in
the following nets.

Problem 15. When folded to form a cube, what is the value in the square opposite
the one marked x?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5

Problem 16. Find the sum of the numbers on the triangular faces that share the
same vertex as A.
(A) 14 (B) 15 (C) 16 (D) 17 (E) 18

Problem 17. If the strip of triangles, as shown, is folded to form an octahedron,

and each vertex is assigned the value of the sum of the four
triangular faces to which it belongs, find the maximum value
of a vertex.
(A) 18 (B) 19 (C) 20 (D) 22 (E) 24

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Problem 18. When the strip of triangles is folded to form an octahedron, which
face is opposite the shaded one?
(A) F (B) B (C) C (D) D (E) E

Problem 19. An octahedral net is a collection of adjoining triangles that can be

folded into a regular octahedron. When the net below is
folded to form an octahedron, what is the sum of the
numbers on the faces adjacent to one marked with a 3?
A. 13 B. 15 C. 17 D. 18 E. 19

Problem 20. An octahedral net is a collection of adjoining triangles that can be

folded into a regular octahedron. When the net below is
folded to form an octahedron, what is the sum of the
numbers on the faces adjacent to one marked with a 4?
A. 13 B. 15 C. 17 D. 18 E. 12

☆Problem 21. (2004 Mathcounts State Team) This net with 5 square faces and
10 equilateral triangular faces is folded into a 15-faced
polyhedron. How many edges does the polyhedron have?
(A) 28 (B) 25 (C) 20 (D) 18 (E) 14

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Problem 22. A convex polyhedron has 36 faces, 24 of which are triangular, and
12 of which are quadrilaterals. Find the number of space diagonals the polyhedron
has. (A space diagonal is a line segment connecting two vertices which do not
belong to the same face).
(A) 325 (B) 301 (C) 265 (D) 241 (E) 214

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PROBLEMS

Problem 1. Find n, the root of the equation: n  (n  1)  (n  2)  75 .

(A) –3 (B) – 25 (C) –75 (D) – 26 (E) 26

3(6  8 y )
Problem 2. Find the value of y which makes the following true: 9.
10
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 6 (E) 2

Problem 3. For what value(s) of x is the equation 11x  4(2 x  3)  24 true?

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6 (E) 11

x 1 2x 1
Problem 4. What is the value of x ? 1   1.
3 5
(A) –32 (B) – 23 (C) –27 (D) – 45 (E) 32

3d  1 2
Problem 5. Solve for d :  .
4d  4 3
(A) –3 (B) – 2 (C) –7 (D) –5 (E) 3

Problem 6. Solve the equation a  3( x  5b) for x.

1 1
Problem 7. Solve for x: m( x  n)  ( x  2m) .
3 4

Problem 8. Find the greatest positive integer n such that n 2  26n  30 is at most
30.
(A) 19 (B) 25 (C) 26 (D) 13 (E) 27

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Problem 9. One root of the equation 5x 2  kx  4 is 2. What is the other?

4 2 2 2
(A) 10 (B)  (C)  (D) (E) 
5 5 5 10

Problem 10. Given that a and b are positive numbers such that a2 + b2 = 52 and
a2 – b2 = 20, what is the value of b ?
(A)  4 (B) 6 (C) 6 (D) 16 (E) 4

Problem 11. How many different points of intersection are there for x + y = 7 and
y = x2 – 7?
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 4

Problem 12. Four distinct integers a, b, c, and d have the property that when
added in pairs the sums 16, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 25 are obtained. What is the sum of
four integers?
(A) 36 (B) 39 (C) 41 (D) 43 (E) 47

Problem 13. Given that 7x + 3y = 54 and 3x + 7y = 46, what is the value of x + y?

(A) 14 (B) 16 (C) 27 (D) 23 (E) 10

Problem 14. The sum of two numbers is 22. Their product is 72. What is the
greater of the two numbers?
(A) 20 (B) 18 (C) 16 (D) 14 (E) 12

Problem 15. The product of two whole numbers is 60. If the difference between
the two numbers is 11, what is the greater of the two numbers?
(A) 4 (B) 18 (C) 15 (D) 4 (E) 15

Problem 16. The difference between two positive integers is 45, and their product
is 196. What is their sum?
(A) 49 (B) 53 (C) 784 (D) 53 (E) 49

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Problem 17. The difference between two numbers is 1, and the sum of their
squares is 141. What is the product of the numbers?
(A) 4970 (B) 4899 (C) 4830 (D) 994 (E) 2485

Problem 18. The sum of two numbers is 24. Their difference is 16. What is the
larger number?
(A) 16 (B) 18 (C) 20 (D) 24 (E) 22

Problem 19. If 4x + y = 24 and x – y = 1, what is the value of x + y?

(A) 6 (B) 9 (C) 12 (D) 14 (E) 22

Problem 20. Four dogs and 3 puppies weigh 74 pounds while 3 dogs and 4
puppies weigh 66 pounds. How many pounds does a dog plus a puppy weigh?
(A) 33 (B) 37 (C) 20 (D) 24 (E) 22

Problem 21. If x + y = 5, x + z = 8, and y + z = 11, what is the value of x + y + z?

(A) 8 (B) 10 (C) 12 (D) 14 (E) 20

Problem 22. If x + y = 5 and xy = 3, what is the value of x2 + y2?

(A) 25 (B) 19 (C) 12 (D) 14 (E) 6

Problem 23. Find xy such that x + y = 10 and x2 + y2 = 178.

(A) 39 (B) 33 (C) 78 (D) 39 (E) 49

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Problem 24. Given that   and a  b  14 , what is the product of a and
a b 24
b?
(A) 24 (B) 31 (C) 48 (D) 39 (E) 49

Problem 25. Given 3 positive integers a, b, and c such that a  b  10, b  c  6,

c  a  15. Find a  b  c.
(A) 25 (B) 16 (C) 21 (D) 30 (E) 49

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Problem 26. Three pencils and two erasers cost $0.60. Two pencils and three
erasers cost $0.55. How much will it cost to buy seven pencils and seven erasers?
(A) $1.15 (B) $1.61 (C) $1.48 (D) $1.39 (E) $1.49

Problem 27. Suppose a, b, and c are positive integers such that ab  18, bc  24
and ac  48. Find a  b  c to the nearest integer.
(A) 12 (B) 24 (C) 21 (D) 17 (E) 18

Problem 28. Three friends arrange to rent a summer cabin. Harry pays twice as
much as Mary, and Mary pays twice as much as Larry. If the total rent is $350,
how many dollars does Harry pay?
(A) 350 (B) 300 (C) 250 (D) 200 (E) 175

Problem 29. Several boys bought a canoe, each paying an equal amount. If there
had been two fewer boys, each would have paid $3.00 more. If there had been one
boy more, each would have paid $1.00 less. How many boys were there?
(A) 12 (B) 14 (C) 10 (D) 8 (E) 11

☆Problem 30. If the line y = mx + 1 intersects the ellipse x2 + 4y2 = 3 exactly

once, what is the value of m2?
(A) 1/12 (B) 3/4 (C) 2/5 (D) 1/6 (E) 1/7

Problem 31. Find the real solutions of the equation:

x+ y= 2 (1)
2
xy – z = 1 (2)
(A) (1, 1, 0) (B) (1, 0, 1) (C) (2, 1, −1) (D) (0,1, 1) (E) (−1, −1, 0)

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