HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL

MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD
HEAT ROUND 2020 (HONG KONG REGION)

Secondary 3
Time allowed: 90 minutes

Question Paper
Instructions to Contestants:

1. Each contestant should have ONE Question-Answer Book which CANNOT be taken away.
2. There are 5 exam areas and 5 questions in each exam area. There are a total of 25 questions in this
Question-Answer Book. Each carries 4 marks. Total score is 100 marks. No points are deducted for
incorrect answers.
3. All answers should be written on ANSWER SHEET.
4. NO calculators can be used during the contest.
5. All figures in the paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
6. This Question-Answer Book will be collected at the end of the contest.

THIS Question-Answer Book CANNOT BE TAKEN AWAY.

DO NOT turn over this Question-Answer Book without approval of the examiner.
Otherwise, contestant may be DISQUALIFIED.

Write down the answer in the simplest form. If the calculation result is a fraction, please write down the answer as a proper or mixed fraction,
decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for incorrect unit.
All answers should be written on the ANSWER SHEET.

Open-Ended Questions (1st ~25th) (4 points for correct answer, no penalty point for wrong answer)

Logical Thinking

8 − 2x
1. How many integral solution(s) is / are there for x if −4  6?
9

8 − 2x
Berapa banyak solusi bulat yang ada untuk x jika −4  6?
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2. According to the pattern shown below, what is the number in the blank?
Berdasarkan pola di bawah ini, berapakah bilangan yang seharusnya ada pada “___”?

1 、 1 、 2 、 3 、 7 、 22 、 155 、 __ 、….

3. There are 155 balls. Peter and Mary need to pick 3 to 10 balls by turns. The person picking up the last
ball will be the winner. Peter is picking ball in the first turn. If he can add balls before the game start, At
least how many ball(s) does he need to add to ensure his victory?
Terdapat 155 bola, Peter dan Mary mengambil 3 sampai 10 bola pada tiap gilirannya. Orang yang
mengambil bola terakhir menjadi pemenang. Peter mengambil bola pertama. Jika dia dapat
menambahkan bola pada awal permainan, setidaknya berapa banyak bola yang harus dia tambahkan
untuk memastikan dia akan menang?

4. Given that A : B = 4 : 3 , B : C = 5 : 2 , C : D = 4 : 5 and A + B + C + D = 2910 . Find the value of C.

Diketahui A : B = 4 : 3 , B : C = 5 : 2 , C : D = 4 : 5 dan A + B + C + D = 2910 . Carilah nilai dari C.

5. There are 34 pieces of red socks, 24 pieces of white socks and 29 pieces of blue socks in the box. If you
want to get 3 pairs of socks that is not white colour and 2 pairs of socks that is not red colour, at least how
many piece(s) of sock(s) is / are needed to be drawn?
Terdapat 34 potong kaos kaki merah, 24 potong kaos kaki putih dan 29 potong kaos kaki biru dalam
sebuah kotak. Jika kamu ingin memastikan mendapatkan 3 pasang kaos kaki bukan putih dan 2 pasang
kaos kaki bukan merah, setidaknya berapa kaos kaki yang perlu diambil?

Write down the answer in the simplest form. If the calculation result is a fraction, please write down the answer as a proper or mixed fraction,
decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for incorrect unit.
All answers should be written on the ANSWER SHEET.

Algebra

6. If x 4 + mx3 + 5x 2 + nx − 6 is divisible by x 2 − 4 x + 3 , find mn.

Jika x 4 + mx3 + 5x 2 + nx − 6 dapat dibagi x 2 − 4 x + 3 , carilah mn.

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7. If x = 4 − , find the value of x.
2
3+
8
4−
3 + ...

8
Jika x = 4 − , carilah nilai dari x.
2
3+
8
4−
3 + ...

8. Find the minimum value of 6 x 2 + 48 x − 67 .

Carilah nilai minimum dari 6 x 2 + 48 x − 67 .

9. Given that f ( x) = ax 2 + bx + c and f (−5) = −16 , f (5) = 64 and f (−1) = −7 . Find f (1) .
Diketahui f ( x) = ax 2 + bx + c dan f (−5) = −16 , f (5) = 64 dan f (−1) = −7 . Carilah f (1) .

10. Factorize x 2 − 2 y 2 − xy + 7 x − 14 y .
Faktorisasikan x 2 − 2 y 2 − xy + 7 x − 14 y .

Write down the answer in the simplest form. If the calculation result is a fraction, please write down the answer as a proper or mixed fraction,
decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for incorrect unit.
All answers should be written on the ANSWER SHEET.

Number Theory

11. Find the remainder for 2664 divided by 14.

Carilah sisa dari 2664 dibagi dengan 14.

12. It is known that 20209241ab can be divisible by 44. Find the maximum values of a  b .
Diketahui 20209241ab dapat dibagi 44. Carilah nilai maksimum dari a  b .

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13. Given x is a real number, find the maximum value of .
x + 6 x + 45
2

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Diketahui x adalah bilangan riil, carilah nilai maksimum dari .
x + 6 x + 45
2

14. If 4 x  11( mod17 ) , find the minimum value of 3-digit even number x.
Jika 4 x  11( mod17 ) , carilah nilai minimum dari bilangan genap 3-angka x.

15. If k 2 + ( n − 223) k − 899 = 0 and n = 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + ... + k , find the value of nk .

Jika k 2 + ( n − 223) k − 899 = 0 dan n = 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + ... + k , carilah nilai dari nk .

Write down the answer in the simplest form. If the calculation result is a fraction, please write down the answer as a proper or mixed fraction,
decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for incorrect unit.
All answers should be written on the ANSWER SHEET.

Geometry

16. An interior angle of a n-sided polygon is ( 7n + 34)  . Find the value of n.

Sebuah sudut interior (dalam) dari segi-n besarnya ( 7n + 34 )  . Carilah nilai dari n.

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17. Find the area enclosed by the x-axis, y-axis and the straight line x = 11 − y.
4
7
Carilah luas dari area yang dibentuk oleh sumbu-x, sumbu-y dan garis lurus x = 11 − y.
4

5 2
18. It is known that x is an acute angle and satisfies sin x =
. Find the value of − tan 2 x .
13 cos x
5
Diketahui bahwa x adalah sebuah sudut lancip dan memenuhi sin x = . Carilah nilai dari
13
2
− tan 2 x .
cos x

19. If the area of a triangle with side lengths 15, 11 and 6 is n 2 , find the value of n.
Jika luas dari sebuah segitiga dengan panjang sisi 15, 11 dan 16 adalah n 2 , carilah nilai dari n.

20. Refer to the figure below, ABCD is a square with side length 20. E, F and G is the mid-point of AC, AB
and BD respectively. Find the area of EHI .
Mengacu pada gambar di bawah ini, ABCD adalah sebuah bujursangkar dengan panjang sisi 20. E, F dan
G adalah titik tengah dari berturut-turut AC, AB dan BD. Carilah luas dari EHI .

A F B

E I G

C D
Question 20
Soal no. 20

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decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for incorrect unit.
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Combinatorics

21. There are 5 identical black balls, 5 identical white balls and 2 identical red balls are put from left to right.
How many way(s) of arrangement is / are there?
Terdapat 5 bola hitam, 5 bola putih dan 2 bola merah yang bentuknya sama diletakkan dari kiri ke kanan.
Berapa banyak susunan yang ada?

22. 22 cards are marked from 11 to 32 and 2 are drawn at random. Find the probability that one card drawn is
a multiple of 4 and another one is a multiple of 7.
22 kartu ditandai dari 11 sampai 32 lalu 2 kartu diambil secara acak. Carilah peluang satu kartu yang
diambil dalah kelipatan 4 dan sebuah kartu lainnya adalah kelipatan 7.

23. Andy draws 4 balls randomly from a bag with 4 black balls and 4 white balls. Find the probability that at
least 2 white balls are drawn.
Andy mengambil 4 bola secara acak dari sebuah kantong yang berisi 4 bola hitam dan 4 bola putih.
Carilah peluang terambil setidaknya 2 bola putih.

24. Given (a, b, c, d ) is a set of integers and all of them are greater than 0. Find the number of solution set(s)
of a + b + c + d = 10 .
Diketahui (a, b, c, d ) adalah sebuah himpunan bilangan bulat dan semuanya lebih besar dari 0. Carilah
ada berapa banyak himpunan jawaban dari a + b + c + d = 10 .

25. There are 4 balls in a box including 3 black balls and 1 white ball. Also, 1 black ball is added every 2
seconds (0:02、0:04、...、1:00). At 19 and 39 seconds, 1 white ball will be added into the box. If it needs
to wait 20 seconds after each draw, find the maximum value of the probability to draw the white ball
within 1 minute.
Terdapat 4 bola dalam sebuah kotak yaitu 3 bola hitam dan 1 bola putih. Juga, 1 bola hitam ditambahkan
tiap 2 detik (0:02、0:04、...、1:00). Pada detik ke-19 dan detik ke-39, sebuah bola putih ditambahkan ke
dalam kotak. Jika dibutuhkan 20 detik di antara tiap pengambilan bola, carilah nilai maksimum peluang
pengambilan bola putih dalam 1 menit.

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decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for incorrect unit.