EXAM BC HIGH SCHOOL MATH CONTEST FALL 2006

1. The sum of a number and 8 times its reciprocal is 6. Find the largest of all such numbers. 2. The length of the side of a rectangle increases by 20% and the width decreases by 25%. Does the area increase or decrease and by what percentage? 3. Hasse and Duke ate a total of 50 dog biscuts. Hasse and Vinnie together ate 15 more dog biscuts than Duke. Vinnie ate 5 more dog biscuts than Hasse. How many dog biscuts did Duke eat? 4. What is the value of k in the polynomial identity below? (x3 x2 5x 2)(x4 + x3 + kx2 5x + 2) = x7 4x5 14x4 5x3 + 19x2 4 5. A square has perimeter p > 0 and area A . If A = 2p , then what is the value of p ? 6. Find all values of a for which the parabolas y = 1 + 2x x2 and y = x2 + a intersect. 7. The integer n is obtained by reversing the order of the digits of the 3 digit integer m . If the product of n and m is equal to 214875, determine the middle digit of n . 8. If a b = 2ab 7b + a and a b = a + 3b , determine 3 (4 2) .

9. The sum of the areas of inscribed square ABCD and circumscribed square EFGH is 108. What is the radius of the circle?
H D C G

A E

B F

10. Given that x is a real number which satises the equation 22 + 42 = 42 , what is the value of 22 2 ?
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11. Let P (x) be a polynomial of degree four such that P (2) = P (2) = P (3) = 1 and P (1) = P (1) = 1 . What is P (0) ? 12. The sketch shows a 4 by 4 square inside a 5 by 10 rectangle. Find the area of the shaded region.
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13. How many integers x in {1, 2, 3, . . . , 99, 100} are there such that x2 + x3 is the square of an integer? 14. At a party, every two people shook hands once. How many people attended the party if there were 66 handshakes? 15. Let x and y be real numbers such that (x2 y2 )(x2 2xy + y2 ) = 3 and x y = 1 . What is the value of xy ? 16. Let ABCD be a rectangle and let P be a point inside the rectangle. If PA=8, PB=4 and PD=7, then nd PC.
B A

P C D

17. Find BC if

ABC=90 ,

CDB=45 ,

CAB=30 and AD=2.

C

18. Solar powered cycles A and B start at the same time in a race from Bryan, north to Marlin. It is 60 miles from Bryan to Marlin. The cycles move at constant speeds, with A moving 4 miles per hour slower than B . B reaches Marlin and immediately turns back, meeting A 12 miles south of Marlin. How fast does cycle A travel in miles per hour?