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Two points are chosen on the parabola

defined by y = x2, one with a positive
x-coordinate and the other with a
negative x-coordinate. If the points are
(a, b) and (c, d), where a < 0 and c > 0,
find the y-intercept of the line joining the
two points in terms of a and c.

Flip a fair coin 5 times. Which is more

likely to occurall 5 flips land heads up,
or the flips land in the order heads-tailsheads-tails-heads?

1
A box containing a block of aluminum
weighs 8 lbs. When a steel block weighing
3 times the aluminum block replaces the
aluminum block inside the box, the weight
is now 20 lbs. What is the weight of the
box?

Two people agree to meet between 6 p.m.

and 7 p.m. They also agree to wait only
15 minutes for the other person to arrive.
What is the probability that they meet
each other? (Assume that arrival times are
uniformly distributed over the one-hour
interval.)

4
The difference between the cube of the
sum of two positive integers and the sum
of the cubes of the same two integers is
210. Compute the sum and the product of
the two integers.

A square-wheeled tricycle can be pedaled

smoothly if the road consists of appropriately spaced bumps. What is the name of
the mathematical shape that would allow
for a smooth ride?

Which event is more likely to occur

exactly 1 head in 2 flips of a coin or exactly
5 heads in 10 flips of a coin?

9
In !ABC, AB = 16, AC = 15, and BC = 9.
Find the ratio
mB
.
mA

3
The average of 5 quiz grades is 10. When
the lowest grade is dropped and the new
average is calculated, it turns out to be 11.
What was the score of the dropped grade?

10 # 5 = 9
11 # 6 = 7
13 # 8 = 3

8
Four semicircles are drawn in the interior
of a square using each side of the square as
a diameter. If the area of the square is 64,
find the area of the shaded region.

5
The # symbol is defined as an arithmetic
operation. Use the following three examples to figure out the value of 6 # 3:

The numbers 19 are written on nine index cards, one number per card. Arrange
the cards into three piles so that the sum of
the numbers in each pile is 15.

10
In !ABC, AB = BC = 12. Side AC is extended through C, a length equal to itself to
a point D. Point E is on AB; DE intersects
BC at F; and BF = 8. Find AE.

7
Sixty-five candy bars were to be shared
by a group of children. Each Pascal bar
was cut in half, and one piece was given
to each child. Every Fermat bar was cut in
thirds, and each Mandelbrot bar was cut
in quarters, and these pieces were equally
distributed to the children. How many
children were in the group if all 65 candy
bars were shared?

11

Which design will allow a marble to roll

from A to B in the least amount of time?
mB
.
mA

AB;
AB;
DE

12
The numbers 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 are written
on index cards, one number per card. The
cards are then placed in a hat. Three cards
are chosen from the five cards. The numbers on the three cards are added together.
How many different sums are possible?

A rectangle with sides in the ratio of 3 to 5

is inscribed in a circle.
What
x 12
12 ratio
+ 3xisthe
+ 6x of
12
the area of the rectangle to the area of the
circle?
11
1
3
+

=
log2 x 2 log25 x log8 x
1 x x 2
x x 3
=0
x
x

16
In how many three-digit numbers are at
least two of the digits the same?

13

BC

The number of days in a nonleap year

is not divisible by either 2 or 3. If the day
exactly in the middle of a year is a Sunday,
on what day of the week will the 1/3 day
and the 2/3 day fall?

24

Circle O, with radius OA = 5, and circle P,

24 radius PB = 7, have a common inter>with
nal tangent AB. If OP = 20, find AB.
1
log b x

17

scalene triangle, isosceles triangle,

equilateral triangle, nonsquare rectangle, isosceles trapezoid, nonisosceles
trapezoid, parallelogram, square,
nonsquare rhombus,
pentagon, hexagon, octagon

21

Factor
224 1
into its prime factors.

mB
.
mA

15

DE
BCall real values of x:
Solve for

mB
x 12. + 3x 12 + 6x 12 > 24
mA
1
3
1
; +
AB11

=
log2 x 2 log25 x log8 x log b x

When a cube is sliced with a single cut,

which of the following cross-sectional
polygons are not possible?

20

14

18

What is the set

; integer values for a
ABof
for which sin x sin ax = 1 will have
a solution?
DE

DE
1 x x 2
x x 3
=0
x
BC x

19

Find the
b 12
that+ satisfies
the
12 + 3ofx
6x 12 >
24
x value
following:
11
1
3
1
+

=
log2 x 2 log25 x log8 x log b x

BC
x 12 + 3x 12 + 6x 12 > 24

1 x x 2
=0
x x 3
x
x

22

23

26

27

11
1
3
1
+

=
log2 x 2 log25 x log8 x log b x
Stans nine-digit Social Security number
Find all x that satisfy this equation:
begins and ends with 5. It also has the
1 x x 2
strange property that the sum of any three
x x 3
=0
x
x
consecutive digits is 12. Find the middle
digit.

25

What is the smallest natural number

divisible by each of the integers 110,
inclusive?

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