INTERNATIONAL MATH OPEN FOR YOUNG ACHIEVERS

2017
2017
SENIOR
MIDDLE DIVISION
PRIMARY DIVISION
GRADES 11 and 12
YEARS 3 and 4
TIME ALLOWED: 90 MINUTES
TIME ALLOWED: 75 MINUTES

Instructions and Information

1. Write down your name, your school name, and country in the answer sheet.
2. There are three parts in this contest.
Section A is composed of 5 simple calculations items.
Section B is composed of 5 multiple choice items.
Section C is composed of 5 problem solving items.
2. Do not open the booklet until told to do so by the invigilator.
3. Please write your final answer in the answer sheet.
4. Diagrams are NOT drawn to scale.
6. No calculator, calculating device or protractor is allowed.
7. Answer the problems with pencil, blue or black ball pen.
8. All papers shall be collected at the end of this contest.

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Section A. Use a simple method to calculate each of the following. Write your answer in the spaces
provided in the answer sheet.

a a −1 a −1 a − 2
1. If A =− and B =− , simplify B – A as a single fraction.
a +1 a a a −1

2. The reciprocal of 3
32 is 4n. Write down the exact value of n.

x 2 + 3x + 2
3. Find the range of values of x such that 2 >0.
x + px + p − 2

2a ⋅ 3b 1
4. Given that = 4b ⋅ , find the value of a and b.
6
( )3a

log 5
5. Solve log81 [ log 3 (26 + x) ] = 25 .
2

Section B. Choose the correct answer for each question. Write the letter that corresponds to your answer
in the spaces provided in the answer sheet. The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily
drawn to scale.

< 2x + 5 >
( 2 x − 5)
2
1. Given that < 2 x + =
5> , find the value of .
2x − 5
2x + 5
A. B. 2x + 5 C. 2x – 5
2x − 5
( 2 x + 5)
2

( 2 x − 5)
3
D. E.
2x − 5

2. If a function f ( x ) = ax 2 − 2 x + b is defined for all real numbers, f ( 0 ) = 3 and f ( −1) =

7, find the
value of a − b.
A. 3 B. 2 C. 1 D. 0 E. –1

3. If x and y are two real numbers, the product between them is five more than their sum and twice the
difference between the two numbers. Which of the following is true?
xy 5 ( x + y )
A. = B. xy = x − y + 2 C. xy + 5 = x + y
D. x + y = x − y + 5 E. xy = x + y + 5

4. In a fruit stall, the ratio of pears to oranges is 6 : 7. If the total number of fruits in the fruit stall is x,
then which of the following represents correctly the number of oranges?
6x 6x 7x 13 x 13 x
A. B. C. D. E.
7 13 13 6 7

5. If y is inversely proportional to w2 and if the value of w is increased by three times, then what happens
to the value of y?
A. y decreases by a factor of 9 B. y decreases by a factor of 3
C. y remains unchanged D. y increases by a factor of 3
E. y increases by a factor of 9

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 Section C. Solve each of the following problems. Write your answer with appropriate units whenever
needed in the spaces provided in the answer sheet. All diagrams drawn are not scale unless
otherwise stated.

1. A cubic polynomial, f(x) leaves a remainder of 12 when divided by x and

f ( x + 1) − f ( x − 1) ≡ 12 x 2 − 12 x − 42. Find the remainder when f(x) is divided by (x – 2).

2. The diagram shows the graph of y = 2x2 – 4x – 3 where x > 0. Point B (a, b) y
is a point on the curve and OABC forms a rectangle with A and C on the x-
axis and y-axis respectively. Find the values of a which OABC is a square.
B
C

O x
A

3. In the diagram, A, B and C are points lying on the circle. AB is a A

diameter of the circle. DB is the tangent to the circle at B. ACD is a
straight line with AC = 4 cm and CD = 2 cm. Calculate the length of AB. 4 cm
Leave your answer in the form of m n , where m and n are positive
integers.
C
2 cm

D
B

4. A bag contains 25 balls of which x are black balls and the rest are white balls. After 5 black balls are
1
removed from the bag, the probability of drawing a black ball from the bag is decreased by .
10
Calculate the value of x.

5. The diagram below shows three regular pentagons. Additional po

pentagons are added to the three pentagons to form a closed ring
which is in the shape of a regular polygon. Find the number of
additional pentagons needed to form the closed ring.
mo
no

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