Section A

For questions 1 to 10, each correct answer is awarded 6 marks.

1. Roy writes the array of numbers with the rows as numbered below.

Find the sum of all numbers in Row 10.

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2. !"#$ is a 3 × 4 rectangle with !( = (* = *" = 1 . Find the area of the shaded

region.

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3. Given that , , - and . are all non-zero real numbers and , + - + . = 0 . Evaluate
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1 2323 − 2020 ∙ 1, where 1 = – + .
89: :97 798

4. Isosceles right-angled triangle !"# encloses a semicircle of area 2<. The semicircle has
its centre, =, at hypotenuse !" and is tangent to sides !# and "#. Find the area of
triangle !"#.

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5. How many odd numbers between 0 and 1000 have distinct digits?

6. Find the last two digits of 32323 .

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7. Compute the value of

2020? − 1
2020 ∙ 2021 + 1

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8. Given that

1
1=
1
1+ 1
1+1+⋯

Find the value of 1 2 + 1.

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9. Suppose A and B are the roots of the equation 1 2 + 2001 + 20 = 0.

C D
Evaluate + .
D C

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10. Let , = −√2 + √3 + √5, - = √2 − √3 + √5 and . = √2 + √3 − √5.

Evaluate ,2 + - 2 + . 2 + ,- + -. + .,.

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Section B

For questions 11 to 15, each correct answer is awarded 8 marks.

11. From each corner of a square with side length 2, an isosceles right triangle is cut to form
a regular octagon as shown in the figure. The area of the regular octagon is G + HIJ,
where G, H and J are integers and J is minimum. Find the value of (G + H + J).

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12. Suppose M = 27 + 38 , where , and - are positive integers, not necessarily different,
chosen randomly from 1 to 100 inclusively. If the probability that M is a multiple of 5 is
N
, where G and H are relatively prime, find (G + H).
O

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13. The figure shows a regular hexagon with area P. Given the area of shaded region is 1,
find the value of P.

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14. In Round 1 of a game, two numbers 1 and 2 are written around a circle. In Round 2, the
sum of every two adjacent numbers with respect to the circle is written between them.
The following diagram shows the number in Rounds 1, 2 and 3.

Find the sum of all the numbers written around the circle after Round 5.

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15. Find the remainder when

12323 + 22323 + 32323 + ⋯ + 20202323

is divided by 10.

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Paper D – Answers

Section A
Questions 1 to 10 carry 6 marks each.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5

512 3 2021 8 365

Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10

01 2019 1 1998 20

Section B
Questions 11 to 15 carry 8 marks each.

Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15

2 5 18 243 6

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