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Wednesday, FEBRUARY 27, 2002

Contest B
The MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
American Mathematics Competitions
Presented by the Akamai Foundation

AMC 10
3rd Annual American Mathematics Contest 10

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PROCTOR.
2. This is a twenty-five question, multiple choice test. Each question is followed by
answers marked A,B,C,D and E. Only one of these is correct.
3. The answers to the problems are to be marked on the AMC 10 Answer Form with a
#2 pencil. Check the blackened circles for accuracy and erase errors and stray marks
completely. Only answers properly marked on the answer form will be graded.
4. SCORING: You will receive 6 points for each correct answer, 2.5 points for each
problem left unanswered, and 0 points for each incorrect answer.
5. No aids are permitted other than scratch paper, graph paper, ruler, compass,
protractor, erasers and calculators that are accepted for use on the SAT. No problems
on the test will require the use of a calculator.
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You will have 75 MINUTES working time to complete the test.
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Students who score in the top 1% on this AMC 10 will be invited to take the 20th annual
American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) on Tuesday, March 26, 2002
or on Tuesday, April 9, 2002. More details about the AIME and other information are
on the back page of this test booklet.
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1. The ratio is
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1 1 1 2 3
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
6 3 2 3 2

2. For the nonzero numbers a, b, and c, define

abc
(a, b, c) = .
a+b+c
Find (2, 4, 6).

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 6 (E) 24

3. The arithmetic mean of the nine numbers in the set {9,99,999,9999, . . . ,999999999}
is a 9-digit number M , all of whose digits are distinct. The number M does not
contain the digit

(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 6 (E) 8

4. What is the value of

(3x − 2)(4x + 1) − (3x − 2)4x + 1

when x = 4?

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 10 (D) 11 (E) 12

5. Circles of radius 2 and 3 are externally tangent and are circumscribed by a third
circle, as shown in the figure. Find the area of the shaded region.

3 2

(A) 3π (B) 4π (C) 6π (D) 9π (E) 12π

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6. For how many positive integers n is n2 − 3n + 2 a prime number?

(A) none (B) one (C) two (D) more than two, but finitely many
(E) infinitely many

1 1 1 1
7. Let n be a positive integer such that 2 + 3 + 7 + n is an integer. Which of the
following statements is not true:

(A) 2 divides n (B) 3 divides n (C) 6 divides n (D) 7 divides n

(E) n > 84

8. Suppose July of year N has five Mondays. Which of the following must occur
five times in August of year N ? (Note: Both months have 31 days.)

(A) Monday (B) Tuesday (C) Wednesday (D) Thursday (E) Friday
9. Using the letters A, M, O, S, and U, we can form 120 five-letter “words”. If these
“words” are arranged in alphabetical order, then the “word” USAMO occupies
position

(A) 112 (B) 113 (C) 114 (D) 115 (E) 116

10. Suppose that a and b are nonzero real numbers, and that the equation
x2 + ax + b = 0 has solutions a and b. Then the pair (a, b) is

(A) (−2, 1) (B) (−1, 2) (C) (1, −2) (D) (2, −1) (E) (4, 4)

11. The product of three consecutive positive integers is 8 times their sum. What
is the sum of their squares?

(A) 50 (B) 77 (C) 110 (D) 149 (E) 194

x−1 x−k
12. For which of the following values of k does the equation = have no
x−2 x−6
solution for x?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5

13. Find the value(s) of x such that 8xy − 12y + 2x − 3 = 0 is true for all values of
y.
2 3 1 2 1 3 3 1
(A) (B) or − (C) − or − (D) (E) − or −
3 2 4 3 4 2 2 4
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14. The number 2564 · 6425 is the square of a positive integer N . In decimal repre-
sentation, the sum of the digits of N is

(A) 7 (B) 14 (C) 21 (D) 28 (E) 35

15. The positive integers A, B, A − B, and A + B are all prime numbers. The sum
of these four primes is

(A) even (B) divisible by 3 (C) divisible by 5 (D) divisible by 7

(E) prime

n
16. For how many integers n is 20−n the square of an integer?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 10

17. A regular octagon ABCDEF GH has sides of length two. Find the area of
△ADG.
√ √ √ √ √
(A) 4 + 2 2 (B) 6 + 2 (C) 4 + 3 2 (D) 3 + 4 2 (E) 8 + 2

18. Four distinct circles are drawn in a plane. What is the maximum number of
points where at least two of the circles intersect?

(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 12 (E) 16

19. Suppose that {an } is an arithmetic sequence with

a1 + a2 + · · · + a100 = 100 and a101 + a102 + · · · + a200 = 200.

What is the value of a2 − a1 ?

(A) 0.0001 (B) 0.001 (C) 0.01 (D) 0.1 (E) 1

20. Let a, b, and c be real numbers such that a − 7b + 8c = 4 and 8a + 4b − c = 7.

Then a2 − b2 + c2 is

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) 7 (E) 8

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21. Andy’s lawn has twice as much area as Beth’s lawn and three times as much
area as Carlos’ lawn. Carlos’ lawn mower cuts half as fast as Beth’s mower and
one third as fast as Andy’s mower. If they all start to mow their lawns at the
same time, who will finish first?

(A) Andy (B) Beth (C) Carlos (D) Andy and Carlos tie for first.
(E) All three tie.

22. Let △XOY be a right-angled triangle with m6 XOY = 90◦ . Let M and N
be the midpoints of legs OX and OY , respectively. Given that XN = 19 and
Y M = 22, find XY .

(A) 24 (B) 26 (C) 28 (D) 30 (E) 32

23. Let {ak } be a sequence of integers such that a1 = 1 and am+n = am + an + mn,
for all positive integers m and n. Then a12 is

(A) 45 (B) 56 (C) 67 (D) 78 (E) 89

24. Riders on a Ferris wheel travel in a circle in a vertical plane. A particular wheel
has radius 20 feet and revolves at the constant rate of one revolution per minute.
How many seconds does it take a rider to travel from the bottom of the wheel
to a point 10 vertical feet above the bottom?

(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7.5 (D) 10 (E) 15

25. When 15 is appended to a list of integers, the mean is increased by 2. When 1

is appended to the enlarged list, the mean of the enlarged list is decreased by 1.
How many integers were in the original list?

(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7 (E) 8

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2002

AMC 10 - Contest B
DO NOT OPEN UNTIL
Wednesday, FEBRUARY 27, 2002
**Administration On An Earlier Date Will Disqualify
Your School’s Results**

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is contained in the TEACHERS’ MANUAL, which is outside of this
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