2015 Math Challenge (2nd Practice)

Score:__________

Name:_________________________________ School:______________________
Instructions: Write your answer on the space provided before each item. Give all fractions in
lowest terms and all expressions in expanded form. If there is more than one answer, write all of
them. Eliminate negative exponents and rationalize denominators. Give equations of lines in
general forms.

___________________1. Find the 100th term of the arithmetic sequence for which the first term
is 7 and the constant difference is 5.
___________________2. Find the median age of the members of a household whose ages are: 34, 26, 30, 36,
42, 44, 46, 50, 70, 18
___________________3. What is the mean of #2?
___________________4. Subtract 6x -4y2 from the sum of x2 +3y2 and 2x2 +3x-6y2.
___________________5. If the length of a rectangle is x2 + x -3 units and its width is 3x -1,
what expression represents its area?
___________________6. Divide x5 1 by x 1.
___________________7. Simplify:

___________________8.Simplify :
___________________9. Simplify:

__________________10.Multiply:

__________________11. Solve the given equation:

__________________12. The sum of three numbers is 64. If the second number is two times the first and
the third is four more than the second, then find the product of these numbers.
__________________13. The value of the fraction is 3/8. What number should be added to both the
numerator and denominator so that the fraction will be equal to 2/3? What would
be the new fraction?
__________________14. Solve the equation:

+ 1 = 0.

__________________15. In the arithmetic sequence 1, 5, 9, 13, ..., which term equals 153?
__________________16. Find the sum of the first 50 odd natural numbers.
__________________17. What is the sum of all positive integers less than 300 that are multiples of 7?
__________________18. In the geometric sequence 3, 6, 12, 24, , which term equals to 768?
__________________19. Find the geometric mean of 28 and 112.
__________________20. Find the 15th term of the harmonic sequence -1, 1, 1/3, 1/5,
__________________21. Solve for a: a/x + b/y =a/y.
_________________22. Find an equation with integral coefficients whose roots are 3 .
_________________23. Expand (2x/3 y/2)2 =0and clear the result of fractions.
_________________24. What is the nth term of the sequence

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________________25. . If x men can do a job in y days, how long will x+5 men do the same job?
________________26. Write in symbols: Multiply the sum of the square of m and the cube of n
by 7 and divide the result by difference of m an n.
________________27. What is the vertex of the parabola y=x 2 -7 ?
______________28. If a line passes through P1 (2,3) and P2 (0,5) does the line go upward
or downward to the right?
________________29. What is the domain of y=

________________30. Which of the following is not a function?

A.) x+2y+8=o
B.) x2+2y-4=0

C.) x2 + y2 =25

________________31. The x-intercept and y-intercept of a line are -2 and 4 respectively. Write
the equation of the line.
________________32. Find the intersection of the two lines 2x-5y =11 and 5x+y=14.
________________33. Find the distance between the two parallel lines 3x+4y+5=0 and
3x+4y-10=0.
________________34. Find the vertex of the function y=2x2 -3x-2.
________________35. Find the line of symmetry of the function y=2x2-8x+8.
________________36. What is the minimum value of the function y=2x2 -3x-2.
________________37. Solve for x:

________________38. What is the remainder if x4 + 3x2 +6x -5 is divided by x-2 ?

________________39.There are 104 bacteria in a certain culture. The growth follows the function
N(t)=N(0)22t; where t is in hours. How many bacteria shall there be after 3 hrs?
________________40. Given the following set of numbers (5, 10, 12, 15, 12, 19, 22).
What is the mean of the set to the nearest tenth.
_________________41. What is the square of the median of #40?
_________________42. Two ships leave the port together. One sails 30 N E at 9 knots and the
other sails east at 10 knots. How far apart will they be after 3 hours of sailing?
_________________43. Find an equation with integral coefficients whose roots are (2 )/3.
_________________44. A base angle of an isosceles triangle is 30. If the base is 24 cm,
find the length of a leg of the triangle.
_________________45. What is the domain of any function of the form ax+by+c=o?
_________________46. What is the domain of y=

_________________47. The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a regular

polygon measures is 1260 . What is the measure of one exterior angle?
_________________48. Given points A(x, 7), B (2,y) and C (8, 1), find x and y so that B is
the midpoint of AC.
_________________49. Two similar triangles have perimeters 100 cm and 75 cm. If the area of
the smaller triangle is 90 sq. cm, find the area of the larger triangle.
_________________50. In an isosceles triangle, the base angles (in degrees) are 3x-6 and 2y, and
the vertex angle is 6x. Find the values of x and y.
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2015 Math Challenge (3rd Practice)

Score:__________

Name:__________________________________School:_____________________________________
Instructions: Write your answer on the space provided before each item. Give all fractions in lowest

terms and all expressions in expanded form. If there is more than one answer, write all of them.
Eliminate negative exponents and rationalize denominators. Give equations of lines in general forms.
_______________1. Solve the equation 2x 83x-2=22x+1 42/3 .
________________2. Solve the equation -

=x.

_______________3. What is the equation of the line through (5, 1) and perpendicular to
3x+4y-5=0?
_______________4. What is the discriminant of x2 - 4x +8 = 0?
_______________5. For what value(s) of x is x2 x - 2 > 0?
_______________6. If P(x)= x3+ 5x2-x-1 and D(x) =x+2, write P(x) in the form
P(x)=D(x) Q(x)+R where Q(x) is the quotient and R, the remainder.
_______________7. If x=-5 is one root of x4 x3-19x2 +49 -30. Find the other roots.
_______________8. If y=8-3x is graphed on {x -3 x 7}, what are the coordinates of the
right endpoint of the graph?
_______________9. What is the range of y=3x-7 on {x -4 x 5}?
_______________10. What is the quotient x5 +243 is divided by x+3?
_______________11. If the sum of the interior angles of a polygon is twice the sum of the exterior
angles, how many sides have the polygon? What is its name?
_______________12. If f(x) =

, what is the domain of f(x)?

_______________13. How many terms are there in a arithmetic sequence if the first term is 100,
the last term is -14, and the common difference is -2.
_______________14. The length of a rectangular garden is 6cm longer than its width. If each
dimension were increased by 3 cm, the area would be increased by 57cm2.
Find the original length of the garden.
_______________15. From a lighthouse tower 60m high, the angle of depression of a boat in a
straight line with the observer is 30. How far is the boat from the lighthouse?
_______________16. The quiz scores of Noroka are 8, 9, 5, 7, 8, 6, 9, and x. What must be
the value of x so that the mean is 7.5?
_______________17. If x =4 in the quiz scores of Noroka , what is the median?
_______________18. If y=3x and -3x4, what is the range of y?
_______________19. Rationalize the denominator of
_______________20. Solve for x in

= + 4.

_______________21. An angle is 40 less than its supplement. Find the largest angle.
_______________22. If A =(5K+2) and B=(2K-3) are complementary , find K.
_______________23. If the two acute angles of a right triangle are in the ratio 2:7, find the ratio
of the exterior angles adjacent to them.
_______________24. Find the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs 2

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______________25. An equilateral triangle has perimeter 18, what is its area?

______________26. What is the longest side of ABC if A=35, B=75, and C=70?
______________27. A regular polygon has 10sides. Find each interior angle?
______________28. How many sides does a convex polygon have if the sum of its interior angles
is 5 times the sum of all its exterior angles?
_____________29. What number must be added to each of 4, 7 and 12 so that the resulting
numbers form a geometric sequence?
_____________30. Find the common ratio of a geometric sequence with 5th term is -5 and
8th term 135.
______________31. Find x if 2x-1, x+4, and 3-3x are consecutive terms of an arithmetic sequence.
______________32. An arithmetic sequence has 2nd term -43 and 4th term -37.
What is the first positive term of the sequence?
______________33. Find the 11th term of an arithmetic sequence with 3rd term 47 and 9th term 29.
______________34. If the radius of a circle is doubled, by what factor does the area increase?
______________35. In quadrilateral HERM, H=119, E=67, and R=73. Find M.
______________36. The lengths of the sides of three squares are s, s+1, and s+2. Find their total
perimeter if their total area is 245 sq. units.
______________37. A rhombus has diagonals of lengths 10 and 24. What is its area?
______________38. The diagonals of parallelogram JKLM intersect at P. If PJ=5m-2, PK=2m+3, and
PM=6m-5, find m.
______________39. In parallelogram HERM, MER=30 and HMR=80. Find EMR.
______________40. In parallelogram HERM, H=(5L + 20) and E=(3L - 40). Find L.
______________41. Find all values of the constant k so that the lines (k2 -10)x +ky=10
and (k -4)x +3y=7 are parallel.
______________42. In drawing a deck of cards, what is the probability of getting an ace?
______________43. Find the equation of the line passing through (-12,6) and perpendicular
to 6x+7y=3.
______________44. Find the area of a regular hexagon if one side measures 6cm?
______________45. What is each exterior angle of a regular polygon of 20 sides?
______________46. How many distinct diagonals can be drawn in a nonagon?
______________47. What is the domain of the function y=

______________48. Find the equation of the line perpendicular to y= - x and passes through
the origin.
______________49. When (x + y)3 is expanded, what is the sum of the coefficients?
______________50. What is the range of the following set of ordered pairs: (1,-2), (3,0),
(5,1), (7,3).
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[(2012)(2015)(4029) + (2019)]/ 2013 is the correct given.

i think i answered this before..
let x = 2013, so
(x-1)(x+2)(2x+3)+(x+6)/x^2
then simplify and get
2x+5
subs. back
2013*2 +5
4026+5
4031

The sum of the 1st and 2nd terms of a geometric sequence is 108.
The sum of the 3rd and 4th terms is 12. Find the 2 possible values for the first term of the sequence
12 = 108 * r^2
r^2 = 1/9
r = +- 1/3
a_1+a_2 = a_1*(1+r)
Substitute the two values of r into
a_1*(1+r) = 108
And now we have the answer: 81 & 162

What polynomial of lowest degree must be multiplied to 2x^3 - 5x^2 - 4x + 12 to make it a perfect square?
Factor 2x^3 - 5x^2 - 4x + 12 into (x-2)^2 (2x + 3) and observe that you need an extra 2x + 3 to make it a perfect square

Let x be the number of boys (or girls) passed the test. So the answer is (x+x)/(3x/2+4x/3) = 12/(9+8) = 12/17.

The ninth term of an arithmetic sequence is 42 and the sum of the first twelve terms is 414.Find the first term of the
sequence.
Workers A & B,working together ,can finish a job in 8 hours.If they work together for 6 hrs after which Worker A
leaves,then Worker B needs 9 more hrs to finish the job.How long does it take Worker A to do the job alone?
a+b takes 8h
work in 6h done by a+b =1/8*6 =3/4 unit
remaining work =1/4 unit done by b in 9h
means b done whole in 36h
a+b =8h
b =36h
takes total work unit as 72unit
a+b done =9unit /day
b done =2unit /day
a done =7 unit /day
a done whole as 72/7 =10.28 h ans )