AwesomeMath Test B

March 14 April 4, 2015

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Do not be intimidated! Some of the problems involve complex mathematical ideas, but
all can be solved using only elementary techniques, admittedly combined in clever ways.
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Test B
March 14 April 4

1. Solve in integers the equation

(x + y 1)(xy 1) = 2015.
2. Find the remainder when 32015 + 72015 is divided by 50.
3. Evaluate


1+

2
3+1


1+

2
32 + 1


1+

2
33 + 1

4. Let m and n be the least positive integers such that 5m3 and 4n4 each have exactly 2015 positive divisors. Find

m
.
n

5. Solve the equation

bxc2 + 5
+ {x}2 = x,
4
where bac denotes the largest integer less than or equal to a, and {a} denotes the fractional part of a.
6. In triangle ABC, A = 90 , AB = 15, and AC = 20. Let A0 , M , and A1 be the feet of the altitude, median, and
angle bisector from A, respectively. Evaluate
BC 2
.
M A0 M A 1
7. Find all triples (x, y, z) of positive integers such that
x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 7(x + y + z).
8. Find the arithmetic sequence a, b, c, d if a 2, b 4, c 3, d + 2 is a geometric sequence.
9. All 20 vertices of a convex polygon have integer coordinates and lie on a circle with diameter 100. Find the area of
this polygon.

10. Let f (x) = sin x

4
3
cos x and g(x) = sin3 x cos3 x, x R. Find the maximum possible value of | f (x) g(x) |.
4
3

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