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Integer Area in bounded by inequalities

n \ge 2

, let

A(n)

be the area of the region in the coordinate plane defined by the inequalities

1\le x \le n

and

0\le y \le x \left\lfloor \sqrt x \right\rfloor

, where

\left\lfloor \sqrt x \right\rfloor

is the greatest integer not exceeding

\sqrt x

. Find the number of values of

n

with

2\le n \le 1000

for which

A(n)

is an integer.

Polynomial Given Values Find Value of Another Polynomial

Let

x

and

y

be real numbers satisfying

x^4y^5+y^4x^5=810

and

x^3y^6+y^3x^6=945

. Evaluate

2x^3+(xy)^3+2y^3

.

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2

Product of Cosecants

With all angles measured in degrees, the product

\prod_{k=1}^{45} \csc^2(2k-1)^\circ=m^n

, where

m

and

n

are integers greater than 1. Find

m+n

.

Summation of Trig Function: Sequence

Define the sequence

a_1,a_2,a_3,\ldots

by

a_n=\sum_{k=1}^n\sin(k)

, where

k

represents radian measure. Find the index of the

100

th term for which

a_n<0

.

12

2

Smallest Element of Subset

Consider all 1000-element subsets of the set

\{1,2,3,\dots,2015\}

. From each such subset choose the least element. The arithmetic mean of all of these least elements is

\tfrac{p}{q}

, where

p

and

q

are relatively prime positive integers. Find

p+q

.

10-letter strings with no 3 consecutive

There are

2^{10}=1024

possible 10-letter strings in which each letter is either an A or a B. Find the number of such strings that do not have more than 3 adjacent letters that are identical.

11

2

Angle Bisector in Isosceles Triangle

Triangle

ABC

has positive integer side lengths with

AB=AC

. Let

I

be the intersection of the bisectors of

\angle B

and

\angle C

. Suppose

BI=8

. Find the smallest possible perimeter of

\triangle ABC

.

Circle Circumscribing a Triangle

The circumcircle of acute

\triangle ABC

has center

O

. The line passing through point

O

perpendicular to

\overline{OB}

intersects lines

AB

and

BC

at

P

and

Q

, respectively. Also

AB=5

,

BC=4

,

BQ=4.5

, and

BP=\frac{m}{n}

, where

m

and

n

are relatively prime positive integers. Find

m+n

.

10

2

Absolute Value of Third-Degree Polynomial is 12

Let

f(x)

be a third-degree polynomial with real coefficients satisfying

|f(1)|=|f(2)|=|f(3)|=|f(5)|=|f(6)|=|f(7)|=12.

Find

|f(0)|

.

Recursion

Call a permutation

a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n

quasi-increasing if

a_k\le a_{k+1}+2

for each

1\le k\le n-1

. For example,

54321

and

14253

are quasi-increasing permutations of the integers

1,2,3,4,5

, but

45123

is not. Find the number of quasi-increasing permutations of the integers

1,2,\ldots,7

.

9

2

Recursions going to zero

Let

S

be the set of all ordered triples of integers

(a_1,a_2,a_3)

with

1 \le a_1,a_2,a_3 \le 10

. Each ordered triple in

S

generates a sequence according to the rule

a_n=a_{n-1}\cdot | a_{n-2}-a_{n-3} |

for all

n\ge 4

. Find the number of such sequences for which

a_n=0

for some

n

.

Solid Cube Placed Within a Cylinder with Water

A cylindrical barrel with radius

4

feet and height

10

feet is full of water. A solid cube with side length

8

feet is set into the barrel so that the diagonal of the cube is vertical. The volume of water thus displaced is

v

cubic feet. Find

v^2

.
[asy] import three; import solids; size(5cm); currentprojection=orthographic(1,-1/6,1/6);
draw(surface(revolution((0,0,0),(-2,-2*sqrt(3),0)--(-2,-2*sqrt(3),-10),Z,0,360)),white,nolight);
triple A =(8*sqrt(6)/3,0,8*sqrt(3)/3), B = (-4*sqrt(6)/3,4*sqrt(2),8*sqrt(3)/3), C = (-4*sqrt(6)/3,-4*sqrt(2),8*sqrt(3)/3), X = (0,0,-2*sqrt(2));
draw(X--X+A--X+A+B--X+A+B+C); draw(X--X+B--X+A+B); draw(X--X+C--X+A+C--X+A+B+C); draw(X+A--X+A+C); draw(X+C--X+C+B--X+A+B+C,linetype("2 4")); draw(X+B--X+C+B,linetype("2 4"));
draw(surface(revolution((0,0,0),(-2,-2*sqrt(3),0)--(-2,-2*sqrt(3),-10),Z,0,240)),white,nolight); draw((-2,-2*sqrt(3),0)..(4,0,0)..(-2,2*sqrt(3),0)); draw((-4*cos(atan(5)),-4*sin(atan(5)),0)--(-4*cos(atan(5)),-4*sin(atan(5)),-10)..(4,0,-10)..(4*cos(atan(5)),4*sin(atan(5)),-10)--(4*cos(atan(5)),4*sin(atan(5)),0)); draw((-2,-2*sqrt(3),0)..(-4,0,0)..(-2,2*sqrt(3),0),linetype("2 4")); [/asy]

8

2

Sum of Digits is 20

For positive integer

n

, let

s(n)

denote the sum of the digits of

n

. Find the smallest positive integer

n

satisfying

s(n)=s(n+864)=20

.

Fraction/Polynomial Inequality - Max Value

Let

a

and

b

be positive integers satisfying

\frac{ab+1}{a+b}<\frac{3}{2}

. The maximum possible value of

\frac{a^3b^3+1}{a^3+b^3}

is

\frac{p}{q}

, where

p

and

q

are relatively prime positive integers. Find

p+q

.

7

2

Many Inscribed Squares

In the diagram below,

ABCD

is a square. Point

E

is the midpoint of

\overline{AD}

. Points

F

and

G

lie on

\overline{CE}

, and

H

and

J

lie on

\overline{AB}

and

\overline{BC}

, respectively, so that

FGHJ

is a square. Points

K

and

L

lie on

\overline{GH}

, and

M

and

N

lie on

\overline{AD}

and

\overline{AB}

, respectively, so that

KLMN

is a square. The area of

KLMN

is 99. Find the area of

FGHJ

. [asy] pair A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J,K,L,M,N; B=(0,0); real m=7*sqrt(55)/5; J=(m,0); C=(7*m/2,0); A=(0,7*m/2); D=(7*m/2,7*m/2); E=(A+D)/2; H=(0,2m); N=(0,2m+3*sqrt(55)/2); G=foot(H,E,C); F=foot(J,E,C); draw(A--B--C--D--cycle); draw(C--E); draw(G--H--J--F); pair X=foot(N,E,C); M=extension(N,X,A,D); K=foot(N,H,G); L=foot(M,H,G); draw(K--N--M--L); label("

A

",A,NW); label("

B

",B,SW); label("

C

",C,SE); label("

D

",D,NE); label("

E

",E,dir(90)); label("

F

",F,NE); label("

G

",G,NE); label("

H

",H,W); label("

J

",J,S); label("

K

",K,SE); label("

L

",L,SE); label("

M

",M,dir(90)); label("

N

",N,dir(180)); [/asy]

Area of Rectangle Inscribed in Triangle

Triangle

ABC

has side lengths

AB=12

,

BC=25

, and

CA=17

. Rectangle

PQRS

has vertex

P

on

\overline{AB}

, vertex

Q

on

\overline{AC}

, and vertices

R

and

S

on

\overline{BC}

. In terms of the side length

PQ=w

, the area of

PQRS

can be expressed as the quadratic polynomial

\text{Area}(PQRS)=\alpha w-\beta\cdot w^2

Then the coefficient

\beta=\frac{m}{n}

, where

m

and

n

are relatively prime positive integers. Find

m+n

.

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2

Angles in Minor Arcs

Point

A,B,C,D,

and

E

are equally spaced on a minor arc of a circle. Points

E,F,G,H,I

and

A

are equally spaced on a minor arc of a second circle with center

C

as shown in the figure below. The angle

\angle ABD

exceeds

\angle AHG

by

12^\circ

. Find the degree measure of

\angle BAG

.[asy] pair A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,O; O=(0,0); C=dir(90); B=dir(70); A=dir(50); D=dir(110); E=dir(130); draw(arc(O,1,50,130)); real x=2*sin(20*pi/180); F=x*dir(228)+C; G=x*dir(256)+C; H=x*dir(284)+C; I=x*dir(312)+C; draw(arc(C,x,200,340)); label("

A

",A,dir(0)); label("

B

",B,dir(75)); label("

C

",C,dir(90)); label("

D

",D,dir(105)); label("

E

",E,dir(180)); label("

F

",F,dir(225)); label("

G

",G,dir(260)); label("

H

",H,dir(280)); label("

I

",I,dir(315)); [/asy]

Polynomial

Steve says to Jon, "I am thinking of a polynomial whose roots are all positive integers. The polynomial has the form

P(x)=2x^3-2ax^2+(a^2-81)x-c

for some positive integers

a

and

c

. Can you tell me the values of

a

and

c

?"
After some calculations, Jon says, "There is more than one such polynomial."
Steve says, "You’re right. Here is the value of

a

." He writes down a positive integer and asks, "Can you tell me the value of

c

?"
Jon says, "There are still two possible values of

c

."
Find the sum of the two possible values of

c

.

5

2

Drawing Pairs of Socks

In a drawer Sandy has 5 pairs of socks, each pair a different color. On Monday Sandy selects two individual socks at random from the 10 socks in the drawer. On Tuesday Sandy selects 2 of the remaining 8 socks at random and on Wednesday two of the reaining 6 socks at random. The probability that Wednesday is the first day Sandy selects matching socks is

\tfrac{m}{n}

, where

m

and

n

are relatively prime positive integers. Find

m+n

.

Probability of Two Selected Squares are Adjacent

Two unit squares are selected at random without replacement from an

n\times n

grid of unit squares. Find the least positive integer

n

such that the probability that the two selected squares are horizontally or vertically adjacent is less than

\frac{1}{2015}

.

4

2

Lots of Equilateral Triangles

Point

B

lies on line segment

\overline{AC}

with

AB=16

and

BC=4

. Points

D

and

E

lie on the same side of line

AC

forming equilateral triangles

\triangle ABD

and

\triangle BCE

. Let

M

be the midpoint of

\overline{AE}

, and

N

be the midpoint of

\overline{CD}

. The area of

\triangle BMN

is

x

. Find

x^2

.

Trapezoid Perimeter Given Lengths in Logs

In an isosceles trapezoid, the parallel bases have lengths

\log3

and

\log192

, and the altitude to these bases has length

\log16

. The perimeter of the trapezoid can be written in the form

\log2^p3^q

, where

p

and

q

are positive integers. Find

p+q

.

3

2

Expression is a Cube

There is a prime number

p

such that

16p+1

is the cube of a positive integer. Find

p

.

Sum of Digits of Integer is Divisible by Integer

Let

m

be the least positive integer divisible by

17

whose digits sum to

17

. Find

m

.

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2

Slanted Cross-Section of Cylindrical Block of Wood

A block of wood has the shape of a right circular cylinder with radius

6

and height

8

, and its entire surface has been painted blue. Points

A

and

B

are chosen on the edge on one of the circular faces of the cylinder so that \overarc{AB} on that face measures

120^\circ

. The block is then sliced in half along the plane that passes through point

A

, point

B

, and the center of the cylinder, revealing a flat, unpainted face on each half. The area of one of those unpainted faces is

a\cdot\pi + b\sqrt{c}

, where

a

,

b

, and

c

are integers and

c

is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find

a+b+c

. [asy]import three; import solids; size(8cm); currentprojection=orthographic(-1,-5,3); picture lpic, rpic; size(lpic,5cm); draw(lpic,surface(revolution((0,0,0),(-3,3*sqrt(3),0)..(0,6,4)..(3,3*sqrt(3),8),Z,0,120)),gray(0.7),nolight); draw(lpic,surface(revolution((0,0,0),(-3*sqrt(3),-3,8)..(-6,0,4)..(-3*sqrt(3),3,0),Z,0,90)),gray(0.7),nolight); draw(lpic,surface((3,3*sqrt(3),8)..(-6,0,8)..(3,-3*sqrt(3),8)--cycle),gray(0.7),nolight); draw(lpic,(3,-3*sqrt(3),8)..(-6,0,8)..(3,3*sqrt(3),8)); draw(lpic,(-3,3*sqrt(3),0)--(-3,-3*sqrt(3),0),dashed); draw(lpic,(3,3*sqrt(3),8)..(0,6,4)..(-3,3*sqrt(3),0)--(-3,3*sqrt(3),0)..(-3*sqrt(3),3,0)..(-6,0,0),dashed); draw(lpic,(3,3*sqrt(3),8)--(3,-3*sqrt(3),8)..(0,-6,4)..(-3,-3*sqrt(3),0)--(-3,-3*sqrt(3),0)..(-3*sqrt(3),-3,0)..(-6,0,0)); draw(lpic,(6*cos(atan(-1/5)+3.14159),6*sin(atan(-1/5)+3.14159),0)--(6*cos(atan(-1/5)+3.14159),6*sin(atan(-1/5)+3.14159),8)); size(rpic,5cm); draw(rpic,surface(revolution((0,0,0),(3,3*sqrt(3),8)..(0,6,4)..(-3,3*sqrt(3),0),Z,230,360)),gray(0.7),nolight); draw(rpic,surface((-3,3*sqrt(3),0)..(6,0,0)..(-3,-3*sqrt(3),0)--cycle),gray(0.7),nolight); draw(rpic,surface((-3,3*sqrt(3),0)..(0,6,4)..(3,3*sqrt(3),8)--(3,3*sqrt(3),8)--(3,-3*sqrt(3),8)--(3,-3*sqrt(3),8)..(0,-6,4)..(-3,-3*sqrt(3),0)--cycle),white,nolight); draw(rpic,(-3,-3*sqrt(3),0)..(-6*cos(atan(-1/5)+3.14159),-6*sin(atan(-1/5)+3.14159),0)..(6,0,0)); draw(rpic,(-6*cos(atan(-1/5)+3.14159),-6*sin(atan(-1/5)+3.14159),0)..(6,0,0)..(-3,3*sqrt(3),0),dashed); draw(rpic,(3,3*sqrt(3),8)--(3,-3*sqrt(3),8)); draw(rpic,(-3,3*sqrt(3),0)..(0,6,4)..(3,3*sqrt(3),8)--(3,3*sqrt(3),8)..(3*sqrt(3),3,8)..(6,0,8)); draw(rpic,(-3,3*sqrt(3),0)--(-3,-3*sqrt(3),0)..(0,-6,4)..(3,-3*sqrt(3),8)--(3,-3*sqrt(3),8)..(3*sqrt(3),-3,8)..(6,0,8)); draw(rpic,(-6*cos(atan(-1/5)+3.14159),-6*sin(atan(-1/5)+3.14159),0)--(-6*cos(atan(-1/5)+3.14159),-6*sin(atan(-1/5)+3.14159),8)); label(rpic,"

A

",(-3,3*sqrt(3),0),W); label(rpic,"

B

",(-3,-3*sqrt(3),0),W); add(lpic.fit(),(0,0)); add(rpic.fit(),(1,0));[/asy]

Circles Tangent to a Points: Find Area of Region

Circles

\mathcal{P}

and

\mathcal{Q}

have radii

1

and

4

, respectively, and are externally tangent at point

A

. Point

B

is on

\mathcal{P}

and point

C

is on

\mathcal{Q}

so that line

BC

is a common external tangent of the two circles. A line

\ell

through

A

intersects

\mathcal{P}

again at

D

and intersects

\mathcal{Q}

again at

E

. Points

B

and

C

lie on the same side of

\ell

, and the areas of

\triangle DBA

and

\triangle ACE

are equal. This common area is

\frac{m}{n}

, where

m

and

n

are relatively prime positive integers. Find

m+n

.
[asy] import cse5; pathpen=black; pointpen=black; size(6cm);
pair E = IP(L((-.2476,1.9689),(0.8,1.6),-3,5.5),CR((4,4),4)), D = (-.2476,1.9689);
filldraw(D--(0.8,1.6)--(0,0)--cycle,gray(0.7)); filldraw(E--(0.8,1.6)--(4,0)--cycle,gray(0.7)); D(CR((0,1),1)); D(CR((4,4),4,150,390)); D(L(MP("D",D(D),N),MP("A",D((0.8,1.6)),NE),1,5.5)); D((-1.2,0)--MP("B",D((0,0)),S)--MP("C",D((4,0)),S)--(8,0)); D(MP("E",E,N)); [/asy]

2

Delegates to an Economic Conferece

The nine delegates to the Economic Cooperation Conference include 2 officials from Mexico, 3 officials from Canada, and 4 officials from the United States. During the opening session, three of the delegates fall asleep. Assuming that the three sleepers were determined randomly, the probability that exactly two of the sleepers are from the same country is

\tfrac{m}{n}

, where

m

and

n

are relatively prime positive integers. Find

m+n

.

Fraction of Participants in a School

In a new school

40

percent of the students are freshmen,

30

percent are sophomores,

20

percent are juniors, and

10

percent are seniors. All freshmen are required to take Latin, and

80

percent of the sophomores,

50

percent of the juniors, and

20

percent of the seniors elect to take Latin. The probability that a randomly chosen Latin student is a sophomore is

\frac{m}{n}

, where

m

and

n

are relatively prime positive integers. Find

m+n

.

1

2

Positive Difference Between A and B

The expressions

A=1\times2+3\times4+5\times6+\cdots+37\times38+39

and

B=1+2\times3+4\times5+\cdots+36\times37+38\times39

are obtained by writing multiplication and addition operators in an alternating pattern between successive integers. Find the positive difference between integers

A

and

B

.

Smallest Integer 22% Less Than and 16% Greater Than Integer

Let

N

be the least positive integer that is both

22

percent less than one integer and

16

percent greater than another integer. Find the remainder when

N

is divided by

1000

.

2015 AIME Problems

Subcontests

Integer Area in bounded by inequalities

Polynomial Given Values Find Value of Another Polynomial

Product of Cosecants

Summation of Trig Function: Sequence

Smallest Element of Subset

10-letter strings with no 3 consecutive

Angle Bisector in Isosceles Triangle

Circle Circumscribing a Triangle

Absolute Value of Third-Degree Polynomial is 12

Recursion

Recursions going to zero

Solid Cube Placed Within a Cylinder with Water

Sum of Digits is 20

Fraction/Polynomial Inequality - Max Value

Many Inscribed Squares

Area of Rectangle Inscribed in Triangle

Angles in Minor Arcs

Polynomial

Drawing Pairs of Socks

Probability of Two Selected Squares are Adjacent

Lots of Equilateral Triangles

Trapezoid Perimeter Given Lengths in Logs

Expression is a Cube

Sum of Digits of Integer is Divisible by Integer

Slanted Cross-Section of Cylindrical Block of Wood

Circles Tangent to a Points: Find Area of Region

Delegates to an Economic Conferece

Fraction of Participants in a School

Positive Difference Between A and B

Smallest Integer 22% Less Than and 16% Greater Than Integer