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Found problems: 3632

1968 AMC 12/AHSME, 28

Tags: ratio , quadratics , algebra , AMC
If the arithmetic mean of $a$ and $b$ is double their geometric mean, with $a>b>0$, then a possible value for the ratio $\frac{a}{b}$, to the nearest integer, is $\textbf{(A)}\ 5 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 8 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 11 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 14 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{none of these} $

2008 AMC 12/AHSME, 3

Tags: AMC
Suppose that $ \frac{2}{3}$ of $ 10$ bananas are worth as much as $ 8$ oranges. How many oranges are worth as much is $ \frac{1}{2}$ of $ 5$ bananas? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{5}{2} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{7}{2} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 4$

2006 AMC 10, 11

Tags: factorial , AMC
What is the tens digit in the sum $ 7! \plus{} 8! \plus{} 9! \plus{} \cdots \plus{} 2006!$? $ \textbf{(A) } 1 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 3 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 4 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 6 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 9$

1961 AMC 12/AHSME, 23

Tags: ratio , AMC
Points $P$ and $Q$ are both in the line segment $AB$ and on the same side of its midpoint. $P$ divides $AB$ in the ratio $2:3$, and $Q$ divides $AB$ in the ratio $3:4$. If $PQ=2$, then the length of $AB$ is: ${{ \textbf{(A)}\ 60\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 70\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 75\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 80}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 85} $

2023 AMC 12/AHSME, 10

Positive real numbers $x$ and $y$ satisfy $y^3 = x^2$ and $(y-x)^2 = 4y^2$. What is $x+y$? $\textbf{(A)}\ 12 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 18 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 24 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 36 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 42$

2023 USAMO, 3

Tags: AMC , USA(J)MO , USAMO , Hi
Consider an $n$-by-$n$ board of unit squares for some odd positive integer $n$. We say that a collection $C$ of identical dominoes is a [i]maximal grid-aligned configuration[/i] on the board if $C$ consists of $(n^2-1)/2$ dominoes where each domino covers exactly two neighboring squares and the dominoes don't overlap: $C$ then covers all but one square on the board. We are allowed to slide (but not rotate) a domino on the board to cover the uncovered square, resulting in a new maximal grid-aligned configuration with another square uncovered. Let $k(C)$ be the number of distinct maximal grid-aligned configurations obtainable from $C$ by repeatedly sliding dominoes. Find all possible values of $k(C)$ as a function of $n$. [i]Proposed by Holden Mui[/i]

1971 AMC 12/AHSME, 11

The numeral $47$ in base $a$ represents the same number as $74$ in base $b$. Assuming that both bases are positive integers, the least possible value of $a+b$ written as a Roman numeral, is $\textbf{(A) }\mathrm{XIII}\qquad\textbf{(B) }\mathrm{XV}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\mathrm{XXI}\qquad\textbf{(D) }\mathrm{XXIV}\qquad \textbf{(E) }\mathrm{XVI}$

2000 AIME Problems, 15

Find the least positive integer $n$ such that \[ \frac 1{\sin 45^\circ\sin 46^\circ}+\frac 1{\sin 47^\circ\sin 48^\circ}+\cdots+\frac 1{\sin 133^\circ\sin 134^\circ}=\frac 1{\sin n^\circ}. \]

2002 AMC 12/AHSME, 24

Find the number of ordered pairs of real numbers $ (a,b)$ such that $ (a \plus{} bi)^{2002} \equal{} a \minus{} bi$. $ \textbf{(A)}\ 1001\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 1002\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 2001\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 2002\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 2004$

1991 AMC 12/AHSME, 17

Tags: AMC
A positive integer $N$ is a [i]palindrome[/i] if the integer obtained by reversing the sequence of digits of $N$ is equal to $N$. The year 1991 is the only year in the current century with the following two properties: (a) It is a palindrome (b) It factors as a product of a 2-digit prime palindrome and a 3-digit prime palindrome. How many years in the millennium between 1000 and 2000 (including the year 1991) have properties (a) and (b)? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 4\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 5 $

2015 AMC 12/AHSME, 9

A box contains $2$ red marbles, $2$ green marbles, and $2$ yellow marbles. Carol takes $2$ marbles from the box at random; then Claudia takes $2$ of the remaining marbles at random; and then Cheryl takes the last two marbles. What is the probability that Cheryl gets $2$ marbles of the same color? $\textbf{(A) }\dfrac1{10}\qquad\textbf{(B) }\dfrac16\qquad\textbf{(C) }\dfrac15\qquad\textbf{(D) }\dfrac13\qquad\textbf{(E) }\dfrac12$

1974 AMC 12/AHSME, 25

In parallelogram $ABCD$ of the accompanying diagram, line $DP$ is drawn bisecting $BC$ at $N$ and meeting $AB$ (extended) at $P$. From vertex $C$, line $CQ$ is drawn bisecting side $AD$ at $M$ and meeting $AB$ (extended) at $Q$. Lines $DP$ and $CQ$ meet at $O$. If the area of parallelogram $ABCD$ is $k$, then the area of the triangle $QPO$ is equal to [asy] size((400)); draw((0,0)--(5,0)--(6,3)--(1,3)--cycle); draw((6,3)--(-5,0)--(10,0)--(1,3)); label("A", (0,0), S); label("B", (5,0), S); label("C", (6,3), NE); label("D", (1,3), NW); label("P", (10,0), E); label("Q", (-5,0), W); label("M", (.5,1.5), NW); label("N", (5.65, 1.5), NE); label("O", (3.4,1.75)); [/asy] $ \textbf{(A)}\ k \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{6k}{5} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{9k}{8} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{5k}{4} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 2k $

2017 USAJMO, 2

Consider the equation \[(3x^3+xy^2)(x^2y+3y^3)=(x-y)^7\] (a) Prove that there are infinitely many pairs $(x,y)$ of positive integers satisfying the equation. (b) Describe all pairs $(x,y)$ of positive integers satisfying the equation.

1959 AMC 12/AHSME, 9

A farmer divides his herd of $n$ cows among his four sons so that one son gets one-half the herd, a second son, one-fourth, a third son, one-fifth, and the fourth son, 7 cows. Then $n$ is: $ \textbf{(A)}\ 80 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 100\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 140\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 180\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 240 $

1979 AMC 12/AHSME, 16

A circle with area $A_1$ is contained in the interior of a larger circle with area $A_1+A_2$. If the radius of the larger circle is $3$, and if $A_1 , A_2, A_1 + A_2$ is an arithmetic progression, then the radius of the smaller circle is $\textbf{(A) }\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\qquad\textbf{(B) }1\qquad\textbf{(C) }\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}\qquad\textbf{(D) }\frac{3}{2}\qquad\textbf{(E) }\sqrt{3}$

2024 AMC 8 -, 11

The coordinates of $\triangle ABC$ are $A(5, 7)$, $B(11, 7)$, $C(3, y)$, with $y > 7$. The area of $\triangle ABC$ is $12$. What is the value of $y$? [asy] size(10cm); draw((5,7)--(11,7)--(3,11)--cycle); label("$A(5,7)$", (5,7),S); label("$B(11,7)$", (11,7),S); label("$C(3,y)$", (3,11),W); [/asy] $\textbf{(A) } 8\qquad\textbf{(B) } 9\qquad\textbf{(C) } 10\qquad\textbf{(D) } 11\qquad\textbf{(E) } 12$

1971 AMC 12/AHSME, 2

Tags: AMC
If $b$ men take $c$ days to lay $f$ bricks, then the number of days it will take $c$ men working at the same rate to lay $b$ bricks, is $\textbf{(A) }fb^2\qquad\textbf{(B) }b/f^2\qquad\textbf{(C) }f^2/b\qquad\textbf{(D) }b^2/f\qquad \textbf{(E) }f/b^2$

2023 AIME, 14

A cube-shaped container has vertices $A$, $B$, $C$, and $D$ where $\overline{AB}$ and $\overline{CD}$ are parallel edges of the cube, and $\overline{AC}$ and $\overline{BD}$ are diagonals of the faces of the cube. Vertex $A$ of the cube is set on a horizontal plane $\mathcal P$ so that the plane of the rectangle $ABCD$ is perpendicular to $\mathcal P$, vertex $B$ is $2$ meters above $\mathcal P$, vertex $C$ is $8$ meters above $\mathcal P$, and vertex $D$ is $10$ meters above $\mathcal P$. The cube contains water whose surface is $7$ meters above $\mathcal P$. The volume of the water is $\tfrac mn$ cubic meters, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n$. [asy] size(250); defaultpen(linewidth(0.6)); pair A = origin, B = (6,3), X = rotate(40)*B, Y = rotate(70)*X, C = X+Y, Z = X+B, D = B+C, W = B+Y; pair P1 = 0.8*C+0.2*Y, P2 = 2/3*C+1/3*X, P3 = 0.2*D+0.8*Z, P4 = 0.63*D+0.37*W; pair E = (-20,6), F = (-6,-5), G = (18,-2), H = (9,8); filldraw(E--F--G--H--cycle,rgb(0.98,0.98,0.2)); fill(A--Y--P1--P4--P3--Z--B--cycle,rgb(0.35,0.7,0.9)); draw(A--B--Z--X--A--Y--C--X^^C--D--Z); draw(P1--P2--P3--P4--cycle^^D--P4); dot("$A$",A,S); dot("$B$",B,S); dot("$C$",C,N); dot("$D$",D,N); label("$\mathcal P$",(-13,4.5)); [/asy]

2024 AMC 12/AHSME, 23

A right pyramid has regular octagon $ABCDEFGH$ with side length $1$ as its base and apex $V.$ Segments $\overline{AV}$ and $\overline{DV}$ are perpendicular. What is the square of the height of the pyramid? $ \textbf{(A) }1 \qquad \textbf{(B) }\frac{1+\sqrt2}{2} \qquad \textbf{(C) }\sqrt2 \qquad \textbf{(D) }\frac32 \qquad \textbf{(E) }\frac{2+\sqrt2}{3} \qquad $

1961 AMC 12/AHSME, 37

Tags: AMC
In racing over a distance $d$ at uniform speed, $A$ can beat $B$ by $20$ yards, $B$ can beat $C$ by $10$ yards, and $A$ can beat $C$ by $28$ yards. Then $d$, in yards, equals: ${{ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{Not determined by the given information} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 58\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 100 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 116}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 120} $

2021 AMC 12/AHSME Spring, 21

Tags: AMC , AMC 12 , AMC 12 A , AUKAAT
The five solutions to the equation $$(z-1)(z^2+2z+4)(z^2+4z+6)=0$$ may be written in the form $x_k+y_ki$ for $1\le k\le 5,$ where $x_k$ and $y_k$ are real. Let $\mathcal E$ be the unique ellipse that passes through the points $(x_1,y_1),(x_2,y_2),(x_3,y_3),(x_4,y_4),$ and $(x_5,y_5)$. The eccentricity of $\mathcal E$ can be written in the form $\sqrt{\frac mn}$ where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. What is $m+n$? (Recall that the [i]eccentricity[/i] of an ellipse $\mathcal E$ is the ratio $\frac ca$, where $2a$ is the length of the major axis of $E$ and $2c$ is the is the distence between its two foci.) $\textbf{(A) }7 \qquad \textbf{(B) }9 \qquad \textbf{(C) }11 \qquad \textbf{(D) }13\qquad \textbf{(E) }15$ Proposed by [b]djmathman[/b]

1987 AMC 12/AHSME, 19

Tags: AMC
Which of the following is closest to $\sqrt{65}-\sqrt{63}$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ .12 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ .13 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ .14 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ .15 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ .16 $

2018 AMC 12/AHSME, 3

A line with slope $2$ intersects a line with slope $6$ at the point $(40, 30)$. What is the distance between the $x$-intercepts of these two lines? $\textbf{(A) }5\qquad\textbf{(B) }10\qquad\textbf{(C) }20\qquad\textbf{(D) }25\qquad\textbf{(E) }50$

2020 AMC 12/AHSME, 18

Quadrilateral $ABCD$ satisfies $\angle ABC = \angle ACD = 90^{\circ}, AC = 20$, and $CD = 30$. Diagonals $\overline{AC}$ and $\overline{BD}$ intersect at point $E$, and $AE = 5$. What is the area of quadrilateral $ABCD$? $\textbf{(A) } 330 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 340 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 350 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 360 \qquad\textbf{(E) } 370$

2013 AMC 8, 20

A $1\times 2$ rectangle is inscribed in a semicircle with longer side on the diameter. What is the area of the semicircle? $\textbf{(A)}\ \frac\pi2 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{2\pi}3 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \pi \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{4\pi}3 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{5\pi}3$