Olympiad problems

1972 Canada National Olympiad, 1

Tags: trigonometry , AMC , AMC 10 , AMC 10 B , ratio

Given three distinct unit circles, each of which is tangent to the other two, find the radii of the circles which are tangent to all three circles.

2013 AMC 8, 16

Tags: ratio , AMC

A number of students from Fibonacci Middle School are taking part in a community service project. The ratio of $8^\text{th}$-graders to $6^\text{th}$-graders is $5:3$, and the the ratio of $8^\text{th}$-graders to $7^\text{th}$-graders is $8:5$. What is the smallest number of students that could be participating in the project? $\textbf{(A)}\ 16 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 40 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 55 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 79 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 89$

2018 AMC 12/AHSME, 14

Tags: AMC , AMC 12 , AMC 12 A , number theory , logarithms

The solution to the equation $\log_{3x} 4 = \log_{2x} 8$, where $x$ is a positive real number other than $\tfrac{1}{3}$ or $\tfrac{1}{2}$, can be written as $\tfrac {p}{q}$ where $p$ and $q$ are relatively prime positive integers. What is $p + q$? $\textbf{(A) } 5 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 13 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 17 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 31 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 35 $

2010 AMC 10, 6

Tags: AMC

A circle is centered at $ O$, $ \overline{AB}$ is a diameter and $ C$ is a point on the circle with $ \angle COB \equal{} 50^{\circ}$. What is the degree measure of $ \angle CAB$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 20 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 25 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 45 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 50 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 65$

2009 AMC 10, 24

Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , probability , pyramid , AMC

Three distinct vertices of a cube are chosen at random. What is the probability that the plane determined by these three vertices contains points inside the cube? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{4} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{3}{8} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{4}{7} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{5}{7} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{3}{4}$

2023 AMC 10, 14

Tags: AMC 10 , AMC , AMC 10 A

A number is chosen at random from among the first $100$ positive integers, and a positive integer divisor of that number is then chosen at random. What is the probability that the chosen divisor is divisible by $11$? $\textbf{(A)}~\frac{4}{100}\qquad\textbf{(B)}~\frac{9}{200} \qquad \textbf{(C)}~\frac{1}{20} \qquad\textbf{(D)}~\frac{11}{200}\qquad\textbf{(E)}~\frac{3}{50}$

2018 AMC 12/AHSME, 20

Tags: geometry , cyclic quadrilateral , AMC , AMC 12 , AMC 12 A , AIME

Triangle $ABC$ is an isosceles right triangle with $AB=AC=3$. Let $M$ be the midpoint of hypotenuse $\overline{BC}$. Points $I$ and $E$ lie on sides $\overline{AC}$ and $\overline{AB}$, respectively, so that $AI>AE$ and $AIME$ is a cyclic quadrilateral. Given that triangle $EMI$ has area $2$, the length $CI$ can be written as $\frac{a-\sqrt{b}}{c}$, where $a$, $b$, and $c$ are positive integers and $b$ is not divisible by the square of any prime. What is the value of $a+b+c$? $ \textbf{(A) }9 \qquad \textbf{(B) }10 \qquad \textbf{(C) }11 \qquad \textbf{(D) }12 \qquad \textbf{(E) }13 \qquad $

2002 AMC 10, 19

Tags: geometry , AMC

Spot's doghouse has a regular hexagonal base that measures one yard on each side. He is tethered to a vertex with a two-yard rope. What is the area, in square yards, of the region outside of the doghouse that Spot can reach? $ \text{(A)}\ 2\pi/3 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 2\pi \qquad \text{(C)}\ 5\pi/2 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 8\pi/3 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 3\pi$

2006 AIME Problems, 15

Tags: function , inequalities , AMC , AIME , absolute value

Given that a sequence satisfies $x_0=0$ and $|x_k|=|x_{k-1}+3|$ for all integers $k\ge 1,$ find the minimum possible value of $|x_1+x_2+\cdots+x_{2006}|$.

2008 AMC 10, 10

Tags: geometry , AMC

Each of the sides of a square $ S_1$ with area $ 16$ is bisected, and a smaller square $ S_2$ is constructed using the bisection points as vertices. The same process is carried out on $ S_2$ to construct an even smaller square $ S_3$. What is the area of $ S_3$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac {1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 4$

2014 AMC 12/AHSME, 11

Tags: AMC 10 , AMC

A list of $11$ positive integers has a mean of $10$, a median of $9$, and a unique mode of $8$. What is the largest possible value of an integer in the list? ${ \textbf{(A)}\ 24\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 30\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 31\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ 33\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 35 $

2010 AMC 10, 18

Tags: probability , AMC

Positive integers $ a,b,$ and $ c$ are randomly and independently selected with replacement from the set $ \{ 1,2,3,\dots,2010 \}.$ What is the probability that $ abc \plus{} ab \plus{} a$ is divisible by $ 3$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \dfrac{1}{3} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \dfrac{29}{81} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \dfrac{31}{81} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \dfrac{11}{27} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \dfrac{13}{27}$

2021 AMC 10 Fall, 11

Tags: AMC , AMC 10 , AMC 10 B

A regular hexagon of side length $1{ }$ is inscribed in a circle. Each minor arc of the circle determined by a side of the hexagon is reflected over that side. What is the area of the region bounded by these $6$ reflected arcs? $(\textbf{A})\: \frac{5\sqrt{3}}{2} - \pi\qquad(\textbf{B}) \: 3\sqrt{3}-\pi\qquad(\textbf{C}) \: 4\sqrt{3}-\frac{3\pi}{2}\qquad(\textbf{D}) \: \pi - \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\qquad(\textbf{E}) \: \frac{\pi + \sqrt{3}}{2}$

2021 AMC 10 Fall, 1

Tags: AMC , AMC 10

What is the value of $\frac{(2112-2021)^2}{169}$? $\textbf{(A) }7\qquad\textbf{(B) }21\qquad\textbf{(C) }49\qquad\textbf{(D) }64\qquad\textbf{(E) }91$

2017 AMC 10, 17

Tags: 2017 AMC 10B , AMC 10 , AMC , counting , AMC 12 , AMC 12 B

Call a positive integer [i]monotonous[/i] if it is a one-digit number or its digits, when read from left to right, form either a strictly increasing or a strictly decreasing sequence. For example, 3, 23578, and 987620 are monotonous, but 88, 7434, and 23557 are not. How many monotonous positive integers are there? $\textbf{(A)} \text{ 1024} \qquad \textbf{(B)} \text{ 1524} \qquad \textbf{(C)} \text{ 1533} \qquad \textbf{(D)} \text{ 1536} \qquad \textbf{(E)} \text{ 2048}$

1983 AMC 12/AHSME, 24

Tags: geometry , perimeter , trigonometry , inradius , AMC , AIME , SFFT

How many non-congruent right triangles are there such that the perimeter in $\text{cm}$ and the area in $\text{cm}^2$ are numerically equal? $\text{(A)} \ \text{none} \qquad \text{(B)} \ 1 \qquad \text{(C)} \ 2 \qquad \text{(D)} \ 4 \qquad \text{(E)} \ \text{infinitely many}$

2020 AMC 10, 2

Tags: 2020 AMC , 2020 AMC 10A , arithmetic mean , AMC 10 , AMC , AMC 10 A

The numbers $3, 5, 7, a,$ and $b$ have an average (arithmetic mean) of $15$. What is the average of $a$ and $b$? $\textbf{(A) } 0 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 15 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 30 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 45 \qquad\textbf{(E) } 60$

1984 USAMO, 5

Tags: AMC , USA(J)MO , USAMO , algebra , polynomial , geometry , 3D geometry

$P(x)$ is a polynomial of degree $3n$ such that \begin{eqnarray*} P(0) = P(3) = \cdots &=& P(3n) = 2, \\ P(1) = P(4) = \cdots &=& P(3n-2) = 1, \\ P(2) = P(5) = \cdots &=& P(3n-1) = 0, \quad\text{ and }\\ && P(3n+1) = 730.\end{eqnarray*} Determine $n$.

1996 AMC 8, 3

Tags: AMC

The $64$ whole numbers from $1$ through $64$ are written, one per square, on a checkerboard (an $8$ by $8$ array of $64$ squares). The first $8$ numbers are written in order across the first row, the next $8$ across the second row, and so on. After all $64$ numbers are written, the sum of the numbers in the four corners will be $\text{(A)}\ 130 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 131 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 132 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 133 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 134$

1990 AMC 12/AHSME, 5

Tags: AMC

Which of these numbers is the largest? $\textbf{(A)} \sqrt{\sqrt[3]{5\cdot 6}}\qquad \textbf{(B)} \sqrt{6\sqrt[3]{5}}\qquad \textbf{(C)} \sqrt{5\sqrt[3]{6}}\qquad \textbf{(D)} \sqrt[3]{5\sqrt{6}}\qquad \textbf{(E)} \sqrt[3]{6\sqrt{5}}$

2010 AMC 12/AHSME, 17

Tags: reflection , rotation , AMC , MATHCOUNTS , BAD MATHCOUNTS , Hook length formula , USAMO

The entries in a $ 3\times3$ array include all the digits from 1 through 9, arranged so that the entries in every row and column are in increasing order. How many such arrays are there? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 18\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 24\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 36\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 42\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 60$

2012 AMC 12/AHSME, 10

Tags: geometry , analytic geometry , quadratics , conics , ellipse , AMC

What is the area of the polygon whose vertices are the points of intersection of the curves $x^2+y^2=25$ and $(x-4)^2+9y^2=81$? ${{ \textbf{(A)}\ 24\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 27\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 36\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 37.5}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 42} $

1979 AMC 12/AHSME, 14

Tags: induction , AMC

In a certain sequence of numbers, the first number is $1$, and, for all $n\ge 2$, the product of the first $n$ numbers in the sequence is $n^2$. The sum of the third and the fifth numbers in the sequence is $\textbf{(A) }\frac{25}{9}\qquad\textbf{(B) }\frac{31}{15}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\frac{61}{16}\qquad\textbf{(D) }\frac{576}{225}\qquad\textbf{(E) }34$

2011 AMC 10, 10

Tags: ratio , AMC

Consider the set of numbers $\{1,10,10^2,10^3, ... 10^{10} \}$. The ratio of the largest element of the set to the sum of the other ten elements of the set is closest to which integer? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 9 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 10 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 11 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 101 $

2011 AMC 10, 4

Tags: AMC

LeRoy and Bernardo went on a week-long trip together and agreed to share the costs equally. Over the week, each of them paid for various joint expenses such as gasoline and car rental. At the end of the trip it turned out that LeRoy had paid $A$ dollars and Bernardo had paid $B$ dollars, where $A < B$. How many dollars must LeRoy give to Bernardo so that they share the costs equally? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{A+B}{2} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{A-B}{2} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{B-A}{2} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ B-A \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ A+B $