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Found problems: 649

2024 AMC 12/AHSME, 2

What is $10! - 7! \cdot 6!$? $ \textbf{(A) }-120 \qquad \textbf{(B) }0 \qquad \textbf{(C) }120 \qquad \textbf{(D) }600 \qquad \textbf{(E) }720 \qquad $

2021 AMC 10 Spring, 10

Which of the following is equivalent to $$(2+3)(2^2+3^2)(2^4+3^4)(2^8+3^8)(2^{16}+3^{16})(2^{32}+3^{32})(2^{64}+3^{64})?$$ $\textbf{(A) }3^{127}+2^{127} \qquad \textbf{(B) }3^{127}+2^{127}+2\cdot 3^{63}+3\cdot 2^{63} \qquad \textbf{(C) }3^{128}-2^{128} \qquad \textbf{(D) }3^{128}+2^{128} \qquad \textbf{(E) }5^{127}$

2022 AMC 12/AHSME, 8

The infinite product $$\sqrt[3]{10}\cdot\sqrt[3]{\sqrt[3]{10}}\cdot\sqrt[3]{\sqrt[3]{\sqrt[3]{10}}}\dots$$ evaluates to a real number. What is that number? $\textbf{(A) }\sqrt{10}\qquad\textbf{(B) }\sqrt[3]{100}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\sqrt[4]{1000}\qquad\textbf{(D) }10\qquad\textbf{(E) }10\sqrt[3]{10}$

2021 AMC 12/AHSME Spring, 7

Tags: SFFT , AMC , AMC 12 , AMC 12 A , AUKAAT
What is the least possible value of $(xy-1)^2+(x+y)^2$ for real numbers $x$ and $y$? $\textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac14 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac12 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 1 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 2$

2021 AMC 10 Fall, 14

Una rolls $6$ standard $6$-sided dice simultaneously and calculates the product of the $6{ }$ numbers obtained. What is the probability that the product is divisible by $4?$ $\textbf{(A)}\: \frac34\qquad\textbf{(B)} \: \frac{57}{64}\qquad\textbf{(C)} \: \frac{59}{64}\qquad\textbf{(D)} \: \frac{187}{192}\qquad\textbf{(E)} \: \frac{63}{64}$

2019 AMC 12/AHSME, 22

Define a sequence recursively by $x_0=5$ and \[x_{n+1}=\frac{x_n^2+5x_n+4}{x_n+6}\] for all nonnegative integers $n.$ Let $m$ be the least positive integer such that \[x_m\leq 4+\frac{1}{2^{20}}.\] In which of the following intervals does $m$ lie? $\textbf{(A) } [9,26] \qquad\textbf{(B) } [27,80] \qquad\textbf{(C) } [81,242]\qquad\textbf{(D) } [243,728] \qquad\textbf{(E) } [729,\infty]$

2023 AMC 10, 4

Jackson's paintbrush makes a narrow strip that is $6.5$ mm wide. Jackson has enough paint to make a strip of 25 meters. How much can he paint, in $\text{cm}^2$? $\textbf{(A) }162{,}500\qquad\textbf{(B) }162.5\qquad\textbf{(C) }1{,}625\qquad\textbf{(D) }1{,}625{,}000\qquad\textbf{(E) }16{,}250$

2022 AMC 12/AHSME, 21

Let $S$ be the set of circles in the coordinate plane that are tangent to each of the three circles with equations $x^{2}+y^{2}=4$, $x^{2}+y^{2}=64$, and $(x-5)^{2}+y^{2}=3$. What is the sum of the areas of all circles in $S$? $\textbf{(A)}~48\pi\qquad\textbf{(B)}~68\pi\qquad\textbf{(C)}~96\pi\qquad\textbf{(D)}~102\pi\qquad\textbf{(E)}~136\pi\qquad$

2024 AMC 12/AHSME, 11

Let $x_{n} = \sin^2(n^\circ)$. What is the mean of $x_{1}, x_{2}, x_{3}, \cdots, x_{90}$? $ \textbf{(A) }\frac{11}{45} \qquad \textbf{(B) }\frac{22}{45} \qquad \textbf{(C) }\frac{89}{180} \qquad \textbf{(D) }\frac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(E) }\frac{91}{180} \qquad $

2021 AMC 12/AHSME Fall, 7

Which of the following conditions is sufficient to guarantee that integers $x$, $y$, and $z$ satisfy the equation $$x(x-y)+y(y-z)+z(z-x) = 1?$$$\textbf{(A)}\: x>y$ and $y=z$ $\textbf{(B)}\: x=y-1$ and $y=z-1$ $\textbf{(C)} \: x=z+1$ and $y=x+1$ $\textbf{(D)} \: x=z$ and $y-1=x$ $\textbf{(E)} \: x+y+z=1$

2023 AMC 12/AHSME, 22

Let $f$ be the unique function defined on the positive integers such that \[\sum_{d\mid n}d\cdot f\left(\frac{n}{d}\right)=1\] for all positive integers $n$, where the sum is taken over all positive divisors of $n$. What is $f(2023)$? $\textbf{(A)}~-1536\qquad\textbf{(B)}~96\qquad\textbf{(C)}~108\qquad\textbf{(D)}~116\qquad\textbf{(E)}~144$

2020 AMC 12/AHSME, 10

There is a unique positive integer $n$ such that \[\log_2{(\log_{16}{n})} = \log_4{(\log_4{n})}.\] What is the sum of the digits of $n?$ $\textbf{(A) } 4 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 7 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 8 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 11 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 13$

2020 AMC 12/AHSME, 21

How many positive integers $n$ are there such that $n$ is a multiple of $5$, and the least common multiple of $5!$ and $n$ equals $5$ times the greatest common divisor of $10!$ and $n?$ $\textbf{(A) } 12 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 24 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 36 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 48 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 72$

2013 AMC 12/AHSME, 8

Tags: AMC , AMC 12 , AMC 12 A
Given that $x$ and $y$ are distinct nonzero real numbers such that $x+\tfrac{2}{x} = y + \tfrac{2}{y}$, what is $xy$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{4}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{2}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 4\qquad $

2022 AMC 12/AHSME, 12

Kayla rolls four fair $6$-sided dice. What is the probability that at least one of the numbers Kayla rolls is greater than $4$ and at least two of the numbers she rolls are greater than $2$? $\textbf{(A)}\frac{2}{3}~\textbf{(B)}\frac{19}{27}~\textbf{(C)}\frac{59}{81}~\textbf{(D)}\frac{61}{81}~\textbf{(E)}\frac{7}{9}$

2017 AMC 12/AHSME, 8

The region consisting of all points in three-dimensional space within $3$ units of line segment $\overline{AB}$ has volume $216\pi$. What is the length $AB$? $\textbf{(A)}\ 6\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 12\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 18\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 20\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 24$

2023 AMC 10, 9

A digital display shows the current date as an $8$-digit integer consisting of a $4$-digit year, followed by a $2$-digit month, followed by a $2$-digit date within the month. For example, Arbor Day this year is displayed as 20230428. For how many dates in $2023$ will each digit appear an even number of times in the 8-digital display for that date? $\textbf{(A)}~5\qquad\textbf{(B)}~6\qquad\textbf{(C)}~7\qquad\textbf{(D)}~8\qquad\textbf{(E)}~9$

2017 AMC 12/AHSME, 2

The sum of two nonzero real numbers is $4$ times their product. What is the sum of the reciprocals of the two numbers? $\textbf{(A)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 4\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 8\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 12$

2017 AMC 12/AHSME, 13

In the figure below, $3$ of the $6$ disks are to be painted blue, $2$ are to be painted red, and $1$ is to be painted green. Two paintings that can be obtained from one another by a rotation or a reflection of the entire figure are considered the same. How many different paintings are possible? [asy] size(100); pair A, B, C, D, E, F; A = (0,0); B = (1,0); C = (2,0); D = rotate(60, A)*B; E = B + D; F = rotate(60, A)*C; draw(Circle(A, 0.5)); draw(Circle(B, 0.5)); draw(Circle(C, 0.5)); draw(Circle(D, 0.5)); draw(Circle(E, 0.5)); draw(Circle(F, 0.5)); [/asy] $\textbf{(A) } 6 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 8 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 9 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 12 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 15$

2021 AMC 10 Spring, 14

All the roots of polynomial $z^6 - 10z^5 + Az^4 + Bz^3 + Cz^2 + Dz + 16$ are positive integers. What is the value of $B$? $\textbf{(A)}\ -88 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ -80 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ -64\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ -41 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ -40$

2020 AMC 10, 17

There are 10 people standing equally spaced around a circle. Each person knows exactly 3 of the other 9 people: the 2 people standing next to her or him, as well as the person directly across the circle. How many ways are there for the 10 people to split up into 5 pairs so that the members of each pair know each other? $\textbf{(A) } 11 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 12 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 13 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 14 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 15$

2020 AMC 12/AHSME, 17

How many polynomials of the form $x^5 + ax^4 + bx^3 + cx^2 + dx + 2020$, where $a$, $b$, $c$, and $d$ are real numbers, have the property that whenever $r$ is a root, so is $\frac{-1+i\sqrt{3}}{2} \cdot r$? (Note that $i=\sqrt{-1}$) $\textbf{(A) } 0 \qquad \textbf{(B) }1 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 2 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 3 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 4$

1959 AMC 12/AHSME, 40

In triangle $ABC$, $BD$ is a median. $CF$ intersects $BD$ at $E$ so that $\overline{BE}=\overline{ED}$. Point $F$ is on $AB$. Then, if $\overline{BF}=5$, $\overline{BA}$ equals: $ \textbf{(A)}\ 10 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 12\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 15\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 20\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{none of these} $

1959 AMC 12/AHSME, 3

If the diagonals of a quadrilateral are perpendicular to each other, the figure would always be included under the general classification: $ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{rhombus} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \text{rectangles} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \text{square} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \text{isosceles trapezoid}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{none of these} $

2011 AMC 12/AHSME, 22

Let $R$ be a square region and $n \ge 4$ an integer. A point $X$ in the interior of $R$ is called [i]n-ray partitional[/i] if there are $n$ rays emanating from $X$ that divide $R$ into $n$ triangles of equal area. How many points are 100-ray partitional but not 60-ray partitional? $\textbf{(A)}\ 1500 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 1560 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 2320 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 2480 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 2500$