Found problems: 649
2019 AMC 12/AHSME, 23
Define binary operations $\diamondsuit$ and $\heartsuit$ by $$a \, \diamondsuit \, b = a^{\log_{7}(b)} \qquad \text{and} \qquad a \, \heartsuit \, b = a^{\frac{1}{\log_{7}(b)}}$$
for all real numbers $a$ and $b$ for which these expressions are defined. The sequence $(a_n)$ is defined recursively by $a_3 = 3\, \heartsuit\, 2$ and $$a_n = (n\, \heartsuit\, (n-1)) \,\diamondsuit\, a_{n-1}$$
for all integers $n \geq 4$. To the nearest integer, what is $\log_{7}(a_{2019})$?
$\textbf{(A) } 8 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 9 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 10 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 11 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 12$
2016 AMC 12/AHSME, 23
Three numbers in the interval [0,1] are chosen independently and at random. What is the probability that the chosen numbers are the side lengths of a triangle with positive area?
$\textbf{(A) }\frac16\qquad\textbf{(B) }\frac13\qquad\textbf{(C) }\frac12\qquad\textbf{(D) }\frac23\qquad\textbf{(E) }\frac56$
2017 AMC 12/AHSME, 6
The circle having $(0,0)$ and $(8,6)$ as the endpoints of a diameter intersects the $x$-axis at a second point. What is the $x$-coordinate of this point?
$\textbf{(A)}\ 4\sqrt2 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 6\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 5\sqrt2 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 8 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 6\sqrt2$
2020 AMC 12/AHSME, 6
For all integers $n \geq 9,$ the value of
$$\frac{(n+2)!-(n+1)!}{n!}$$
is always which of the following?
$\textbf{(A) } \text{a multiple of }4 \qquad \textbf{(B) } \text{a multiple of }10 \qquad \textbf{(C) } \text{a prime number} \\ \textbf{(D) } \text{a perfect square} \qquad \textbf{(E) } \text{a perfect cube}$
2003 AMC 12-AHSME, 5
The sum of the two $ 5$-digit numbers $ AMC10$ and $ AMC12$ is $ 123422$. What is $ A\plus{}M\plus{}C$?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 10 \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 11 \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 12 \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 13 \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 14$
2023 AMC 12/AHSME, 16
Consider the set of complex numbers $z$ satisfying $|1+z+z^{2}|=4$. The maximum value of the imaginary part of $z$ can be written in the form $\tfrac{\sqrt{m}}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. What is $m+n$?
$\textbf{(A)}~20\qquad\textbf{(B)}~21\qquad\textbf{(C)}~22\qquad\textbf{(D)}~23\qquad\textbf{(E)}~24$
2024 AMC 12/AHSME, 19
Cyclic quadrilateral $ABCD$ has lengths $BC=CD=3$ and $DA=5$ with $\angle CDA=120^\circ$. What is the length of the shorter diagonal of $ABCD$?
$
\textbf{(A) }\frac{31}7 \qquad
\textbf{(B) }\frac{33}7 \qquad
\textbf{(C) }5 \qquad
\textbf{(D) }\frac{39}7 \qquad
\textbf{(E) }\frac{41}7 \qquad
$
2016 AMC 12/AHSME, 21
Let $ABCD$ be a unit square. Let $Q_1$ be the midpoint of $\overline{CD}$. For $i=1,2,\dots,$ let $P_i$ be the intersection of $\overline{AQ_i}$ and $\overline{BD}$, and let $Q_{i+1}$ be the foot of the perpendicular from $P_i$ to $\overline{CD}$. What is
$$\sum_{i=1}^{\infty} \text{Area of } \triangle DQ_i P_i \, ?$$
$\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{6} \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{4} \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{1}{3} \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{1}{2} \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 1$
2017 AMC 12/AHSME, 22
A square is drawn in the Cartesian coordinate plane with vertices at $(2,2)$, $(-2,2)$, $(-2,-2)$, and $(2,-2)$. A particle starts at $(0,0)$. Every second it moves with equal probability to one of the eight lattice points (points with integer coordinates) closest to its current position, independently of its previous moves. In other words, the probability is $\frac{1}{8}$ that the particle will move from $(x,y)$ to each of $(x,y+1)$, $(x+1,y+1)$, $(x+1,y)$, $(x+1,y-1)$, $(x,y-1)$, $(x-1,y-1)$, $(x-1,y)$, $(x-1,y+1)$. The particle will eventually hit the square for the first time, either at one of the $4$ corners of the square or one of the $12$ lattice points in the interior of one of the sides of the square. The probability that it will hit at a corner rather than at an interior point of a side is $\frac{m}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. What is $m+n$?
$\textbf{(A)}\ 4\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 5\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 7\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 15\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 39$
2017 AMC 12/AHSME, 17
A coin is biased in such a way that on each toss the probability of heads is $\frac{2}{3}$ and the probability of tails is $\frac{1}{3}$. The outcomes of the tosses are independent. A player has the choice of playing Game A or Game B. In Game A she tosses the coin three times and wins if all three outcomes are the same. In Game B she tosses the coin four times and wins if both the outcomes of the first and second tosses are the same and the outcomes of the third and fourth tosses are the same. How do the chances of winning Game A compare to the chances of winning Game B?
$\textbf{(A)} \text{ The probability of winning Game A is }\frac{4}{81}\text{ less than the probability of winning Game B.} $
$\textbf{(B)} \text{ The probability of winning Game A is }\frac{2}{81}\text{ less than the probability of winning Game B.}$
$\textbf{(C)} \text{ The probabilities are the same.}$
$\textbf{(D)} \text{ The probability of winning Game A is }\frac{2}{81}\text{ greater than the probability of winning Game B.}$
$\textbf{(E)} \text{ The probability of winning Game A is }\frac{4}{81}\text{ greater than the probability of winning Game B.}$
2021 AMC 12/AHSME Spring, 22
Suppose that the roots of the polynomial $P(x)=x^3+ax^2+bx+c$ are $\cos \frac{2\pi}7,\cos \frac{4\pi}7,$ and $\cos \frac{6\pi}7$, where angles are in radians. What is $abc$?
$\textbf{(A) }-\frac{3}{49} \qquad \textbf{(B) }-\frac{1}{28} \qquad \textbf{(C) }\frac{^3\sqrt7}{64} \qquad \textbf{(D) }\frac{1}{32}\qquad \textbf{(E) }\frac{1}{28}$
2002 AMC 12/AHSME, 25
Let $a$ and $b$ be real numbers such that $\sin a+\sin b=\dfrac{\sqrt2}2$ and $\cos a+\cos b=\dfrac{\sqrt6}2$. Find $\sin(a+b)$.
$\textbf{(A) }\dfrac12\qquad\textbf{(B) }\dfrac{\sqrt2}2\qquad\textbf{(C) }\dfrac{\sqrt3}2\qquad\textbf{(D) }\dfrac{\sqrt6}2\qquad\textbf{(E) }1$
2022 AMC 12/AHSME, 21
Let $P(x) = x^{2022} + x^{1011} + 1$. Which of the following polynomials divides $P(x)$?
$\textbf{(A)}~x^2 - x + 1\qquad\textbf{(B)}~x^2 + x + 1\qquad\textbf{(C)}~x^4 + 1\qquad\textbf{(D)}~x^6 - x^3 + 1\qquad\textbf{(E)}~x^6 + x^3 + 1$
2023 AMC 10, 1
Mrs. Jones is pouring orange juice for her 4 kids into 4 identical glasses. She fills the first 3 full, but only has enough orange juice to fill one third of the last glass. What fraction of a glass of orange juice does she need to pour from the 3 full glasses into the last glass so that all glasses have an equal amount of orange juice?
$\textbf{(A) }\frac{1}{12}\qquad\textbf{(B) }\frac{1}{4}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\frac{1}{6}\qquad\textbf{(D) }\frac{1}{8}\qquad\textbf{(E) }\frac{2}{9}$
2017 AMC 10, 10
Joy has $30$ thin rods, one each of every integer length from $1$ cm through $30$ cm. She places the rods with lengths $3$ cm, $7$ cm, and $15$ cm on a table. She then wants to choose a fourth rod that she can put with these three to form a quadrilateral with positive area. How many of the remaining rods can she choose as the fourth rod?
$\textbf{(A) }16\qquad\textbf{(B) }17\qquad\textbf{(C) }18\qquad\textbf{(D) }19\qquad\textbf{(E) }20$
2020 AMC 12/AHSME, 5
The $25$ integers from $-10$ to $14,$ inclusive, can be arranged to form a $5$-by-$5$ square in which the sum of the numbers in each row, the sum of the numbers in each column, and the sum of the numbers along each of the main diagonals are all the same. What is the value of this common sum?
$\textbf{(A) }2 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 5\qquad\textbf{(C) } 10\qquad\textbf{(D) } 25\qquad\textbf{(E) } 50$
2017 AMC 12/AHSME, 11
Claire adds the degree measures of the interior angles of a convex polygon and arrives at a sum of $2017$. She then discovers that she forgot to include one angle. What is the degree measure of the forgotten angle?
$\textbf{(A)}\ 37\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 63\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 117\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 143\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 163$
2022 AMC 12/AHSME, 7
A rectangle is partitioned into 5 regions as shown. Each region is to be painted a solid color - red, orange, yellow, blue, or green - so that regions that touch are painted different colors, and colors can be used more than once. How many different colorings are possible?
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size(5.5cm);
draw((0,0)--(0,2)--(2,2)--(2,0)--cycle);
draw((2,0)--(8,0)--(8,2)--(2,2)--cycle);
draw((8,0)--(12,0)--(12,2)--(8,2)--cycle);
draw((0,2)--(6,2)--(6,4)--(0,4)--cycle);
draw((6,2)--(12,2)--(12,4)--(6,4)--cycle);
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$\textbf{(A) }120\qquad\textbf{(B) }270\qquad\textbf{(C) }360\qquad\textbf{(D) }540\qquad\textbf{(E) }720$
2016 AMC 10, 10
A thin piece of wood of uniform density in the shape of an equilateral triangle with side length $3$ inches weighs $12$ ounces. A second piece of the same type of wood, with the same thickness, also in the shape of an equilateral triangle, has side length of $5$ inches. Which of the following is closest to the weight, in ounces, of the second piece?
$\textbf{(A)}\ 14.0\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 16.0\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 20.0\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 33.3\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 55.6$
2019 AMC 12/AHSME, 16
The numbers $1,2,\dots,9$ are randomly placed into the $9$ squares of a $3 \times 3$ grid. Each square gets one number, and each of the numbers is used once. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers in each row and each column is odd?
$\textbf{(A) }1/21\qquad\textbf{(B) }1/14\qquad\textbf{(C) }5/63\qquad\textbf{(D) }2/21\qquad\textbf{(E) } 1/7$
2017 AMC 12/AHSME, 7
The functions $\sin(x)$ and $\cos(x)$ are periodic with least period $2\pi$. What is the least period of the function $\cos(\sin(x))$?
$\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{\pi}{2}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \pi\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2\pi\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 4\pi\qquad\textbf{(E)}$ It's not periodic.
2017 AMC 12/AHSME, 5
At a gathering of $30$ people, there are $20$ people who all know each other and $10$ people who know no one. People who know each other hug, and people who do not know each other shake hands. How many handshakes occur?
$\textbf{(A)}\ 240\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 245\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 290\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 480\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 490$
2019 AMC 12/AHSME, 20
Real numbers between 0 and 1, inclusive, are chosen in the following manner. A fair coin is flipped. If it lands heads, then it is flipped again and the chosen number is 0 if the second flip is heads and 1 if the second flip is tails. On the other hand, if the first coin flip is tails, then the number is chosen uniformly at random from the closed interval $[0,1]$. Two random numbers $x$ and $y$ are chosen independently in this manner. What is the probability that $|x-y| > \tfrac{1}{2}$?
$\textbf{(A)} \frac{1}{3} \qquad \textbf{(B)} \frac{7}{16} \qquad \textbf{(C)} \frac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(D)} \frac{9}{16} \qquad \textbf{(E)} \frac{2}{3}$
2016 AMC 12/AHSME, 24
There are exactly $77,000$ ordered quadruples $(a,b,c,d)$ such that $\gcd(a,b,c,d)=77$ and $\operatorname{lcm}(a,b,c,d)=n$. What is the smallest possible value of $n$?
$\textbf{(A)}\ 13,860 \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 20,790 \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 21,560 \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 27,720 \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 41,580$
1959 AMC 12/AHSME, 41
On the same side of a straight line three circles are drawn as follows: a circle with a radius of $4$ inches is tangent to the line, the other two circles are equal, and each is tangent to the line and to the other two circles. The radius of the equal circles is:
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 24 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 20\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 18\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 16\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 12 $