Found problems: 9
2018 Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest, A1
Paul has 6 boxes, each of which contains 12 trays. Paul also has 4 extra trays. If each tray can hold 8 apples, what is the largest possible number of apples that can be held by the 6 boxes and 4 extra trays?
2018 Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest, B1
Alexandra draws a letter A which stands on the $x$-axis.
[list=a][*]The left side of the letter A lies along the line with equation $y=3x+6$. What is the $x$-intercept of the line with equation $y=3x+6$?
[*]The right side of the letter A lies along the line $L_2$ and the leter is symmetric about the $y$-axis. What is the equation of line $L_2$?
[*]Determine the are of the triangle formed by the $x$ axis and the left and right sides of the letter A.
[*]Alexandra completes the letter A by adding to Figure 1. She draws the horizontal part of the letter A along the line $y=c$, as in Figure 2. The area of the shaded region inside the letter A and above the line with equation $y=c$ is $\frac49$ of the total area of the region above the $x$ axis and between the left and right sides. Determine the value of $c$.[/list]
[b]Figure 1[/b]
[asy]
/* Geogebra to Asymptote conversion, documentation at artofproblemsolving.com/Wiki go to User:Azjps/geogebra */
import graph; size(10cm);
real labelscalefactor = 0.5; /* changes label-to-point distance */
pen dps = linewidth(0.7) + fontsize(10); defaultpen(dps); /* default pen style */
pen dotstyle = black; /* point style */
real xmin = -4.8408113739622465, xmax = 5.491811096383217, ymin = -3.0244242161812847, ymax = 8.241467380517944; /* image dimensions */
pen cqcqcq = rgb(0.7529411764705882,0.7529411764705882,0.7529411764705882);
Label laxis; laxis.p = fontsize(10);
xaxis(xmin, xmax, EndArrow(6), above = true);
yaxis(ymin, ymax, EndArrow(8.25),above = true); /* draws axes; NoZero hides '0' label */
/* draw figures */
draw((0,6)--(-2,0), linewidth(2));
draw((-2,0)--(2,0), linewidth(2));
draw((2,0)--(0,6), linewidth(2));
label("$y=3x+6$",(-2.874280000573916,3.508459668295191),SE*labelscalefactor);
label("$L_2$",(1.3754276283584919,3.5917872688624928),SE*labelscalefactor);
label("$O$",(0,0),SW*labelscalefactor);
/* dots and labels */
clip((xmin,ymin)--(xmin,ymax)--(xmax,ymax)--(xmax,ymin)--cycle);
/* end of picture */
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[b]Figure 2[/b]
[asy]
/* Geogebra to Asymptote conversion, documentation at artofproblemsolving.com/Wiki go to User:Azjps/geogebra */
import graph; size(10cm);
real labelscalefactor = 0.5; /* changes label-to-point distance */
pen dps = linewidth(0.7) + fontsize(10); defaultpen(dps); /* default pen style */
pen dotstyle = black; /* point style */
real xmin = -4.707487213054563, xmax = 5.6251352572909, ymin = -3.4577277391312538, ymax = 7.808163857567977; /* image dimensions */
pen cqcqcq = rgb(0.7529411764705882,0.7529411764705882,0.7529411764705882);
draw((-1.114884596113444,2.6553462116596678)--(1.1148845961134441,2.6553462116596678)--(0,6)--cycle, linewidth(2));
Label laxis; laxis.p = fontsize(10);
xaxis(xmin, xmax, EndArrow(6), above = true);
yaxis(ymin, ymax, EndArrow(6), above = true); /* draws axes; NoZero hides '0' label */
/* draw figures */
draw((0,6)--(-2,0), linewidth(2));
draw((-2,0)--(2,0), linewidth(2));
draw((2,0)--(0,6), linewidth(2));
label("$O$",(0,0),SW*labelscalefactor);
draw((-1.114884596113444,2.6553462116596678)--(1.1148845961134441,2.6553462116596678), linewidth(2));
draw((-1.114884596113444,2.6553462116596678)--(1.1148845961134441,2.6553462116596678), linewidth(2));
draw((1.1148845961134441,2.6553462116596678)--(0,6), linewidth(2));
draw((0,6)--(-1.114884596113444,2.6553462116596678), linewidth(2));
fill((0,6)--(-1.114884596113444,2.6553462116596678)--(1.1148845961134441,2.6553462116596678)--cycle,black);
label("$y=c$",(1.4920862691527148,3.1251527056856054),SE*labelscalefactor);
/* dots and labels */
clip((xmin,ymin)--(xmin,ymax)--(xmax,ymax)--(xmax,ymin)--cycle);
/* yes i used geogebra fight me*/
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2018 Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest, A2
A rabbit, a skunk and a turtle are running a race.
The skunk finishes the race in 6 minutes.
The rabbit runs 3 times as quickly as the skunk.
The rabbit runs 5 times as quickly as the turtle.
How long does the turtle take to finish the race?
2018 Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest, B2
[list=a]
[*]Determine the positive integer $x$ for which $\dfrac14-\dfrac{1}{x}=\dfrac16.$
[*]Determine all pairs of positive integers $(a,b)$ for which $ab-b+a-1=4.$
[*]Determine the number of pairs of positive integers $(y,z)$ for which $\dfrac{1}{y}-\dfrac{1}{z}=\dfrac{1}{12}.$
[*]Prove that, for every prime number $p$, there are at least two pairs $(r,s)$ of positive integers for which $\dfrac{1}{r}-\dfrac{1}{s}=\dfrac{1}{p^2}.$[/list]
2018 Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest, A3
A jar contains 6 crayons, of which 3 are red, 2 are blue, and 1 is green. Jakob reaches into the jar and randomly removes 2 of the crayons. What is the probability that both of these crayons are red?
2018 Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest, B3
A [i]string of length $n$[/i] is a sequence of $n$ characters from a specified set. For example, $BCAAB$ is a string of length 5 with characters from the set $\{A,B,C\}$. A [i]substring[/i] of a given string is a string of characters that occur consecutively and in order in the given string. For example, the string $CA$ is a substring of $BCAAB$ but $BA$ is not a substring of $BCAAB$.
[list=a][*]List all strings of length 4 with characters from the set $\{A,B,C\}$ in which both the strings $AB$ and $BA$ occur as substrings. (For example, the string $ABAC$ should appear in your list.)
[*]Determine the number of strings of length 7 with characters from the set $\{A,B,C\}$ in which $CC$ occures as a substring.
[*]Let $f(n)$ be the number of strings of length $n$ with characters from the set $\{A,B,C\}$ such that [list][*]$CC$ occurs as a substring, and[*]if either $AB$ or $BA$ occurs as a substring then there is an occurrence of the substring $CC$ to its left.[/list]
(for example, when $n\;=\;6$, the strings $CCAABC$ and $ACCBBB$ and $CCABCC$ satisfy the requirements, but the strings $BACCAB$ and $ACBBAB$ and $ACBCAC$ do not). Prove that $f(2097)$ is a multiple of $97$.[/list]
2018 Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest, A4
Suppose that $n$ is a positive integer and that $a$ is the integer equal to $\frac{10^{2n}-1}{3\left(10^n+1\right)}.$
If the sum of the digits of $a$ is 567, what is the value of $n$?
2018 Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest, A5
In the diagram, $ABCDEF$ is a regular hexagon with side length 2. Points $E$ and $F$ are on the $x$ axis and points $A$, $B$, $C$, and $D$ lie on a parabola. What is the distance between the two $x$ intercepts of the parabola?
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/* Geogebra to Asymptote conversion, documentation at artofproblemsolving.com/Wiki go to User:Azjps/geogebra */
import graph; size(6cm);
real labelscalefactor = 0.5;
pen dps = linewidth(0.7) + fontsize(10); defaultpen(dps);
pen dotstyle = black;
real xmin = -3.3215445204635294, xmax = 7.383669550094284, ymin = -4.983460515387094, ymax = 6.688676116382409;
pen zzttqq = rgb(0.6,0.2,0); pen cqcqcq = rgb(0.7529411764705882,0.7529411764705882,0.7529411764705882);
draw((2,0)--(4,0)--(5,1.7320508075688774)--(4,3.4641016151377553)--(2,3.4641016151377557)--(1,1.732050807568879)--cycle, linewidth(1));
Label laxis; laxis.p = fontsize(10);
xaxis(xmin, xmax, EndArrow(6), above = true);
yaxis(ymin, ymax, EndArrow(6), above = true);
draw((2,0)--(4,0), linewidth(1));
draw((4,0)--(5,1.7320508075688774), linewidth(1));
draw((5,1.7320508075688774)--(4,3.4641016151377553), linewidth(1));
draw((4,3.4641016151377553)--(2,3.4641016151377557), linewidth(1));
draw((2,3.4641016151377557)--(1,1.732050807568879), linewidth(1));
draw((1,1.732050807568879)--(2,0), linewidth(1));
real f1 (real x) {return -0.58*x^(2)+3.46*x-1.15;}
draw(graph(f1,-3.3115445204635297,7.373669550094284), linewidth(1));
clip((xmin,ymin)--(xmin,ymax)--(xmax,ymax)--(xmax,ymin)--cycle);
/*yes i used geogebra fight me*/
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2018 Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest, A6
Suppose that $0^\circ < A < 90^\circ$ and $0^\circ < B < 90^\circ$ and \[\left(4+\tan^2 A\right)\left(5+\tan^2 B\right) = \sqrt{320}\tan A\tan B\] Determine all possible values of $\cos A\sin B$.