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AMC 12 1966

1 Given that the ratio of 3x 4 to y + 15 is constant, and y = 3 when x = 2, then, when y = 12, x equals: 1 7 7 7 (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) 8 8 3 8 2 2 When the base of a triangle is increased 10% and the altitude to this base is decreased 10%, the change in area is 1 1 (C) 0% (D) % decrease (E) 1% decrease (A) 1% increase (B) % increase 2 2 3 If the arithmetic mean of two numbers is 6 and thier geometric mean is 10, then an equation with the given two numbers as roots is: (A) x2 + 12x + 100 = 0 (B) x2 + 6x + 100 = 0 (C) x2 12x 10 = 0 (D) x2 12x + 100 = 0 (E) x2 6x + 100 = 0 4 Circle I is circumscribed about a given square and circle II is inscribed in the given square. If r is the ratio of the area of circle I to that of circle II , then r equals: (A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 2 2 (E) 2 3 5 The number of values of x satisfying the equation 2x2 10x =x3 x2 5x is: (A) zero (B) one (C) two (D) three (E) an integer greater than 3

6 AB is the diameter of a circle centered at O. C is a point on the circle such that angle BOC is 60 . If the diameter of the circle is 5 inches, the length of chord AC , expressed in inches, is: 5 2 5 3 (A) 3 (B) (C) (D) 3 3 (E) none of these 2 2 7 Let 35x 29 N1 N2 = + be an identity in x. The numerical value of N1 N2 is: x2 3x + 2 x1 x2 (A) 246 (B) 210 (C) 29 (D) 210 (E) 246

8 The length of the common chord of two intersecting circles is 16 feet. If the radii are 10 feet and 17 feet, a possible value for the distance between the centers of teh circles, expressed in feet, is: (A) 27 (B) 21 (C) 389 (D) 15 (E) undetermined

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9 If x = (log8 2)(log2 8) , then log3 x equals: 1 1 (A) 3 (B) (C) (D) 3 3 3

(E) 9

10 If the sum of two numbers is 1 and their product is 1, then the sum of their cubes is: 3i 3 3i 3 (C) 0 (D) (E) 2 (A) 2 (B) 2 4 4 11 The sides of triangle BAC are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. BD is the angle-bisector drawn to the shortest side AC , dividing it into segments AD and CD. If the length of AC is 10, then the length of the longer segment of AC is: 1 5 1 (A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 5 (D) 6 (E) 7 2 7 2 12 The number of real values of x that satisfy the equation (26x+3 )(43x+6 ) = 84x+5 is: (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) greater than 3

13 The number of points with positive rational coordinates selected from the set of points in the xy-plane such that x + y 5, is: (A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 14 (D) 15 (E) innite

14 The length of rectangle ABCD is 5 inches and its width is 3 inches. Diagonal AC is dibided into three equal segments by points E and F . The area of triangle BEF , expressed in square inches, is: 3 5 5 1 1 (A) (B) (C) (D) 34 (E) 68 2 3 2 3 3 15 If x y > x and x + y < y , then (A) y < x 16 If 4x 2x + y 12 (A) 5 (B) x < y (C) x < y < 0 (D) x < 0, y < 0 (E) x < 0, y > 0

= 8 and (B) 4

9x+y = 243, x and y are real numbers, then xy equals: 35y (C) 6 (D) 12 (E) 4

17 The number of distinct points common to the curves x2 + 4y 2 = 1 and 4x2 + y 2 = 5 is: (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 4

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18 In a given arithmetic sequence the rst term is 2, the last term is 29, and the sum of all the terms is 155. The common dierence is: 13 23 27 (D) (E) (A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 19 9 38 19 Let s1 be the sum of the rst n terms of the arithmetic sequence 8, 12, and let s2 be the sum of the rst n terms of the arithmetic sequence 17, 19 . Assume n = 0. Then s1 = s2 for: (A) no value of n (B) one value of n (C) two values of n (D) four values of n

(E) more than four v

20 The negation of the proposition For all pairs of real numbers a, b, if a = 0, then ab = 0 is: There are real numbers a, b such that (A) a = 0, ab = 0 (B) a = 0, ab = 0 (C) a = 0, ab = 0 (D) ab = 0, a = 0 (E) ab = 0, a = 0 21 An n-pointed star is formed as follows: the sides of a convex polygon are numbered consecutively 1, 2, , k, , n, n 5; for all n values of k , sides k and k + 2 are non-parallel, sides n + 1 and n + 2 being respectively identical with sides 1 and 2; prolong the n pairs of sides numbered k and k + 2 until they meet. (A gure is shown for the case n = 5) Let S be the degree-sum of the interior angles at the n points of the star; then S equals: (A) 180 (B) 360 (C) 180(n + 2) (D) 180(n 2) (E) 180(n 4)

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22 Consider the statements: (I) a2 + b2 = 0 (II) a2 + b2 = ab (III) a2 + b2 = a + b (IV) a2 + b2 = a b,

where we allow a and b to be real or complex numbers. Those statements for which there exist solutions other than a = 0 and b = 0 are: (A) (I), (II), (III), (IV) (B) (II), (III), (IV) (C) (I), (III)(IV) (D) (III), (IV) (E) (I)

23 If x is a real and 4y 2 + 4xy + x + 6 = 0, then thet complete set of values of x for which y is real, is: (A) x 2 or x 3 x3 (B) x 2 or x 3 (C) x 3 or x 2 (D) 3 x 2 (E) 2

24 If logM N = logN M , M = N , M N > 0, M = 1, N = 1, then M N equals: 1 (A) (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 10 (E) a number greater than 2 and less than 10 2 25 If F (n + 1) = (A) 49 2F (n) + 1 for n = 1, 2, . . ., and F (1) = 2, then F (101) equals: 2 (B) 50 (C) 51 (D) 52 (E) 53

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26 Let m be a positive integer and let the lines 13x + 11y = 700 and y = mx 1 intersect in a point whose coordinates are integers. Then m is: (A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7 (E) one of the integers 4, 5, 6, 7 and one other positive integer

27 At his usual rate a man rows 15 miles downstream in ve hours less time than it takes him to return. If he doubles his usual rate, the time downstream is only one hour less than the time upstream. In miles per hour, the rate of the streams current is: 5 7 (A) 2 (B) (C) 3 (D) (E) 4 2 2

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