MTAP Jumbled 2015

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1. What is the second largest number among the numbers √2, 2 , √3, 1.4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 1.6?

2. There were 59 participants during the recent math camp. Among them, 37 liked doing the projects, 30 liked

solving problems, and 13 liked both. How many of the participants did not like at least one of these two

activities?

𝑎𝑏√𝑎𝑏
3. If a and b are positive constants simplify 3 4 .
√𝑎 4 √𝑏3

4. If 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 7 and 𝑥𝑦 = 5, what is 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 ?

5. Solve for 𝑥 in the equation 𝑥 + 1

6. +2(𝑥 + 1) + 3(𝑥 + 1) + ⋯ + 10(𝑥 + 1) = 110.

7. A man walked 𝑥 km for 2.5 hrs, then jogged (2𝑥 + 3)km for 3.5 hrs, and finally walked again (5𝑥 −

3) km for 4 hrs. If his average speed for the entire exercise was 4kph, what is 𝑥?

8. If 𝐴 + 𝐵 = 𝑥 − 2𝑦, what is 𝐴2 + 2𝐴𝐵 + 𝐵2 + 4𝑥𝑦?

9. If the length, width and height of an open − top rectangular box are (𝑥 + 3) 𝑐𝑚, 𝑥 𝑐𝑚, and (𝑥 −

3)𝑐𝑚. What is its surface area?

10. If two more than twice 𝑝 is four less than twice 𝑞, express 𝑞 𝑖n terms of 𝑝.

11. Solve for 𝑥 in the equation |2𝑥 − 3| = 5

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12. How much larger is 3 than 6 ?

13. If ∠𝐵 is complement of ∠𝐴, and the supplement of ∠𝐴 is 138°, what is ∠𝐵 − ∠𝐴?

𝑥 3 −4𝑥
14. Simplify 𝑥 3 −𝑥 2 −6𝑥
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15. The points (0, 0), (2, 3)and (4, 0)form a triangle. What is its perimeter?

16. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the segment joining the points (−3, 2)𝑎𝑛𝑑 (5,2)?

17. What is the equation of the line that is parallel to 2𝑥 + 5𝑦 + 6 = 0 and passes through(1, 1)?

18. If two exterior angles of a triangle measure 80° and 130°, what is its smallest interior angle?

19. In a grouped data, if 100-200 forms one class, what is the class interval of the data?

20. Let 𝐴𝐵𝐶 be an isosceles right triangle with 𝐴𝐶 as its hypotenuse, and let 𝐷 and 𝐸 be midpoints on 𝐴𝐵 and

𝐴𝐶, respectively, such that 𝐷𝐸||𝐵𝐶. If 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐵𝐶 = 𝑥 and 𝐷𝐸 = 𝑦, what is the area of the trapezoid DECB in

terms of 𝑥 and 𝑦?

21. Factor completely : 𝑎2 𝑐 2 + 𝑏 2 𝑑2 − 𝑎2 𝑑2 − 𝑏 2 𝑐 2 .

1 1 1
22. Perform the indicated operations: 𝑥 − 𝑥+1 − 𝑥−1.

𝑥
23. Simplify: 1 − 𝑥 .
1−
1−𝑥

24. If 2𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 10 and 𝑥 = 3𝑦 + 1, what is 11𝑥 + 11𝑦?

25. If the diagonals of rectangle ABCD meet at E and ∠AEB=140°, what is ∠EBC?

2𝑥 2 −2𝑥−4 𝑥 2 −𝑥−6 4𝑥+8

26. Perform the indicated operations: ∙
𝑥 2 −5𝑥+6 𝑥 2 +4𝑥+3
÷ 3𝑥+9
27. A man agrees to invest part of his 1-million peso inheritance at an annual interest rate of 5%, while the rest

at 6% interest. If at the end of the year, he needs a total interest of Php56, 200, how much should he invest

at 5%?

28. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 − 3𝑥, what is 𝑓(10)?

29. If ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ≅ ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹, 𝐴𝐵 = 2𝑥 − 2 𝑐𝑚, and 𝐷𝐸 = 5𝑦 + 3 𝑐𝑚, what is 𝑥 when 𝑦 = 10?

1 𝑥−1
30. Solve for 𝑥 in the equation 𝑥 + 𝑥−2 = 𝑥−2

31. What is the domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 − 1 – 2?

32. Find the range of the function in Item 30.

33. If |𝑥| + 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 8 and 𝑥 + |𝑦| − 𝑦 = 14, what is 𝑥 + 𝑦?

34. If an inch is about 2.54 cm, what is 1 cm to the nearest hundredth of an inch?

35. If 𝑈 = {1, 𝑎, 2, 𝑏, 3, 𝑐, 4, 𝑑} and 𝐴 = {1,2, 𝑐, 𝑑}, what is 𝐴𝑐 ?

36. Using the same sets in Item 34 and 𝐵 = {1,2,3,4}, how many subsets does 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵𝑐 have?

37. If 𝑥 = 4 and 𝑦 = −3, what is 𝑥 2 𝑦 + 𝑥𝑦 2 ?

38. Simplify 𝑥(1 + 𝑦) − 2𝑦(𝑥 − 2) + 𝑥𝑦.

39. What is the quotient when 6𝑥 4 + 𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 2 is divided by 3𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 1?

40. In Item 38, what is the remainder?

41. Simplify (𝑎 − 3)(𝑎 + 3)(𝑎2 + 3𝑎 + 9)(𝑎2 − 3𝑎 + 9)

42. If 𝑥 is nonnegative and 3𝑥 − 4 ≤ 𝑥, what is the least value of 𝑥?

43. In Item 41, what is the maximum value of 𝑥?

44. When 𝑃(𝑥) is divided by 𝑥 2 + 2, the quotient and remainder are both 𝑥. What is 𝑃(−1)?
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45. Find the average of the numbers -1, 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2

46. If one ream contains 500 sheets of paper and a sheet of paper is 0.3 mm thick, how thick is one ream in

meters?

47. If |P|=10, |Q|=12 and |𝑃 ∪ 𝑄|=15, what is |𝑃 ∩ 𝑄|?

48. If |𝑀 ∩ 𝑁| = 24 and |𝑀 ∪ 𝑁| = 26, what is |M|+|N|?

1−𝑎−𝑏
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49. If 90𝑎 = 2 and 90𝑏 = 5, what is 45 2−2𝑎 ?
MTAP 2015 Parallel Questions:

1. What is the second largest among the numbers: 3.2, 10/3, , √10 ?

2. In a class of 40 students, 27 students like Calculus and 25 like Geometry. How many students liked both

Calculus and Geometry?

−1/3
𝑥 3 𝑦 −2 𝑧 −7
3. Write in lowest terms without zero or negative exponents: (𝑥 −3 𝑦−5 𝑧2 )

4. If 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 10 and 𝑥𝑦 = 5, what is 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 ?

5. Solve for 𝑥 in the equation (𝑥 + 2) + 2(𝑥 + 2) + 3(𝑥 + 2) + ⋯ + 15(𝑥 + 2) = 480

6. A man walked 2𝑥 km for 2.5 hrs, then jogged (2𝑥 − 3)km for 3.5 hrs, and finally walked again (5𝑥 +

3) km for 4 hrs. If his average speed for the entire exercise was 4kph, what is 𝑥?

7. If 𝐴 + 𝐵 = 2𝑥 − 3𝑦, what is 𝐴2 + 2𝐴𝐵 + 𝐵2 + 4𝑥𝑦?

8. If the length, width and height of an open − top rectangular box are (𝑦 + 2) 𝑐𝑚, 𝑦 𝑐𝑚, and (𝑦 −

2) 𝑐𝑚. What is its surface area?

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9. Solve the equation for F: C= (𝐹 − 32).
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10. Solve for x in the equation: |−6𝑥 + 3| = 7

11. How much larger is 4/5 than 2/3?

12. The sum of the angles complement and supplement is 30 degrees less than twice the angle. What is its

measure?

𝑥 2 −36
13. Simplify 𝑥 3 −216
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14. The points (0, 0), (1, 15)and (6, 0)form a triangle. What is its perimeter?

15. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the segment joining the points (2, 5)𝑎𝑛𝑑 (8, 3)?

16. What is the equation of the line that is parallel to 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 − 5 = 0 and passes through(1/2, 2/3)?

17. If two exterior angles of a triangle measure 119° and 130°, what is its smallest interior angle?

18. In a grouped data, if 95-115 forms one class, what is the class interval of the data?

19. Let 𝐴𝐵𝐶 be an isosceles right triangle with 𝐴𝐶 as its hypotenuse, and let 𝐷 and 𝐸 be midpoints on 𝐴𝐵 and

𝐴𝐶, respectively, such that 𝐷𝐸||𝐵𝐶. If 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐵𝐶 = 4𝑥 + 2 and 𝐷𝐸 = 𝑦, what is the area of the trapezoid

DECB ?

20. Factor completely : 8𝑝2 + 2𝑚𝑝 − 2𝑛𝑝 − 3𝑚2 + 6𝑚𝑛 − 3𝑛2

𝑥 6 5
21. Perform the indicated operations: 𝑥+1 − 𝑥 2 −4𝑥−5 − 5−𝑥.

𝑥 𝑦2
+
𝑦 𝑥2
22. Simplify: 𝑦 1 1
− +
𝑥2 𝑥 𝑦

23. If 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 15 and 4𝑥 − 𝑦 = 5, what is 6𝑥 + 6𝑦?

24. If the diagonals of rectangle ABCD meet at E and ∠AEB=124°, what is ∠EBC?

𝑥+3 𝑥−16 𝑥 3 +8
25. Perform the indicated operations: (𝑥+2 − 𝑥 2 −2𝑥−8) ÷ 𝑥−4
26. A man agrees to invest part of his 120, 000 peso inheritance at an annual interest rate of 4%, while the rest

at 5% interest. If at the end of the year, he needs a total interest of Php5, 400, how much should he invest at

5%? At 4%?

27. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 − 𝑥 − 𝑥 2 , what is 𝑓(−1) + 𝑓(0)?

28. If ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ≅ ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹, 𝐴𝐵 = 3𝑥 − 2 𝑐𝑚, and 𝐷𝐸 = 4𝑦 + 3 𝑐𝑚, what is 𝑥 when 𝑦 = 6?

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29. Solve for 𝑥 in the equation 𝑥+2 − 𝑥 = 5𝑥

30. What is the domain of the function (𝑥) = √4 − 3𝑥 ?

31. If an inch is about 25.4 mm, what is 1 mm to the nearest hundredth of an inch?

32. If 𝑈 = {1,2,3, … 10] and 𝐴 = {2, 4, 6,8, 10}, what is 𝐴𝑐 ?

33. Using the same sets in Item 34 and 𝐵 = {4,5,6}, how many subsets does 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵𝑐 have?

34. If 𝑥 = −2 and 𝑦 = 5, what is 𝑥 2 𝑦 + 𝑥𝑦 2 ?

1 1 𝑥−𝑦
35. Simplify = 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 = 3, what is the value of ?
𝑥 𝑦 𝑥+𝑦

36. What is the quotient when 2𝑥 3 + 7𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 9 is divided by 2𝑥 + 3?

37. In Item 38, what is the remainder?

38. Simplify (𝑎 − 4)(𝑎 + 4)(𝑎2 + 4𝑎 + 16)(𝑎2 − 4𝑎 + 16).

39. If 𝑥 is nonnegative and 5𝑥 − 6 ≤ 2𝑥, what is the least value of 𝑥?

40. In Item 41, what is the maximum value of 𝑥?

41. When 𝑃(𝑥) is divided by x+1, the quotient and remainder are both 𝑥. What is 𝑃(−2)?
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42. Find the average of the numbers -1, 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 4

43. One sheet of paper is 0.0075 cm thick. How many sheets are there in 27 mm?

44. If |P|=8, |Q|=17 and |𝑃 ∪ 𝑄|=20, what is |𝑃 ∩ 𝑄|?

45. If |𝑀 ∩ 𝑁| = 9 and |𝑀 ∪ 𝑁| = 18, what is |M|+|N|?

1−𝑥−𝑦
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46. If 50𝑥 = 2 and 50𝑦 = 5, what is 25 2−2𝑥 ?

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