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Compute $\tan (-3645^\circ)$. | Level 2 | Rotating $360^\circ$ is the same as doing nothing, so rotating $3645^\circ$ is the same as rotating $3645^\circ - 10\cdot 360^\circ = 45^\circ$. Therefore, $\tan(-3645^\circ) = \tan (-45^\circ)$.
Rotating $45^\circ$ clockwise is the same as rotating $360^\circ - 45^\circ = 315^\circ$ counterclockwise, so $\tan(-45^\c... | Geometry |
The sides of a triangle have lengths $11, 15,$ and $k,$ where $k$ is a positive integer. For how many values of $k$ is the triangle obtuse? | Level 5 | The longest side of the triangle either has length $15$ or has length $k.$ Take cases:
If the longest side has length $15,$ then $k \le 15.$ The triangle must be nondegenerate, which happens if and only if $15 < 11 + k,$ or $4 < k,$ by the triangle inequality. Now, for the triangle to be obtuse, we must have $15^2 > 1... | Geometry |
Parallelogram $ABCD$ with $A(2,5)$, $B(4,9)$, $C(6,5)$, and $D(4,1)$ is reflected across the $x$-axis to $A'B'C'D'$ and then $A'B'C'D'$ is reflected across the line $y=x+1$ to $A''B''C''D''$. This is done such that $D'$ is the image of $D$, and $D''$ is the image of $D'$. What is the ordered pair of $D''$ in the coordi... | Level 5 | Reflecting a point across the $x$-axis multiplies its $y$-coordinate by $-1$. Therefore, $D'=(4,-1)$. To reflect $D'$ across the line $y=x+1$, we first translate both the line and the point down one unit so that the equation of the translated line is $y=x$ and the coordinates of the translated point are $(4,-2)$. To... | Geometry |
Triangle $ABC$ is isosceles with angle $A$ congruent to angle $B$. The measure of angle $C$ is 30 degrees more than the measure of angle $A$. What is the number of degrees in the measure of angle $C$? | Level 1 | Let $x$ be the number of degrees in the measure of angle $A$. Then angle $B$ measures $x$ degrees as well and angle $C$ measures $x+30$ degrees. Since the sum of the interior angles in a triangle sum to 180 degrees, we solve $x+x+x+30=180$ to find $x=50$. Therefore, angle $C$ measures $x+30=50+30=\boxed{80}$ degrees... | Geometry |
The circumference of a circle $A$ is 60 feet. How many feet long is $\widehat{BC}$? [asy]
import markers;
import olympiad; import geometry; import graph; size(150); defaultpen(linewidth(0.9));
draw(Circle(origin,1));
draw(dir(90)--origin--dir(30));
label("$B$",dir(90),N);
label("$A$",origin,S);
label("$C$",dir(30),E);... | Level 1 | Since $\widehat{BC}$ is $\frac{60}{360}=\frac16$ of the circle, $\widehat{BC}$ has length $\frac16(60)=\boxed{10}$ feet. | Geometry |
In the diagram, $\triangle PQR$ is right-angled at $P$ and has $PQ=2$ and $PR=2\sqrt{3}$. Altitude $PL$ intersects median $RM$ at $F$. What is the length of $PF$? [asy]
draw((0,0)--(10,0)--(0,10*sqrt(3))--cycle);
draw((0,0)--(7.5,4.33)); draw((0,10*sqrt(3))--(5,0));
draw((6.68,3.86)--(7.17,3.01)--(7.99,3.49));
label(... | Level 5 | Since $PQ=2$ and $M$ is the midpoint of $PQ$, then $PM = MQ =\frac{1}{2}(2)=1$.
Since $\triangle PQR$ is right-angled at $P$, then by the Pythagorean Theorem, \[ RQ = \sqrt{PQ^2+PR^2} = \sqrt{2^2+(2\sqrt{3})^2}=\sqrt{4+12}=\sqrt{16}=4. \](Note that we could say that $\triangle PQR$ is a $30^\circ$-$60^\circ$-$90^\cir... | Geometry |
Compute $\cos 0^\circ$. | Level 1 | Rotating the point $(1,0)$ about the origin by $0^\circ$ counterclockwise gives us the point $(1,0)$, so $\cos 0^\circ = \boxed{1}$. | Geometry |
$A$, $B$, $C$, and $D$ are points on a circle, and segments $\overline{AC}$ and $\overline{BD}$ intersect at $P$, such that $AP=8$, $PC=1$, and $BD=6$. Find $BP$, given that $BP < DP.$
[asy]
unitsize(0.6 inch);
draw(circle((0,0),1));
draw((-0.3,0.94)--(0.3,-0.94));
draw((-0.7,-0.7)--(0.7,-0.7));
label("$A$",(-0.3,0... | Level 3 | Writing $BP=x$ and $PD=6-x$, we have that $BP < 3$. Power of a point at $P$ gives $AP \cdot PC = BP \cdot PD$ or $8=x(6-x)$. This can be solved for $x=2$ and $x=4$, and we discard the latter, leaving $BP = \boxed{2}$. | Geometry |
The length of the median to the hypotenuse of an isosceles, right triangle is $10$ units. What is the length of a leg of the triangle, in units? Express your answer in simplest radical form. | Level 4 | The length of the median to the hypotenuse is half the length of the hypotenuse, so the hypotenuse is $10\cdot2=20$ units long. Since the right triangle is isosceles, the length of a leg is $20/\sqrt{2}=\boxed{10\sqrt{2}}$ units. | Geometry |
What is the height of Jack's house, in feet, if the house casts a shadow 56 feet long at the same time a 21-foot tree casts a shadow that is 24 feet long? Express your answer to the nearest whole number. | Level 2 | The ratio of shadow lengths is $\frac{56}{24}=\frac{7}{3}$.
This is the same as the ratio of actual heights, so if $h$ is the height of the house,
$$\frac{h}{21}=\frac{7}{3}\Rightarrow h=\boxed{49}$$ | Geometry |
The consecutive angles of a particular trapezoid form an arithmetic sequence. If the largest angle measures $120^{\circ}$, what is the measure of the smallest angle? | Level 2 | Let the angles be $a$, $a + d$, $a + 2d$, and $a + 3d$, from smallest to largest. Note that the sum of the measures of the smallest and largest angles is equal to the sum of the measures of the second smallest and second largest angles. This means that the sum of the measures of the smallest and largest angles is equal... | Geometry |
Two cross sections of a right hexagonal pyramid are obtained by cutting the pyramid with planes parallel to the hexagonal base. The areas of the cross sections are $216\sqrt{3}$ square feet and $486\sqrt{3}$ square feet. The two planes are $8$ feet apart. How far from the apex of the pyramid is the larger cross section... | Level 5 | The ratio of the areas of the cross sections is equal to $\frac{216\sqrt{3}}{486\sqrt{3}} = \frac 49$. Since the ratio of the area of two similar figures is the square of the ratio of their corresponding sides, it follows that the ratio of the corresponding sides of the cross-sections is equal to $\sqrt{\frac 49} = \fr... | Geometry |
Suppose that we are given 40 points equally spaced around the perimeter of a square, so that four of them are located at the vertices and the remaining points divide each side into ten congruent segments. If $P$, $Q$, and $R$ are chosen to be any three of these points which are not collinear, then how many different p... | Level 5 | Without loss of generality, assume that our square has vertices at $(0,0)$, $(10,0)$, $(10,10)$, and $(0,10)$ in the coordinate plane, so that the 40 equally spaced points are exactly those points along the perimeter of this square with integral coordinates. We first note that if $P$, $Q$, and $R$ are three of these p... | Geometry |
Stuart has drawn a pair of concentric circles, as shown. He draws chords $\overline{AB}$, $\overline{BC}, \ldots$ of the large circle, each tangent to the small one. If $m\angle ABC=75^\circ$, then how many segments will he draw before returning to his starting point at $A$? [asy]
size(100); defaultpen(linewidth(0.8)... | Level 5 | We look at $\angle ABC$. $\angle ABC$ cuts off minor arc $\widehat{AC}$, which has measure $2\cdot m\angle ABC = 150^\circ$, so minor arcs $\widehat{AB}$ and $\widehat{BC}$ each have measure $\frac{360^\circ-150^\circ}{2}=105^\circ$.
Stuart cuts off one $105^\circ$ minor arc with each segment he draws. By the time St... | Geometry |
If a triangle has two sides of lengths 5 and 7 units, then how many different integer lengths can the third side be? | Level 3 | Let $n$ be the length of the third side. Then by the triangle inequality, \begin{align*}
n + 5 &> 7, \\
n + 7 &> 5, \\
5 + 7 &> n,
\end{align*} which tell us that $n > 2$, $n > -2$, and $n < 12$. Hence, the possible values of $n$ are 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, for a total of $\boxed{9}$. | Geometry |
Compute $\sqrt{54}\cdot\sqrt{32}\cdot \sqrt{6}$. | Level 5 | First, we simplify the radicals as much as possible. We have $\sqrt{54} = \sqrt{2\cdot 3^3} = \sqrt{2\cdot 3\cdot 3^2} = 3\sqrt{2\cdot 3} = 3\sqrt{6}$, and $\sqrt{32} = \sqrt{2^5} = \sqrt{2^4\cdot 2} = 4\sqrt{2}$. Therefore, we have \begin{align*}\sqrt{54}\cdot\sqrt{32} \cdot \sqrt{6} &= (3\sqrt{6})(4\sqrt{2})(\sqrt{6... | Prealgebra |
How many square units are in the area of the parallelogram with vertices at (0, 0), (6, 0), (2, 8) and (8, 8)? | Level 2 | The measure of the base of the parallelogram is 6 units and the height of the parallelogram is 8 units. Therefore, the area of the parallel is $(6)(8)=\boxed{48}$ square units. [asy]
size(4cm);
defaultpen(linewidth(0.6));
draw((-1,0)--(10,0),EndArrow(6));
draw((0,-1)--(0,10),EndArrow(6));
draw((0,0)--(6,0)--(8,8)--(2,... | Geometry |
Let $A_0=(0,0)$. Distinct points $A_1,A_2,\dots$ lie on the $x$-axis, and distinct points $B_1,B_2,\dots$ lie on the graph of $y=\sqrt{x}$. For every positive integer $n,\ A_{n-1}B_nA_n$ is an equilateral triangle. What is the least $n$ for which the length $A_0A_n\geq100$?
$\textbf{(A)}\ 13\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 15\qqua... | Level 5 | Let $a_n=|A_{n-1}A_n|$. We need to rewrite the recursion into something manageable. The two strange conditions, $B$'s lie on the graph of $y=\sqrt{x}$ and $A_{n-1}B_nA_n$ is an equilateral triangle, can be compacted as follows:\[\left(a_n\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)^2=\frac{a_n}{2}+a_{n-1}+a_{n-2}+\cdots+a_1\]which uses $... | Geometry |
The sides of a triangle have lengths of $15$, $20$, and $25$. Find the length of the shortest altitude. | Level 4 | First notice that this is a right triangle, so two of the altitudes are the legs, whose lengths are $15$ and $20$. The third altitude, whose length is $x$, is the one drawn to the hypotenuse. The area of the triangle is $\frac{1}{2}(15)(20) = 150$. Using 25 as the base and $x$ as the altitude, we have $$
\frac{1}{2}(... | Geometry |
In trapezoid $ABCD$, leg $\overline{BC}$ is perpendicular to bases $\overline{AB}$ and $\overline{CD}$, and diagonals $\overline{AC}$ and $\overline{BD}$ are perpendicular. Given that $AB=\sqrt{11}$ and $AD=\sqrt{1001}$, find $BC^2$.
| Level 5 | Let $x = BC$ be the height of the trapezoid, and let $y = CD$. Since $AC \perp BD$, it follows that $\triangle BAC \sim \triangle CBD$, so $\frac{x}{\sqrt{11}} = \frac{y}{x} \Longrightarrow x^2 = y\sqrt{11}$.
Let $E$ be the foot of the altitude from $A$ to $\overline{CD}$. Then $AE = x$, and $ADE$ is a right triangle. ... | Geometry |
$A, B, C, D,$ and $E$ are collinear in that order such that $AB = BC = 1, CD = 2,$ and $DE = 9$. If $P$ can be any point in space, what is the smallest possible value of $AP^2 + BP^2 + CP^2 + DP^2 + EP^2$?
| Level 5 | Let the altitude from $P$ onto $AE$ at $Q$ have lengths $PQ = h$ and $AQ = r$. It is clear that, for a given $r$ value, $AP$, $BP$, $CP$, $DP$, and $EP$ are all minimized when $h = 0$. So $P$ is on $AE$, and therefore, $P = Q$. Thus, $AP$=r, $BP = |r - 1|$, $CP = |r - 2|$, $DP = |r - 4|$, and $EP = |r - 13|.$ Squaring ... | Geometry |
Stuart has drawn a pair of concentric circles, as shown. He draws chords $\overline{AB}$, $\overline{BC}, \ldots$ of the large circle, each tangent to the small one. If $m\angle ABC=75^\circ$, then how many segments will he draw before returning to his starting point at $A$? [asy]
size(100); defaultpen(linewidth(0.8)... | Level 5 | We look at $\angle ABC$. $\angle ABC$ cuts off minor arc $\widehat{AC}$, which has measure $2\cdot m\angle ABC = 150^\circ$, so minor arcs $\widehat{AB}$ and $\widehat{BC}$ each have measure $\frac{360^\circ-150^\circ}{2}=105^\circ$.
Stuart cuts off one $105^\circ$ minor arc with each segment he draws. By the time St... | Geometry |
A regular hexagon is inscribed in a circle and another regular hexagon is circumscribed about the same circle. What is the ratio of the area of the larger hexagon to the area of the smaller hexagon? Express your answer as a common fraction. | Level 5 | Form a triangle whose first vertex is the center of the circle and whose other two vertices are the midpoint and one of the endpoints of a side of the larger hexagon, as shown in the diagram. Since each interior angle of a regular hexagon is 120 degrees, this triangle is a 30-60-90 right triangle. Let $r$ be the radi... | Geometry |
In triangle $ABC$, $AX = XY = YB = BC$ and the measure of angle $ABC$ is 120 degrees. What is the number of degrees in the measure of angle $BAC$?
[asy]
pair A,X,Y,B,C;
X = A + dir(30); Y = X + dir(0); B = Y + dir(60); C = B + dir(-30);
draw(B--Y--X--B--C--A--X);
label("$A$",A,W); label("$X$",X,NW); label("$Y$",Y,S); ... | Level 4 | Let $t$ be the number of degrees in the measure of angle $BAC$ (which is what we want to compute).
Since $AX=XY$, we have $\angle AYX = \angle YAX = \angle BAC = t^\circ$. Then, since the sum of angles in $\triangle AXY$ is $180^\circ$, we have $\angle AXY = (180-2t)^\circ$.
Angles $\angle AXY$ and $\angle BXY$ add t... | Geometry |
Of the 36 students in Richelle's class, 12 prefer chocolate pie, 8 prefer apple, and 6 prefer blueberry. Half of the remaining students prefer cherry pie and half prefer lemon. For Richelle's pie graph showing this data, how many degrees should she use for cherry pie? | Level 2 | Since $12 + 8 + 6 = 26$, there are $36-26= 10$ children who prefer cherry or lemon pie. These ten are divided into equal parts of 5 each.
\[ \frac{5}{36} \times 360^{\circ} = 5 \times 10^{\circ} = \boxed{50^{\circ}}. \] | Prealgebra |
Two different natural numbers are selected from the set $\ \allowbreak \{1, 2, 3, \ldots, 6\}$. What is the probability that the greatest common factor of these two numbers is one? Express your answer as a common fraction. | Level 4 | We consider all the two-element subsets of the six-element set $\{ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 \}$. There are ${6 \choose 2} = 15$ such subsets. And of these, only the subsets $\{ 2, 4 \}, \{2, 6 \}, \{3, 6 \}, \{ 4, 6 \}$ are not relatively prime. So the probability of the two-element subset's elements having greatest common fac... | Counting & Probability |
Triangle $ABC$ with vertices of $A(6,2)$, $B(2,5)$, and $C(2,2)$ is reflected over the x-axis to triangle $A'B'C'$. This triangle is reflected over the y-axis to triangle $A''B''C''$. What are the coordinates of point $C''$? | Level 2 | A reflection over the $x$-axis negates the $y$-coordinate, while a reflection over the $y$-axis negates the $x$-coordinate. So reflecting $C$ over the $x$-axis and the $y$-axis means we negate both coordinates to get $\boxed{(-2, -2)}$ as the coordinates of point $C''$. | Geometry |
Let $P$ be a point outside of circle $O.$ A segment is drawn from $P$ such that it is tangent to circle $O$ at point $T.$ Meanwhile, a secant from $P$ intersects $O$ at $A$ and $B,$ such that $PA < PB.$ If $PA = 3$ and $PT = AB - PA,$ then what is $PB$? | Level 5 | First of all, we see that $PB = PA + AB = 3 + AB.$ By Power of a Point, we know that $(PA)(PB) = (PT)^2,$ so we have $3(PB) = (AB - 3)^2.$
[asy]
unitsize(2 cm);
pair A, B, O, P, T;
T = dir(70);
P = T + dir(-20);
B = dir(150);
O = (0,0);
A = intersectionpoint(P--interp(P,B,0.9),Circle(O,1));
draw(Circle(O,1));
draw(... | Geometry |
Parallelogram $ABCD$ with $A(2,5)$, $B(4,9)$, $C(6,5)$, and $D(4,1)$ is reflected across the $x$-axis to $A'B'C'D'$ and then $A'B'C'D'$ is reflected across the line $y=x+1$ to $A''B''C''D''$. This is done such that $D'$ is the image of $D$, and $D''$ is the image of $D'$. What is the ordered pair of $D''$ in the coordi... | Level 5 | Reflecting a point across the $x$-axis multiplies its $y$-coordinate by $-1$. Therefore, $D'=(4,-1)$. To reflect $D'$ across the line $y=x+1$, we first translate both the line and the point down one unit so that the equation of the translated line is $y=x$ and the coordinates of the translated point are $(4,-2)$. To... | Geometry |
In the figure below, the smaller circle has a radius of two feet and the larger circle has a radius of four feet. What is the total area of the four shaded regions? Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth.
[asy]
fill((0,0)--(12,0)--(12,-4)--(4,-4)--(4,-2)--(0,-2)--cycle,gray(0.7));
draw((0,0)--(12,0),lin... | Level 4 | Draw horizontal diameters of both circles to form two rectangles, both surrounding shaded regions. The height of each rectangle is a radius and the length is a diameter, so the left rectangle is 2 ft $\times$ 4 ft and the right rectangle is 4 ft $\times$ 8 ft. The shaded region is obtained by subtracting respective sem... | Geometry |
Rectangle $ABCD$ is the base of pyramid $PABCD$. If $AB = 8$, $BC = 4$, $\overline{PA}\perp \overline{AB}$, $\overline{PA}\perp\overline{AD}$, and $PA = 6$, then what is the volume of $PABCD$? | Level 4 | [asy]
import three;
triple A = (4,8,0);
triple B= (4,0,0);
triple C = (0,0,0);
triple D = (0,8,0);
triple P = (4,8,6);
draw(B--P--D--A--B);
draw(A--P);
draw(C--P, dashed);
draw(B--C--D,dashed);
label("$A$",A,S);
label("$B$",B,W);
label("$C$",C,S);
label("$D$",D,E);
label("$P$",P,N);
[/asy]
Since $\overline{PA}$ is per... | Geometry |
An isosceles triangle has side lengths 8 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm. The longest side of a similar triangle is 25 cm. What is the perimeter of the larger triangle, in centimeters? | Level 1 | The ratio of the length of the longest sides of the small triangle to the large triangle is $10/25 = 2/5$, which must hold constant for all sides of the two triangles since they are similar. Thus the perimeters of the two triangles are also in the ratio of $2/5$. The small triangle has perimeter $8+8+10=26$, so the l... | Geometry |
Juan takes a number, adds $2$ to it, multiplies the answer by $2$, subtracts $2$ from the result, and finally divides that number by $2$. If his answer is $7$, what was the original number? | Level 2 | Let $n$ be the original number. Doing Juan's operations in order, we get $(2(n + 2) - 2)/2 = 7$. So $2(n + 2) - 2 = 14$, from which $2(n + 2) = 16$, from which $n + 2 = 8$, giving $n = \boxed{6}$. | Prealgebra |
There are two concentric spheres of radii 3 units and 6 units. What is the volume, in cubic units, of the region within the larger sphere and not within the smaller sphere? Express your answer in terms of $\pi$. | Level 3 | The smaller one has volume $\frac43\cdot27\pi=36\pi$ cubic units and the larger one $\frac43\cdot216\pi=288\pi$ cubic units. The volume between them is the difference of their volumes, or $288\pi-36\pi=\boxed{252\pi}$ cubic units. | Geometry |
In regular pentagon $ABCDE$, diagonal $AC$ is drawn, as shown. Given that each interior angle of a regular pentagon measures 108 degrees, what is the measure of angle $CAB$?
[asy]
size(4cm,4cm);
defaultpen(linewidth(1pt)+fontsize(10pt));
pair A,B,C,D,E;
A = (0,0);
B = dir(108);
C = B+dir(39);
D = C+dir(-39);
E = (1,0... | Level 1 | Since $ABCDE$ is a regular pentagon, we know by symmetry that the measures of $\angle CAB$ and $\angle BCA$ are equal. We also know that the sum of the measures of the angles of $\triangle ABC$ equals $180$ degrees. Thus, if we let $x = $ the measure of $\angle CAB$ = the measure of $\angle BCA$, we have that $180 = 10... | Geometry |
A prism has 15 edges. How many faces does the prism have? | Level 2 | If a prism has 2 bases and $L$ lateral faces, then each base is an $L$-gon, so the two bases collectively have $2L$ edges. Also, there are $L$ edges connecting corresponding vertices of the two bases, for a total of $3L$ edges. Solving $3L=15$, we find that the prism has 5 lateral faces and hence $5+2=\boxed{7}$ face... | Geometry |
The diagonal of a particular square is 5 inches. The diameter of a particular circle is also 5 inches. By how many square inches is the area of the circle greater than the area of square? Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth. [asy]
draw((0,0)--(2,0)--(2,2)--(0,2)--cycle);
draw((2,0)--(0,2));
draw(c... | Level 3 | Let the side length of the square be $s$, so the area of the square is $s^2$.
[asy]
size(75);
draw((0,0)--(2,0)--(2,2)--(0,2)--cycle);
draw((2,0)--(0,2));
label("$s$",(1,0),S); label("$s$",(0,1),W); label("$5$",(1,1),NE);
[/asy] By the Pythagorean Theorem, we have $s^2+s^2=5^2$, so $2s^2=25$ and $s^2=\frac{25}{2}$, so... | Geometry |
Sector $OAB$ is a quarter of a circle of radius 3 cm. A circle is drawn inside this sector, tangent at three points as shown. What is the number of centimeters in the radius of the inscribed circle? Express your answer in simplest radical form. [asy]
import olympiad; import geometry; size(100); defaultpen(linewidth(0.8... | Level 5 | Call the center of the inscribed circle $C$, and let $D$ be the point shared by arc $AB$ and the inscribed circle. Let $E$ and $F$ be the points where the inscribed circle is tangent to $OA$ and $OB$ respectively. Since angles $CEO$, $CFO$, and $EOF$ are all right angles, angle $FCE$ is a right angle as well. Theref... | Geometry |
[asy] unitsize(27); defaultpen(linewidth(.8pt)+fontsize(10pt)); pair A,B,C,D,E,F,X,Y,Z; A=(3,3); B=(0,0); C=(6,0); D=(4,0); E=(4,2); F=(1,1); draw(A--B--C--cycle); draw(A--D); draw(B--E); draw(C--F); X=intersectionpoint(A--D,C--F); Y=intersectionpoint(B--E,A--D); Z=intersectionpoint(B--E,C--F); label("$A$",A,N); label(... | Level 5 | Let $[ABC]=K.$ Then $[ADC] = \frac{1}{3}K,$ and hence $[N_1DC] = \frac{1}{7} [ADC] = \frac{1}{21}K.$ Similarly, $[N_2EA]=[N_3FB] = \frac{1}{21}K.$ Then $[N_2N_1CE] = [ADC] - [N_1DC]-[N_2EA] = \frac{5}{21}K,$ and same for the other quadrilaterals. Then $[N_1N_2N_3]$ is just $[ABC]$ minus all the other regions we just co... | Geometry |
A can is in the shape of a right circular cylinder. The circumference of the base of the can is 12 inches, and the height of the can is 5 inches. A spiral strip is painted on the can in such a way that it winds around the can exactly once as it reaches from the bottom of the can to the top. It reaches the top of the ca... | Level 5 | We look at the lateral area of the cylinder as a rectangle (imagine a peeling the label off of a soup can and laying it flat). The length of the rectangle is the circumference of the base, $12$ inches in this case, and the width of the rectangle is the height of the cylinder, $5$ inches. The spiral strip goes from one ... | Geometry |
Compute $\tan 3825^\circ$. | Level 2 | Rotating $360^\circ$ is the same as doing nothing, so rotating $3825^\circ$ is the same as rotating $3825^\circ - 10\cdot 360^\circ = 225^\circ$. Therefore, we have $\tan 3825^\circ = \tan (3825^\circ - 10\cdot 360^\circ) = \tan 225^\circ$.
Let $P$ be the point on the unit circle that is $225^\circ$ counterclockwise ... | Geometry |
[asy] draw((0,0)--(0,2)--(2,2)--(2,0)--cycle,dot); draw((2,2)--(0,0)--(0,1)--cycle,dot); draw((0,2)--(1,0),dot); MP("B",(0,0),SW);MP("A",(0,2),NW);MP("D",(2,2),NE);MP("C",(2,0),SE); MP("E",(0,1),W);MP("F",(1,0),S);MP("H",(2/3,2/3),E);MP("I",(2/5,6/5),N); dot((1,0));dot((0,1));dot((2/3,2/3));dot((2/5,6/5)); [/asy]
If $A... | Level 5 | First, we find out the coordinates of the vertices of quadrilateral $BEIH$, then use the Shoelace Theorem to solve for the area. Denote $B$ as $(0,0)$. Then $E (0,1)$. Since I is the intersection between lines $DE$ and $AF$, and since the equations of those lines are $y = \dfrac{1}{2}x + 1$ and $y = -2x + 2$, $I (\dfra... | Geometry |
The perimeter of triangle $APM$ is $152$, and the angle $PAM$ is a right angle. A circle of radius $19$ with center $O$ on $\overline{AP}$ is drawn so that it is tangent to $\overline{AM}$ and $\overline{PM}$. Given that $OP=m/n$ where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers, find $m+n$.
| Level 5 | Let the circle intersect $\overline{PM}$ at $B$. Then note $\triangle OPB$ and $\triangle MPA$ are similar. Also note that $AM = BM$ by power of a point. Using the fact that the ratio of corresponding sides in similar triangles is equal to the ratio of their perimeters, we have\[\frac{19}{AM} = \frac{152-2AM-19+19}{152... | Geometry |
In the figure with circle $Q$, angle $KAT$ measures 42 degrees. What is the measure of minor arc $AK$ in degrees? [asy]
import olympiad; size(150); defaultpen(linewidth(0.8)); dotfactor=4;
draw(unitcircle);
draw(dir(84)--(-1,0)--(1,0));
dot("$A$",(-1,0),W); dot("$K$",dir(84),NNE); dot("$T$",(1,0),E); dot("$Q$",(0,0),S)... | Level 3 | Since $\angle A$ is inscribed in arc $KT$, the measure of arc $KT$ is $2\angle A = 84^\circ$. Since arc $AKT$ is a semicircle, arc $KA$ has measure $180 - 84 = \boxed{96}$ degrees. | Geometry |
In the diagram, $AOB$ is a sector of a circle with $\angle AOB=60^\circ.$ $OY$ is drawn perpendicular to $AB$ and intersects $AB$ at $X.$ What is the length of $XY
?$ [asy]
draw((0,0)--(12,0),black+linewidth(1));
draw((0,0)--(10.3923,-6)..(12,0)..(10.3923,6)--(0,0),black+linewidth(1));
draw((10.3923,-6)--(10.3923,6),b... | Level 4 | Since $OY$ is a radius of the circle with centre $O,$ we have $OY=12.$ To find the length of $XY,$ we must find the length of $OX.$
Since $OA=OB,$ we know that $\triangle OAB$ is isosceles.
Since $\angle AOB = 60^\circ,$ we have $$\angle OAB=\frac{1}{2}(180^\circ-60^\circ)=60^\circ.$$ Therefore, $$
\angle AOX = 180^\... | Geometry |
Let $P_{1}: y=x^{2}+\frac{101}{100}$ and $P_{2}: x=y^{2}+\frac{45}{4}$ be two parabolas in the Cartesian plane. Let $\mathcal{L}$ be the common tangent line of $P_{1}$ and $P_{2}$ that has a rational slope. If $\mathcal{L}$ is written in the form $ax+by=c$ for positive integers $a,b,c$ where $\gcd(a,b,c)=1$, find $a+b+... | Level 5 | From the condition that $\mathcal L$ is tangent to $P_1$ we have that the system of equations $ax + by = c$ and ${y = x^2 + \frac{101}{100}}$ has exactly one solution, so $ax + b(x^2 + \frac{101}{100}) = c$ has exactly one solution. A quadratic equation with only one solution must have discriminant equal to zero, so we... | Geometry |
One angle of a parallelogram is 120 degrees, and two consecutive sides have lengths of 8 inches and 15 inches. What is the area of the parallelogram? Express your answer in simplest radical form. | Level 4 | [asy]
pair A,B,C,D,X;
A = (0,0);
B= (15,0);
D = rotate(60)*(8,0);
C = B+D;
X = (4,0);
draw(X--A--D--C--B--X--D);
label("$A$",A,SW);
label("$D$",D,NW);
label("$C$",C,NE);
label("$B$",B,SE);
label("$X$",X,S);
[/asy]
If one angle of the parallelogram is 120 degrees, then another angle between adjacent sides has measure $... | Geometry |
$ABCDEFGH$ shown below is a cube. Find $\sin \angle HAC$.
[asy]
import three;
triple A,B,C,D,EE,F,G,H;
A = (0,0,0);
B = (1,0,0);
C = (1,1,0);
D= (0,1,0);
EE = (0,0,1);
F = B+EE;
G = C + EE;
H = D + EE;
draw(B--C--D);
draw(B--A--D,dashed);
draw(EE--F--G--H--EE);
draw(A--EE,dashed);
draw(B--F);
draw(C--G... | Level 5 | Each side of $\triangle HAC$ is a face diagonal of the cube:
[asy]
import three;
triple A,B,C,D,EE,F,G,H;
A = (0,0,0);
B = (1,0,0);
C = (1,1,0);
D= (0,1,0);
EE = (0,0,1);
F = B+EE;
G = C + EE;
H = D + EE;
draw(B--C--D);
draw(B--A--D,dashed);
draw(EE--F--G--H--EE);
draw(A--EE,dashed);
draw(H--A--C,dashed... | Geometry |
Circle $C$ has radius 6 cm. How many square centimeters are in the area of the largest possible inscribed triangle having one side as a diameter of circle $C$? | Level 3 | We may consider the diameter of circle $C$ as the base of the inscribed triangle; its length is $12\text{ cm}$. Then the corresponding height extends from some point on the diameter to some point on the circle $C$. The greatest possible height is a radius of $C$, achieved when the triangle is right isosceles: [asy]
uni... | Geometry |
Let $AB$ be a diameter of a circle centered at $O$. Let $E$ be a point on the circle, and let the tangent at $B$ intersect the tangent at $E$ and $AE$ at $C$ and $D$, respectively. If $\angle BAE = 43^\circ$, find $\angle CED$, in degrees.
[asy]
import graph;
unitsize(2 cm);
pair O, A, B, C, D, E;
O = (0,0);
A = ... | Level 4 | Both angles $\angle BAD$ and $\angle CBE$ subtend arc $BE$, so $\angle CBE = \angle BAE = 43^\circ$. Triangle $BCE$ is isosceles with $BC = CE$, since these are tangent from the same point to the same circle, so $\angle CEB = \angle CBE = 43^\circ$.
Finally, $\angle AEB = 90^\circ$ since $AB$ is a diameter, so $\angl... | Geometry |
A standard deck of cards has 52 cards divided into 4 suits, each of which has 13 cards. Two of the suits ($\heartsuit$ and $\diamondsuit$, called 'hearts' and 'diamonds') are red, the other two ($\spadesuit$ and $\clubsuit$, called 'spades' and 'clubs') are black. The cards in the deck are placed in random order (usu... | Level 5 | For the total number of possibilities, there are 52 ways to pick the first card, then 51 ways to pick the second card, for a total of $52 \times 51 =\boxed{2652}$ total possibilities. | Prealgebra |
How many numbers are in the first $20$ rows of Pascal's Triangle (from the $0$th row to the $19$th row)? | Level 3 | We start with the $0$th row, which has $1$ number. Each row has one more number than the previous row. Thus, we can see that row $n$ has $n+1$ numbers.
Since we want the sum of numbers in the rows $0$ to $19$, we sum up every number from $1$ to $20$ to get $\frac{(1+20)\cdot 20}{2}=\boxed{210}$. | Counting & Probability |
Sasha has $\$3.20$ in U.S. coins. She has the same number of quarters and nickels. What is the greatest number of quarters she could have? | Level 4 | Suppose Sasha has $q$ quarters. Then she also has $q$ nickels, and the total value of her quarters and nickels is $.25q + .05q = .30q$. Since $3.20/0.30 = 10\frac{2}{3}$, this means that she has at most $\boxed{10}$ quarters. (This amount is obtainable; for example we can let the rest of her coins be pennies.) | Prealgebra |
The diameter, in inches, of a sphere with twice the volume of a sphere of radius 9 inches can be expressed in the form $a\sqrt[3]{b}$ where $a$ and $b$ are positive integers and $b$ contains no perfect cube factors. Compute $a+b$. | Level 5 | A sphere with radius 9 inches has volume $\frac{4}{3}\pi(9^3)=4\cdot 9^2 \cdot 3\pi$ cubic inches; twice this is $8\cdot 9^2\cdot 3 \pi$ cubic inches. Let the radius of the larger sphere be $r$, so we have \[\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3= 8\cdot 9^2\cdot 3\pi .\] Solving for $r$ yields \[r^3 =2\cdot 9^3 \Rightarrow r = 9\sqrt[3]... | Geometry |
Six small circles, each of radius $3$ units, are tangent to a large circle as shown. Each small circle also is tangent to its two neighboring small circles. What is the diameter of the large circle in units? [asy]
draw(Circle((-2,0),1));
draw(Circle((2,0),1));
draw(Circle((-1,1.73205081),1));
draw(Circle((1,1.73205081)... | Level 3 | We can draw two similar hexagons, an outer one for which the large circle is the circumcircle and an inner one that connects the centers of the smaller circles. We know that the sidelength of the inner hexagon is 6 since $\overline{DE}$ consists of the radii of two small circles. We also know that the radius of the out... | Geometry |
$\triangle DEF$ is inscribed inside $\triangle ABC$ such that $D,E,F$ lie on $BC, AC, AB$, respectively. The circumcircles of $\triangle DEC, \triangle BFD, \triangle AFE$ have centers $O_1,O_2,O_3$, respectively. Also, $AB = 23, BC = 25, AC=24$, and $\stackrel{\frown}{BF} = \stackrel{\frown}{EC},\ \stackrel{\frown}{AF... | Level 5 | [asy] size(150); defaultpen(linewidth(0.8)); import markers; pair B = (0,0), C = (25,0), A = (578/50,19.8838); draw(A--B--C--cycle); label("$B$",B,SW); label("$C$",C,SE); label("$A$",A,N); pair D = (13,0), E = (11*A + 13*C)/24, F = (12*B + 11*A)/23; draw(D--E--F--cycle); label("$D$",D,dir(-90)); label("$E$",E,dir(0)); ... | Geometry |
Find the sum of all positive integers $n$ such that $1.2n-4.4<5.2$. | Level 4 | Adding $4.4$ to both sides of the inequality yields $1.2n < 9.6$. Then, dividing both sides by $1.2$ gives $n<8$. The positive integers satisfying this inequality are $n=1,2,3,4,5,6,7$. Their sum is $\boxed{28}$. | Prealgebra |
The graph below shows the number of home runs in April for the top hitters in the league. What is the mean (average) number of home runs hit by these players?
[asy]
draw((0,0)--(0,7)--(24,7)--(24,0)--cycle);
label("KEY:",(3,5));
fill((3,2.5)..(3.5,2)..(3,1.5)..(2.5,2)..cycle);
label("- one(1) baseball player",(14,2));... | Level 4 | The mean number of home runs hit by these players is calculated by finding the total number of home runs and dividing that number by the total number of players. From the graph, we get that there is a total of $$6\cdot6+7\cdot 4+8\cdot3+10=98$$ home runs among the top 14 hitters. Therefore, the mean number of home runs... | Prealgebra |
$ABCDEFGH$ shown below is a cube with volume 1. Find the volume of pyramid $ABCH$.
[asy]
import three;
triple A,B,C,D,EE,F,G,H;
A = (0,0,0);
B = (1,0,0);
C = (1,1,0);
D= (0,1,0);
EE = (0,0,1);
F = B+EE;
G = C + EE;
H = D + EE;
draw(B--C--D);
draw(B--A--D,dashed);
draw(EE--F--G--H--EE);
draw(A--EE,dashed);
draw(B--F);... | Level 4 | We add the edges of the pyramid to our diagram below.
[asy]
import three;
triple A,B,C,D,EE,F,G,H;
A = (0,0,0);
B = (1,0,0);
C = (1,1,0);
D= (0,1,0);
EE = (0,0,1);
F = B+EE;
G = C + EE;
H = D + EE;
draw(B--C--D);
draw(B--A--D,dashed);
draw(EE--F--G--H--EE);
draw(B--H--A--EE,dashed);
draw(A--C,dashed);
draw(B--F);
draw... | Geometry |
The diagram shows 28 lattice points, each one unit from its nearest neighbors. Segment $AB$ meets segment $CD$ at $E$. Find the length of segment $AE$.
[asy]
unitsize(0.8cm);
for (int i=0; i<7; ++i) {
for (int j=0; j<4; ++j) {
dot((i,j));
};}
label("$A$",(0,3),W);
label("$B$",(6,0),E);
label("$D$",(2,0),S);
label("$E$... | Level 5 | Extend $\overline{DC}$ to $F$. Triangle $FAE$ and $DBE$ are similar with ratio $5:4$. Thus $AE=\frac{5AB}{9}$, $AB=\sqrt{3^2+6^2}=\sqrt{45}=3\sqrt{5}$, and $AE=\frac{5(3\sqrt{5})}{9}=\boxed{\frac{5\sqrt{5}}{3}}$. [asy]
unitsize(0.8cm);
for (int i=0; i<7; ++i) {
for (int j=0; j<4; ++j) {
dot((i,j));
};}
label("$F$",(5,3... | Geometry |
Triangle $ABC$ has $BC=20.$ The incircle of the triangle evenly trisects the median $AD.$ If the area of the triangle is $m \sqrt{n}$ where $m$ and $n$ are integers and $n$ is not divisible by the square of a prime, find $m+n.$
| Level 5 | [asy] size(300); pointpen=black;pathpen=black+linewidth(0.65); pen s = fontsize(10); pair A=(0,0),B=(26,0),C=IP(circle(A,10),circle(B,20)),D=(B+C)/2,I=incenter(A,B,C); path cir = incircle(A,B,C); pair E1=IP(cir,B--C),F=IP(cir,A--C),G=IP(cir,A--B),P=IP(A--D,cir),Q=OP(A--D,cir); D(MP("A",A,s)--MP("B",B,s)--MP("C",C,N,s)-... | Geometry |
A cube has eight vertices (corners) and twelve edges. A segment, such as $x$, which joins two vertices not joined by an edge is called a diagonal. Segment $y$ is also a diagonal. How many diagonals does a cube have? [asy]
/* AMC8 1998 #17 Problem */
pair A=(0,48), B=(0,0), C=(48,0), D=(48,48);
pair E=(24,72), F=(24,24)... | Level 3 | There are two diagonals, such as $x$, in each of the six faces for a total of twelve face diagonals. There are also four space diagonals, such as $y$, which are within the cube. This makes a total of $\boxed{16}$. | Geometry |
In $\triangle{ABC}, AB=10, \angle{A}=30^\circ$ , and $\angle{C=45^\circ}$. Let $H, D,$ and $M$ be points on the line $BC$ such that $AH\perp{BC}$, $\angle{BAD}=\angle{CAD}$, and $BM=CM$. Point $N$ is the midpoint of the segment $HM$, and point $P$ is on ray $AD$ such that $PN\perp{BC}$. Then $AP^2=\dfrac{m}{n}$, where ... | Level 5 | [asy] unitsize(20); pair A = MP("A",(-5sqrt(3),0)), B = MP("B",(0,5),N), C = MP("C",(5,0)), M = D(MP("M",0.5(B+C),NE)), D = MP("D",IP(L(A,incenter(A,B,C),0,2),B--C),N), H = MP("H",foot(A,B,C),N), N = MP("N",0.5(H+M),NE), P = MP("P",IP(A--D,L(N,N-(1,1),0,10))); D(A--B--C--cycle); D(B--H--A,blue+dashed); D(A--D); D(P--N)... | Geometry |
The first square below is in position ABCD. After rotating the square 90 degrees clockwise about its center point, the second square is in position DABC, as shown. Next, square DABC is reflected over its vertical line of symmetry, resulting in the third square in position CBAD. If the pattern of alternately rotating 90... | Level 3 | If we extend the pattern, we note that the rearrangements of the vertices return to the original order after four steps: ABCD $\rightarrow$ DABC $\rightarrow$ CBAD $\rightarrow$ DCBA $\rightarrow$ ABCD. Thus, since the sequence repeats, we know that every fourth rearrangement will be of the form DCBA. The 2007th square... | Geometry |
How many values of $x$ with $0^\circ \le x < 360^\circ$ satisfy $\sin x = -0.73$? | Level 4 | [asy]
pair A,C,P,O,D;
draw((0,-1.2)--(0,1.2),p=black+1.2bp,Arrows(0.15cm));
draw((-1.2,0)--(1.2,0),p=black+1.2bp,Arrows(0.15cm));
A = (1,0);
O= (0,0);
label("$x$",(1.2,0),SE);
label("$y$",(0,1.2),NE);
P = rotate(150)*A;
D = foot(P,A,-A);
draw(Circle(O,1));
label("$O$",O,SE);
draw((-1,-0.73)--(1,-0.73),red);
[/asy]
F... | Geometry |
Given $DC = 7$, $CB = 8$, $AB = \frac{1}{4}AD$, and $ED = \frac{4}{5}AD$, find $FC$. Express your answer as a decimal. [asy]
draw((0,0)--(-20,0)--(-20,16)--cycle);
draw((-13,0)--(-13,10.4));
draw((-5,0)--(-5,4));
draw((-5,0.5)--(-5+0.5,0.5)--(-5+0.5,0));
draw((-13,0.5)--(-13+0.5,0.5)--(-13+0.5,0));
draw((-20,0.5)--(-... | Level 3 | We can easily see that $\triangle ABG \sim \triangle ACF \sim \triangle ADE.$
First of all, $BD = AD - AB.$ Since $AB = \dfrac{1}{4}AD,$ we have that $BD = \dfrac{3}{4}AD.$ Since $BD$ is also $DC + CB = 15,$ we see that $AD = 20$ and $AB = 5.$ Now, we can easily find $ED = \dfrac{4}{5}AD = 16.$
Now, we see that $CA =... | Geometry |
An octagon is inscribed in a square so that the vertices of the octagon trisect the sides of the square. The perimeter of the square is 108 centimeters. What is the number of square centimeters in the area of the octagon? | Level 4 | Each side of the square has length $27$. Each trisected segment therefore has length $9$. We can form the octagon by taking away four triangles, each of which has area $\frac{(9)(9)}{2}$, for a total of $(2)(9)(9) = 162$. The total area of the square is $27^2=729$, so the area of the octagon is $729-162=\boxed{567}$. | Geometry |
How much greater, in square inches, is the area of a circle of radius 20 inches than a circle of diameter 20 inches? Express your answer in terms of $\pi$. | Level 3 | A circle of diameter 20 inches has radius 10 inches. Thus the difference in the areas of these two circles is $20^2\pi - 10^2\pi = \boxed{300\pi}$ square inches. | Prealgebra |
One angle of a parallelogram is 120 degrees, and two consecutive sides have lengths of 8 inches and 15 inches. What is the area of the parallelogram? Express your answer in simplest radical form. | Level 4 | [asy]
pair A,B,C,D,X;
A = (0,0);
B= (15,0);
D = rotate(60)*(8,0);
C = B+D;
X = (4,0);
draw(X--A--D--C--B--X--D);
label("$A$",A,SW);
label("$D$",D,NW);
label("$C$",C,NE);
label("$B$",B,SE);
label("$X$",X,S);
[/asy]
If one angle of the parallelogram is 120 degrees, then another angle between adjacent sides has measure $... | Geometry |
A right circular cone is sliced into four pieces by planes parallel to its base, as shown in the figure. All of these pieces have the same height. What is the ratio of the volume of the second-largest piece to the volume of the largest piece? Express your answer as a common fraction.
[asy]
size(150);
pair A, B, C, D, E... | Level 5 | Let the height of the smallest cone (the one on top) be $h$ and let the radius of the circular base of that cone be $r$. Consider the 4 cones in the diagram: the smallest one on top (cone A), the top 2 pieces (cone B), the top 3 pieces (cone C), and all 4 pieces together (cone D). Because each piece of the large cone h... | Geometry |
Altitudes $\overline{AX}$ and $\overline{BY}$ of acute triangle $ABC$ intersect at $H$. If $\angle BAC = 61^\circ$ and $\angle ABC = 73^\circ$, then what is $\angle CHX$? | Level 5 | First, we build a diagram:
[asy]
size(150); defaultpen(linewidth(0.8));
pair B = (0,0), C = (3,0), A = (1,2), P = foot(A,B,C), Q = foot(B,A,C),H = intersectionpoint(B--Q,A--P);
draw(A--B--C--cycle);
draw(A--P^^B--Q);
pair Z;
Z = foot(C,A,B);
draw(C--Z);
label("$A$",A,N); label("$B$",B,W); label("$C$",C,E); label("$X$"... | Geometry |
A teacher has a class with $24$ students in it. If she wants to split the students into equal groups of at most $10$ students each, what is the least number of groups that she needs? | Level 2 | For the teacher to be able to split her students into $x$ groups of $y$ students each, $y$ must be a divisor of $24$. Since we want to create as few groups as possible, we need to maximize the number of students in each group. Thus, $y$ should be the greatest divisor of $24$ that is less than or equal to $10$. This mea... | Prealgebra |
The sides of triangle $CAB$ are in the ratio of $2:3:4$. Segment $BD$ is the angle bisector drawn to the shortest side, dividing it into segments $AD$ and $DC$. What is the length, in inches, of the longer subsegment of side $AC$ if the length of side $AC$ is $10$ inches? Express your answer as a common fraction. | Level 4 | Without loss of generality, suppose that $BA < BC$. Since $BD$ is the angle bisector of $\angle B$, by the Angle Bisector Theorem, it follows that $$\frac{AD}{CD} = \frac{BA}{BC} = \frac 34.$$ Thus, $AD < CD$, so $CD$ is the longer subsegment of $AC$. Solving for $AD$, it follows that $AD = \frac{3CD}{4}$. Also, we kno... | Geometry |
Euler's formula states that for a convex polyhedron with $V$ vertices, $E$ edges, and $F$ faces, $V-E+F=2$. A particular convex polyhedron has 32 faces, each of which is either a triangle or a pentagon. At each of its $V$ vertices, $T$ triangular faces and $P$ pentagonal faces meet. What is the value of $100P+10T+V$?
| Level 5 | The convex polyhedron of the problem can be easily visualized; it corresponds to a dodecahedron (a regular solid with $12$ equilateral pentagons) in which the $20$ vertices have all been truncated to form $20$ equilateral triangles with common vertices. The resulting solid has then $p=12$ smaller equilateral pentagons ... | Geometry |
The length of a rectangle is three times its width. The perimeter is 160 cm. What is the number of square centimeters in the area of the rectangle? | Level 3 | Let the length of the rectangle be $l$ and the width be $w$. We are trying to find the area of the rectangle, or $l \cdot w$, so we need to first find both $l$ and $w$. We can set up the following system of equations to represent the given information:
\begin{align*}
l &= 3w \\
2l + 2w &= 160 \\
\end{align*}We will fi... | Prealgebra |
A cube has eight vertices (corners) and twelve edges. A segment, such as $x$, which joins two vertices not joined by an edge is called a diagonal. Segment $y$ is also a diagonal. How many diagonals does a cube have? [asy]
/* AMC8 1998 #17 Problem */
pair A=(0,48), B=(0,0), C=(48,0), D=(48,48);
pair E=(24,72), F=(24,24)... | Level 3 | There are two diagonals, such as $x$, in each of the six faces for a total of twelve face diagonals. There are also four space diagonals, such as $y$, which are within the cube. This makes a total of $\boxed{16}$. | Geometry |
In $\triangle{ABC}, AB=10, \angle{A}=30^\circ$ , and $\angle{C=45^\circ}$. Let $H, D,$ and $M$ be points on the line $BC$ such that $AH\perp{BC}$, $\angle{BAD}=\angle{CAD}$, and $BM=CM$. Point $N$ is the midpoint of the segment $HM$, and point $P$ is on ray $AD$ such that $PN\perp{BC}$. Then $AP^2=\dfrac{m}{n}$, where ... | Level 5 | [asy] unitsize(20); pair A = MP("A",(-5sqrt(3),0)), B = MP("B",(0,5),N), C = MP("C",(5,0)), M = D(MP("M",0.5(B+C),NE)), D = MP("D",IP(L(A,incenter(A,B,C),0,2),B--C),N), H = MP("H",foot(A,B,C),N), N = MP("N",0.5(H+M),NE), P = MP("P",IP(A--D,L(N,N-(1,1),0,10))); D(A--B--C--cycle); D(B--H--A,blue+dashed); D(A--D); D(P--N)... | Geometry |
In right triangle $ABC$ with $\angle A = 90^\circ$, we have $AB =16$ and $BC = 24$. Find $\sin A$. | Level 3 | Since $\angle A = 90^\circ$, we have $\sin A = \sin 90^\circ= \boxed{1}$. | Geometry |
Regular octagon $A_1A_2A_3A_4A_5A_6A_7A_8$ is inscribed in a circle of area $1.$ Point $P$ lies inside the circle so that the region bounded by $\overline{PA_1},\overline{PA_2},$ and the minor arc $\widehat{A_1A_2}$ of the circle has area $\tfrac{1}{7},$ while the region bounded by $\overline{PA_3},\overline{PA_4},$ an... | Level 5 | The actual size of the diagram doesn't matter. To make calculation easier, we discard the original area of the circle, $1$, and assume the side length of the octagon is $2$. Let $r$ denote the radius of the circle, $O$ be the center of the circle. Then $r^2= 1^2 + (\sqrt{2}+1)^2= 4+2\sqrt{2}$. Now, we need to find the ... | Geometry |
Quadrilateral $ABCD$ is a square. A circle with center $D$ has arc $AEC$. A circle with center $B$ has arc $AFC$. If $AB = 2$ cm, what is the total number of square centimeters in the football-shaped area of regions II and III combined? Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth.
[asy]
path a=(7,13)..(0,0)-... | Level 4 | Regions I, II, and III combine to form a sector of a circle whose central angle measures 90 degrees. Therefore, the area of this sector is $\frac{90}{360}\pi(\text{radius})^2=\frac{1}{4}\pi(2)^2=\pi$ square centimeters. Also, regions I and II combine to form an isosceles right triangle whose area is $\frac{1}{2}(\tex... | Geometry |
The surface area of a particular sphere is $324\pi\text{ cm}^2$. What is the volume, in cubic centimeters, of the sphere? Express your answer in terms of $\pi$. | Level 3 | Let the sphere have radius $r$. A sphere with radius $r$ has surface area $4\pi r^2$, so we have \[324\pi = 4\pi r^2.\] Solving for $r$ and keeping the positive value yields $r^2=81$, so $r = 9$. Hence the volume of the sphere is \[\frac{4}{3}\pi(9^3)=81\cdot 3\cdot 4 \pi = \boxed{972\pi}.\] | Geometry |
How many times does the digit 9 appear in the list of all integers from 1 to 500? (The number $ 99 $, for example, is counted twice, because $9$ appears two times in it.) | Level 5 | The easiest approach is to consider how many times 9 can appear in the units place, how many times in the tens place, and how many times in the hundreds place. If we put a 9 in the units place, there are 10 choices for the tens place and 5 choices for the hundreds digit (including 0), for a total of 50 times. Likewise,... | Prealgebra |
There are two natural ways to inscribe a square in a given isosceles right triangle. If it is done as in Figure 1 below, then one finds that the area of the square is $441 \text{cm}^2$. What is the area (in $\text{cm}^2$) of the square inscribed in the same $\triangle ABC$ as shown in Figure 2 below?
[asy] draw((0,0)--... | Level 5 | We are given that the area of the inscribed square is $441$, so the side length of that square is $21$. Since the square divides the $45-45-90$ larger triangle into 2 smaller congruent $45-45-90$, then the legs of the larger isosceles right triangle ($BC$ and $AB$) are equal to $42$.[asy] draw((0,0)--(10,0)--(0,10)--cy... | Geometry |
In the middle of a vast prairie, a firetruck is stationed at the intersection of two perpendicular straight highways. The truck travels at $50$ miles per hour along the highways and at $14$ miles per hour across the prairie. Consider the set of points that can be reached by the firetruck within six minutes. The area of... | Level 5 | Let the intersection of the highways be at the origin $O$, and let the highways be the x and y axes. We consider the case where the truck moves in the positive x direction.
After going $x$ miles, $t=\frac{d}{r}=\frac{x}{50}$ hours has passed. If the truck leaves the highway it can travel for at most $t=\frac{1}{10}-\fr... | Geometry |
At the 2007 Math Olympics, Team Canada won $17$ out of a possible $100$ medals. Which one of the following is closest to the fraction of medals that they won? $$
\frac{1}{4} \qquad \frac{1}{5} \qquad \frac{1}{6} \qquad \frac{1}{7} \qquad \frac{1}{8}
$$ | Level 3 | At the 2007 Math Olympics, Canada won $17$ of $100$ possible medals, or $0.17$ of the possible medals. We convert each of the possible answers to a decimal and see which is closest to $0.17:$ \[\frac{1}{4}=0.25 \quad
\frac{1}{5}=0.2 \quad
\frac{1}{6}=0.166666... \quad
\frac{1}{7}=0.142857... \quad
\frac{1}{8}=0.125 \]T... | Prealgebra |
The mean of $5,8$ and $17$ is equal to the mean of $12$ and $y$. What is the value of $y$? | Level 2 | To find the mean, we add up the terms and divide by the number of terms. The mean of $5, 8$ and $17$ is $\frac{5+8+17}{3}=\frac{30}{3}=10$. We set this equal to the mean of $12$ and $y$ and get $$10=\frac{12+y}{2}\qquad\Rightarrow 20=12+y\qquad\Rightarrow 8=y.$$ The value of $y$ is $\boxed{8}$. | Prealgebra |
What is $(5^{-2})^0 + (5^0)^3$? | Level 1 | We know that any number raised to the power of $0$ is $1$, or $a^0 = 1$ for any $a$. Thus, we get $$(5^{-2})^0 + (5^0)^3 = 1 + 1^3 = 1+1 = \boxed{2}.$$ | Prealgebra |
A circle of radius 1 is surrounded by 4 circles of radius $r$ as shown. What is $r$?
[asy]
unitsize(0.6cm);
for(int i=0; i<2; ++i){
for(int j=0; j<2; ++j){
draw(Circle((-2.4+4.8i,-2.4+4.8j),2.4),linewidth(0.7));
draw((-2.4+4.8i,-2.4+4.8j)--(-0.7+4.8i,-0.7+4.8j));
label("$r$",(-1.5+4.8i,-1.5+4.8j),SE);
};
}
draw(Circle... | Level 5 | Construct the square $ABCD$ by connecting the centers of the large circles, as shown, and consider the isosceles right $\triangle BAD$.
[asy]
unitsize(0.6cm);
pair A,B,C,D;
A=(-2.4,2.4);
B=(2.4,2.4);
C=(2.4,-2.4);
D=(-2.4,-2.4);
draw(A--B--C--D--cycle,linewidth(0.7));
draw(B--D,linewidth(0.7));
label("$A$",A,NW);
l... | Geometry |
Let $\triangle ABC$ have side lengths $AB=13$, $AC=14$, and $BC=15$. There are two circles located inside $\angle BAC$ which are tangent to rays $\overline{AB}$, $\overline{AC}$, and segment $\overline{BC}$. Compute the distance between the centers of these two circles. | Level 5 | The two circles described in the problem are shown in the diagram. The circle located inside $\triangle ABC$ is called the incircle; following convention we will label its center $I$. The other circle is known as an excircle, and we label its center $E$. To begin, we may compute the area of triangle $ABC$ using Hero... | Geometry |
Triangles $ABC$ and $ADE$ have areas $2007$ and $7002,$ respectively, with $B=(0,0), C=(223,0), D=(680,380),$ and $E=(689,389).$ What is the sum of all possible $x$-coordinates of $A$? | Level 5 | Let $h$ be the length of the altitude from $A$ in $\triangle ABC$. Then \[
2007=\frac{1}{2}\cdot BC\cdot h=\frac{1}{2}\cdot 223\cdot h,
\]so $h=18$. Thus $A$ is on one of the lines $y=18$ or $y=-18$.
[asy]
unitsize(1 cm);
pair B, C, D, E;
B = (0,0);
C = (2,0);
D = (7,3);
E = (8,4);
draw((-1.5,0.5)--(6,0.5),dashed)... | Geometry |
A rectangular box $P$ is inscribed in a sphere of radius $r$. The surface area of $P$ is 384, and the sum of the lengths of its 12 edges is 112. What is $r$? | Level 5 | Let the dimensions of $P$ be $x$, $y$, and $z$. The sum of the lengths of the edges of $P$ is $4(x+y+z)$, and the surface area of $P$ is $2xy+2yz+2xz$, so \[
x+y+z=28 \quad\text{and}\quad 2xy+2yz+2xz=384.
\] Each internal diagonal of $P$ is a diameter of the sphere, so \begin{align*}
(2r)^2&=(x^2+y^2+z^2)\\
&=(x+y+z)^2... | Geometry |
What is the height of Jack's house, in feet, if the house casts a shadow 56 feet long at the same time a 21-foot tree casts a shadow that is 24 feet long? Express your answer to the nearest whole number. | Level 2 | The ratio of shadow lengths is $\frac{56}{24}=\frac{7}{3}$.
This is the same as the ratio of actual heights, so if $h$ is the height of the house,
$$\frac{h}{21}=\frac{7}{3}\Rightarrow h=\boxed{49}$$ | Geometry |
A sphere is inscribed in a cube with edge length 9 inches. Then a smaller cube is inscribed in the sphere. How many cubic inches are in the volume of the inscribed cube? Express your answer in simplest radical form. | Level 5 | We draw a diagram:
[asy]
size(140);
draw(Circle((6,6),4.5));
draw((10.5,6)..(6,6.9)..(1.5,6),linetype("2 4"));
draw((10.5,6)..(6,5.1)..(1.5,6));
dot((6,6));
draw((0,0)--(9,0)--(9,9)--(0,9)--cycle);
draw((0,9)--(3,12)--(12,12)--(9,9));
draw((12,12)--(12,3)--(9,0));
draw((0,0)--(3,3)--(12,3),dashed); draw((3,3)--(3,12),... | Geometry |
Let $ABCD$ be an isosceles trapezoid, whose dimensions are $AB = 6, BC=5=DA,$and $CD=4.$ Draw circles of radius 3 centered at $A$ and $B,$ and circles of radius 2 centered at $C$ and $D.$ A circle contained within the trapezoid is tangent to all four of these circles. Its radius is $\frac{-k+m\sqrt{n}}p,$ where $k, m, ... | Level 5 | Let the radius of the center circle be $r$ and its center be denoted as $O$.
[asy] pointpen = black; pathpen = black+linewidth(0.7); pen d = linewidth(0.7) + linetype("4 4"); pen f = fontsize(8); real r = (-60 + 48 * 3^.5)/23; pair A=(0,0), B=(6,0), D=(1, 24^.5), C=(5,D.y), O = (3,(r^2 + 6*r)^.5); D(MP("A",A)--MP("... | Geometry |
Five points $A$, $B$, $C$, $D$, and $O$ lie on a flat field. $A$ is directly north of $O$, $B$ is directly west of $O$, $C$ is directly south of $O$, and $D$ is directly east of $O$. The distance between $C$ and $D$ is 140 m. A hot-air balloon is positioned in the air at $H$ directly above $O$. The balloon is held i... | Level 5 | Let $OC=c$, $OD=d$ and $OH=h$. [asy]
size(200);
pair A, B, C, D, O, H, W, X, Y, Z;
O=(0,0);
A=(1,1);
D=(1.5,-.3);
B=(-1.5,.3);
C=(-1,-1);
H=(0,2.5);
W=(5/3)*(A+D);
X=(5/3)*(A+B);
Y=(-1)*(W);
Z=(-1)*(X);
draw(W--X--Y--Z--W);
draw(A--C);
draw(B--D);
draw(O--H, linewidth(1));
draw(C--D, dashed);
draw(C--H, dashed);
draw(D... | Geometry |
What is the minimum number of equilateral triangles, of side length 1 unit, needed to cover an equilateral triangle of side length 10 units? | Level 3 | The ratio of the sides of the small to big equilateral triangle (note that they are similar) is $1/10$, so the ratio of their areas is $(1/10)^2 = 1/100$. So the big equilateral triangle has 100 times the area of a small one, so it will take $\boxed{100}$ small triangles to cover the big one. | Geometry |
[asy] pair A = (0,0), B = (7,4.2), C = (10, 0), D = (3, -5), E = (3, 0), F = (7,0); draw(A--B--C--D--cycle,dot); draw(A--E--F--C,dot); draw(D--E--F--B,dot); markscalefactor = 0.1; draw(rightanglemark(B, A, D)); draw(rightanglemark(D, E, C)); draw(rightanglemark(B, F, A)); draw(rightanglemark(D, C, B)); MP("A",(0,0),W);... | Level 5 | Label the angles as shown in the diagram. Since $\angle DEC$ forms a linear pair with $\angle DEA$, $\angle DEA$ is a right angle.
[asy] pair A = (0,0), B = (7,4.2), C = (10, 0), D = (3, -5), E = (3, 0), F = (7,0); draw(A--B--C--D--cycle,dot); draw(A--E--F--C,dot); draw(D--E--F--B,dot); markscalefactor = 0.075; draw(... | Geometry |
Let $C$ be a point not on line $AE$ and $D$ a point on line $AE$ such that $CD \perp AE.$ Meanwhile, $B$ is a point on line $CE$ such that $AB \perp CE.$ If $AB = 4,$ $CD = 8,$ and $AE = 5,$ then what is the length of $CE?$ | Level 5 | We first draw a diagram: [asy]
pair A, C, E, B, D;
A = (0, 4);
B = (0, 0);
C = (-7, 0);
D = (-0.6, 4.8);
E = (3, 0);
draw(A--B);
draw(C--D);
draw(A--E);
draw(C--E);
draw(C--E);
draw(D--E, dotted);
label("$A$", A, SW);
label("$B$", B, S);
label("$C$", C, SW);
label("$D$", D, NE);
label("$E$", E, SE);
draw(rightanglemark... | Geometry |
Piravena must make a trip from $A$ to $B$, then from $B$ to $C$, then from $C$ to $A$. Each of these three parts of the trip is made entirely by bus or entirely by airplane. The cities form a right-angled triangle as shown, with $C$ a distance of 3000 km from $A$ and with $B$ a distance of 3250 km from $A$. To take a... | Level 4 | Since $\triangle ABC$ is a right-angled triangle, then we may use the Pythagorean Theorem to find $BC$.
Thus, $AB^2=BC^2+CA^2$, and so \begin{align*}
BC^2&=AB^2-CA^2\\
&=3250^2-3000^2\\
&=250^2(13^2-12^2)\\
&=250^2(5^2)\\
&=1250^2.
\end{align*}therefore $BC=1250$ km (since $BC>0$).
To fly from $A$ to $B$, the cost is... | Geometry |
Suppose we flip four coins simultaneously: a penny, a nickel, a dime, and a quarter. What is the probability that at least 15 cents worth of coins come up heads? | Level 5 | There are $2^4=16$ possible outcomes, since each of the 4 coins can land 2 different ways (heads or tails). If the quarter is heads, there are 8 possibilities, since each of the other three coins may come up heads or tails. If the quarter is tails, then the nickel and dime must be heads, so there are 2 possibilities, ... | Counting & Probability |
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