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HOMI BHABHA CENTRE FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION
TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH
Pre-REGIONAL MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD, 2013
Mumbai Region
October 20, 2013
QUESTION PAPER SET: A
• There are 20 questions in this question paper. Each question carries 5 marks.
• Answer all questions.
• Time allotted: 2 hours.
QUESTIONS
1. What is the smallest positive integer k such that k(33 + 43 + 53 ) = an for some positive integers a and n, with n > 1? n √
2. Let Sn = k=0 1
√ . What is the value of k+1+ k
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n=1 Sn + Sn−1
3. It is given that the equation x2 + ax + 20 = 0 has integer roots. What is the sum of all possible values of a?
4. Three points X, Y, Z are on a striaght line such that XY = 10 and XZ = 3. What is the product of all possible values of Y Z?
5. There are n − 1 red balls, n green balls and n + 1 blue balls in a bag. The number of ways of choosing two balls from the bag that have different colours is 299. What is the value of n?
6. Let S(M ) denote the sum of the digits of a positive integer M written in base 10. Let N be the smallest positive integer such that S(N ) = 2013. What is the value of S(5N + 2013)?
7. Let Akbar and Birbal together have n marbles, where n > 0.
Akbar says to Birbal, “ If I give you some marbles then you will have twice as many marbles as I will have.” Birbal says to Akbar, “ If I give you some marbles then you will have thrice as many marbles as I will have.”
What is the minimum possible value of n for which the above statements are true?
8. Let AD and BC be the parallel sides of a trapezium ABCD. Let P and Q be the midpoints of the diagonals AC and BD. If AD = 16 and BC = 20, what is the length of P Q?
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9. In a triangle ABC, let H, I and O be the orthocentre, incentre and circumcentre, respectively.
If the points B, H, I, C lie on a circle, what is the magnitude of ∠BOC in degrees?
10. Carol was given three numbers and was asked to add the largest of the three to the product of the