(1) Define x@y = 2x y 2 . What is (a2 @a)@a?

(2) The tortoise and the hare are running towards each other. Given that the hare runs at 20 mph and the tortoise
walks at 2 mph and the distance between them at the start is 132 miles, how many miles does the tortoise walk by
the time they meet?
(3) How many 3 3 squares fit in 12 12 square?
(4) William is 20 years older than Harry. Given that Harrys age divides Williams age, what is the sum of all
possible values of Harrys age?
(5) How many integers satisfy |x + 8| + |x 8| = 16?
(6) The Miami Heat are in the 2012 NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. In a best-of-seven series, the
first team to win 4 games is the winner of the series. Given that the Heat lose 2 games for every 5 wins, what is the
probability the Oklahoma City Thunder win the series?
(7) What is the surface area of a cube inscribed in a sphere, which is inscribed in a cube with surface area 54?
(8) How many even three-digit integers have the property their digits, reading left to right, are increasing?
(9) The product of two positive numbers is equal to 50 times their sum and 75 times their difference. What is their
sum?
(10) A fair coin is flipped 11 times. Find the probability that there is no run of 6 consecutive heads.
(11) What is the sum of all solutions of x = |2x |60 2x "?
(12) The first four terms of an arithmetic are p, 9, 3p q, 3p + q. What is the 2011th term of the sequence?
(13) For how many integers 1, 2, 3, ..., 2012 is the fraction

N 2 +7
N +4

not in lowest terms?

(14) Regular hexagon ABCDEF has vertices A and C at (0, 0) and (14, 2) respectively. What is its area?
(15) Find the sum of all two digit integers such that (x + 2)(x2 + 7x + 13) is divisible by 9.
2012

(16) I have around 20122012

bacteria on my body. On a fine day, I decided to break bacteria into groups of 27.
What is the remainder when an the maximum integer number of groups have been made?
(17) mhy123 has 15-slot garage. He also has 2 Bugattis, 2 Lamborghinis, 4 Ferraris, each of which takes up one
parking slot. His very-expensive-Porsche takes up 2 parking slots. Finally, he has a private jet which takes up 5
parking slots. Given that private jet and the very-expensive Porsche must be in the garage at all times (i.e. the
other 8 cars dont have to necessarily be parked in the garage), how many ways can mhy123 arrange his possessions
in the 15-slot garage?
(18) ABCD is a quadrilateral with right angles at A and C. Points E and F are on AC, and DE and BF are
perpendicular to AC. Given that AE = 3, DE = 5, and CE = 7, compute BF .
(19) In #ABC, CBA = 72. E is the midpoint of side AC and D is a point on side BC such that 2BD = DC. AD
and BE intersect at F. Find the ratio of the area of #BDF to the area of quadrilateral FDCE.
(20) The lengths of the sides of a triangle are the roots of the equation 7x3 + 35x = 28x2 + 13. If the square of the
area of the triangle is pq , where p and q are relatively prime positive integers, what is p + q?
(21) A geometric sequence an has a1 = sin x, a2 = cos x, a3 = tan x for some real number x. For what value of n
does an = 1 + cos x?
(22) The sides of a triangle are of lengths 13, 14, and15. The altitudes of the triangle meet at point H. If AD is the
altitude to the side of length 14, what is the ratio HD : HA?