Hong Kong Mathematics Olympiad (1984 85)

Sample Event (Group)

(1984 85)
()

(i)

If a*b ab + l and s (2*4)*2 , find s .

a*b ab + 1 s (2*4)*2 s

(ii)

If the nth prime number is s , find n .

n s n

(iii)

1 1 1
If K 1 1 1
2 3 4

1 , find K in the simplest fractional

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form.
1 1 1
K 1 1 1
2 3 4

(iv)

1 K
50

If A is the area of a square inscribed in a circle of radius 10, find A .

10 A A

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Event 6 (Group)
(1984 85)
6 ()

(i)

The average of p, q, r is 4 .

The average of p, q, r, x is 5 . Find x .

p, q, r 4
p, q, r, x 5 x

(ii)

A wheel of a truck travelling at 60 km/h makes 4 revolutions per second. If its

y
diameter is
m , find y .
6

60 km/h 4

y
m
6

(iii)

(iv)

If sin(55 y )

d
, find d .
x

sin(55 y )

d
d
x

In the figure, BA AC and AN BC . If AB 3 , AC d , AN h , find h .

BA AC AN BC AB 3AC dAN h h

A
d

3
B

h
C

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Event 7 (Group)
(1984 85)
7 ()

(i)

Let M

(ii)

783 223
. Find M .
782 78 22 222

783 223
M
782 78 22 222

When the positive integer N is divided by 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2, the remainders are 5,

4, 3, 2 and 1 respectively. Find the least value of N .

N 6, 5, 4, 3 2 5, 4, 3, 2 1
N

(iii)

A man travels 10 km at a speed of 4 km/h and another 10 km at a speed of 6

km/h . If the average speed of the whole journey is x km/h , find x .

4 km/h 10 km 6 km/h 10 km
x km/h x

(iv)

If S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1985 , find S .

S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1985 S

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Event 8 (Group)
(1984 85)
8 ()

M , N are positive integers less than 10 and

258024M8 9 2111110N 11.
M , N 10
258024M8 9 2111110N 11

(i)

Find M .
M

(ii)

Find N .
N

(iii)

A convex 20-sided polygon has x diagonals. Find x .

20 x x

(iv)

If y ab a b 1 and a 99 , b 49 , find y .
y ab a b 1 a 99 b 49 y

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Event 9 (Group)
(1984 85)
9 ()

(i)

The lengths of the 3 sides of LMN are 8 , 15 and 17 respectively. If the area
of LMN is A , find A .

LMN 8 , 15 17 LMN A A

(ii)

If r is the length of the radius of the circle inscribed in LMN , find r .

LMN r r

(iii)

If the rth day of May in a year is Friday and the nth day of May in the same year is
Monday, where 15 < n < 25 , find n .

r n
15 < n < 25 n

(iv)

If the sum of the interior angles of an n-sided convex polygon is x , find x .

n x x

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Event 10 (Group)
(1984 85)
10 ()

(i)

The sum of 3 consecutive odd integers (the smallest being k) is 51. Find k .

( k ) 51 k

(ii)

If x2 6 x k ( x a)2 C , where a , C are constants, find C .

x2 6 x k ( x a)2 C aC C

(iii)

(iv)

If

p q r
p
2 and R , find R .
s
q r s

p q r
p
2 R R
s
q r s

If A

3n9n1
, find A .
27 n1

3n9n1
A
A
27 n1

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