AwesomeMath Test A

January 8 January 22, 2016

Do not be discouraged if you cannot solve all of the questions: the test is not made to be
easy. We want to see the solutions you come up with no matter how many problems you
solve.
Include all significant steps in your reasoning and computation. We are interested in
your ability to present your work, so unsupported answers will receive much less credit
than well-reasoned progress towards a solution without a correct answer.
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as you go, and then fill out the cover sheet when you are finished. Start each problem on
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Do not be intimidated! Some of the problems involve complex mathematical ideas, but
all can be solved using only elementary techniques, admittedly combined in clever ways.
Be patient and persistent. Learning comes more from struggling with problems than
from solving them. Problem-solving becomes easier with experience. Success is not a
function of cleverness alone.
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Plano TX 75025
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Test A
January 8 22, 2016

1. Solve in positive integers the equation

x2 y 2 z 2

min x2 , y 2 , z 2 = 2016.

2. If a, b, c are positive integers such that ab

ca (c + a).

(a + b) = 2016 and bc

(b + c) = 2026, evaluate

3. Find all right triangles with integer side-lengths and area 2016.

4. If log2 (2016) = a, log3 (2016) = b, and log7 (2016) = c, evaluate

5. Solve for x:

2016
x

1
1
1
+
+
.
2a 5b 10c

x = 2.

6. Let a, b, c be real numbers such that

a b c p
+ + = 2016.
2 3 6
Find the minimum possible value of of a2 + b2 + c2 .
7. Solve in positive integers the equation 2 (x3 + y 3 )
8. Find the maximum of

42x 48x
+
48
42

xy
= 2016.
2

2016x

over all real numbers x.

9. Find the greatest n for which 2016 can be written as sum of n2 distinct positive integers not
exceeding 77.
10. All but one of the squares of an n n chessboard are labeled with numbers from the set {8, 16, . . . ,
8n2 }, none of which being used more than once, such that the sum of the numbers on each row and
each column is 2016. Find the number that has not been used.

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