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Viluxent Set 1 Paper 1

20 questions · 75 min · Difficulty 61 · by Viluxent

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  1. Question 1Real numbers x,y,z satisfy x+y+z=6, xy+yz+xz=9. Find the number of ordered triples (x,y,z) of real numbers for which xyz attains its…
  2. Question 2How many values of x∈[0,2π] satisfy both 4sin^2x-4sin xcos x+cos^2x=0 and 2sin^2x+3sin xcos x-2cos^2x=0 simultaneously?
  3. Question 3How many real solutions does the equation 2^x+2^(-x)=x^2+2 have?
  4. Question 4Find the number of ordered pairs of positive integers (x,y) with x>y such that x^2-y^2=14400 and x-y is a perfect square.
  5. Question 5Let p be a real number, and let n denote the number of points of intersection of the curves y=|x^3-p^3| y=p^3|x-1|. n cannot take which of…
  6. Question 6The circle C has equation (x-5)^2+(y-4)^2=9. The two tangent lines from the origin O to C meet at O, making an angle θ between them. Find…
  7. Question 7In triangle ABC, the side lengths a,b,c (opposite A,B,C respectively) are in arithmetic progression, and B=60°. Given that the area of the…
  8. Question 8A differentiable function f is defined for all x>0 and satisfies f(xy)=f(x)+f(y) all x,y>0, together with f(2)=1. Find f'(8).
  9. Question 9Let P(x)=1+2x+3x^2+4x^3+…+3000x^(2999). Find the remainder when P(x) is divided by x^2-x+1.
  10. Question 10Let lfloor yrfloor denote the greatest integer less than or equal to y. Find the value of ∫_(50)^(1/3)log_5((lfloor3xrfl…
  11. Question 11Let g_0(x)=x for x∈[0,1), and for n≥0 define g_(n+1)(x)=2g_n(x)-lfloor2g_n(x)rfloor (that is, g_(n+1)(x) is the fractional part of…
  12. Question 12For a positive integer n, let d(n) denote the number of digits in the decimal representation of n (so d(7)=1, d(58)=2, d(100)=3, and so…
  13. Question 13A particle travels from A(0,0) to a point on the line 3x+4y=24, and then on to B(5,-4). Find the minimum possible total length of its path.
  14. Question 14Positive integers a and b satisfy (a+b+1)(a-b+1)=7200 and (a+1)/(b)+frac ba+1=(130)/(63). Find the value of a.
  15. Question 15Three circles, each of radius 2, are mutually tangent to one another (each pair touches at exactly one point). Find the exact area of the…
  16. Question 16Let f(x)=(x)/(x-1) for x≠1, and let g be the inverse function of f. How many real solutions does the equation f(x)=g(x) have?
  17. Question 17Let f(x)=(3x-1)/(x+2). How many real solutions does the equation f(f(x))=x have?
  18. Question 18Let p be a non-zero real constant, and consider the curve y=x^4-4px^3+6p^2x^2+1. For how many values of p does this curve have a point of…
  19. Question 19Which of the following is true?
  20. Question 20Triangle PQR has PQ=5, QR=8, and ∠ PQR=60°. Point M lies on QR with QM=3. An ant starts at P at time t=0 and walks in a straight line…