First Round : March 31, 2007

Second Round: April 21, 2007 at The University of Alabama

DIVISION I COMPREHENSIVE EXAM

Construction of this test directed
by
Paul Allen, The University of Alabama

INSTRUCTIONS
This test consists of 50 multiple choice questions. The questions have not been arranged in order of diculty.
For each question, choose the best of the ve answer choices labeled A, B, C, D, and E.
The test will be scored as follows: 5 points for each correct answer, 1 point for each question left unanswered,
and 0 points for each wrong answer. (Thus a perfect paper with all questions answered correctly earns a
score of 250, a blank paper earns a score of 50, and a paper with all questions answered incorrectly earns a
score of 0.)
Random guessing will not, on average, either increase or decrease your score. However, if you can eliminate
one of more of the answer choices as wrong, then it is to your advantage to guess among the remaining
choices.
All variables and constants, except those indicated otherwise, represent real numbers.
Diagrams are not necessarily to scale.
We use the following geometric notation:
If A and B are points, then:
AB is the segment between A and B

AB is the line containing A and B

AB is the ray from A through B

AB is the distance between A and B

If A is an angle, then:
m A is the measure of angle A in degrees
If A and B are points on a circle, then:
_
AB is the arc between A and B
_
_
m AB is the measure of AB in degrees

Editing by Zhijian Wu, The University of Alabama

Printing by The University of Alabama

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1.

Find the sum of the following series:

1 1 1 1
1
1
+ +
+ .
3 2 9 4 27 8
(A)

2.

(C)

(B) 4

The equation x3 = 46 + 9i where i =

Find a + b .
(B) 1

(A) 5
4.

(B) 0

1
2

(D)

1
5

(E)

2
3

How many distinct roots does p(x) = x7 + 3x6 + 5x5 + 7x4 + 7x3 + 5x2 + 3x + 1 have ?
(A)

3.

1
3

(C) 5

(D) 6

(E) 7

1 has a solution of the form a + bi where a and b are integers.

(C) 3

(D)

(E) none of these

There are two possible triangles with sides 4 and 5 having an inscribed circle of
radius 1 (see the gure shown at the right). Which of the following is one of the
possible values for the length c ?

(A) 3 + 2 6
(B) 6
(C) 1 + 20
(D) 7
(E) 2 + 5

4
5.

Which one of the following is most likely the number of digits in the number 6464 ?
(A) 78

6.

(B) 84

(A) I and II

8.

(D) 144

(E)

116

Which two of the following cannot be factored using integer coecients ?

I. x4 + x2 + 1

7.

(C) 192

III. x4 2x2 + 1

II. x4 + 2x + 2

(B) I and IV

(C) II and III

(D)

IV. x4 + x + 1

II and IV

Line segment AB of length 1 has been divided at point P into a

longer segment of length x and a shorter segment of length 1 x
1
x
where
=
. Moreover, an isosceles triangle P CB has been
x
1x
constructed with equal legs of length x as shown in the gure. What
is the length of side AC ?

5+1
2
(A)
(B)
(C)
51
2
5

51
(D)
(E) none of these
2

(E) III and IV

C
x

P 1x

If 100 bushels of corn is distributed among 100 people in such a manner that each man receives 3
1
bushels, each woman 2, and each child of a bushel, which one of the following is a possible value
2
for the number of men ?
(A) 16

(B) 12

(C)

(D) 4

(E) 0

9.

The number N = 173889 is a perfect square. What is the sum of the digits in
(A)

10.

12

(B) 7
1

Let x =

1+

14.

(A)

(C)

(B) 1 + x2

(C)

(D)

6+1
4

(D) 7

(E)

31
2

(E) 8

(C)

(D) x + x3

4x

(E) x + 3x2

The triangle ABC has sides a = 13, b = 14, and c = 15 as shown at

the right. Line N bisects angle B and crosses side b at P . Find AP , the
distance from A to P .

(A) 3 7
(B) 7
(C) 7 2
(D) 7.5
(E) 2 15

Find the sum of the innite series

1
3

(B)

2
9

B
c
A

N
a

P
b

1 2 3
4
5
6
+
+

+ .
2 4 8 16 32 64
(C)

1
6

(D)

3
10

(E) none of these

Find the rectangular form of the polar equation r2 cos 2 = 8 .

(A) y 2 = 8x2

16.

(B)

1
3

Which one of the following is the remainder when x + x7 + x16 + x37 is divided by x4 x ?

(A)
15.

51
2

(B) 5

(A) 4
13.

1
1 +

In the gure shown, ABCD and CDEF are rectangles, AB = 4 and

BC = 3 . Find the area of the shaded region (in unit square) .
(A) 4

12.

(E) none of these

1+
equal to x ?

2+1
(A)
4

(D) 9

N?

be the indicated continued fraction. Which one of the following is

1+

11.

(C) 14

(B) x = 4y 2

(C)

x2 y 2 = 8

Consider the angle at O formed by the line segments OD and

OF . Through point A, draw line segment AM perpendicular
to OD and line segment AN parallel to OD. Next, draw line
segment OL crossing segment AM at point B and segment AN
at point C so that the distance BC is twice distance OA. Let
be the angle at O formed by the segments OD and OL, and
let be the angle at O formed by the segments OF and OL.
Which one of the following is true ?
= 2

(D) = 3

(B) 32 = 2 2

(D) x2 = 4

(E) x2 = 8y 2
F
C

B
M

(C) 2 =
(E) 3 = 2

L
N

17.

The number 5! = 5 4 3 2 1 = 120 ends with one zero. How many zeros will be at the end of 50! ?
(A) 9

(B) 10

(C) 11

(D)

12

(E) 13

18.

The polynomial equation x4 6x2 + 56x 24 = 0 has two real roots and two complex roots. What
is the sum of the two real roots ?

(A) 2 6
(B) 4
(C) 0
(D) 4
(E) 2 6

19.

Let ABCD be a cyclic quadrilateral (all vertices lie on a circle) with diagonals AC and BD as shown in the sketch. Pick point E on the diagonal BD
so that angle DAE equals angle BAC. Which of the following statements
are true ?
I. Triangle ADE is similar to triangle ACB.
III. AE AC = AB AD
(A) I & II (B)

20.

II. AE = AB
C

IV. AB + DC = AD2 + BC 2
D

I & III (C) II & IV (D) III & IV (E) I, III & IV

If I were to give $ 7 to each of the beggars at my door, I would have $ 24 left. I lack $ 32 of being able
to give them $ 9 apiece. What is the sum of my money and the number of beggars at my door ?
(A) 69

21.

(B)

248

(C) 137

(D) 486

(E) 153

Let f (x) = ax2 + bx + c be any quadratic with real coecients a , b , c having the property that
| f (x) | 1 for 0 x 1 . Find the smallest number M such that |a| + |b| + |c| M .
(A) 1

(B)

17

(C) 3

(D) 38

(E) none of these

22.

If x is a real number, then the inverse trigonometric function cot1 x is equal to which one of the
following ?
(
)

1
1
1 1
1
(A)
tan1 x
(B)
(C)
(D)
tan
(E)
tan

x
1
2
x
2
tan1 x
tan1
x

23.

In triangle ABC shown at the right, the angle at A is twice the angle at
B. Which one of the following is true ?
(A)

a = b(b + c)

(C) 2a =

24.

b2 + c2

(B) ab + ac = 2bc
a
2b
(D)
=
b+c
a+c

B
(E) none of these

Each digit of a four-digit personal identication number (PIN) can be any number from 0 to 9,
with the restriction that the rst digit cannot be 0. Which of the following best approximates the
percentage of PINs that contain at least one digit less than 3 ?
(A) 86%

(B) 76%

(C) 67%

(D)

73%

(E) 68%

25.

26.

A circle with center A = (0, a) intersects the parabola y = x2 at (2, 4) and (2, 4),
with all other points on the circle inside the parabola as shown in the gure. Find
the number a .

17
9
13
(A) 2 5
(B)
(C) 2
(D)
(E) 2 8
2
2
4

y = x2
A
(2, 4)

The perfect square 122 = 144 ends with two repeated digits 44. It can be proven that the only
possible digits that can be repeated at the end of a perfect square are 0s and 4s. What is the largest
possible number of 4s that can appear at the end of a perfect square ?
(A) 2

(B)

(C) 5

(D) 13

(E) arbitrarily large

27.

Which of the following is the closest approximation to the circumference of the ellipse 7x2 +8y 2 = 56 ?

(A)
56
(B) 6
(C)
35
(D) 4
(E)
30

28.

Solve 3 2x + 1 7 .
(A) 3 x 6

29.

5
5
x
2
2

(C)

1
5
x
2
2

2 x 3

(E) none of these

(D) cos 7x sin x

(E) none of these

(D)

Which of the following is equal to 4 cos3 x 3 cos x ?

(A) cos 7x cos x

30.

(B)

(B) sin 7x + cos x

(C)

cos 3x

The sequence of Euler numbers E0 , E1 , E2 , E3 , is dened by

E0 = 1

and En =

(1)i+1 (2n)!
Eni ,
(2n 2i)!(2i)!
i=1

n = 1, 2, 3, .

Calculate the number E3 .

(A) 3
31.

(C) 48

(D)

61

(E) 75

A band of 17 pirates stole a sack of gold coins. When they tried to divide the fortune into equal
portions, 3 coins remained. In the ensuing brawl over who should get the extra coins, one pirate was
killed. The wealth was redistributed, but this time an equal division left 10 coins. Again an argument
developed in which another pirate was killed. But now the total fortune was evenly distributed among
the survivors. If N is the least number of coins that could have been stolen, what is the sum of the
digits in N ?
(A) 9

32.

(B) 15

(B)

12

(C) 15

(D) 18

(E) none of these

The equation of an ellipse in polar coordinates is given by r = 3210cos . Which one of the following
is the polar coordinates of one of the foci of the ellipse ?
10
(A) (0, 0)
(B) ( , )
(C) (4, 0)
(D) (2, )
(E) none of these
3

33.

A fair die bearing the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 on its faces is thrown repeatedly until the running total
T rst exceeds 12. What is the probability that T will be 13 ?
(A)

34.

5
36

(B)

1
6

(C)

5
21

(A) 2

k = 1, 2, 3, , n .

(B)

(C) 6

(D) 8

(E) none of these

(B) 28

(C)

32

(D) 48

(E) 64

A rectangle with length x has area 3 and x3 d = 20 , where d is the length of the diagonal of the
rectangle. Find d .
(A) 4

37.

(E) none of these

2
1 1
The fraction can be written in a unique way as the sum of two unit fractions + , where a, and
7
a b
b are positive integers, with a < b . Find a + b .
(A) 21

36.

2
7

Find the greatest integer n for which there exists a simultaneous solution x to the inequalities
k < xk < k + 1 ,

35.

(D)

(B) 3.5

(C) 2.75

(D)

2.5

(E) 2.25
A

The right triangle ABC has altitude 50. A line parallel to the base has been
drawn 20 units above the base to form a right trapezoid with area 320. What is
CB, the length of the base of the right triangle ?
(A) 10

(B) 14

(C)

20

(D) 26

50

(E) 32

20
C

38.

Find the sum of all the solutions to the equation 2 log x log(2x 75) = 2 .
(A) no solutions

39.

(B) 30

(C) 350

(D) 75

(E)

200

The set S = {13! + 2, 13! + 3, 13! + 4, , 13! + 11} contains ten consecutive integers. How many
primes are in the set S ?
(A)

40.

(B) 7

(C) 4

(D) 3

Determine the radius of the circle given by x2 + y 2 6x + 8y = 56 .

(A) 6
(B) 4 14
(C) 3.5
(D)

(E) none of these

(E) 5 2

41.

Consider a right triangle with legs of length a and b and hypotenuse of length c . If K denotes the
area of the triangle, which one of the following is equal to a + b ?

4K
c2
2
(A)
(B)
4Kc
(C)
(D)
c
+
2
K
(E)
c2 + 4K
c2
4K

42.

How many points (x, y) with integer coordinates satisfy the inequality x2 + y 2 25 ?
(A) 63

(B) 74

(C)

81

(D) 99

(E) none of these

43.

If X + Y = 2N 4 + 2M 4 and XY = N 8 + M 8 , which one of the following is a expression for X ?

(A) N 4 N 2 M 2 + 1

(B) N 6 M 2 2N 4 M 4 + N 2 M 6

(C) N 4 + M 4 N M

(D) N 6 M 2 + 2N 4 M 4 + N 2 M 6

(E)

none of these

]
]
[
1 3
1 0
, what is (BA)1 ?
is the matrix product of two 2 2 matrices where A =
If AB =
2 5
1 1
[
[
[
[
[
]
]
]
]
]
4
9
1 0
4 3
1 1
2 3
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
1 2
1 1
7 5
1 0
3 5
[

44.

45.

_
_
In the gure shown, ABCD is a square. AB = 1 , AC and BD are arcs
with radius 1 and centers at D and A, respectively. What is the dierence
between the areas of the two shaded regions ?
(A)

46.

1
2

(B) 1

(
If g

(B) 19
1+x
1x

= 5x , nd g(2) .

10 3
(B)
3

(A) 2

4x3 + 8
x

(B)

The function f (x) =

of the following ?

50.

(D) 1

(E) 1

(C) 12

(D) 7

(E)

(C) 15 1

(D) 4

(E)

An open top box (no top) is to be constructed with a square base of length x , and must have a
volume of 16 cubic feet. If the material for the base costs $ 1 per square foot and the material for the
sides cost $ 0.25 per square foot, write the cost of the box, C(x) , as a function of x .
(A) x2 + 8x

49.

1
3

(A) 15
48.

(C)

The number 19 + 336 can be written in the form a + b , where a and b are whole numbers and
a > b. What is the value of a b ?
(A) 23

47.

x2

(C) x2 + 64x

(D)

x3 + 16
x

(E) none of these

1
will have no vertical asymptote when the constant c is which one
+ 2x + c

(B) 1

(C) 0

(D) 1

(E)

The functions f (x) = x3 , g(x) = x, p(x) = x 4, and q(x) = 2x can be composed using each
function at most once to form all of the following functions except one. Which one ?

(A) (x 4)3/2
(B) x3 4
(C)
8x3 4
(D) 8x3 96x2 + 384x 512

(E)

2x3 24x2 + 96x 64