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Answer keys : Online Test Series for PRMO-2019-20_Test-03

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If S be the sum of the infinite series whose nth term is , then find the value of 120S.

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30

Solution :

Answer (30)

The series is G.P.

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How many zeroes does the quantity 127! has in the end?

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31

Solution :

Answer (31)

The greatest power of 5 to divide 127! is

A much higher power of 2 divides 127 !

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Rohit and Miranda each roll one fair die, numbered from 1 to 6. If P is the probability that Miranda gets a higher number than
Rohit, then find the value of 120P.

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50

Solution :

Answer (50)

The probability that they roll equal number is . Hence, the probability that they roll unequal numbers is 5/6. Since neither player

has an advantage over the other, the probability of either getting higher than the other is .

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If 100 more than the sum of n consecutive natural numbers is equal to the sum of the next n consecutive natural numbers, find
n.

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10

Solution :

Answer (10)

Since each integer in the second sum is n more than the corresponding integer in the first sum, and since there are n integers in
each sum, sum1 + 100 = Sum1 + n2 ⇒ n2 = 100 ⇒ n = 10.

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The sum of the squares of the first n positive integers is . If the sum of the squares of the first n odd positive

integers is an3 + bn2 + cn + d, then find the value of (3a – 6c).

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06

Solution :

Answer (06)

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Using only multiplication, find the least number of multiplication required to calculate x31, for the given real number x.

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07

Solution :

Answer (07)

Two ways of achieving the result x31 in seven multiplications are:

x, x2, x3, x5, x10, x20, x30, x31

or x, x2, x4, x8, x9, x18, x27, x31

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Let pi ∈ {–1, 1} for i = 1, 2 ..... 5. Find number of solutions of type (p1, p2, p3, p4, p5) satisfying p1 + 2p2 + ..... + 5p5 = 3n, n ∈ Z.

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12

Solution :

Answer (12)

(p1 + 5p5) + (2p2 + 4p4) + 3p3 = 3n

p1 = p5 = ± 1 p2 = p4 = ± 2 3p3 = ±1

2 × 2 × 2 = 8 ways

Also p1 = ∓ 1, p2 = + 1 and p2 = ∓ 1, p4 = ± 1, p3 = ± 1

2 × 2 = 4 ways

⇒ Total 12 solutions are possible

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For real numbers x and y, the relation f satisfies f (xy) = f (x) . f (y) and f (0) ≠ 0. Find the value of f (2019).

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01

Solution :

Answer (01)

f (xy) = f (x) . f (y)

Put y = 0

⇒ f (0) = f (x) .f (0)

⇒ f (x) = 1

⇒ f (2019) = 1

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Question : 9 (skipped)

For all x > 0, y > 0, the relation f satisfies f (xy) = f (x) + f (y). If f (2) = 3 and f (3) = 4, then find the value of f (72).

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17

Solution :

Answer (17)

= (2 × 4) + (3 × 3) = 8 + 9 = 17

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Question : 10 (skipped)

A person has 6 friends. Over several days he invites some of them to a dinner party so that the company never repeats (he
may, for example, invite nobody on one of the days). For how many days can he follow this rule?

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64

Solution :

Answer (64)

Total 26 ways are there to select some of the friends.

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How many ways are there to represent the natural number 8 as a sum of 4 natural numbers a, b, c and d?

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35

Solution :

Answer (35)

This is same as putting 8 identical balls in 4 numbered boxes so that none remain empty.

Required number of ways = 7C3 = 35.

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If the number of ways to put four identical red balls, four identical white balls and four identical black balls in 4 different boxes is
N then find the value of (N)1/3.

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35

Solution :

Answer (35)

Since there are 7C3 different ways to put ball of each of three colours into four different boxes, the result is (7C3)3.

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Let S be the sum of the infinite series a1 + a2 + a3 + ........ where for a positive integer m,

Find the value of 30S.

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36

Solution :

Answer (36)

We have

⇒ 30S = 36.

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Question : 14 (skipped)

In an infinite sequence of regular hexagons, each hexagon except the first is formed by connecting the midpoints of the sides of
the previous hexagon. If the perimeter of the first hexagon is 12, and the sum of the perimeters of all the hexagons is a
, then find (a + b).

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26

Solution :

Answer (26)

Required sum =

a = 24, b = 2 ⇒ a + b = 26.

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If (ab – b) is the first of 100 consecutive odd integers whose sum is 100100, then find the value of (2b – a).

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98

Solution :

Answer (98)

Let the first odd integer be x.

⇒ x + (x + 2) + (x + 4) + ........ + (x + 198) = 100100

⇒ 100x + 2 (1 + 2 + 3 + ........ + 99) = 100100

⇒ 100x + 99 × 100 = 100100

⇒ x = 10099 – 99

∴ a = 100, b = 99

2b – a = 198 – 100 = 98

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For all real numbers x and y, the function f has the property that f (x + y) = f (x) + f (y). If f (1) = 4, find the value of f (10).

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40

Solution :

Answer (40)

f (2) = f (1 + 1) = f (1) + f (1) = 2 f (1)

f (3) = f (2 + 1) = f (2) + f (1) = 3 f (1)

Similarly, f (10) = 10 f (1) = 10 × 4 = 40

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Question : 17 (skipped)

The square of three positive integers are in arithmetic progression and the third integer is 12 more than the first. Find the least
among these integers.

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02

Solution :

Answer (02)

Let the integers be x, y and x + 12.

(x + 12)2 – y2 = y2 – x2

⇒ (x + 6)2 + 62 = y2

Since the only right triangle with a leg of 6 is the 6 – 8 – 10 right triangle, (x, y, z) = (2, 10, 14).

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Question : 18 (skipped)

Twenty recruits stand in a long column, one behind the other. At a signal from the sergeant, the recruits standing in places 10
and 20 step forward into places 1 and 2 respectively and the others steps back. Find the least number of these maneuvers that
must occur before the recruit originally in place 1 will be in place 1 once again.

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20

Solution :

Answer (20)

The first man occupies the following series of places in successive maneuvers:

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 1. Thus, after 20 maneuvers the first man is back in places. Note
that the others are also back in their original places. All the man go through the same cycle, starting at a different position.

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A 10 × 10 × 10 cube is formed of small unit cubes. A grasshopper sits in the centre O of one of the corner unit cube. At a given
moment it can jump to the centre of any of the cubes which has a common face with the cube where it sits, as long as the jump

increases the distance between point O and the current position of the grasshopper. If there are ways for the

grasshopper to reach the unit cube at the opposite corner, find the value of (x + y).

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12

Solution :

Answer (12)

The grasshopper has to make 27 jumps, 9 jumps in each direction. If the jump in first direction is A in second direction is B and in
third direction is C. Then each route is defined by the 27 letter word in which each of A, B, C is used 9 times.

∴ Total ways =

∴ x = 9, y = 3 ⇒ x + y = 12

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The sides of a right triangle all have integral lengths and the sum of the lengths of one of the legs and the hypotenuse is 49.
Find the sum of all possible lengths for the other leg.

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63

Solution :

Answer (63)

Since, 2c – 49 must be an odd perfect square less than 49, the values of a are 7, 21, 35.

Sum = 7 + 21 + 35 = 63

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Question : 21 (skipped)

A box contains 11 white balls and 8 black balls. Beside the box there is a pile of black balls. Two balls are taken out of the box. If
they have the same colour, a black ball from the pile is put into the box. If they have different colours, the white ball is put back
into the box. This process is repeated until the last two balls are removed from the box and one last ball is put in. If the
probability that this last ball is white is P, then find the greatest integer not greater than 19P.

Options:

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19

Solution :

Answer (19)

If the two balls taken from the box are both white, then the number of white balls decreases by two; otherwise, it remains
unchanged. Hence the parity of the number of white balls does not change during the procedure. Therefore, in this case, since
initially there are odd number of white balls, the last ball has to be white.

∴P=1

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Question : 22 (skipped)

A box in the shape of a rectangular solid, has a length of 12, a width of 8 and a height of 8. What is the length, along the outside
surface of the box, of the shortest path that can be drawn between two of the vertices of the box which do not lie on the same
face of the box?

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20

Solution :

Answer (20)

The two vertices must be end points of a major diagonal of the two possibilities that exist when two adjacent faces are unfolded, the
first diagram provides the shortest path and the length is 20.

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Question : 23 (skipped)

A lattice point in a rectangular coordinate plane is defined as a point whose both the coordinates are integers. Find the number
of lattice points in the region defined by | x | + | y | < 5.

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41

Solution :

Answer (41)

Let ak be the number of lattice points on the graph of | x | + | y | = k.

Let x, y > 0. For each integral value of x < k, (x, k – x) gives a lattice point solution to | x | + | y | = k.

There are k – 1 such solutions.

Reflecting in the axes and counting also the vertices of the figure, show that ak = 4 (k – 1) + 4 = 4k and a0 = 1.

Hence,

This sum gives the number of lattice points such that | x | + | y | < n.

For n = 5, points are 41.

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Two distinct numbers are randomly selected from the first 64 positive integral perfect squares. If P is the probability that these

two numbers are both cubes of integers, then find the value of .

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07

Solution :

Answer (07)

The required integer is a perfect sixth power.

642 = 46, hence, there are four such integers.

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If , then find the value of 24S.

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63

Solution :

Answer (63)

The given series is equal to

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In an arithmetic progression whose nth term is an, a1 = 6, a2 = 8 and a3 = 10. A second sequence, whose nth term is bn, has

b1 = 3 and for n > 1, bn = bn – 1 + an – 1. Find the value of .

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23

Solution :

Answer (23)

an = 6 + 2 (n – 1) = 2n + 4

bn – bn–1 = an – 1 = 2 (n – 1) + 4

bn – 1 – bn – 2 = an – 2 = 2 (n – 2) + 4

b2 – b1 = a1 = 2 × 1 + 4

Adding,

∴ bn = n2 +3n – 1

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Question : 27 (skipped)

The ordered pairs of positive integers are arranged in a sequence: (1, 1), (1, 2), (2, 1), (1, 3), (2, 2), (3, 1), (1, 4), ........ .
Following the rule: if two ordered pairs have a different element-sum, the one with the smaller element-sum comes first and if
they have the same element-sum, the one with the smaller first element comes first. In this arrangement, the 1978th ordered
pair is (a, b), then find the value of (2a – b).

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11

Solution :

Answer (11)

There are n pairs whose sum is (n + 1), so we need the largest integer n such that 1 + 2 + 3 + ........ + n ≤ 1978

⇒ n2 < n (n + 1) ≤ 3956

⇒ 622 = 3844 < 3956 < 3969 < 632 ⇒ n = 62

Now, 1 + 2 + 3 + ........ + 62 = = 1953

So, the 1954th term is (1, 63) and this is the first whose sum is 64. We need 24 more pairs to reach the 1978th term, which is (25,
39) = (a, b). ⇒ 2a – b = 50 – 39 = 11.

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Question : 28 (skipped)

A man packed some socks in the dark before leaving for a trip. He had socks that were alike except for the colour and his socks
came in six different colours. Find the least number of socks he had to pack to be sure of getting at least four matching pairs.

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13

Solution :

Answer (13)

There can be at-most one unpaired sock of each colour, so if he packs 13 socks, at-most 6 will be unpaired.

Also, since the total number of socks is odd and hence there cannot be more than 5 unpaired socks.

Twelve socks may not be enough, since if he takes one of each colour plus any 3 matching pairs he will have 12 socks, but only 3
matching pairs.

The answer is 13.

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Question : 29 (skipped)

Suppose there are 6 seats in a classroom for 6 students. All students except one know their seats. The student who doesn’t
know his seat comes to the classroom first and sits randomly somewhere. Then others enter the classroom one by one. Every
student that enters the classroom and if finds his/her seat vacant, sits there and if he/she find his/her seat occupied, he/she sits
somewhere else randomly. If the probability that last three students sit on their respective seats is P then find the value of 120P.

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30

Solution :

Answer (30)

Suppose the 6 seats are C1, C2, ........, C6 for students S1, S2, ........, S6 respectively.

Let’s find out (1 – P) i.e. the probability that atleast one of the last 3 students doesn’t occupy his/her seat i.e. the probability that at
least one of the first three students S1, S2 or S3 takes seat from among C4, C5 or C6. This can be achieved by any one of the
following ways:

(1) S1 takes seat C4, C5 or C6.

(2) S1 takes seat C2 and then S2 takes seat C4, C5 or C6.

(3) S1 takes seat C2, S2 takes C1 and S3 takes C4, C5 or C6.

(4) S1 takes seat C3, S2 takes C3 and S3 takes C4, C5 or C6.

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Question : 30 (skipped)

A cube is assembled with 27 white cubes. The larger cube is then painted black on the outside and disassembled. A blind man

reassembles it. If the probability that the cube is now completely black on the outside is , then find the

value of (x + y + z).

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Correct Answer User Answer

23

Solution :

Answer (23)

There are four types of small cubes upon disassembling:

(1) 8 cubes with three faces painted black at one corner

(2) 12 cubes with two black faces, both at one edge

(3) 6 cubes with one black face

(4) 1 completely white cube.

All cubes of type (1) must go to corners and be placed in a correct way (one of three): for this step we have 38 × 8 ! ways.

Further, all cubes of type (2) must go in a correct way (one of two) to edges in 212 × 12 ! ways.

Similarly, there are 46 × 6 ! ways for cubes of type (3) and 24 ways for type (4) cube.

∴ Total number of good reassembling

= 388 ! × 21212 ! × 466 ! × 24

The number of all possible reassembling = 2427 × 27 !

⇒ x + y + z = 7 + 11 + 5 = 23

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