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The Contest
First held in 1984, the PMO was created as a venue for high school students with interest and
talent in mathematics to come together in the spirit of friendly competition and sportsmanship.
Its aims are: (1) to awaken greater interest in and promote the appreciation of mathematics
among students and teachers; (2) to identify mathematically-gifted students and motivate them
towards the development of their mathematical skills; (3) to provide a vehicle for the professional
growth of teachers; and (4) to encourage the involvement of both public and private sectors in
The PMO is the first part of the selection process leading to participation in the International
(MOSC), a five-phase program for the twenty national finalists of PMO. The four selection tests
given during the second phase of MOSC determine the tentative Philippine Team to the IMO. The
The PMO this year is the fourteenth since 1984. Three thousand five hundred ninety-six (3596)
high school students from all over the country took the qualifying examination, out of these,
two hundred three (203) students made it to the Area Stage. Now, in the National Stage, the
number is down to twenty and these twenty students will compete for the top three positions
and hopefully move on to represent the country in the 53rd IMO, which will be held in Mar del
For our part, SEI shall remain in its commitment to provide lampposts to our future scientists,
engineers, and science teachers through incentives such as S&T scholarships and innovative
delivery systems in an effort to create a culture of science in the Philippines, and eventually
develop a pool of highly skilled S&T workers.
The greater task at hand is to translate the achievements which our mathematics wizards have
attained and enable these young mathematicians to continue their pursuit of excellence as they
take more challenging roles as scientists and engineers of this country. We hope that all our PMO
participants will take this challenge and help bolster the Philippines’ economic development
through research and development.
Filma G. Brawner
Director
DOST-SEI
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Message from Dep-Ed
On this note, I send my very best wishes for the success of this activity.
The aim of the Philippine Mathematical Olympiad is to identify and reward excellence in
Mathematics. We hope to discover and nurture talents and hopefully attract them to careers in
Science and Mathematics in the future. The participants have displayed good Filipino values
such as determination, hard work and optimism. Congratulations to the winners and all the
participants of the 14th PMO!
In behalf of the MSP, I wish to thank the sponsors, schools and other organizations, institutions
and individuals for their continued support and commitment to the PMO. Thank you and
congratulations to Dr. Jose Ernie Lope and his team for the successful organization of the 14th
PMO.
It is with much honor and pride that I greet the Philippine Mathematical
Olympiad (PMO) Management this year.
I hope that you, the brilliant participants in the PMO, will continue the good start and great
strides you have made in mathematics in order to contribute significantly to our country’s well-
being.
Lucio C. Tan
Vice Chairman
FUSE
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Message from C&E
I write this message as I listen to news about the Philippine Azkals
Football team preparing for a fight with Spanish players coming
very soon to the Philippines. The celebrity status achieved by
the Azkals members is an indication of how promising this re-
discovered sports is to Filipinos. Here is finally a sports where
people, regardless of height or country of origin can excel.
In keeping with my personal belief that we indeed have the best Math students this side of
the planet, rest assured that C&E Publishing, Inc. will always be behind the Philippine Math
Olympiad in the Organization’s noble quest to produce the brightest of young mathematicians.
Congratulations to all the qualifiers to the National Level. Congratulations to the members
and officers of the Philippine Math Olympiad for once again staging and now having the 14th
Philippine Mathematical Olympiad.
May your effort keep on exponentially multiplying into the highest Mersenne prime possible.
Mabuhay!
Emyl Eugenio
VP-Sales and Marketing Division
C&E Publishing, Inc.
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Dr. Elucila M. Sespene Mr. Karl Mina
Jose Ernie Lope
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Ms. Cresencia C. Laguerta amRe Assistant Directors
Kelvin Lagota
Diane Christine Pelejo
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Vonn Kee Wong
Prof. Filame Joy U. Catinan
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Diane Cerzo
Region 9
Joseph Ray Clarence Damasco
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Jasmin-Mae Santos
Jared Asuncion
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The Fourteenth PMO Finalists
Michael Brodeth Andrew Joelle Caguntas
Philippine Science High School - Main Makati Science High School
Fortunato A. Tacuboy III Mark Anthony Vidallo
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Schedule of Activities
National Anthem
Welcoming Remarks
Awarding of Certificates
Oral Competition
1. Let p and q be the roots of 2x2 − 5x + 1 = 0. Find the value of log2 p + log2 q.
(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) −1
5. Determine the slopes of the lines passing through P(3, 0) that intersect the
parabola with equation y = 8 − x2 at exactly one point.
(a) −4, −8 (b) −3, −2 (c) −5, −7 (d) −4, −7
b 1 1
6. If 3
+ 2 + + 1 = 0, what is x3 + x2 + x + a?
x x x
(a) ab (b) a + b (c) b − a (d) a − b
7. How many triangles can be formed if two sides have lengths 15 and 19 and the
third side has even length?
(a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 15 (d) 16
3 5 1
(a) 0 (b) 8
(c) 8
(d) 2
9. Two die are made so that the chances of getting an even sum is twice that of
getting an odd sum. What is the probability of getting an odd sum in a single
roll of these two die?
1 2 4 5
(a) 9
(b) 9
(c) 9
(d) 9
log x log(y/x)
10. If log y
= 500, what is the value of log y
?
(a) −498 (b) −501 (c) −502 (d) −499
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Qualifying Round
11. There are 5 shmacks in 2 shicks, 3 shicks in 5 shures, and 2 shures in 9 shneids.
How many shmacks are there in 6 shneids?
(a) 5 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 1
14. A square with an area of 40m2 is inscribed in a semicircle. The area of the
square that could be inscribed in the circle with the same radius is
(a) 100m2 (b) 120m2 (c) 80m2 (d) 140m2
3. Find the sum of the largest and smallest possible values of 9 cos4 x+12 sin2 x−4.
(a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 13
3. The length of a leg of a right triangle is 5 while the length of the altitude to
its hypotenuse is 4. Find the length of the other leg.
4. Find all positive values of a for which the equation x2 − ax + 1 = 0 has roots
that differ by 1.
6. The polynomial function p(x) has the form x10 − 4x9 + . . . + ax + k where
a, k ∈ R. If p(x) has integral zeros, find the minimum possible positive value
of k.
7. How many squares are determined by the lines with equations x = k 2 and
y = l2 , where k, l ∈ {0, 1, 2, 3, . . . , 9}?
9. Placed on a really long table are 2011 boxes each containing a number of balls.
The 1st and the 2nd box together contain 15 balls, the 2nd and the 3rd box
together contain 16 balls, the 3rd and the 4th box together contain 17 balls,
and so on. If the first and the last box together contain a total of 1023 balls,
how many balls are contained in the last box?
10. Evaluate
1000
10001000 + 1000
1
1000998 + 1000 1000996 + · · · + 1000 1000−998 + 1000−1000 .
2 999
11. Find all ordered pairs (m, n) of integers such that 4m − 4n = 255.
x2 + 4y 2 − xy = 10
2x − 4y + 3xy = 11.
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√
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13. Find the exact value of ◦
− .
sin 20 cos 20◦
14. There are two values of r such that x4 − x3 − 18x2 + 52x + k has x − r as a
factor. If one of them is r = 2, what is the other value of r?
15. For what values of k will the system below have no solution?
2
3)x +2y = k − 1
(k −
k−4
x+ y =0
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Part II. Show your solution for each item. Each item is worth ten points.
1 1
3. If f is a function such that f (a + b) = + , find all possible values of
f (a) f (b)
f (2011).
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Answers and Solutions
Qualifying Round
I. 1. D 9. C II. 1. C III. 1. A
2. C 2. D 2. D
10. D
3. C 3. C
3. D
11. C 4. D
4. C
4. B 5. A
12. B 5. A
5. A 6. A
13. D 7. B
6. D
8. C
7. B 14. A
9. D
8. D 15. D 10. C
Area Stage
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I. 1. 13 6. 3 11. (4, 0) 16. 5, 1
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2. 4
7. 59 12. (3, 1), −2, − 23 17. −1
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3. 20 8. 22940 13. 4 18. 5
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4. 5 9. 1014 14. −5 19. 3r
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5. 49 10. 1000 15. 6 20. 8
Trustees
ROSALINA O. FUENTES
ESTER A . GARCIA
LILIA S. GARCIA
FE A. HIDALGO
MILAGROS D. IBE
AMBETH R. OCAMPO
DIONISIA A. ROLA
HELEN T. SIY
EVELINA M. VICENCIO
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congratulates
The
2011-2012
Philippine Mathematical Olympiad
Winners
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