AoPS Community 2013 AIME Problems

AIME Problems 2013

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by AkshajK, Lord.of.AMC, v Enhance, djmathman, rrusczyk

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– March 14th

1 The AIME Triathlon consists of a half-mile swim, a 30-mile bicycle, and an eight-mile run. Tom
swims, bicycles, and runs at constant rates. He runs five times as fast as he swims, and he
bicycles twice as fast as he runs. Tom completes the AIME Triathlon in four and a quarter hours.
How many minutes does he spend bicycling?

2 Find the number of five-digit positive integers, n, that satisfy the following conditions:
(a) the number n is divisible by 5,
(b) the first and last digits of n are equal, and
(c) the sum of the digits of n is divisible by 5.

3 Let ABCD be a square, and let E and F be points on AB and BC, respectively. The line through
E parallel to BC and the line through F parallel to AB divide ABCD into two squares and two
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non square rectangles. The sum of the areas of the two squares is 10 of the area of square
AE
ABCD. Find EB + EB
AE .

4 In the array of 13 squares shown below, 8 squares are colored red, and the remaining 5 squares
are colored blue. If one of all possible such colorings is chosen at random, the probability that
the chosen colored array appears the same when rotated 90◦ around the central square is n1 ,
where n is a positive integer. Find n.

√ √3
3 a+ b+1
5 The real root of the equation 8x3 − 3x2 − 3x − 1 = 0 can be written in the form c , where
a, b, and c are positive integers. Find a + b + c.

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6 Melinda has three empty boxes and 12 textbooks, three of which are mathematics textbooks.
One box will hold any three of her textbooks, one will hold any four of her textbooks, and one will
hold any five of her textbooks. If Melinda packs her textbooks into these boxes in random order,
the probability that all three mathematics textbooks end up in the same box can be written as
m
n , where m and n Are relatively prime positive integers. Find m + n.

7 A rectangular box has width 12 inches, length 16 inches, and height m n inches, where m and n
are relatively prime positive integers. Three faces of the box meet at a corner of the box. The
center points of those three faces are the vertices of a triangle with an area of 30 square inches.
Find m + n.
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8 The domain of the function f (x) = arcsin(logm (nx)) is a closed interval of length 2013 , where
m and n are positive integers and m > 1. Find the remainder when the smallest possible sum
m + n is divided by 1000.

9 A paper equilateral triangle ABC has side length 12. The paper triangle is folded so that vertex
A touches a point on side BC a distance 9 from √point B. The length of the line segment along
m p
which the triangle is folded can be written as n , where m, n, and p are positive integers, m
and n are relatively prime, and p is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find m + n + p.

B C B A C

10 There are nonzero integers a, b, r, and s such that the complex number r + si is a zero of the
polynomial P (x) = x3 − ax2 + bx − 65. For each possible combination of a and b, let pa,b be the
sum of the zeroes of P (x). Find the sum of the pa,b ’s for all possible combinations of a and b.

11 Ms. Math’s kindergarten class has 16 registered students. The classroom has a very large num-
ber, N , of play blocks which satisfies the conditions:
(a) If 16, 15, or 14 students are present, then in each case all the blocks can be distributed in
equal numbers to each student, and
(b) There are three integers 0 < x < y < z < 14 such that when x, y, or z students are present

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and the blocks are distributed in equal numbers to each student, there are exactly three blocks
left over.
Find the sum of the distinct prime divisors of the least possible value of N satisfying the above
conditions.

12 Let △P QR be a triangle with ∠P = 75◦ and ∠Q = 60◦ . A regular hexagon ABCDEF with side
length 1 is drawn inside △P QR so that side AB lies on P Q, side CD lies on QR, and one of
the remaining vertices lies on RP . There are√positive integers a, b, c, and d such that the area
of △P QR can be expressed in the form a+bd c , where a and d are relatively prime and c is not
divisible by the square of any prime. Find a + b + c + d.

13 Triangle AB0 C0 has side lengths AB0 = 12, B0 C0 = 17, and C0 A = 25. For each positive
integer n, points Bn and Cn are located on ABn−1 and ACn−1 , respectively, creating three similar
triangles △ABn Cn ∼ △Bn−1 Cn Cn−1 ∼ △ABn−1 Cn−1 . The area of the union of all triangles
Bn−1 Cn Bn for n ≥ 1 can be expressed as pq , where p and q are relatively prime positive integers.
Find q.

14 For π ≤ θ < 2π, let

1 1 1 1 1 1 1
P = cos θ − sin 2θ − cos 3θ + sin 4θ + cos 5θ − sin 6θ − cos 7θ + . . .
2 4 8 16 32 64 128
and
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Q=1− sin θ − cos 2θ + sin 3θ + cos 4θ − sin 5θ − cos 6θ + sin 7θ + . . .
2 4 8 16 32 64 128
√
P 2 2
so that Q = 7 . Then sin θ = − m
n where m and n are relatively prime positive integers. Find
m + n.

15 Let N be the number of ordered triples (A, B, C) of integers satisfying the conditions
(a) 0 ≤ A < B < C ≤ 99,
(b) there exist integers a, b, and c, and prime p where 0 ≤ b < a < c < p,
(c) p divides A − a, B − b, and C − c, and
(d) each ordered triple (A, B, C) and each ordered triple (b, a, c) form arithmetic sequences.
Find N .

– II

– April 3rd

1 Suppose that the measurement of time during the day is converted to the metric system so
that each day has 10 metric hours, and each metric hour has 100 metric minutes. Digital clocks

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would then be produced that would read 9:99 just before midnight, 0:00 at midnight, 1:25 at the
former 3:00 AM, and 7:50 at the former 6:00 PM. After the conversion, a person who wanted to
wake up at the equivalent of the former 6:36 AM would have to set his new digital alarm clock
for A:BC, where A, B, and C are digits. Find 100A + 10B + C.

2 Positive integers a and b satisfy the condition

log2 (log2a (log2b (21000 ))) = 0.

Find the sum of all possible values of a + b.

3 A large candle is 119 centimeters tall. It is designed to burn down more quickly when it is first lit
and more slowly as it approaches its bottom. Specifically, the candle takes 10 seconds to burn
down the first centimeter from the top, 20 seconds to burn down the second centimeter, and
10k seconds to burn down the k-th centimeter. Suppose it takes T seconds for the candle to
burn down completely. Then T2 seconds after it is lit, the candle’s height in centimeters will be
h. Find 10h.
√

4 In the Cartesian plane let A = (1, 0) and B = 2, 2 3 . Equilateral triangle ABC is constructed
so that C lies
√
in the first quadrant. Let P = (x, y) be the center of △ABC. Then x · y can be
p q
written as r , where p and r are relatively prime positive integers and q is an integer that is not
divisible by the square of any prime. Find p + q + r.

5 In equilateral
√
△ABC let points D and E trisect BC. Then sin (∠DAE) can be expressed in the
a b
form c , where a and c are relatively prime positive integers, and b is an integer that is not
divisible by the square of any prime. Find a + b + c.

6 Find the least positive integer N such that the set of 1000 consecutive integers beginning with
1000 · N contains no square of an integer.

7 A group of clerks is assigned the task of sorting 1775 files. Each clerk sorts at a constant rate of
30 files per hour. At the end of the first hour, some of the clerks are reassigned to another task;
at the end of the second hour, the same number of the remaining clerks are also reassigned to
another task, and a similar reassignment occurs at the end of the third hour. The group finishes
the sorting in 3 hours and 10 minutes. Find the number of files sorted during the first one and a
half hours of sorting.

8 A hexagon that is inscribed in a circle has side lengths 22, 22, 20, 22, 22, and 20 in that order. The
√
radius of the circle can be written as p + q, where p and q are positive integers. Find p + q.

9 A 7 × 1 board is completely covered by m × 1 tiles without overlap; each tile may cover any
number of consecutive squares, and each tile lies completely on the board. Each tile is either
red, blue, or green. Let N be the number of tilings of the 7 × 1 board in which all three colors are

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used at least once. For example, a 1 × 1 red tile followed by a 2 × 1 green tile, a 1 × 1 green tile,
a 2 × 1 blue tile, and a 1 × 1 green tile is a valid tiling. Note that if the 2 × 1 blue tile is replaced
by two 1 × 1 blue tiles, this results in a different tiling. Find the remainder when N is divided by
1000.
√ √
10 Given a circle of radius 13, let A be a point at a distance 4+ 13 from the center O of the circle.
Let B be the point on the circle nearest to point A. A line passing through the point A intersects
the √circle at points K and L. The maximum possible area for △BKL can be written in the form
a−b c
d , where a, b, c, and d are positive integers, a and d are relatively prime, and c is not divisible
by the square of any prime. Find a + b + c + d.

11 Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7} and let N be the number of functions f from set A to set A such that
f (f (x)) is a constant function. Find the remainder when N is divided by 1000.

12 Let S be the set of all polynomials of the form z 3 + az 2 + bz + c, where a, b, and c are integers.
Find the number of polynomials in S such that each of its roots z satisfies either |z| = 20 or
|z| = 13.

13 In △ABC, AC = √ BC, and point D is on BC so that CD = 3 · BD. Let E be the midpoint of AD.
√
Given that CE = 7 and BE = 3, the area of △ABC can be expressed in the form m n, where
m and n are positive integers and n is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find m + n.

14 For positive integers n and k, let f (n, k) be the remainder when n is divided by k, and for n > 1
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let F (n) = maxn f (n, k). Find the remainder when F (n) is divided by 1000.
1≤k≤ 2
n=20

15 Let A, B, C be angles of an acute triangle with

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cos2 A + cos2 B + 2 sin A sin B cos C = and
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cos2 B + cos2 C + 2 sin B sin C cos A = .
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There are positive integers p, q, r, and s for which
√
p−q r
cos2 C + cos2 A + 2 sin C sin A cos B = ,
s
where p + q and s are relatively prime and r is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find
p + q + r + s.
[i]Note: due to an oversight by the exam-setters, there is no acute triangle satisfying these con-
ditions. You should instead assume ABC is obtuse with ∠B > 90◦ .[/i]

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