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2001 AMC 12 Problems

The document contains a list of 25 math problems from the 2001 AMC 12 exam, covering various topics such as algebra, geometry, probability, and number theory. Each problem presents a unique challenge, requiring critical thinking and problem-solving skills. The problems range in complexity and are designed for high school students preparing for mathematics competitions.

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2001 AMC 12 Problems

The document contains a list of 25 math problems from the 2001 AMC 12 exam, covering various topics such as algebra, geometry, probability, and number theory. Each problem presents a unique challenge, requiring critical thinking and problem-solving skills. The problems range in complexity and are designed for high school students preparing for mathematics competitions.

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2001 AMC 12 Problems

Problem 1
The sum of two numbers is . Suppose is added to each number and then each
of the resulting numbers is doubled. What is the sum of the final two numbers?

Problem 2

Let and denote the product and the sum, respectively, of the digits of

the integer . For example, and . Suppose is a two-digit

number such that . What is the units digit of ?

Problem 3

The state income tax where Kristin lives is levied at the rate of of the

first of annual income plus of any amount above .

Kristin noticed that the state income tax she paid amounted to of
her annual income. What was her annual income?

Problem 4
The mean of three numbers is more than the least of the numbers and less
than the greatest. The median of the three numbers is . What is their sum?

Problem 5
What is the product of all positive odd integers less than 10000?

Problem 6
A telephone number has the form , where each letter
represents a different digit. The digits in each part of the number are in
decreasing order; that is, , , and .
Furthermore, , , and are consecutive even digits; , , , and are
consecutive odd digits; and . Find .

Problem 7
A charity sells benefit tickets for a total of . Some tickets sell for full
price (a whole dollar amount), and the rest sells for half price. How much money
is raised by the full-price tickets?

Problem 8
Which of the cones listed below can be formed from a sector of a circle of
radius by aligning the two straight sides?
Problem 9

Let be a function satisfying for all positive real

numbers and . If , what is the value of ?

Problem 10
The plane is tiled by congruent squares and congruent pentagons as indicated.
The percent of the plane that is enclosed by the pentagons is closest to

Problem 11
A box contains exactly five chips, three red and two white. Chips are randomly
removed one at a time without replacement until all the red chips are drawn or all
the white chips are drawn. What is the probability that the last chip drawn is
white?

Problem 12
How many positive integers not exceeding are multiples of or but not ?
Problem 13

The parabola with equation and vertex is reflected


about the line . This results in the parabola with

equation . Which of the following


equals ?

Problem 14
Given the nine-sided regular polygon , how many
distinct equilateral triangles in the plane of the polygon have at least two vertices

in the set ?

Problem 15
An insect lives on the surface of a regular tetrahedron with edges of length 1. It
wishes to travel on the surface of the tetrahedron from the midpoint of one edge
to the midpoint of the opposite edge. What is the length of the shortest such trip?
(Note: Two edges of a tetrahedron are opposite if they have no common
endpoint.)

Problem 16
A spider has one sock and one shoe for each of its eight legs. In how many
different orders can the spider put on its socks and shoes, assuming that, on
each leg, the sock must be put on before the shoe?
Problem 17
A point is selected at random from the interior of the pentagon with

vertices , , , ,

and . What is the probability that is obtuse?

Problem 18
A circle centered at with a radius of 1 and a circle centered at with a radius
of 4 are externally tangent. A third circle is tangent to the first two and to one of
their common external tangents as shown. The radius of the third circle is

Problem 19

The polynomial has the property that the mean of


its zeros, the product of its zeros, and the sum of its coefficients are all equal. If

the -intercept of the graph of is 2, what is ?


Problem 20

Points , , , and lie in the first


quadrant and are the vertices of quadrilateral . The quadrilateral formed
by joining the midpoints of , , , and is a square. What is the sum
of the coordinates of point ?

Problem 21
Four positive integers , , , and have a product of and satisfy:

What is ?

Problem 22
In rectangle , points and lie on so
that and is the midpoint of .
Also, intersects at and at . The area of the
rectangle is . Find the area of triangle .

Problem 23
A polynomial of degree four with leading coefficient 1 and integer coefficients
has two real zeros, both of which are integers. Which of the following can also be
a zero of the polynomial?
Problem 24
In , . Point is on so
that and . Find .

Problem 25
Consider sequences of positive real numbers of the form in which
every term after the first is 1 less than the product of its two immediate
neighbors. For how many different values of does the term 2001 appear
somewhere in the sequence?

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