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== Problem 22 ==
 
 
== Problem 22==
 
== Problem 22==
 
Let <math>ABCD</math> be a [[rhombus]] with <math>AC = 16</math> and <math>BD = 30</math>. Let <math>N</math> be a point on <math>\overline{AB}</math>, and let <math>P</math> and <math>Q</math> be the feet of the perpendiculars from <math>N</math> to <math>\overline{AC}</math> and <math>\overline{BD}</math>, respectively. Which of the following is closest to the minimum possible value of <math>PQ</math>?
 
Let <math>ABCD</math> be a [[rhombus]] with <math>AC = 16</math> and <math>BD = 30</math>. Let <math>N</math> be a point on <math>\overline{AB}</math>, and let <math>P</math> and <math>Q</math> be the feet of the perpendiculars from <math>N</math> to <math>\overline{AC}</math> and <math>\overline{BD}</math>, respectively. Which of the following is closest to the minimum possible value of <math>PQ</math>?

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Problem 1

Which of the following is the same as

\[\frac{2-4+6-8+10-12+14}{3-6+9-12+15-18+21}\]?

$\text {(A) } -1 \qquad \text {(B) } -\frac{2}{3} \qquad \text {(C) } \frac{2}{3} \qquad \text {(D) } 1 \qquad \text {(E) } \frac{14}{3}$

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Problem 2

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Problem 3

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Problem 4

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Problem 5

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Problem 6

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Problem 7

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Problem 8

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Problem 9

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Problem 10

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Problem 11

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Problem 12

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Problem 13

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Problem 14

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Problem 15

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Problem 16

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Problem 17

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Problem 18

Let $n$ be a 5-digit number, and let q and r be the quotient and remainder, respectively, when $n$ is divided by 100. For how many values of $n$ is $q + r$ divisible by 11?

$\text {(A) } 8180 \qquad \text {(B) } 8181 \qquad \text {(C) } 8182 \qquad \text {(D) } 9000 \qquad \text {(E) } 9090$

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Problem 19

Let $S$ be the set of permutations of the sequence $1,2,3,4,5$ for which the first term is not $1$. A permutation is chosen randomly from $S$. The probability that the second term is $2$, in lowest terms, is $a/b$. What is $a+b$?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ 5 \qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 6 \qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 11 \qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 16 \qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 19$

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Problem 21

An object moves $8$ cm in a straight line from $A$ to $B$, turns at an angle $\alpha$, measured in radians and chosen at random from the interval $(0,\pi)$, and moves $5$ cm in a straight line to $C$. What is the probability that $AC < 7$?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ 448 \qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 486 \qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 1560 \qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 2001 \qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 2003$

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Problem 22

Let $ABCD$ be a rhombus with $AC = 16$ and $BD = 30$. Let $N$ be a point on $\overline{AB}$, and let $P$ and $Q$ be the feet of the perpendiculars from $N$ to $\overline{AC}$ and $\overline{BD}$, respectively. Which of the following is closest to the minimum possible value of $PQ$?

[asy] size(200); defaultpen(0.6); pair O = (15*15/17,8*15/17), C = (17,0), D = (0,0), P = (25.6,19.2), Q = (25.6, 18.5); pair A = 2*O-C, B = 2*O-D; pair P = (A+O)/2, Q=(B+O)/2, N=(A+B)/2; draw(A--B--C--D--cycle); draw(A--O--B--O--C--O--D); draw(P--N--Q); label("\(A\)",A,WNW); label("\(B\)",B,ESE); label("\(C\)",C,ESE); label("\(D\)",D,SW); label("\(P\)",P,SSW); label("\(Q\)",Q,SSE); label("\(N\)",N,NNE); [/asy]

$\mathrm{(A)}\ 6.5 \qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 6.75  \qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 7 \qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 7.25 \qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 7.5$

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Problem 24

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Problem 25

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