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1969 AHSME Problems

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Problem 1

When $x$ is added to both the numerator and denominator of the fraction $\frac{a}{b},a \ne b,b \ne 0$, the value of the fraction is changed to $\frac{c}{d}$. Then $x$ equals:

$\text{(A) } \frac{1}{c-d}\quad \text{(B) } \frac{ad-bc}{c-d}\quad \text{(C) } \frac{ad-bc}{c+d}\quad \text{(D) }\frac{bc-ad}{c-d} \quad \text{(E) } \frac{bc+ad}{c-d}$

Solution

Problem 2

If an item is sold for $x$ dollars, there is a loss of $15\%$ based on the cost. If, however, the same item is sold for $y$ dollars, there is a profit of $15\%$ based on the cost. The ratio of $y:x$ is:

$\text{(A) } 23:17\quad \text{(B) } 17y:23\quad \text{(C) } 23x:17\quad \\ \text{(D) dependent upon the cost} \quad \text{(E) none of these.}$


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Problem 3

If $N$, written in base $2$, is $11000$, the integer immediately preceding $N$, written in base $2$, is:

$\text{(A) } 10001\quad \text{(B) } 10010\quad \text{(C) } 10011\quad \text{(D) } 10110\quad \text{(E) } 10111$


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Problem 4

Let a binary operation $\star$ on ordered pairs of integers be defined by $(a,b)\star (c,d)=(a-c,b+d)$. Then, if $(3,3)\star (0,0)$ and $(x,y)\star (3,2)$ represent identical pairs, $x$ equals:

$\text{(A) } -3\quad \text{(B) } 0\quad \text{(C) } 2\quad \text{(D) } 3\quad \text{(E) } 6$

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Problem 5

If a number $N,N \ne 0$, diminished by four times its reciprocal, equals a given real constant $R$, then, for this given $R$, the sum of all such possible values of $N$ is

$\text{(A) } \frac{1}{R}\quad \text{(B) } R\quad \text{(C) } 4\quad \text{(D) } \frac{1}{4}\quad \text{(E) } -R$


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Problem 6

The area of the ring between two concentric circles is $12\tfrac{1}{2}\pi$ square inches. The length of a chord of the larger circle tangent to the smaller circle, in inches, is:

$\text{(A) } \frac{5}{\sqrt{2}}\quad \text{(B) } 5\quad \text{(C) } 5\sqrt{2}\quad \text{(D) } 10\quad \text{(E) } 10\sqrt{2}$

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Problem 7

If the points $(1,y_1)$ and $(-1,y_2)$ lie on the graph of $y=ax^2+bx+c$, and $y_1-y_2=-6$, then $b$ equals:

$\text{(A) } -3\quad \text{(B) } 0\quad \text{(C) } 3\quad \text{(D) } \sqrt{ac}\quad \text{(E) } \frac{a+c}{2}$

Solution

Problem 8

Triangle $ABC$ is inscribed in a circle. The measure of the non-overlapping minor arcs $AB$, $BC$ and $CA$ are, respectively, $x+75^{\circ} , 2x+25^{\circ},3x-22^{\circ}$. Then one interior angle of the triangle is:

$\text{(A) } 57\tfrac{1}{2}^{\circ}\quad \text{(B) } 59^{\circ}\quad \text{(C) } 60^{\circ}\quad \text{(D) } 61^{\circ}\quad \text{(E) } 122^{\circ}$

Solution

Problem 9

The arithmetic mean (ordinary average) of the fifty-two successive positive integers beginning at 2 is:

$\text{(A) } 27\quad \text{(B) } 27\tfrac{1}{4}\quad \text{(C) } 27\tfrac{1}{2}\quad \text{(D) } 28\quad \text{(E) } 27\tfrac{1}{2}$

Solution

Problem 10

The number of points equidistant from a circle and two parallel tangents to the circle is:

$\text{(A) } 0\quad \text{(B) } 2\quad \text{(C) } 3\quad \text{(D) } 4\quad \text{(E) } \infty$

Solution

Problem 11

Given points $P(-1,-2)$ and $Q(4,2)$ in the $xy$-plane; point $R(1,m)$ is taken so that $PR+RQ$ is a minimum. Then $m$ equals:

$\text{(A) } -\tfrac{3}{5}\quad \text{(B) } -\tfrac{2}{5}\quad \text{(C) } -\tfrac{1}{5}\quad \text{(D) } \tfrac{1}{5}\quad \text{(E) either }-\tfrac{1}{5}\text{ or} \tfrac{1}{5}.$

Solution

Problem 12

Let $F=\frac{6x^2+16x+3m}{6}$ be the square of an expression which is linear in $x$. Then $m$ has a particular value between:

$\text{(A) } 3 \text{ and } 4\quad \text{(B) } 4 \text{ and } 5\quad \text{(C) } 5 \text{ and } 6\quad \text{(D) } -4 \text{ and } -3\quad \text{(E) } -6 \text{ and } -5$


Solution

Problem 13

A circle with radius $r$ is contained within the region bounded by a circle with radius $R$. The area bounded by the larger circle is $\frac{a}{b}$ times the area of the region outside the smaller circle and inside the larger circle. Then $R:r$ equals:

$\text{(A) }\sqrt{a}:\sqrt{b} \quad \text{(B) } \sqrt{a}:\sqrt{a-b}\quad \text{(C) } \sqrt{b}:\sqrt{a-b}\quad \text{(D) } a:\sqrt{a-b}\quad \text{(E) } b:\sqrt{a-b}$

Solution

Problem 14

The complete set of $x$-values satisfying the inequality $\frac{x^2-4}{x^2-1}>0$ is the set of all $x$ such that:

$\text{(A) } x>2 \text{ or } x<-2 \text{ or} -1<x<1\quad \text{(B) } x>2 \text{ or } x<-2\quad \\ \text{(C) } x>1 \text{ or } x<-2\qquad\qquad\qquad\quad \text{(D) } x>1 \text{ or } x<-1\quad \\ \text{(E) } x \text{ is any real number except 1 or -1}$

Solution

Problem 15

In a circle with center $O$ and radius $r$, chord $AB$ is drawn with length equal to $r$ (units). From $O$, a perpendicular to $AB$ meets $AB$ at $M$. From $M$ a perpendicular to $OA$ meets $OA$ at $D$. In terms of $r$ the area of triangle $MDA$, in appropriate square units, is:

$\text{(A) } \frac{3r^2}{16}\quad \text{(B) } \frac{\pi r^2}{16}\quad \text{(C) } \frac{\pi r^2\sqrt{2}}{8}\quad \text{(D) } \frac{r^2\sqrt{3}}{32}\quad \text{(E) } \frac{r^2\sqrt{6}}{48}$

Solution

Problem 16

When $(a-b)^n,n\ge2,ab\ne0$, is expanded by the binomial theorem, it is found that when $a=kb$, where $k$ is a positive integer, the sum of the second and third terms is zero. Then $n$ equals:

$\text{(A) } \tfrac{1}{2}k(k-1)\quad \text{(B) } \tfrac{1}{2}k(k+1)\quad \text{(C) } 2k-1\quad \text{(D) } 2k\quad \text{(E) } 2k+1$

Solution

Problem 17

The equation $2^{2x}-8\cdot 2^x+12=0$ is satisfied by:

$\text{(A) } log(3)\quad \text{(B) } \tfrac{1}{2}log(6)\quad \text{(C) } 1+log(\tfrac{3}{2})\quad \text{(D) } 1+\frac{log(3)}{log(2)}\quad \text{(E) none of these}$

Solution

Problem 18

The number of points common to the graphs of $(x-y+2)(3x+y-4)=0 \text{ and } (x+y-2)(2x-5y+7)=0$ is:

$\text{(A) } 2\quad \text{(B) } 4\quad \text{(C) } 6\quad \text{(D) } 16\quad \text{(E) } \infty$

Solution

Problem 19

The number of distinct ordered pairs $(x,y)$ where $x$ and $y$ have positive integral values satisfying the equation $x^4y^4-10x^2y^2+9=0$ is:

$\text{(A) } 0\quad \text{(B) } 3\quad \text{(C) } 4\quad \text{(D) } 12\quad \text{(E) } \infty$


Solution

Problem 20

Let $P$ equal the product of 3,659,893,456,789,325,678 and 342,973,489,379,256. The number of digits in $P$ is:

$\text{(A) } 36\quad \text{(B) } 35\quad \text{(C) } 34\quad \text{(D) } 33\quad \text{(E) } 32$

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