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AoPS Community 2017 Canadian Open Math Challenge

https://cms.math.ca/Competitions/COMC/2017/
www.artofproblemsolving.com/community/c786054
by lion11202
Part A Part A Problems - 4 possible points for each question for a maximum of 16 points in Part
A

A1 Source: 2017 Canadian Open Math Challenge, Problem A1


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The average of the numbers 2, 5, x, 14, 15 is x. Determine the value of x .

A2 Source: 2017 Canadian Open Math Challenge, Problem A2


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An equilateral triangle has sides of length 4cm. At each vertex, a circle with radius
2cm is drawn, as shown in the figure below. The total area of the shaded regions of
the three circles is a · πcm2 . Determine a.

A3 Source: 2017 Canadian Open Math Challenge, Problem A3


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Two 1 1 squares are removed from a 5 5 grid as shown.

Determine the total number of squares of various sizes on the grid.

A4 Source: 2017 Canadian Open Math Challenge, Problem A4


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Three positive integers a, b, c satisfy

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4a · 5b · 6c = 88 · 99 · 1010 .
Determine the sum of a + b + c.

Part B Part B Problems - 6 Possible points for each question for a maximum of 24 points in Part
B

B1 Source: 2017 Canadian Open Math Challenge, Problem B1


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Andrew and Beatrice practice their free throws in basketball. One day, they
attempted a total of 105 free throws between them, with each person taking at least
one free throw. If Andrew made exactly 1/3 of his free throw attempts and Beatrice
made exactly 3/5 of her free throw attempts, what is the highest number of
successful free throws they could have made between them?

B2 Source: 2017 Canadian Open Math Challenge, Problem B2


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There are twenty people in a room, with a men and b women. Each pair of men
shakes hands, and each pair of women shakes hands, but there are no handshakes
between a man and a woman. The total number of handshakes is 106. Determine
the value of a · b.

B3 Source: 2017 Canadian Open Math Challenge, Problem B3


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Regular decagon (10-sided polygon) ABCDEF GHIJ has area 2017 square units.
Determine
the area (in square units) of the rectangle CDHI.

C B
D A

E J

F
I
G H

B4 Source: 2017 Canadian Open Math Challenge, Problem B4


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Numbers a, b and c form an arithmetic sequence if b − a = c − b. Let a, b, c be positive


integers forming an arithmetic sequence with a < b < c. Let f (x) = ax2 + bx + c.
Two distinct real numbers r and s satisfy f (r) = s and f (s) = r. If rs = 2017,
determine the smallest possible value of a.

Part C Part C Problems - 10 possible points for each question for a maximum of 40 points in
Part C

C1 Source: 2017 Canadian Open Math Challenge, Problem C1


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For a positive integer n, we define function P (n) to be the sum of the digits of n plus
the number of digits of n. For example, P (45) = 4 + 5 + 2 = 11. (Note that the first
digit of n reading from left to right, cannot be 0). (a) Determine P (2017). (b)
Determine all numbers n such that P (n) = 4. (c) Determine with an explanation
whether there exists a number n for which P (n) − P (n + 1) > 50.

C2 Source: 2017 Canadian Open Math Challenge, Problem C2


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A function f (x) is periodic with period T > 0 if f (x + T ) = f (x) for all x. The
smallest such number T is called the least period. For example, the functions sin(x)
and cos(x) are periodic with least period 2π.
(a) Let a function g(x) be periodic with the least period T = π. Determine the
least period of g(x/3). (b) Determine the least period of
H(x) = sin(8x) + cos(4x) (c) Determine the least periods of each of
G(x) = sin(cos(x)) and F (x) = cos(sin(x)).

C3 Source: 2017 Canadian Open Math Challenge, Problem C3


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Let XY Z be an acute-angled triangle. Let s be the side-length of the square which
has two adjacent vertices on side Y Z, one vertex on side XY and one vertex on side
XZ. Let h be the distance from X to the side Y Z and let b be the distance from Y to
Z.

Y Z

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(a) If the vertices have coordinates X = (2, 4), Y = (0, 0) and Z = (4, 0), find b, h and
s.
(b) Given the height h = 3 and s = 2, find the base b.
(c) If the area of the square is 2017, determine the minimum area of triangle XY Z.

C4 Source: 2017 Canadian Open Math Challenge, Problem C4


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Let n be a positive integer and Sn = {1, 2, ..., 2n − 1, 2n}. A perfect pairing of Sn is
defined to be a partitioning of the 2n numbers into n pairs, such that the sum of the
two numbers in each pair is a perfect square. For example, if n = 4, then a perfect
pairing of S4 is (1, 8), (2, 7), (3, 6), (4, 5). It is not necessary for each pair to sum to
the same perfect square.
(a) Show that S8 has at least one perfect pairing.
(b) Show that S5 does not have any perfect pairings.
(c) Prove or disprove: there exists a positive integer n for which Sn has at least 2017
different perfect pairings. (Two pairings that are comprised of the same pairs
written in a different order are considered the same pairing.)

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