HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL

MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD 2018

Secondary 2
Time allowed: 90 minutes

Question Paper
Instructions to Contestants:

1. Each contestant should have ONE Question-Answer Book which CANNOT be taken away.

2. There are 5 exam areas and 5 questions in each exam area. There are a total of 25 questions in this
Question-Answer Book. Each carries 4 marks. Total score is 100 marks. No points are deducted for
incorrect answers.

3. All answers should be written on ANSWER SHEET.

4. NO calculators can be used during the contest.

5. All figures in the paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.

6. This Question-Answer Book will be collected at the end of the contest.

THIS Question-Answer Book CANNOT BE TAKEN AWAY.

Write down the answer in the simplest form. If the calculation result is a fraction, please write down the answer as a proper or mixed fraction,
decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for incorrect unit.
All answers should be written on the ANSWER SHEET.

Open-Ended Questions (1st ~25th) (4 points for correct answer, no penalty point for wrong answer)

Logical Thinking

1. Given B and C are two non-zero digits and the 3-digit numbers formed by these two digits have the
following properties:
1. BCB is divisible by 7;
2. CBB is divisible by 9;
3. BBC has an odd number of factors.
Find the 3-digit number CCB .

2. Andy goes west for 31km, then goes north for 18km and goes east for 7km. How far is he now from the
original position?

3. If abcd  dcba  16225 , calculate a  b  c  d .

4. There are 28 problems in a mathematics competition. The scores of each problem are allocated in the
following ways: 4 marks will be given for a correct answer, 0 marks will be given for a blank answer or
wrong answer. Find the minimum number of candidate(s) to ensure that 3 candidates will have the same
scores in the competition.

5. There are 8 pieces of white chopsticks, 10 pieces of yellow chopsticks and 7 pieces of brown chopsticks
mixed together. Close your eyes. If you want to get a pair of chopsticks that is not white, at least how
many piece(s) of chopstick(s) is / are needed to be taken?

Write down the answer in the simplest form. If the calculation result is a fraction, please write down the answer as a proper or mixed fraction,
decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for incorrect unit.
All answers should be written on the ANSWER SHEET.

Algebra

6. Find the value of x if x  y  9  x  y  5  0 .

7. Factorize x 2  y 2  4 y  2 x  3 +.

8. How many integral solution(s) is / are there for x if 33  5x  3  26 ?

1 1 1 1
9. Find the value of (1  )(1  )(1  )...(1  ).
4 9 16 4072324

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10. Given that a is a real number and a  1 . If a  2   1 , find the value of a.
a 1

Number Theory

11. Find the remainder when 20188012 is divided by 7.

12. x is a positive integer such that the remainder of x 2 divided by 9 is 7. If x  23 , what is the minimal
value of x?

Write down the answer in the simplest form. If the calculation result is a fraction, please write down the answer as a proper or mixed fraction,
decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for incorrect unit.
All answers should be written on the ANSWER SHEET.

13. Find the last digit of A if A  1  4  42  43   42017  42018

14. Find the sum of all positive factors of 2040.

15. If ( x  2) is a factor of polynomial (4 x 2  77 x  c) . Find the value of c.

Geometry

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16. In the figure below, D is a point on AB. E is on the extension of AC. DE intersects BC at F. If  ,
EF 4
AD 2 AC
 . Find the value of .
DB 3 AE

D
C
F
B
E

Question 16

17. For three points on a coordinate plane A (7, 8) , B(2, 5) and C(3, 6), find the area of the triangle formed by
using those three points as vertices.

Write down the answer in the simplest form. If the calculation result is a fraction, please write down the answer as a proper or mixed fraction,
decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for incorrect unit.
All answers should be written on the ANSWER SHEET.

18. An iron wire is bent into a circle which radius is 21. If the wire is now bent into a rectangle, what is the
22
maximum value of area of it? (Take   )
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19. An interior angle of a n-sided polygon is (12n  6) . Find n.

20. How many diagonal(s) does a convex decagon(10-sided polygon) have?

Combinatorics

21. Find the number of the combination(s) arranging 2 boys and 6 girls in a row.

22. 3 identical Mathematics books and 5 identical English books are put on the bookshelf. How many way(s)
of arrangement is/are there?

23. A fair 6-face die is thrown 2 times. Find the probability that the product of numbers obtained is 12.

24. Amy draws all triangles which perimeter is 26cm and length of sides are integers. How many different
types of triangle(s) does she draw? (triangles with sides (4,5,6) and (4,6,5) are regarded as the same type
of triangle)

Write down the answer in the simplest form. If the calculation result is a fraction, please write down the answer as a proper or mixed fraction,
decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for incorrect unit.
All answers should be written on the ANSWER SHEET.

25. If Anna goes from point A to point B, each step can only move up or move right. How many method(s) is
/ are there?

Question 25

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Write down the answer in the simplest form. If the calculation result is a fraction, please write down the answer as a proper or mixed fraction,
decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for incorrect unit.