AoPS Community 1968 AMC 12/AHSME

AMC 12/AHSME 1968

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by bluecarneal, dft, rrusczyk

1 Let P units be the increase in the circumference of a circle resulting from an increase in π units
in the diameter. Then P equals:
1 π2
(A) (B) π (C) (D) π 2 (E) 2π
π 2

2 The real value of x such that 64x−1 divided by 4x−1 equals 2562x is:
2 1 1 3
(A) − (B) − (C) 0 (D) (E)
3 3 4 8

3 A straight line passing through the point (0, 4) is perpendicular to the line x − 3y − 7 = 0. Its
equation is:
(A) y + 3x − 4 = 0 (B) y + 3x + 4 = 0 (C) y − 3x − 4 = 0
(D) 3y + x − 12 = 0 (E) 3y − x − 12 = 0

ab
4 Define an operation ∗ for positve real numbers as a ∗ b = . Then 4 ∗ (4 ∗ 4) equals:
a+b
3 4 16
(A) 4 (B) 1 (C) (D) 2 (E)
3 3

5 If f (n) = 31 n(n1)(n + 2), then f (r) − f (r − 1) equals:

(A) r(r + 1) (B) (r + 1)(r + 2) (C) 13 r(r + 1)
(D) 31 (r + 1)(r + 2) (E) 13 r(r + 1)(r + 2)

6 Let side AD of convex quadrilateral ABCD be extended through D, and let side BC be ex-
tended through C, to meet in point E. Let S represent the degree-sum of angles CDE and
DCE, and let S 0 represent the degree-sum of angles BAD and ABC. If r = S/S 0 , then:
(A) r = 1 sometimes, r > 1 sometimes
(B) r = 1 sometimes, r < 1 sometimes
(C) 0 < r < 1 (D) r > 1 (E) r = 1

7 Let O be the intersection point of medians AP and CQ of triangle ABC. If OQ is 3 inches, then
OP , in inches, is:
9
(A) 3 (B) (C) 6 (D) 9 (E) undetermined
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8 A positive number is mistakenly divided by 6 instead of being multiplied by 6. Based on the

correct answer, the error thus comitted, to the nearest percent, is:
(A) 100 (B) 97 (C) 83 (D) 17 (E) 3

9 The sum of the real values of x satisfying the equality |x + 2| = 2|x − 2| is:
1 2 1 2
(A) (B) (C) 6 (D) 6 (E) 6
3 3 3 3

10 Assume that, for a certain school, it is true that

I: Some students are not honest
II: All fraternity members are honest
A necessary conclusion is:
(A) Some students are fraternity members
(B) Some fraternity members are not students
(C) Some students are not fraternity members
(D) No fraternity member is a student
(E) No student is a fraternity member

11 If an arc of 60◦ on circle I has the same length as an arc of 45◦ on circle II, the ratio of the area
of circle I to that of circle II is:
(A) 16 : 9 (B) 9 : 16 (C) 4 : 3 (D) 3 : 4 (E) None of these

12 A circle passes through the vertices of a triangle with side-lengths of 7 12 , 10, 12 12 . The radius of
the circle is:
√
15 25 35 15 2
(A) (B) 5 (C) (D) (E)
4 4 4 2

13 If m and n are the roots of x2 + mx + n = 0, m 6= 0, n 6= 0, then the sum of the roots is:
1 1
(A) − (B) − 1 (C) (D) 1 (E) Undetermined
2 2

1 1
14 If x and y are non-zero numbers such that x = 1 + and y = 1 + , then y equals:
y x
(A) x − 1 (B) 1 − x (C) 1 + x (D) − x (E) x

15 Let P be the product of any three consecutive positive odd integers. The largest integer divid-
ing all such P is:
(A) 15 (B) 6 (C) 5 (D) 3 (E) 1

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16 < 2 and > −3, then:
If x is such that
x x
1 1 1 1
(A) − < x < (B) − < x < 3 (C) x >
3 2 2 2
1 1 1 1
(D) x > or − < x < 0 (E) x > or x < −
2 3 2 3

x1 + x2 + ... + xn
17 Let f (n) = , where n is a positive integer. If xk = (−1)k , k = 1, 2, ..., n, the set
n
of possible values of f (n) is:
1 1 1 1
(A) {0} (B) { } (C) {0, − } (D) {0, } (E) {1, }
n n n n

18 Side AB of triangle ABC has length 8 inches. Line DEF is drawn parallel to AB so that D is
on segment AC, and E is on segment BC. Line AE extended bisects angle F EC. If DE has
length 5 inches, then the length of CE, in inches, is:
51 53 40 27
(A) (B) 13 (C) (D) (E)
4 4 3 2

19 Let n be the number of ways that 10 dollars can be changed into dimes and quarters, with at
least one of each coin being used. Then n equals:
(A) 40 (B) 38 (C) 21 (D) 20 (E) 19

20 The measures of the interior angles of a convex polygon of n sides are in arithmetic progres-
sion. If the common difference is 5◦ and the largest angle is 160◦ , then n equals:
(A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 12 (D) 16 (E) 32

21 If S = 1! + 2! + 3! + · · · + 99!, then the units’ digit in the value of S is:

(A) 9 (B) 8 (C) 5 (D) 3 (E) 0

22 A segment of length 1 is divided into four segments. Then there exists a quadrilateral with the
four segments as sides if and only if each segment is:
(A) equal to 14
(B) equal to or greater than 18 and less than 1
2
(C) greater than 18 and less than 21
(D) greater than 18 and less than 14
(E) less than 12

23 If all the logarithms are real numbers, the equality

log(x + 3) + log(x − 1) = log(x2 − 2x − 3)

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is satisfied for:
(A) all real values of x
(B) no real values of x
(C) all real values of x except x = 0
(D) no real values of x except x = 0
(E) all real values of x except x = 1

24 A painting 1800 X 2400 is to be placed into a wooden frame with the longer dimension vertical.
The wood at the top and bottom is twice as wide as the wood on the sides. If the frame area
equals that of the painting itself, the ratio of the smaller to the larger dimension of the framed
painting is:
(A) 1 : 3 (B) 1 : 2 (C) 2 : 3 (D) 3 : 4 (E) 1 : 1

25 Ace runs with constant speed and Flash runs x times as fast, x > 1. Flash gives Ace a head
start of y yards, and, at a given signal, they start off in the same direction. Then the number of
yards Flash must run to catch Ace is:
y xy x+y x+y
(A) xy (B) x+y (C) x−1 (D) x+1 (E) x−1

26 Let S = 2 + 4 + 6 + · · · + 2N , where N is the smallest positive integer such that S > 1, 000, 000.
Then the sum of the digits of N is:
(A) 27 (B) 12 (C) 6 (D) 2 (E) 1

27 Let Sn = 1 − 2 + 3 − 4 + · · · + (−1)n−1 n, n = 1, 2, · · · . Then S17 + S33 + S50 equals:

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) − 1 (E) − 2

28 If the arithmetic mean of a and b is double their geometric mean, with a > b > 0, then a possible
value for the ratio ab , to the nearest integer, is
(A) 5 (B) 8 (C) 11 (D) 14 (E) none of these
x)
29 Given the three numbers x, y = xx , z = x(x with .9 < x < 1.0. Arranged in order of increasing
magnitude, they are:
(A) x, z, y (B) x, y, z (C) y, x, z (D) y, z, x (E) z, x, y

30 Convex polygons P1 and P2 are drawn in the same plane with n1 and n2 sides, respectively,
n1 ≤ n2 . If P1 and P2 do not have any line segment in common, then the maximum number of
intersections of P1 and P2 is:
(A) 2n1 (B) 2n2 (C) n1 n2 (D) n1 + n2 (E) none of these

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31 In this diagram, not √

drawn to√scale, figures I and III are equilateral triangular regions with re-
spective areas of 32 3 and 8 3 square inches. Figure II is a square region with area 32 sq. in.
Let the length of segment AD be decreased by 12 12 % of itself, while the lengths of AB and CD
remain unchanged. The percent decrease in the area of the square is:

I
II III
A B C D

(A) 12 12 (B) 25 (C) 50 (D) 75 (E) 87 21

32 A and B move uniformly along two straight paths intersecting at right angles in point O. When
A is at O, B is 500 yards short of O. In 2 minutes, they are equidistant from O, and in 8 minutes
more they are again equidistant from O. Then the ratio of A0 s speed to B 0 s speed is:
(A) 4 : 5 (B) 5 : 6 (C) 2 : 3 (D) 5 : 8 (E) 1 : 2

33 A number N has three digits when expressed in base 7. When N is expressed in base 9 the
digits are reversed. Then the middle digit is:
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5

34 With 400 members voting the House of Representatives defeated a bill. A re-vote, with the
same members voting, resulted in passage of the bill by twice the margin† by which it was
originally defeated. The number voting for the bill on the re-vote was 11
12
of the number voting
against it originally. How many more members voted for the bill the second time than voted
for it the first time?
(A) 75 (B) 60 (C) 50 (D) 45 (E) 20
† In this context, margin of defeat (passage) is defined as the number of nays minus the num-
ber of ayes (nays-ayes).

35 In this diagram the center of the circle is O, the radius is a inches, chord EF is parallel to chord
CD, O, G, H, J are collinear, and G is the midpoint of CD. Let K (sq. in.) represent the area of
trapezoid CDF E and let R (sq. in.) represent the area of rectangle ELM F . Then, as CD and
EF are translated upward so that OG increases toward the value a, while JH always equals
HG, the ratio K : R become arbitrarily close to:

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E H F

C D
L G M

O a

√
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) √1 + 1
(E) √1 +1
2 2 2

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