ASSIGNMENT

SUBJECT: IOQM Topic: Algebra

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1. Questions 1 to 10 carry 2 marks each; Questions 11 to 20 carry 3 marks each;
Questions 21 and 30 carry 5 marks each.
2. There are no negative marks.
3. Use of mobile phones, smartphones, ipads, calculators, programmable wrist watches is
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7. Each question has a one, two or three digit number as answer.

1. Find the number of second-degree polynomials f(x) with integer coefficients and integer zeros for
which f(0) = 2010.

2. Find the smallest positive integer n with the property that the polynomial x 4 – nx + 63 can be
written as a product of two nonconstant polynomials with integer coefficients.

3. For certain real values of a, b, c and d the equation x 4 + ax3 + bx2 + cx + d = 0 has four non-real
roots. The product of two of these roots is 13 + i and the sum of the other two roots is 3 + 4i,
where i = −1 . Find b.

4. Let P be the product of the nonreal roots of x4 – 4x3 + 6x2 – 4x = 2005. Find P  .

5. Real numbers r and s are roots of p(x) = x3 + ax + b, and r + 4 and s – 3 are roots of q(x) = x3 + ax
+ b + 240. Find the sum of all possible values of |b|.

6. The equation 2333x−2 + 2111x+2 = 2222x+1 + 1 has three real roots. Given that their sum is m/n where m
and n are relatively prime positive integers, find m + n.

7. For how many real numbers a does the quadratic equation x 2 + ax + 6a = 0 have only integer roots
for x?

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8. Determine x2 + y2 + z2 + w2 if

x2 y2 z2 w2
+ + + =1
22 − 1 22 − 33 22 − 52 22 − 72
x2 y2 z2 w2
+ + + =1
42 − 1 42 − 32 42 − 52 42 − 72
x2 y2 z2 w2
+ + + =1
62 − 1 62 − 32 62 − 52 62 − 72
x2 y2 z2 w2
+ + + =1
82 − 1 82 − 32 82 − 52 82 − 72

m+ n
9. The equation 2000x6 + 100x5 + 10x3 + x – 2 = 0 has exactly two real roots, one of which is
r
, where m, n and r are integers, m and r are relatively prime, and r > 0. Find m + n + r.

2 3
10. Let f1 ( x ) = − , and for n  2, define fn(x) = f1(fn-1(x)). The value of x that satisfies f1001(x) = x –
3 3x + 1
m
3 can be expressed in the form , where m and n are relatively prime positive integers. Find m +
n
n.

ax + b
11. The function f defined by f ( x ) = , where a, b, c and d are nonzero real numbers, has the
cx + d

−d
properties f(19) = 19, f(97) = 97 and f(f(x)) = x for all values except . Find the unique number
c
that is not in the range of f.

12. Let P(x) be a quadratic polynomial with real coefficients satisfying x2 − 2x + 2  P(x)  2x2 − 4x + 3
for all real numbers x, and suppose P(11) = 181. Find P(16).

13. It is possible to place positive integers into the vacant twenty-one squares of the 5 × 5 square
shown below so that the numbers in each row and column form arithmetic sequences. Find the
number that must occupy the vacant square marked by the asterisk (*).

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14. If the integer k is added to each of the numbers 36, 300, and 596, one obtains the squares of three
consecutive terms of an arithmetic series. Find k.

15. Compute
( 10 4
)( )( )(
+ 324 224 + 324 344 + 324 464 + 324 584 + 324 )( ).
(44
+ 324 )( 16
4
+ 324 )( 28
4
+ 324 )( 40 4
+ 324 )(52
4
+ 324 )

16. Let C be the coefficient of x2 in the expansion of the product (1 – x)(1 + 2x)(1 – 3x) … (1 + 14x) (1 –
15x). Find |C|.

n
17. Let x1 = 97, and for n > 1, let xn = . Calculate the product x1x2x3x4x5x6x7x8.
xn− 1

18. The pages of a book are numbered 1 through n. When the page numbers of the book were added,
one of the page numbers was mistakenly added twice, resulting in an incorrect sum of 1986. What
was the number of the page that was added twice?

10000
1
19. Find the integer that is closest to 1000 
n= 3
2
n −4
.

20. It is given that log6 a + log6 b +log6 c = 6 where a, b and c are positive integers that form an
increasing geometric sequence and b – a is the square of an integer. Find a + b + c.

21. The increasing sequence 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, … consists of all positive integers that are neither the
square nor the cube of a positive integer. Find the 500th term of this sequence.

22. What is the smallest positive integer that can be expressed as the sum of nine consecutive
integers, the sum of ten consecutive integers, and the sum of eleven consecutive integers?

9x2 sin2 x + 4
23. Find the minimum value of for 0 < x < .
x sin x

8 n 7
24. What is the largest positive integer n for which there is a unique integer k such that   ?
15 n + k 13

25. Find the number of positive integers for which x2 – 7x + 12 is a prime.

26. Define, P(x) = (x - 12)(x - 22) … (x - 1002). Find the sum of digit of the number of integers n are there
such that P(n) ≤ 0?

27. The polynomial p(x) = x 3 + ax 2 + bx + c has the property that the average of its zeros, the product
of its zeros, and the sum of its coefficients are all equal. The y -intercept of the graph of y = p(x)
is 2. What is the absolute value of b ?

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28. If x, y and z are positive numbers satisfying x + = 4, y + = 1 and z + = . Then what is the value
y z x 3
of xyz?

29. Four positive integers a, b, c and d have a product of 8! and satisfy:

ab + a + b = 524
bc + b + c = 146
cd + c + d = 104
What is a – d?

30. If the sum of all positive integers n for which n2 + 20n – 2020 is a perfect square is H, find H (mod
100).

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