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AMC 10 2021-fall-b

AMC 10 2021.

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Problem 1

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What is the value of 1234+2341+3412+41231234 + 2341 + 3412 + 4123 (A) 10,000(B) 10,010(C) 10,110(D) 11,000(E) 11,110\textbf{(A)}\: 10{,}000 \textbf{(B)} \: 10{,}010 \textbf{(C)} \: 10{,}110 \textbf{(D)} \: 11{,}000 \textbf{(E)} \: 11{,}110

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Problem 2

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What is the area of the shaded figure shown below?

(A) 4(B) 6(C) 8(D) 10(E) 12\textbf{(A)}\: 4 \textbf{(B)} \: 6 \textbf{(C)} \: 8 \textbf{(D)} \: 10 \textbf{(E)} \: 12

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Problem 3

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The expression 20212020−20202021\frac{2021}{2020} - \frac{2020}{2021} is equal to the fraction pq\frac{p}{q} in which pp and qq are positive integers whose greatest common divisor is 1{ }1. What is p?p? (A) 1(B) 9(C) 2020(D) 2021(E) 4041(\textbf{A})\: 1 (\textbf{B}) \: 9 (\textbf{C}) \: 2020 (\textbf{D}) \: 2021 (\textbf{E}) \: 4041

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Problem 4

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At noon on a certain day, Minneapolis is NN degrees warmer than St. Louis. At 4:004{:}00 the temperature in Minneapolis has fallen by 55 degrees while the temperature in St. Louis has risen by 33 degrees, at which time the temperatures in the two cities differ by 22 degrees. What is the product of all possible values of N?N? (A) 10(B) 30(C) 60(D) 100(E) 120\textbf{(A)}\: 10 \textbf{(B)} \: 30 \textbf{(C)} \: 60 \textbf{(D)} \: 100 \textbf{(E)} \: 120

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Problem 5

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Let n=82022n=8^{2022}. Which of the following is equal to n4?\frac{n}{4}? (A) 41010(B) 22022(C) 82018(D) 43031(E) 43032\textbf{(A)}\: 4^{1010} \textbf{(B)} \: 2^{2022} \textbf{(C)} \: 8^{2018} \textbf{(D)} \: 4^{3031} \textbf{(E)} \: 4^{3032}

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Problem 6

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The least positive integer with exactly 20212021 distinct positive divisors can be written in the form m⋅6km \cdot 6^k, where mm and kk are integers and 66 is not a divisor of mm. What is m+k?m+k? (A) 47(B) 58(C) 59(D) 88(E) 90(\textbf{A})\: 47 (\textbf{B}) \: 58 (\textbf{C}) \: 59 (\textbf{D}) \: 88 (\textbf{E}) \: 90

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Problem 7

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Call a fraction ab\frac{a}{b}, not necessarily in the simplest form, special if aa and bb are positive integers whose sum is 1515. How many distinct integers can be written as the sum of two, not necessarily different, special fractions? (A) 9(B) 10(C) 11(D) 12(E) 13\textbf{(A)}\ 9 \textbf{(B)}\ 10 \textbf{(C)}\ 11 \textbf{(D)}\ 12 \textbf{(E)}\ 13

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Problem 8

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The greatest prime number that is a divisor of 16,38416{,}384 is 22 because 16,384=21416{,}384 = 2^{14}. What is the sum of the digits of the greatest prime number that is a divisor of 16,38316{,}383? (A) 3(B) 7(C) 10(D) 16(E) 22\textbf{(A)} \: 3 \textbf{(B)} \: 7 \textbf{(C)} \: 10 \textbf{(D)} \: 16 \textbf{(E)} \: 22

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Problem 9

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The knights in a certain kingdom come in two colors. 27\frac{2}{7} of them are red, and the rest are blue. Furthermore, 16\frac{1}{6} of the knights are magical, and the fraction of red knights who are magical is 22 times the fraction of blue knights who are magical. What fraction of red knights are magical? (A) 29(B) 313(C) 727(D) 27(E) 13\textbf{(A) }\frac{2}{9} \textbf{(B) }\frac{3}{13} \textbf{(C) }\frac{7}{27} \textbf{(D) }\frac{2}{7} \textbf{(E) }\frac{1}{3}

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Problem 10

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Forty slips of paper numbered 11 to 4040 are placed in a hat. Alice and Bob each draw one number from the hat without replacement, keeping their numbers hidden from each other. Alice says, "I can't tell who has the larger number." Then Bob says, "I know who has the larger number." Alice says, "You do? Is your number prime?" Bob replies, "Yes." Alice says, "In that case, if I multiply your number by 100100 and add my number, the result is a perfect square. " What is the sum of the two numbers drawn from the hat? (A) 27(B) 37(C) 47(D) 57(E) 67\textbf{(A) }27 \textbf{(B) }37 \textbf{(C) }47 \textbf{(D) }57 \textbf{(E) }67

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Problem 11

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A regular hexagon of side length 11 is inscribed in a circle. Each minor arc of the circle determined by a side of the hexagon is reflected over that side. What is the area of the region bounded by these 66 reflected arcs? (A) 532−π(B) 33−π(C) 43−3π2(D) π−32(E) π+32(\textbf{A})\: \frac{5\sqrt{3}}{2} - \pi (\textbf{B}) \: 3\sqrt{3}-\pi (\textbf{C}) \: 4\sqrt{3}-\frac{3\pi}{2} (\textbf{D}) \: \pi - \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} (\textbf{E}) \: \frac{\pi + \sqrt{3}}{2}

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Problem 12

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Which of the following conditions is sufficient to guarantee that integers xx, yy, and zz satisfy the equation x(x−y)+y(y−z)+z(z−x)=1?x(x-y)+y(y-z)+z(z-x) = 1? (A) x>y\textbf{(A)} \: x>y and y=zy=z (B) x=y−1\textbf{(B)} \: x=y-1 and y=z−1y=z-1 (C) x=z+1\textbf{(C)} \: x=z+1 and y=x+1y=x+1 (D) x=z\textbf{(D)} \: x=z and y−1=xy-1=x (E) x+y+z=1\textbf{(E)} \: x+y+z=1

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Problem 13

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A square with side length 33 is inscribed in an isosceles triangle with one side of the square along the base of the triangle. A square with side length 22 has two vertices on the other square and the other two on sides of the triangle, as shown. What is the area of the triangle?

(A) 1914(B) 2014(C) 2134(D) 2212(E) 2334(\textbf{A})\: 19\frac14 (\textbf{B}) \: 20\frac14 (\textbf{C}) \: 21 \frac34 (\textbf{D}) \: 22\frac12 (\textbf{E}) \: 23\frac34

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Problem 14

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Una rolls 66 standard 66-sided dice simultaneously and calculates the product of the 66{ } numbers obtained. What is the probability that the product is divisible by 4?4? (A) 34(B) 5764(C) 5964(D) 187192(E) 6364\textbf{(A)}\: \frac34 \textbf{(B)} \: \frac{57}{64} \textbf{(C)} \: \frac{59}{64} \textbf{(D)} \: \frac{187}{192} \textbf{(E)} \: \frac{63}{64}

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Problem 15

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In square ABCDABCD, points PP and QQ lie on AD‾\overline{AD} and AB‾\overline{AB}, respectively. Segments BP‾\overline{BP} and CQ‾\overline{CQ} intersect at right angles at RR, with BR=6BR = 6 and PR=7PR = 7. What is the area of the square?

(A) 85(B) 93(C) 100(D) 117(E) 125\textbf{(A) }85 \textbf{(B) }93 \textbf{(C) }100 \textbf{(D) }117 \textbf{(E) }125

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Problem 16

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Five balls are arranged around a circle. Chris chooses two adjacent balls at random and interchanges them. Then Silva does the same, with her choice of adjacent balls to interchange being independent of Chris's. What is the expected number of balls that occupy their original positions after these two successive transpositions? (A) 1.6(B) 1.8(C) 2.0(D) 2.2(E) 2.4(\textbf{A})\: 1.6 (\textbf{B}) \: 1.8 (\textbf{C}) \: 2.0 (\textbf{D}) \: 2.2 (\textbf{E}) \: 2.4

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Problem 17

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Distinct lines ℓ\ell and mm lie in the xyxy-plane. They intersect at the origin. Point P(−1,4)P(-1, 4) is reflected about line ℓ\ell to point P′P', and then P′P' is reflected about line mm to point P′′P''. The equation of line ℓ\ell is 5x−y=05x - y = 0, and the coordinates of P′′P'' are (4,1)(4,1). What is the equation of line m?m? (A) 5x+2y=0(B) 3x+2y=0(C) x−3y=0(D) 2x−3y=0(E) 5x−3y=0(\textbf{A})\: 5x+2y=0 (\textbf{B}) \: 3x+2y=0 (\textbf{C}) \: x-3y=0 (\textbf{D}) \: 2x-3y=0 (\textbf{E}) \: 5x-3y=0

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Problem 18

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Three identical square sheets of paper each with side length 66{ } are stacked on top of each other. The middle sheet is rotated clockwise 30∘30^\circ about its center and the top sheet is rotated clockwise 60∘60^\circ about its center, resulting in the 2424-sided polygon shown in the figure below. The area of this polygon can be expressed in the form a−bca-b\sqrt{c}, where aa, bb, and cc are positive integers, and cc is not divisible by the square of any prime. What is a+b+c?a+b+c?

(A) 75(B) 93(C) 96(D) 129(E) 147(\textbf{A})\: 75 (\textbf{B}) \: 93 (\textbf{C}) \: 96 (\textbf{D}) \: 129 (\textbf{E}) \: 147

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Problem 19

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Let NN be the positive integer 7777…7777777\ldots777, a 313313-digit number where each digit is a 77. Let f(r)f(r) be the leading digit of the rr{ }th root of NN. What isf(2)+f(3)+f(4)+f(5)+f(6)?f(2) + f(3) + f(4) + f(5)+ f(6)?(A) 8(B) 9(C) 11(D) 22(E) 29(\textbf{A})\: 8 (\textbf{B}) \: 9 (\textbf{C}) \: 11 (\textbf{D}) \: 22 (\textbf{E}) \: 29

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Problem 20

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In a particular game, each of 44 players rolls a standard 66{ }-sided die. The winner is the player who rolls the highest number. If there is a tie for the highest roll, those involved in the tie will roll again and this process will continue until one player wins. Hugo is one of the players in this game. What is the probability that Hugo's first roll was a 5,5, given that he won the game? (A) 61216(B) 3671296(C) 41144(D) 185648(E) 1136(\textbf{A})\: \frac{61}{216} (\textbf{B}) \: \frac{367}{1296} (\textbf{C}) \: \frac{41}{144} (\textbf{D}) \: \frac{185}{648} (\textbf{E}) \: \frac{11}{36}

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Problem 21

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Regular polygons with 5,6,7,5,6,7, and 88 sides are inscribed in the same circle. No two of the polygons share a vertex, and no three of their sides intersect at a common point. At how many points inside the circle do two of their sides intersect? (A) 52(B) 56(C) 60(D) 64(E) 68(\textbf{A})\: 52 (\textbf{B}) \: 56 (\textbf{C}) \: 60 (\textbf{D}) \: 64 (\textbf{E}) \: 68

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Problem 22

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For each integer n≥2n\geq 2, let SnS_n be the sum of all products jkjk, where jj and kk are integers and 1≤j<k≤n1\leq j<k\leq n. What is the sum of the 10 least values of nn such that SnS_n is divisible by 33? (A) 196(B) 197(C) 198(D) 199(E) 200\textbf{(A)}\ 196 \textbf{(B)}\ 197 \textbf{(C)}\ 198 \textbf{(D)}\ 199 \textbf{(E)}\ 200

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Problem 23

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Each of the 55{ } sides and the 55{ } diagonals of a regular pentagon are randomly and independently colored red or blue with equal probability. What is the probability that there will be a triangle whose vertices are among the vertices of the pentagon such that all of its sides have the same color? (A) 23(B) 105128(C) 125128(D) 253256(E) 1(\textbf{A})\: \frac23 (\textbf{B}) \: \frac{105}{128} (\textbf{C}) \: \frac{125}{128} (\textbf{D}) \: \frac{253}{256} (\textbf{E}) \: 1

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Problem 24

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A cube is constructed from 44 white unit cubes and 44 blue unit cubes. How many different ways are there to construct the 2×2×22 \times 2 \times 2 cube using these smaller cubes? (Two constructions are considered the same if one can be rotated to match the other.) (A) 7(B) 8(C) 9(D) 10(E) 11\textbf{(A)}\ 7 \textbf{(B)}\ 8 \textbf{(C)}\ 9 \textbf{(D)}\ 10 \textbf{(E)}\ 11

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Problem 25

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A rectangle with side lengths 11{ } and 3,3, a square with side length 1,1, and a rectangle RR are inscribed inside a larger square as shown. The sum of all possible values for the area of RR can be written in the form mn\tfrac mn, where mm and nn are relatively prime positive integers. What is m+n?m+n?

(A) 14(B) 23(C) 46(D) 59(E) 67(\textbf{A})\: 14 (\textbf{B}) \: 23 (\textbf{C}) \: 46 (\textbf{D}) \: 59 (\textbf{E}) \: 67

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