PRMO TEST

MATHEMATICS

TIME : 180 MIN. MAX. MARKS : 120

1. Find the number of 3-digit numbers which are the sums of the cubes of their digits.

2. What is the smallest number which can be written as the sum of three distinct primes, the product of
two distinct primes and the sum of three distinct squares ?

3. A mixture of wine and water is made in the ratio of wine : total = k : m, Adding x units of water or
removing x units of wine (x  0), each produces the same new ratio of wine : total. The numerical value
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of the new ratio is .find the value of n
n

4. As shown in the figure, circles with centres A, B and C are externally tangent to each other and
internally tangent to the circle with centre D. Circles B and C are congruent. Circle A has radius 1 and
m
passes through D. The radius of the circle B, is where m and n are relatively prime natural numbers
n
find the value of (m + n).

5. The arithmetic mean of the nine numbers in the given set {9, 99, 999, ....... 999999999} is a 9 digit
number N, all whose digits are distinct. Find the sum of digits of N.

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6. Compute the largest positive integer, n, such that is an integer.
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7. To deal with winters, Mr. A wears atleast 3 T-shirts every day. He has a total of 4, T-shirts. Find the
number of days he can deal with this winter, without wearing the same arrangement on more than one
day.
{Note : If A, B, C, D are four T-shirts wearing A inside B & B side C is a different arrangement them
wearing B inside A & C inside B}

8. Consider the sequence 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1…… The value of n such that the first n terms
sum up to 2010 is a four digit natural number. Find the sum of its digits.
k
9. Let P(x) be a polynomial of degree 3 such that P(k) = 3 for k = 0,1 ,2,3. Then the value of P(4) is

10. A rod of fixed length 2 units slides along the coordinate axes. If it meets the axes at A(a, 0) and B(0, b),
2 2
 1  1
then find the minimum value of  a   +  b   .
 a  b

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11. The total area of the non-triangle regions in the figure below (the shaded area) is equal to
p
  ab square units, where p and q are coprime natural numbers then find the value of (p + q)
q

a/4

b/6
b/3
b

b/3

a/3
a

12. Let circum centre of a triangle ABC be O and orthocenter of triangles OBC,OCA and OAB are A, B and
3 a 3
C respectively. If OA = and area of ABC = (where a, b are respectively prime numbers), then
2 b
find the value of (a – 5b).

13.. ABC is a triangle with AB = 5, BC = 6, and CA = 7. Squares are drawn on each side, as in the
image below. The area of hexagon DEFGH is (110 + b 6 )square units. find the value of 'b'.

14. Find sum of all possible values of 'x' for which there is a pair of of positive integers (x, y) such that
x y
2 + 1 = 3 , and y is not divisible by 4.

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15. Find the number of positive integers, n , such that   is prime.
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(where [x] represents greatest integer less than or equal to x)

16. Find number of integers x in [20, 50] such that 6x + 5  -19 (mod 10), that is, 10 divides (6x + 15) + 19.
5 5 5 5 5 5
17. Let f(X, Y, Z) = X Y – XY + Y Z – Y Z + Z X – ZX . Find the value of
f(2009,2010,2011)  f(2010,2011,2009)  f(2011,2010,2009)
f(2009,2010,2011)

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18. Find sum of all possibilities for the second-to-last digit of a number whose square is of the form
1_2_3_4_5_6_7_8_9_0 (each_ is a digit).

1 th
19. The currency of a country is now worth ounce of gold. After the n bailout package passed by
980
1 th
government, the currency gains by (n  1) of its (n – 1) value in gold. After three bank bailouts, the
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1  1 
currency is worth  1  c  in gold, where b, c are positive integers. Find c.
b  2 

20. Ten teams of four runners each compete in a cross-country race. A runner finishing in nth place
contributes n points to his team, and there are no ties. The team with the lowest score wins. Assuming
the first place team does not have the same score as any other team, how many winning scores are
Possible?

21. Two of the altitudes of a triangle are of lengths 4 and 9 units. If the length of third altitude is a positive
integer then find the sum of all possible values of this third altitude.
4 3 2
22. f(x) = x + ax + bx + cx + d. If  <  <  <  are distinct positive integers greater than 3 such that
f() = f() = f() = f() = 0 and 8a + 4b + 2c + d = 1139, then find sum ( +  +  + 
10

n3  3n 2 2
b
r 1
r
3 3
23. Let an = , bn = (an )  (an )  1 + (an ) – (an )  1 , n  N. Find the value of , given
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that bn  R.

24. Let P be the set of integers for which |x3 + 6x2 + 2x – 6| is prime, then find the number of elements in
set P.

1 1 1
25. Let a, b, c be 3 natural numbers satisfying    1 . Find the number of ordered triplets of (a, b, c)
a b c
satisfying the equation
2 3 4 5 10 15 20
26. Let f(x) = 1 + x + x + x + x , g(x) = 1 + x +x +x + x . Find the degree of the polymonial which is
the remainder when g(x) is divided by f(x).
2 2
27. Let ,  be roots of the quadratic equation ax + bx + c = 0, and = b – 4ac be it's discriminant, then
how many of these assertion(s) is(are) correct.
2 2 2 3 3
(i) ( +  ) = ( + ) ( +  ) = 0
2 2 2 3 3
(ii) ( +  ) = (+ ) ( +  ) c = 0
2 2 3 3
(iii) c = 0  +    are in G.P.
3 3 2 2 2
(iv) c = 0  ( + ) ( +  ) = ( +  )

28. Determine the largest positive integer n such that there exist positive integers x, y, z so that
2 2 2 2
n = x + y + z + 2xy + 2yz + 2zx + 3x + 3y + 3z – 6

29. A line segment is divided so that the lesser part is to the greater part as the greater part is to
the whole. If R is the ratio of the lesser part to the greater part, then the value of

R 2 R 1  
R R 1 
 
  1
R  R is

30. Two logs of length 10 are lying on the ground touching each other. Their radii are 3 & 1 and the smaller
log is fastened to the ground. The bigger log rolls over the smaller log without slipping, and stops as
soon as it touches ground again. The volume of the set of points swept out by the larger log as it rolls
over the smaller one is equal to n.(25then find the value of n.

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