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AMC10 2012 B

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AMC10 · 2012 (B)

Q1
Each third-grade classroom at Pearl Creek Elementary has 18 students and 2 pet rabbits. How many more students than rabbits are there in all 4 of the third-grade classrooms?
Pearl Creek 小学的每个三年级教室有 18 名学生和 2 只宠物兔子。4 个三年级教室里,学生比兔子多多少?
Correct Answer: C
There are $18-2 = 16$ more students than rabbits per classroom.\nAltogether there are $4 \cdot 16 = 64$ more students than rabbits.
每间教室学生比兔子多 $18-2 = 16$ 个。 总共 $4 \cdot 16 = 64$ 个学生比兔子多。
Q2
A circle of radius 5 is inscribed in a rectangle as shown. The ratio of the length of the rectangle to its width is 2 : 1. What is the area of the rectangle?
一个半径为 5 的圆内切于一个矩形中,如图所示。矩形的长宽比为 2 : 1。矩形的面积是多少?
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Correct Answer: E
The width of the rectangle is the diameter of the circle, so the\nwidth is $2 \cdot 5 = 10$. The length of the rectangle is $2 \cdot 10 = 20$. Therefore the area\nof the rectangle is $10 \cdot 20 = 200$.
矩形的宽度是圆的直径,因此宽度为 $2 \cdot 5 = 10$。矩形的长度为 $2 \cdot 10 = 20$。因此矩形的面积为 $10 \cdot 20 = 200$。
Q3
The point in the xy-plane with coordinates (1000, 2012) is reflected across the line y = 2000. What are the coordinates of the reflected point?
xy 平面上坐标为 (1000, 2012) 的点映关于直线 y = 2000。映点后的坐标是什么?
Correct Answer: B
The given point is 12 units above the horizontal line $y = 2000$. The reflected point will be 12 units below the line, and 24 units below the given point. The coordinates of the reflected point are (1000, 1988).
给定点在水平线 $y = 2000$ 上方 12 个单位。 映点将在下方 12 个单位,即给定点下方 24 个单位。映点的坐标为 (1000, 1988)。
Q4
When Ringo places his marbles into bags with 6 marbles per bag, he has 4 marbles left over. When Paul does the same with his marbles, he has 3 marbles left over. Ringo and Paul pool their marbles and place them into as many bags as possible, with 6 marbles per bag. How many marbles will be left over?
Ringo 把他的弹珠装入每袋 6 个的袋子时,剩下 4 个。Paul 这样做时剩下 3 个。Ringo 和 Paul 把弹珠合在一起,尽可能装入每袋 6 个的袋子。会剩下多少弹珠?
Correct Answer: A
Answer (A): The 7 marbles left over will fill one more bag of 6 marbles leaving 1 marble left over.
答案(A):剩下的 7 颗弹珠可以再装满一袋(每袋 6 颗),并且还会剩下 1 颗弹珠。
Q5
Anna enjoys dinner at a restaurant in Washington, D.C., where the sales tax on meals is 10%. She leaves a 15% tip on the price of her meal before the sales tax is added, and the tax is calculated on the pre-tip amount. She spends a total of $27.50 for dinner. What is the cost of her dinner without tax or tip?
Anna 在华盛顿特区的一家餐厅享用晚餐,那里的餐税为 10%。她在税前餐价上留下 15% 的小费,税是基于小费前金额计算的。她总共花了 27.50 美元吃晚饭。不含税和小费,她的晚餐费用是多少?
Correct Answer: D
Tax is 10% and tip is 15%, so her total cost is 100% + 10% +\n15% = 125% of her meal. Thus her meal costs $\frac{27.50}{1.25} = \$22$.
税 10% 和小费 15%,所以总费用是餐费的 100% + 10% + 15% = 125%。因此餐费为 $\frac{27.50}{1.25} = \$22$。
Q6
In order to estimate the value of $x - y$ where $x$ and $y$ are real numbers with $x > y > 0$, Xiaoli rounded $x$ up by a small amount, rounded $y$ down by the same amount, and then subtracted her rounded values. Which of the following statements is necessarily correct?
为了估算实数 $x - y$ 的值,其中 $x > y > 0$,小丽将 $x$ 向上取整了一小段距离,将 $y$ 向下取整了相同距离,然后减去她取整后的值。以下哪个陈述一定是正确的?
Correct Answer: A
Consider $x$ and $y$ as points on the real number line, with $x$\nnecessarily to the right of $y$.\nThen $x - y$ is the distance between $x$ and $y$.\nXiaoli’s rounding moved $x$ to the right and moved $y$ to the left. Therefore the\ndistance between them increased, and her estimate is larger than $x - y$.\n\nTo see that the other answer choices are not correct, let $x = 2.9$ and $y = 2.1$,\nand round each by 0.1. Then $x - y = 0.8$ and Xiaoli’s estimated difference is\n$(2.9 + 0.1) - (2.1 - 0.1) = 1.0$.
将 $x$ 和 $y$ 视为实数轴上的点,$x$ 必然在 $y$ 的右侧。 那么 $x - y$ 是 $x$ 和 $y$ 之间的距离。 小丽的取整将 $x$ 向右移动,将 $y$ 向左移动。因此它们之间的距离增加了,她的估计值大于 $x - y$。 为了看出其他选项不正确,取 $x = 2.9$ 和 $y = 2.1$, 每个取整 0.1。那么 $x - y = 0.8$,小丽的估计差值为 $(2.9 + 0.1) - (2.1 - 0.1) = 1.0$。
Q7
For a science project, Sammy observed a chipmunk and a squirrel stashing acorns in holes. The chipmunk hid 3 acorns in each of the holes it dug. The squirrel hid 4 acorns in each of the holes it dug. They each hid the same number of acorns, although the squirrel needed 4 fewer holes. How many acorns did the chipmunk hide?
为了科学项目,Sammy 观察了一只花栗鼠和一只松鼠将橡子藏在洞里。花栗鼠在它挖的每个洞里藏了 3 个橡子。松鼠在它挖的每个洞里藏了 4 个橡子。它们各藏了相同数量的橡子,尽管松鼠用了少 4 个洞。花栗鼠藏了多少橡子?
Correct Answer: D
Let $h$ be the number of holes dug by the chipmunk. Then the\nchipmunk hid $3h$ acorns, while the squirrel hid $4(h - 4)$ acorns. Since they hid\nthe same number of acorns, $3h = 4(h - 4)$. Solving gives $h = 16$. Thus the\nchipmunk hid $3 \cdot 16 = 48$ acorns.
设 $h$ 为花栗鼠挖的洞数。那么花栗鼠藏了 $3h$ 个橡子,而松鼠藏了 $4(h - 4)$ 个橡子。由于它们藏了相同数量的橡子,$3h = 4(h - 4)$。解得 $h = 16$。因此花栗鼠藏了 $3 \cdot 16 = 48$ 个橡子。
Q8
What is the sum of all integer solutions to $1 < (x - 2)^2 < 25$?
求 $1 < (x - 2)^2 < 25$ 的所有整数解的和。
Correct Answer: B
Answer (B): If $x-2>0$, then the given inequality is equivalent to $1<x-2<5$, or $3<x<7$. The integer solutions in this case are $4,5,$ and $6$. If $x-2<0$, then the given inequality is equivalent to $-5<x-2<-1$, or $-3<x<1$. The integer solutions in this case are $-2,-1,$ and $0$. The sum of all integer solutions is $12$.
答案(B):如果 $x-2>0$,则所给不等式等价于 $1<x-2<5$,即 $3<x<7$。此时整数解为 $4,5,6$。如果 $x-2<0$,则所给不等式等价于 $-5<x-2<-1$,即 $-3<x<1$。此时整数解为 $-2,-1,0$。所有整数解的和为 $12$。
Q9
Two integers have a sum of 26. When two more integers are added to the first two integers the sum is 41. Finally when two more integers are added to the sum of the previous four integers the sum is 57. What is the minimum number of even integers among the 6 integers?
两个整数的和为 26。当再添加两个整数到前两个整数时,和为 41。最后当再添加两个整数到前四个整数的和时,和为 57。这 6 个整数中偶数的个数最小是多少?
Correct Answer: A
The sum of two integers is even if they are both even or both\nodd. The sum of two integers is odd if one is even and one is odd. Only the\nmiddle two integers have an odd sum, namely $41 - 26 = 15$. Hence at least one\ninteger must be even. A list satisfying the given conditions in which there is\nonly one even integer is 1, 25, 1, 14, 1, 15.
两个整数的和为偶数当且仅当它们都是偶数或都是奇数。两个整数的和为奇数当且仅当一个偶一个奇。只有中间两个整数的和为奇数,即 $41 - 26 = 15$。因此至少有一个整数必须是偶数。满足条件的列表中只有一个偶数的例子是 1、25、1、14、1、15。
Q10
How many ordered pairs of positive integers $(M, N)$ satisfy the equation $\frac{M}{6} = \frac{6}{N}$?
有几个正整数有序对 $(M, N)$ 满足方程 $\frac{M}{6} = \frac{6}{N}$?
Correct Answer: D
Multiplying the given equation by $6N$ gives $MN = 36$. The\ndivisors of 36 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 36. Each of these divisors can be\npaired with a divisor to make a product of 36. Hence there are 9 ordered pairs\n$(M, N)$.
将给定方程两边乘以 $6N$ 得 $MN = 36$。36 的因数是 1、2、3、4、6、9、12、18 和 36。这些因数中的每一个都可以与另一个因数配对使积为 36。因此有 9 个有序对 $(M, N)$。
Q11
A dessert chef prepares the dessert for every day of a week starting with Sunday. The dessert each day is either cake, pie, ice cream, or pudding. The same dessert may not be served two days in a row. There must be cake on Friday because of a birthday. How many different dessert menus for the week are possible?
一位甜点厨师为一周从星期日开始的每一天准备甜点。每一天的甜点是蛋糕、派、冰淇淋或布丁之一。不能连续两天提供相同的甜点。因为生日的原因,星期五必须有蛋糕。一周的甜点菜单有多少种不同的可能?
Correct Answer: A
Answer (A): There are 3 choices for Saturday (anything except cake) and for the same reason 3 choices for Thursday. Similarly there are 3 choices for Wednesday, Tuesday, Monday, and Sunday (anything except what was to be served the following day). Therefore there are $3^6=729$ possible dessert menus.
答案(A):星期六有 3 种选择(除蛋糕外的任何甜点),同理星期四也有 3 种选择。类似地,星期三、星期二、星期一和星期日也各有 3 种选择(除去第二天将要供应的那种甜点)。因此共有 $3^6=729$ 种可能的甜点菜单。
Q12
Point B is due east of point A. Point C is due north of point B. The distance between points A and C is $10\sqrt{2}$ meters, and $\angle BAC = 45^\circ$. Point D is 20 meters due north of point C. The distance AD is between which two integers?
点B在点A的正东方向。点C在点B的正北方向。点A和点C之间的距离是 $10\sqrt{2}$ 米,且 $\angle BAC = 45^\circ$。点D在点C的正北20米。距离AD在哪两个整数之间?
Correct Answer: B
. Answer (B): Note that $\angle ABC = 90^\circ$, so $\triangle ABC$ is a $45$-$45$-$90^\circ$ triangle. Because hypotenuse $AC = 10\sqrt{2}$, the legs of $\triangle ABC$ have length $10$. Therefore $AB = 10$ and $BD = BC + CD = 10 + 20 = 30$. By the Pythagorean Theorem, $AD = \sqrt{10^2 + 30^2} = \sqrt{1000}.$ Because $31^2 = 961$ and $32^2 = 1024$, it follows that $31 < AD < 32$.
. 答案(B):注意 $\angle ABC = 90^\circ$,所以 $\triangle ABC$ 是一个 $45$-$45$-$90^\circ$ 三角形。因为斜边 $AC = 10\sqrt{2}$,所以 $\triangle ABC$ 的两条直角边长度都是 $10$。因此 $AB = 10$,并且 $BD = BC + CD = 10 + 20 = 30$。由勾股定理, $AD = \sqrt{10^2 + 30^2} = \sqrt{1000}.$ 因为 $31^2 = 961$ 且 $32^2 = 1024$,所以 $31 < AD < 32$。
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Q13
It takes Clea 60 seconds to walk down an escalator when it is not operating, and only 24 seconds to walk down the escalator when it is operating. How many seconds does it take Clea to ride down the operating escalator when she just stands on it?
Clea走下静止的自动扶梯需要60秒,走下运行中的自动扶梯需要24秒。Clea只是站在运行中的自动扶梯上向下乘坐需要多少秒?
Correct Answer: B
Answer (B): Let $x$ be Clea's rate of walking and $r$ be the rate of the moving escalator. Because the distance is constant, $24(x+r)=60x$. Solving for $r$ yields $r=\frac{3}{2}x$. Let $t$ be the time required for Clea to make the escalator trip while just standing on it. Then $rt=60x$, so $\frac{3}{2}xt=60x$. Therefore $t=40$ seconds.
答案(B):设 $x$ 为 Clea 的步行速度,$r$ 为自动扶梯的运行速度。由于路程恒定,有 $24(x+r)=60x$。解得 $r=\frac{3}{2}x$。设 $t$ 为 Clea 站在扶梯上不走动完成全程所需的时间,则 $rt=60x$,所以 $\frac{3}{2}xt=60x$。因此 $t=40$ 秒。
Q14
Two equilateral triangles are contained in a square whose side length is $2\sqrt{3}$. The bases of these triangles are the opposite sides of the square, and their intersection is a rhombus. What is the area of the rhombus?
一个边长为 $2\sqrt{3}$ 的正方形内包含两个等边三角形。这些三角形的底边分别是正方形的对边,它们的交集是一个菱形。求这个菱形的面积。
Correct Answer: D
Answer (D): Construct the altitude for one of the equilateral triangles to its base on the square. Label the vertices of one of the resulting $30-60-90^\circ$ triangles $A$, $B$, and $C$, as shown. Then $AB=\sqrt{3}$ and $BC=3$. Label one of the intersection points of the two equilateral triangles $D$ and the center of the square $E$. Then $\triangle CDE$ is a $30-60-90^\circ$ triangle, $CE=3-\sqrt{3}$, and $DE=\frac{3-\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}}=\sqrt{3}-1$. The area of $\triangle CDE$ is $\frac{1}{2}\cdot(3-\sqrt{3})\cdot(\sqrt{3}-1)=2\sqrt{3}-3$. Hence the area of the rhombus is $4\cdot(2\sqrt{3}-3)=8\sqrt{3}-12$.
答案(D):作其中一个等边三角形的高,使其垂直于正方形上的底边。按图所示,将所得到的一个 $30-60-90^\circ$ 三角形的顶点标为 $A$、$B$、$C$。则 $AB=\sqrt{3}$,$BC=3$。将两个等边三角形的一个交点标为 $D$,正方形的中心标为 $E$。则 $\triangle CDE$ 是一个 $30-60-90^\circ$ 三角形,$CE=3-\sqrt{3}$,且 $DE=\frac{3-\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}}=\sqrt{3}-1$。$\triangle CDE$ 的面积为 $\frac{1}{2}\cdot(3-\sqrt{3})\cdot(\sqrt{3}-1)=2\sqrt{3}-3$。因此菱形的面积为 $4\cdot(2\sqrt{3}-3)=8\sqrt{3}-12$。
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Q15
In a round-robin tournament with 6 teams, each team plays one game against each other team, and each game results in one team winning and one team losing. At the end of the tournament, the teams are ranked by the number of games won. What is the maximum number of teams that could be tied for the most wins at the end of the tournament?
在一个有6支队伍的循环赛中,每支队伍与其他每支队伍各进行一场比赛,每场比赛有一支队伍胜、一支队伍负。锦标赛结束时,按胜场数对队伍排名。最多有多少支队伍可能并列胜场数最多?
Correct Answer: D
A total of 15 games are played, so all 6 teams could not be\ntied for the most wins as this would require $15/6 = 2.5$ wins per team. However,\nit is possible for 5 teams to be tied, each with 3 wins and 2 losses. One such\noutcome can be constructed by labeling 5 of the teams A, B, C, D, and E, and\nplacing these labels at distinct points on a circle. If each of these teams beat\nthe 2 labeled teams clockwise from its respective labeled point, as well as the\nremaining unlabeled team, all 5 would tie with 3 wins and 2 losses.
总共进行15场比赛,所以6支队伍不可能并列最多胜场,因为这需要每队 $15/6 = 2.5$ 场胜利。然而,5支队伍可以并列,每支3胜2负。可以这样构造结果:将5支队伍标记为A、B、C、D和E,放置在圆周上的不同点。如果每支队伍击败其顺时针方向的两个标记队伍以及剩余的无标记队伍,则这5支队伍都以3胜2负并列。
Q16
Three circles with radius 2 are mutually tangent. What is the total area of the circles and the region bounded by them, as shown in the figure?
三个半径为2的圆互切。圆与它们所围区域的总面积是多少,如图所示?
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Correct Answer: A
Connect the centers of the three circles to form an equilateral\ntriangle with side length 4. Then the requested area is equal to the area of this\ntriangle and a $300^\circ$ sector of each circle. The equilateral triangle has base 4 and\naltitude $2\sqrt{3}$, so its area is\n\n$\frac{1}{2} \cdot 4 \cdot 2\sqrt{3} = 4\sqrt{3}$.\n\nThe area of each sector is $\frac{300}{360} \cdot \pi \cdot 2^2 = \frac{10\pi}{3}$. Hence the total area is $3 \cdot \frac{10\pi}{3} + 4\sqrt{3} = 10\pi + 4\sqrt{3}$.
连接三个圆心,形成边长为4的等边三角形。所求面积等于该三角形面积加上每个圆的$300^\circ$扇形面积。等边三角形底边为4,高为$2\sqrt{3}$,面积为$\frac{1}{2} \cdot 4 \cdot 2\sqrt{3} = 4\sqrt{3}$。每个扇形面积为$\frac{300}{360} \cdot \pi \cdot 2^2 = \frac{10\pi}{3}$。因此总面积为$3 \cdot \frac{10\pi}{3} + 4\sqrt{3} = 10\pi + 4\sqrt{3}$。
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Q17
Jesse cuts a circular paper disk of radius 12 along two radii to form two sectors, the smaller having a central angle of 120 degrees. He makes two circular cones, using each sector to form the lateral surface of a cone. What is the ratio of the volume of the smaller cone to that of the larger?
杰西将半径为12的圆纸盘沿两条半径切开,形成两个扇形,其中较小的中心角为120度。他用每个扇形制作一个圆锥,作为圆锥的侧面。较小圆锥体积与较大圆锥体积的比率为多少?
Correct Answer: C
Answer (C): Each sector forms a cone with slant height 12. The circumference of the base of the smaller cone is \$\frac{120}{360}\cdot 2\cdot 12\cdot \pi=8\pi\$. Hence the radius of the base of the smaller cone is 4 and its height is \$\sqrt{12^2-4^2}=8\sqrt{2}\$. Similarly, the circumference of the base of the larger cone is \$16\pi\$. Hence the radius of the base of the larger cone is 8 and its height is \$4\sqrt{5}\$. The ratio of the volume of the smaller cone to the volume of larger cone is \[ \frac{\frac{1}{3}\pi\cdot 4^2\cdot 8\sqrt{2}}{\frac{1}{3}\pi\cdot 8^2\cdot 4\sqrt{5}}=\frac{\sqrt{10}}{10}. \]
答案(C):每个扇形形成一个母线长为 12 的圆锥。较小圆锥底面圆周长为 \$\frac{120}{360}\cdot 2\cdot 12\cdot \pi=8\pi\$。因此较小圆锥的底面半径为 4,高为 \$\sqrt{12^2-4^2}=8\sqrt{2}\$。同理,较大圆锥的底面圆周长为 \$16\pi\$。因此较大圆锥的底面半径为 8,高为 \$4\sqrt{5}\$。较小圆锥体积与较大圆锥体积之比为 \[ \frac{\frac{1}{3}\pi\cdot 4^2\cdot 8\sqrt{2}}{\frac{1}{3}\pi\cdot 8^2\cdot 4\sqrt{5}}=\frac{\sqrt{10}}{10}. \]
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Q18
Suppose that one of every 500 people in a certain population has a particular disease, which displays no symptoms. A blood test is available for screening for this disease. For a person who has this disease, the test always turns out positive. For a person who does not have the disease, however, there is a 2% false positive rate—in other words, for such people, 98% of the time the test will turn out negative, but 2% of the time the test will turn out positive and will incorrectly indicate that the person has the disease. Let p be the probability that a person who is chosen at random from this population and gets a positive test result actually has the disease. Which of the following is closest to p ?
假设某人群中每500人中有一人患有某种无症状疾病。有一种血液检测可用于筛查该疾病。对于患病者,检测总是阳性。对于未患病者,假阳性率为2%——即98%情况下检测阴性,2%情况下检测阳性,错误指示患病。设p为从该人群随机选中一人并检测阳性后实际患病的概率。下列哪项最接近p?
Correct Answer: C
On average for every 500 people tested, 1 will test positive because he or she has the disease, while 2% · 499 ≈ 10 will test positive even though they do not have the disease. In other words, of approximately 11 people who test positive, only 1 has the disease, so the probability is approximately$\frac{1}{11}$.
平均每500人检测,1人因患病呈阳性,而2% · 499 ≈ 10人虽未患病但呈阳性。也就是说,大约11人呈阳性中,只有1人患病,故概率约为$\frac{1}{11}$。
Q19
In rectangle ABCD, AB = 6, AD = 30, and G is the midpoint of AD. Segment AB is extended 2 units beyond B to point E, and F is the intersection of ED and BC. What is the area of BFDG ?
在矩形ABCD中,AB = 6,AD = 30,G为AD中点。将线段AB向B外延长2单位至点E,F为ED与BC交点。BFDG的面积是多少?
Correct Answer: C
Answer (C): Because $\triangle EBF$ is similar to $\triangle EAD$, it follows that $\dfrac{BF}{AD}=\dfrac{BE}{AE}$, or $\dfrac{BF}{30}=\dfrac{2}{8}$, giving $BF=\dfrac{15}{2}$. The area of trapezoid $BFDG$ is $\dfrac{1}{2}h(b_1+b_2)=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot AB\cdot(BF+GD)=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot 6\cdot\left(\dfrac{15}{2}+15\right)=\dfrac{135}{2}$.
答案(C):因为$\triangle EBF$与$\triangle EAD$相似,所以有$\dfrac{BF}{AD}=\dfrac{BE}{AE}$,即$\dfrac{BF}{30}=\dfrac{2}{8}$,从而$BF=\dfrac{15}{2}$。梯形$BFDG$的面积为$\dfrac{1}{2}h(b_1+b_2)=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot AB\cdot(BF+GD)=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot 6\cdot\left(\dfrac{15}{2}+15\right)=\dfrac{135}{2}$。
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Q20
Bernardo and Silvia play the following game. An integer between 0 and 999, inclusive, is selected and given to Bernardo. Whenever Bernardo receives a number, he doubles it and passes the result to Silvia. Whenever Silvia receives a number, she adds 50 to it and passes the result to Bernardo. The winner is the last person who produces a number less than 1000. Let N be the smallest initial number that results in a win for Bernardo. What is the sum of the digits of N ?
贝尔纳多和西尔维娅玩以下游戏。选一个0到999(含)的整数给贝尔纳多。贝尔纳多收到数字时加倍后传给西尔维娅。西尔维娅收到数字时加50后传给贝尔纳多。产生小于1000的数字的最后一人获胜。令N为导致贝尔纳多获胜的最小初始数。N各位数字之和是多少?
Correct Answer: A
Answer (A): The smallest initial number for which Bernardo wins after one round is the smallest integer solution of $2n + 50 \ge 1000$, which is 475. The smallest initial number for which he wins after two rounds is the smallest integer solution of $2n + 50 \ge 475$, which is 213. Similarly, the smallest initial numbers for which he wins after three and four rounds are 82 and 16, respectively. There is no initial number for which Bernardo wins after more than four rounds. Thus $N = 16$, and the sum of the digits of $N$ is 7.
答案(A):伯纳多在一轮后获胜所需的最小初始数,是不等式 $2n + 50 \ge 1000$ 的最小整数解,即 475。两轮后获胜所需的最小初始数,是不等式 $2n + 50 \ge 475$ 的最小整数解,即 213。同理,三轮和四轮后获胜所需的最小初始数分别是 82 和 16。不存在使伯纳多在超过四轮后获胜的初始数。因此 $N = 16$,且 $N$ 的各位数字之和为 7。
Q21
Four distinct points are arranged in a plane so that the segments connecting them have lengths a, a, a, a, 2a, and b. What is the ratio of b to a ?
平面上有四个不同的点,使得连接它们的线段长度为 $a, a, a, a, 2a$ 和 $b$。$b$ 与 $a$ 的比值为多少?
Correct Answer: A
Answer (A): Since 4 of the 6 segments have length $a$, some 3 of the points (call them $A$, $B$, and $C$) must form an equilateral triangle of side length $a$. The fourth point $D$ must be a distance $a$ from one of $A$, $B$, or $C$, and without loss of generality it can be assumed to be $A$. Thus $D$ lies on a circle of radius $a$ centered at $A$. The distance from $D$ to one of the other 2 points (which can be assumed to be $B$) is $2a$, so $BD$ is a diameter of this circle and therefore is the hypotenuse of right triangle $DCB$ with legs of lengths $a$ and $b$. Thus $b^2=(2a)^2-a^2=3a^2$, and the ratio of $b$ to $a$ is $\sqrt{3}$.
答案(A):由于 6 条线段中有 4 条长度为 $a$,因此这 4 条中必有 3 个点(记为 $A$、$B$、$C$)构成边长为 $a$ 的正三角形。第四个点 $D$ 必须与 $A$、$B$、$C$ 中某一点的距离为 $a$,不失一般性可设该点为 $A$。因此 $D$ 位于以 $A$ 为圆心、半径为 $a$ 的圆上。$D$ 到另外两个点中的一个(可设为 $B$)的距离为 $2a$,所以 $BD$ 是该圆的直径,从而它是直角三角形 $DCB$ 的斜边,其两直角边长分别为 $a$ 和 $b$。因此 $b^2=(2a)^2-a^2=3a^2$,并且 $b$ 与 $a$ 的比为 $\sqrt{3}$。
Q22
Let $(a_1, a_2, \dots, a_{10})$ be a list of the first 10 positive integers such that for each $2 \le i \le 10$ either $a_i + 1$ or $a_i - 1$ or both appear somewhere before $a_i$ in the list. How many such lists are there?
设 $(a_1, a_2, \dots, a_{10})$ 是前 10 个正整数的一个排列,使得对于每个 $2 \le i \le 10$,$a_i + 1$ 或 $a_i - 1$ 或两者都在 $a_i$ 之前的位置出现过。有多少这样的排列?
Correct Answer: B
Answer (B): If $a_1=1$, then the list must be an increasing sequence. Otherwise let $k=a_1$. Then the numbers 1 through $k-1$ must appear in increasing order from right to left, and the numbers from $k$ through 10 must appear in increasing order from left to right. For $2\le k\le 10$ there are $\binom{9}{k-1}$ ways to choose positions in the list for the numbers from 1 through $k-1$, and the positions of the remaining numbers are then determined. The number of lists is therefore $$ 1+\sum_{k=2}^{10}\binom{9}{k-1}=\sum_{k=0}^{9}\binom{9}{k}=2^9=512. $$ OR If $a_{10}$ is not 1 or 10, then numbers larger than $a_{10}$ must appear in reverse order in the list, and numbers smaller than $a_{10}$ must appear in order. However, 1 and 10 cannot both appear first in the list, so the placement of either 1 or 10 would violate the given conditions. Hence $a_{10}=1$ or 10. By similar reasoning, when reading the list from right to left the number that appears next must be the smallest or largest unused integer from 1 to 10. This gives 2 choices for each term until there is one number left. Hence there are $2^9=512$ choices.
答案(B):如果 $a_1=1$,那么该列表必须是一个递增序列。否则令 $k=a_1$。那么从 1 到 $k-1$ 的数字必须在列表中从右到左按递增顺序出现,而从 $k$ 到 10 的数字必须在列表中从左到右按递增顺序出现。对 $2\le k\le 10$,从 1 到 $k-1$ 的数字在列表中位置的选取共有 $\binom{9}{k-1}$ 种方法,而其余数字的位置因此被唯一确定。所以列表总数为 $$ 1+\sum_{k=2}^{10}\binom{9}{k-1}=\sum_{k=0}^{9}\binom{9}{k}=2^9=512. $$ 或者 如果 $a_{10}$ 不是 1 或 10,那么大于 $a_{10}$ 的数字必须在列表中按逆序出现,小于 $a_{10}$ 的数字必须按顺序出现。然而,1 和 10 不可能同时出现在列表的第一个位置,因此无论把 1 还是 10 放在首位都会违反题设条件。故 $a_{10}=1$ 或 10。用类似的推理,从右向左读列表时,下一个出现的数必须是 1 到 10 中尚未使用的最小数或最大数。除最后剩下一个数外,每一项都有 2 种选择。因此共有 $2^9=512$ 种选择。
Q23
A solid tetrahedron is sliced off a solid wooden unit cube by a plane passing through two nonadjacent vertices on one face and one vertex on the opposite face not adjacent to either of the first two vertices. The tetrahedron is discarded and the remaining portion of the cube is placed on a table with the cut surface face down. What is the height of this object?
一个实心四面体通过一个平面从实心木制单位立方体上切下,该平面经过一个面上两个不相邻的顶点和相对面上不与前两者相邻的一个顶点。四面体被丢弃,立方体剩余部分以切面朝下放置在桌子上。此物的高度是多少?
Correct Answer: D
Answer (D): The discarded tetrahedron can be viewed as having an isosceles right triangle of side 1 as its base, with an altitude of 1. Therefore its volume is $\frac{1}{6}$. It can also be viewed as having an equilateral triangle of side length $\sqrt{2}$ as its base, in which case its altitude $h$ must satisfy $\frac{1}{3}\cdot\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}\cdot(\sqrt{2})^2\cdot h=\frac{1}{6},$ which implies that $h=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}$. The height of the remaining solid is the long diagonal of the cube minus $h$, which is $\sqrt{3}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}=\frac{2\sqrt{3}}{3}$.
答案(D):被丢弃的四面体可以看作以边长为 1 的等腰直角三角形为底面,高为 1。因此其体积为$\frac{1}{6}$。也可以看作以边长为$\sqrt{2}$的正三角形为底面,此时其高$h$满足 $\frac{1}{3}\cdot\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}\cdot(\sqrt{2})^2\cdot h=\frac{1}{6},$ 由此得到$h=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}$。剩余立体的高度等于正方体的体对角线长度减去$h$,即$\sqrt{3}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}=\frac{2\sqrt{3}}{3}$。
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Q24
Amy, Beth, and Jo listen to four different songs and discuss which ones they like. No song is liked by all three. Furthermore, for each of the three pairs of the girls, there is at least one song liked by those two girls but disliked by the third. In how many different ways is this possible?
Amy、Beth 和 Jo 听了四首不同的歌曲,并讨论她们喜欢哪些。没有一首歌被三人全部喜欢。而且,对于女孩的三对中的每一对,至少有一首歌被这两人喜欢但第三人不喜欢。有多少种不同的情况可能?
Correct Answer: B
Answer (B): There are two cases to consider. Case 1 Each song is liked by two of the girls. Then one of the three pairs of girls likes one of the six possible pairs of songs, one of the remaining pairs of girls likes one of the remaining two songs, and the last pair of girls likes the last song. This case can occur in $3\cdot 6\cdot 2=36$ ways. Case 2 Three songs are each liked by a different pair of girls, and the fourth song is liked by at most one girl. There are $4!=24$ ways to assign the songs to these four categories, and the last song can be liked by Amy, Beth, Jo, or no one. This case can occur in $24\cdot 4=96$ ways. The total number of possibilities is $96+36=132$.
答案(B):需要考虑两种情况。 情况 1 每首歌都被两个女孩喜欢。则三个女孩配对中的某一对喜欢六种可能的“歌曲对”中的一种,剩下的女孩配对中有一对喜欢剩下的两首歌中的一首,最后一对女孩喜欢最后一首歌。此情况共有 $3\cdot 6\cdot 2=36$ 种。 情况 2 有三首歌分别被不同的一对女孩喜欢,第四首歌最多只被一个女孩喜欢。将四首歌分配到这四类的方式有 $4!=24$ 种,而最后那首歌可以被 Amy、Beth、Jo 喜欢,或无人喜欢。此情况共有 $24\cdot 4=96$ 种。 总的可能数为 $96+36=132$。
Q25
A bug travels from A to B along the segments in the hexagonal lattice pictured below. The segments marked with an arrow can be traveled only in the direction of the arrow, and the bug never travels the same segment more than once. How many different paths are there?
一只虫子沿着下图所示的六边形格点从 A 到 B 移动。标有箭头的线段只能沿箭头方向行进,且虫子永不重复行进同一条线段。有多少条不同的路径?
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Correct Answer: E
Answer (E): Label the columns having arrows as $c_1, c_2, c_3, \ldots, c_7$ according to the figure. Call those segments that can be traveled only from left to right forward segments. Call the segments $s_1$, $s_2$, and $s_3$, in columns $c_2$, $c_4$, and $c_6$, respectively, which can be traveled only from right to left, back segments. Denote $S$ as the set of back segments traveled for a path. First suppose that $S=\emptyset$. Because it is not possible to travel a segment more than once, it follows that the path is uniquely determined by choosing one forward segment in each of the columns $c_j$. There are $2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 2,$ and $2$ choices for the forward segment in columns $c_1, c_2, c_3, c_4, c_5, c_6,$ and $c_7$, respectively. This gives a total of $2^{10}$ total paths in this case. Next suppose that $S=\{s_1\}$. The two forward segments in $c_2$, together with $s_1$, need to be part of the path, and once the forward segment from $c_1$ is chosen, the order in which the segments of $c_2$ are traveled is determined. Moreover, there are only $2$ choices for possible segments in $c_3$ depending on the last segment traveled in $c_2$, either the bottom $2$ or the top $2$. For the rest of the columns, the path is determined by choosing any forward segment. Thus the total number of paths in this case is $2\cdot 1\cdot 2\cdot 4\cdot 4\cdot 2\cdot 2=2^8$, and by symmetry this is also the total for the number of paths when $S=\{s_3\}$. A similar argument gives $2\cdot 1\cdot 2\cdot 4\cdot 2\cdot 1\cdot 2=2^6$ trips for the case when $S=\{s_1,s_3\}$. Suppose $S=\{s_2\}$. Because $s_2$ is traveled, it follows that $2$ forward segments in $c_4$ need to belong to the path, one of them above $s_2$ ($2$ choices) and the other below it ($2$ choices). Once these are determined, there are $2$ possible choices for the order in which these segments are traveled: the bottom forward segment first, then $s_2$, then the top forward segment, or vice versa. Next, there are only $2$ possible forward segments that can be selected in $c_3$ and also only $2$ possible forward segments that can be selected in $c_5$. The forward segments in $c_1, c_2, c_6,$ and $c_7$ can be freely selected ($2$ choices each). This gives a total of $(2^3\cdot 2\cdot 2)\cdot 2^4=2^9$ paths. If $S=\{s_1,s_2\}$, then the analysis is similar, except for the last step, where the forward segments of $c_1$ and $c_2$ are determined by the previous choices. Thus there are $(2^3\cdot 2\cdot 2)\cdot 2^2=2^7$ possibilities, and by symmetry the same number when $S=\{s_2,s_3\}$. Finally, if $S=\{s_1,s_2,s_3\}$, then in the last step, all forward segments of $c_1, c_2, c_6,$ and $c_7$ are determined by the previous choices and hence there are $2^3\cdot 2\cdot 2=2^5$ possible paths. Altogether the total number of paths is $2^{10}+2\cdot 2^8+2^6+2^9+2\cdot 2^7+2^5=2400$.
答案(E): 按照图示,把带箭头的列标记为 $c_1, c_2, c_3, \ldots, c_7$。把只能从左到右行走的线段称为“前向线段”。把分别位于 $c_2, c_4, c_6$ 三列且只能从右到左行走的线段 $s_1, s_2, s_3$ 称为“后向线段”。用 $S$ 表示一条路径中所经过的后向线段集合。 先设 $S=\emptyset$。因为一条线段不可能被走超过一次,所以路径由在每一列 $c_j$ 中选择一条前向线段唯一确定。各列 $c_1, c_2, c_3, c_4, c_5, c_6, c_7$ 的前向线段选择数分别为 $2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 2, 2$。因此此情形下共有 $2^{10}$ 条路径。 再设 $S=\{s_1\}$。$c_2$ 中的两条前向线段与 $s_1$ 必须属于该路径;并且一旦选定 $c_1$ 的前向线段,走完 $c_2$ 中各线段的顺序就确定了。此外,$c_3$ 中可选的线段只有 $2$ 种,取决于在 $c_2$ 中最后经过的是下面两条还是上面两条。其余各列只需任选一条前向线段即可确定路径。因此该情形下路径总数为 $2\cdot 1\cdot 2\cdot 4\cdot 4\cdot 2\cdot 2=2^8$;由对称性,当 $S=\{s_3\}$ 时总数也为 $2^8$。同理可得当 $S=\{s_1,s_3\}$ 时共有 $2\cdot 1\cdot 2\cdot 4\cdot 2\cdot 1\cdot 2=2^6$ 次行走(路径)。 设 $S=\{s_2\}$。由于经过了 $s_2$,则 $c_4$ 中必须有两条前向线段属于路径:一条在 $s_2$ 之上($2$ 种选择),另一条在其之下($2$ 种选择)。一旦它们确定,行走顺序还有 $2$ 种:先走下面的前向线段,再走 $s_2$,再走上面的前向线段;或反过来。接着,在 $c_3$ 中只有 $2$ 条可选前向线段,在 $c_5$ 中也只有 $2$ 条可选前向线段。$c_1, c_2, c_6, c_7$ 中的前向线段可自由选择(每列 $2$ 种)。因此共有 $(2^3\cdot 2\cdot 2)\cdot 2^4=2^9$ 条路径。 若 $S=\{s_1,s_2\}$,分析类似,但最后一步中,$c_1$ 与 $c_2$ 的前向线段由之前的选择决定。因此共有 $(2^3\cdot 2\cdot 2)\cdot 2^2=2^7$ 种可能;由对称性,当 $S=\{s_2,s_3\}$ 时也同样为 $2^7$。 最后,若 $S=\{s_1,s_2,s_3\}$,则在最后一步中,$c_1, c_2, c_6, c_7$ 的所有前向线段都由先前选择决定,因此共有 $2^3\cdot 2\cdot 2=2^5$ 条可能路径。总路径数为 $2^{10}+2\cdot 2^8+2^6+2^9+2\cdot 2^7+2^5=2400$。
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