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PRMO Assignment – 5
1. A natural number k is such that k2 < 2014 < (k + 1 )2. What is the largest prime factor of k?
2. The first term of a sequence is 2014. Each succeeding term is the sum of the cubes of the digits of
the previous term. What is the 2014th term of the sequence?
3. If real numbers a, b, c, d, e satisfy
a + 1 = b + 2 = c + 3= d + 4= e + 5 = a + b + c + d + e + 3,
What is the value of a2 + b2 + c2 + d2 + e2?
4. What is the smallest possible natural number n for which the equation x2 – nx + 2014 = 0 has integer
roots?
If x ( x ) 4, what is the value of x( x ) x( x ) ?
4 2 8
5.
6. Let S be set of real numbers with mean M. If the means of the sets S 15and S 15, 1are M +
2 and M + 1, respectively, then how many elements does S have?
1 1
7. Natural numbers k, l, p and q are such that if a and b are roots of x2 – kx + l= 0 then a and b
b a
are the roots of x2 – px + q = 0. What is the sum of all possible values of q?
8. In a triangle ABC, X and Y are points on the segments AB and AC, respectively, such that AX : XB
= 1 : 2. If the area of triangle AXY is 10 then what is the area of triangle ABC?
9. For natural numbers x and y, let (x, y) denote the greatest common divisor of x and y. How many
pairs of natural numbers x and y with x y satisfy the equations xy = x + y + (x, y)?
10. Let ABCD be a convex quadrilateral with DAB = BDC = 90. Let the incircles of triangles ABD
and BCD touch BD at P and Q, respectively, with P lying in between B and Q. if AD = 999 and PQ
= 200 then what is the sum of the radii of the incircles of triangles ABC and BCD?
8n
11. For how many natural numbers n between 1 and 2014 ( both inclusive) is an integer?
9999 n
12. One morning, each member of Rahul’s family drank an 8 – ounce mixture of coffee and milk. The
amounts of coffee and milk varied from cup to cup, but were never zero.
1th 2 th
Rahul drank of the total amount of the milk and of the total amount of coffee. How many
7 17
people are there in Rahul’s family?
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13. Let XOY be a triangle with XOY = 90. Let M and N be the midpoints of legs OX and OY,
respectively. Suppose that XN = 19 and YM = 22. What is XY?
14. In a triangle ABC, let I denote the incenter. Let the lines AI, BI and CI intersect the incircle at P, Q
and R, respectively. If BAC = 40 . what is the value of QPR in degrees?
15. For a natural number b, let N(b) denote the number of natural numbers a for which the equation x2 +
ax + b = 0 has integer roots. What is the smallest value of b for which N(b) = 6?
Note: Answers are given; the detailed solution will be uploaded on 14-08-2017.
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PRMO Assignment – 5
Answer
1. 11 7. 4 13. 26
2. 370 8. 45 14. 55
3. 10 9. 3 15. 60
4. 91 10. 799
5. 258 11. 1
6. 4 12. 8
Solution
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