SENIOR SECONDARY SET 2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Suppose √ and Find

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5
√
2. Let Determine the exact value of
√√ √
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6

3. Let and be real numbers such that and Find the value of

A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6
4. Consider the equation
√ √
Assume that the value of is the quotient between the largest and smallest root of the equation.
Find the value of
A) 7 B) 8 C) 9 D) 10 E) 11

√√
5. Suppose √ is an integer. Determine the value of
A) 9 B) 10 C) 11 D) 12 E) 13

6. Suppose that Find

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5

7. Find the value of √√ √ √√ √

A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7 E) 8

√
8. Let Find the value of ( )
√
A) 1024 B) 1025 C) 1124 D) 1125 E) 1126

9. Let be real numbers such that

 {
Let and be the minimum and maximum values of ( ) ( ) respectively. What is the
value of
A) 15 B) 16 C) 17 D) 18 E) 19

10. Let and be points that lie on the parabola √ such that both are at a distance of
√ units from the line Find the square of the distance between and
A) 94 B) 95 C) 96 D) 97 E) 98

OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS
11. Determine the value of
√
√
√ √ √ √ √ √
( )
12. Find the largest positive number such that ( )

13. Let be a positive integer such that one of the roots of the quadratic equation
( √ ) √
is an integer. Determine the value of

14. Consider the simultaneous equations

√
{
√
Find the number of ordered triples of positive integers ( ) of the given system of equations.

15. Simplify √ ( √ ( ) ) where is any positive real number.

16. In and is the midpoint of . is a point on and is a point on such

that It is also given that and intersect at with cm and cm.
Find the value of

Question 16
17. Two cards were randomly selected from a regular deck of cards. Find the probability that the
first card is not an and the second card is not a .
18. Suppose are all three angles such that and Find the largest
possible value of the product ( ) (c ) ( )

19. Consider the equation

c
c
Evaluate .

20. Evaluate the sum of ∑ .

( )
21. Let ∑ Find the value of
√ ( )(√ √ )

22. Find the maximum value of √ ( ) √ ( )

√ √

23. Find the largest positive integer such that √ √ √ √ is a rational number.

√
24. If c (√ ) determine the value of √ √ c

25. Find the simplified expression for ( √

(c ) √
(c ) √
(c )) .
 SOLUTION MANUAL
Section A:

1. Suppose √ and Find

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5

Answer: B) 2
Solution:

( ) (√ )

( )

( )

√
2. Let Determine the exact value of
√√ √
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6

Answer: D) 5
Solution:
√
Note that
√√ √ √ √
( √ )
Hence, we let √
( √ )( √ )
√( √ )

So, ( ) That is,

It follows that

3. Let and be real numbers such that and Find the value of

A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6

Answer: C) 4
Solution:
( )( )
Then
Since we obtain
4. Consider the equation
√ √
Assume that the value of is the quotient between the largest and smallest root of the equation.
Find the value of
A) 7 B) 8 C) 9 D) 10 E) 11

Answer: C) 9
Solution:
Let √ Then the equation becomes √
Then √ Squaring both sides, we have that is,

Then ( is rejected because ).

Solving we have and
Hence,

√√
5. Suppose √ is an integer. Determine the value of

A) 9 B) 10 C) 11 D) 12 E) 13

Answer: A) 9
Solution:
√√
Note that √ √

Taking the logarithm, we get √

Let The only possible solution for √ is 2.
Therefore,

6. Suppose that Find

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5

Answer: B) 2
Solution:

tells us that

Thus, and N te that we d d ’t u e the a t equa ty but and

satisfy all conditions.
7. Find the value of √√ √ √√ √

A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7 E) 8

Answer: B) 5
Solution:
Note that the given expression can be written as ( √ ) ( √ )

Let ( √ ) ( √ )

Then ( √ √ ) ( ( )) (( √ ) ( √ ))

which gives

( )( )
This equation admits only one real root

√
8. Let Find the value of ( )
√

A) 1024 B) 1025 C) 1124 D) 1125 E) 1126

Answer: A) 1024
Solution:
√
Note that gives ( ) ( √ )
which is ( )( ) ( √ ) ( )

( )

Now,
( ) ( ( ) )
( ( ) ( ) ) ( )

9. Let be real numbers such that

{
Let and be the minimum and maximum values of ( ) ( ) respectively. What is the
value of

A) 15 B) 16 C) 17 D) 18 E) 19

Answer: B) 16
 Solution:
Complete the squares: ( ) ( ) and ( ) ( ) Each of the
represents a circle.

The distance between the two centers is √( ( )) ( )

So, and
Thus,
10. Let and be points that lie on the parabola √ such that both are at a distance of
√ units from the line Find the square of the distance between and

A) 94 B) 95 C) 96 D) 97 E) 98

Answer: E) 98
√
Since and do not intersect, and must lie on a line parallel to
namely The distance from ( ) to is
( )
√ √
√
So or ( ). Substitute into the parabola:
So is ( ) and is ( )
( ) ( ) ( )

OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS
11. Determine the value of
√
√
√ √ √ √ √ √

Answer: √
Solution:
Note that √ √ Let
Then

( ) (√ ) √
( ) √
( )
√ √ √
√
√ √
 ( )
12. Find the largest positive number such that ( )

Answer: 1
Solution:

Since the exponent on the left side of the given equation is nonzero if it follows that the
equation is possible only when

( )( )

Since it follows that .

13. Let be a positive integer such that one of the roots of the quadratic equation
( √ ) √
is an integer. Determine the value of

Answer:
Solution:
Let be an integer satisfying the given equation, so that
( √ ) √
√ ( )
Since √ is irrational, it follows that

Substituting into the first equation, we have

( ) ( )

( )( )

Since is a positive integer, we have

14. Consider the simultaneous equations

√
{
√
Find the number of ordered triples of positive integers ( ) of the given system of equations.

Answer: 2
 Solution:

Note that √ and √

Subtracting the second equation from the first one, we have

( )
Since 31 is prime, we have and
Together with the first given equation, we have
( ) ( )

( )( )

When we have
When we have
Therefore, there are two such solutions, namely ( ) and ( )

15. Simplify √ ( √ ( ) ) where is any positive real number.

Answer:
Solution:

√ ( √ ( ) ) √ ( √ )

√ ( √( ) )

√ ( )

( )
√

16. In and is the midpoint of . is a point on and is a point on such

that It is also given that and intersect at with cm and cm.
Find the value of
 Question 16

Answer: 108
Solution:
Let area of be and the area of be .
Let the area of be , so that the area of is also since is the midpoint of
Now,

Therefore,

Note that Therefore,

17. Two cards were randomly selected from a regular deck of cards. Find the probability that the
first card is not an and the second card is not a .

Answer: 565/663
Solution:
( )
( ) ( )

18. Suppose are all three angles such that and Find the largest
possible value of the product ( ) (c ) ( )

Answer: 180
Solution:

By manipulating the second equation, we get

and ( )
Therefore,
c ( ) [ ( ) ( )]
 ( )

c
When and we have

c c
Hence, the largest possible value of ( ) (c ) ( ) is

19. Consider the equation

c
c
Evaluate .

Answer:
Solution:
Since set c and .
Then c ( ) c c c
and so
Thus and c c Consequently,
c
c
c

20. Evaluate the sum of ∑ .

Answer:
Solution:
Let ∑
( )
∑ ∑

Subtracting

So

( )
21. Let ∑ Find the value of
√ ( )(√ √ )

Answer: 1100
Solution:
 √ √ √ √ √ √
√ √ √
( ) ( ) ( )
√ √ √ √ √ √

√
Hence, ( )

22. Find the maximum value of √ ( ) √ ( )

√ √

Answer:
Solution:
√ ( ) √ ( )
√ √
( ) ( )

( ) ( )

( ) ( )c c ( )
√
( ) c ( )

√
Hence, the maximum value is √( ) ( )

Find the largest positive integer such that √ √ √ √ is a rational number.

Answer:
Solution:
First, we note that if √ √ √ √ is rational, then both √ √ and √ √ are
rational.
Since is a positive integer, this implies that √ √ and √ √ are integers.
Let √ √ and √ √ .
Squaring both sides of the equations, we obtain √ and √
This gives
√ √ ( )( )
Now for to be the largest positive integer for which √ √ √ √ is rational,
√ √ √ √
should be as small as possible. We rule out since it leads to and being non-integers
from
 Thus, we have and it follows from that √ Hence, and
√

√
24. If c (√ ) determine the value of √ √ c

Answer:
Solution:
c ( c )(( c ) c )
c

( c )

( )
Hence, √ √ c

25. Find the simplified expression for ( √

(c ) √
(c ) √
(c )) .

Answer: 36
Solution:
We have
√
(c ) √
(c ) √
(c )
√
(c c c )

√ (c (c c ))

√ ( c c c )

√ ( c (c c ))

Hence, the answer is ( )