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Secondary 2: Asia International Mathematical Olympiad Union
Secondary 2: Asia International Mathematical Olympiad Union
Secondary 2
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Section A – each question carries 4 marks
1) The diagram shows a wooden block that has a hole drilled in it. The diameter of the hole is 2
cm. Calculate the volume of this solid, giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
2) It is known that 𝑥 and 𝑦 are both positive integers and 5𝑥 − 6𝑦 = 1, find the least value of 𝑥.
A: 4 B: 5 C: 6 D: 7
3𝑥 + 𝑦 + 4𝑧 = 16
3) Given { . Find the value of the following expression 𝑦 + 4𝑧 − 𝑥.
𝑥 + 𝑦 + 4𝑧 = 18
A: 20 B: 21 C: 22 D: 23
187
4) Simplify 253
17 187 17 17
A: 21 B: 253 C: 23 D: 11
5) Mrs. Mackay forgets the 4-digit combination to the lock of her safe. She only remembers that
none of the digits is 0 and that the sum of all the 4 digits is 9. How many largest times does
she have to attempt to open the safe?
A: 54 attempts B: 60 attempts C: 56 attempts D: 65 attempts
7) Calculate:
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(5 − 4) + (25 − 16)+(125 − 64) + (625 − 256)
−13189 −13189 −1318 −1319
A: 160000 B: C: 16000 D: 16000
16000
8) In the right angled ∆ 𝐸𝑋𝑂 shown in Figure, ∠𝐸 = 900 . F is a point on XO such that 𝐸𝐹 ⊥
𝑋𝑂. If E0 = 2 and XE = 3, find the area of ∆ 𝐸𝐹𝑂.
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54 54 25 21
A: B: C: D:
160 25 16 16
10) In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 shown in the following figure, 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐴𝐶 = 5 and D is a point on BC.𝐵𝐷 = 4 and
𝐷𝐶 = 2. Find the length of AD.
A: √7 B: 2 C: 4 D: √17
12) It is known that the ages of five people are all positive integers and they formed an arithmetic
sequence. If the ages of two of the five people are 20 and 30 respectively. How many
different possible values can the age of the second eldest people be?
A: 5 B: 6 C: 7 D: 8
13) Given 𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 7 = 0.
Find the value of the following expression 𝑥 4 − 2𝑥 3 − 24𝑥 2 − 11𝑥 + 2019.
A: 2000 B: 2003 C: 2020 D: 2005
14) In the figure shown, the distance between adjacent dots in each row and each column is 1 cm.
What is the area of the shaded region, in 𝑐𝑚2 .
A: 18 B: 18.5 C: 19 D: 19.5
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15) Nam spent 20 dollars for 20 stationery items consisting of books, pens and pencils. Each
book, pen and pencil costs 3 dollars, 1.5 dollars and 0.5 dollar, respectively. How many
dollars did Nam spend for books?
A: 5 B: 8 C: 6 D: 3
16) How many triangles can be formed by joining the vertices of an octagon?
A: 64 B: 56 C: 50 D: 58
18) An ant is moving from point A (the south pole) to point F (the north pole) of a globe. If it
moves only along the longitudes and latitude shown in Figure (including the lines and the
dotted lines) (e.g. 𝐴 → 𝐷 → 𝐸 → 𝐹) without reaching any point twice, how many possible
routes are there?
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