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泰國國際數學競賽 2018（香港賽區）
THAILAND INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICAL
OLYMPIAD 2018 (INDIA REGION)

Secondary 2
Time allowed: 90 minutes

Question Paper
Instructions to Contestants:

1. Each contestant should have ONE Question-Answer Book which CANNOT be taken away.
2. There are 5 exam areas and 5 questions in each exam area. There is a total of 25 questions in this
Question-Answer Book. Each carry 4 marks. Total score is 100 marks. No points are deducted for
incorrect answers.
3. All answers should be written on ANSWER SHEET.
4. Write down the answer in the simplest form. If the calculation result is a fraction, please write down the
answer as a proper or mixed fraction, decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for
incorrect unit.

5. NO calculators can be used during the contest.

6. All figures in the paper are not necessarily drawn to scale.
7. This Question-Answer Book will be collected at the end of the contest.

THIS Question-Answer Book CANNOT BE TAKEN AWAY.

DO NOT turn over this Question-Answer Book without approval of the examiner.
Otherwise, contestant may be DISQUALIFIED.
All answers should be written on the ANSWER SHEET.

Rough Work

Write down the answer in the simplest form. If the calculation result is a fraction, please write down the answer as a proper or mixed fraction,
decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for incorrect unit.
All answers should be written on the ANSWER SHEET.

Open-Ended Questions (1st ~25th) (4 points for correct answer, no penalty point for wrong answer)

Logical Thinking

1. There are 6 pieces of white chopsticks, 8 pieces of yellow chopsticks and 10 pieces of blue chopsticks
mixed together. If you want to get 4 pairs of chopsticks with same colours in the dark, at least how many
pieces of chopsticks are needed to be taken?

2. Robert goes east for 28km, goes south for 28km, then goes west for 7km. How far is he now from the
original position?

3. Given that A : B = 3 : 5 , B : C = 7 :11 , C : D = 2 : 3 and A + B + C + D = 1161 . What is the value of B?

4. If abcd + bcda + cdab + dabc = 37774 , calculate a + b + c + d .

5. There are 5 statements on a piece of paper as shown below, and only one of them is correct. Write down
the English alphabet before the correct statement on the answer sheet.
A) There is exactly one incorrect statement.

B) There are exactly two incorrect statements.

C) There are exactly three incorrect statements.

D) There are exactly four incorrect statements.

E) There are all five incorrect statements.

Algebra

3x + 4 y = −27
6. Find the value of x if  .
4 x − 3 y = −11

7. Find the value of x if x + 5 − x − 9 = 2 .

8. Find the value of the following expression. (Show your answer in the simplest fraction)
1 1 1 1 1 1
+ + + + +
14  34 34  20 46  26 20  46 7  20 20 13

Given x + 5 + ( y − 4) 2 = 0 , find the value of ( y + x) + ( y + x) + ( y + x) +K + ( y + x) + ( y + x)2018 .

2 3 2017
9.

10. If x, y are positive integers such that 5 x + 3 y = 37 , find the minimum value of x + y .

Write down the answer in the simplest form. If the calculation result is a fraction, please write down the answer as a proper or mixed fraction,
decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for incorrect unit.
All answers should be written on the ANSWER SHEET.

Rough Work

Write down the answer in the simplest form. If the calculation result is a fraction, please write down the answer as a proper or mixed fraction,
decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for incorrect unit.
All answers should be written on the ANSWER SHEET.

Number Theory

11. When a 4-digit number is divided by 4, 6 or 8, the remainder is 3. What is the largest possible value of
that 4-digit number?

12. If x2 − y 2 + 8 y − 16  ( x + ay + b)( x + cy + d ) , find the value of a  c + b  d .

13. Find the last digit of A if A = 1 + 4 + 9 + 16 + 25 + ... + 729 + 784 + 961 .

1 1
14. Given x  0 and x + = 7 , find the value of x 2 + 2 .
x x

4
15. It is known that x is rational, x  0 and x = 3 + . Find the value of x.
4
3+
3 + ...

Geometry

16. If the lengths of a triangle are 24, 32 and 40, find the area of the triangle.

17. For four points on a coordinate plane A(2, 4), B(5, 4), C (5, −9), D , find area of the rectangle formed by
using those four points as vertices.

18. Find the largest area of a quadrilateral whose perimeter is 24.

19. In the attached figure, ADB ~ ABC ~ CDB , find the value of BAD .

Question 19

20. The figure below shows that a circle inscribes an equilateral triangle. The equilateral triangle also
inscribes another circle. Find the ratio of the radii of the smaller circle is divided by that of the larger
circle.

Question 20
Write down the answer in the simplest form. If the calculation result is a fraction, please write down the answer as a proper or mixed fraction,
decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for incorrect unit.
All answers should be written on the ANSWER SHEET.

Rough Work

Write down the answer in the simplest form. If the calculation result is a fraction, please write down the answer as a proper or mixed fraction,
decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for incorrect unit.
All answers should be written on the ANSWER SHEET.

Combinatorics

21. How many integral solution(s) is / are there for x if −27  4 x − 7  17 ?

22. How many 3-digit numbers whose sum of digit(s) is / are 3 or multiples of 3 is / are there?

23. When do the hour hand and the minute hand overlap between 10pm and 11pm?

24. 30 cards are marked from 1 to 30 and 2 are drawn at random. Find the probability that two cards drawn
are both multiple of 9.

25. How many 3-digit positive integers whose sum of digit(s) is / are an odd number? (e.g. 123, 790)

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Write down the answer in the simplest form. If the calculation result is a fraction, please write down the answer as a proper or mixed fraction,
decimal figure is also accepted. Marks will NOT be given for incorrect unit.