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2019 INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIAD COMPETITIONS 10. The subject code 10
S/N EDITION NAME HOST COUNTRY DATE
1 60TH IMO 2019 BATH UNITED KINGDOM 11TH -22TH ,JULY
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2 50 IPHO 2019 ISRAEL 21ST -29TH JULY
3 51ST ICHO 2019 PARIS 21ST -30TH JULY
4 30TH IBO 2019 HUNGARY 14TH -21TH JULY
5 30TH IOI 2019 AZERBAIJAN 1ST - 8TH SEPT
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ALGEBRA 44. How many 7–digit telephone numbers can be formed if the
1. How many of the numbers 1,2,3,4,…,2009 are neither divisible first digit cannot be 0 or 1?
by 3 nor 5 ?
A. 133 B. 401 C. 669 D. 1072 E. 2007 A. 107 B. 710 C. 8 ×10 6 D. 2 ×106 E. 106
2. If a, b and c are real numbers satisfying equations:
1 1 1 −1 1 1 45. Six people are seated at a round table to play a game of ludo.
a+ = , b+ = , c+ = How many possible seating arrangements are there?
bc 5 ac 15 ab 3
c−b A. 720 B. 120 C. 24 D. 6 E. 3
What is the value of the quotient ?
c−a 46. How many handshakes are possible if 12 men attending a
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5 party must shake hands with each other once?
3. Determine the product of the roots of 50 x + 49 x 49+ …+ x+1=0.
50

1 1 1 1 1 A. 12 ! B. 144 C. 132 D. 120 E. 66

A. B. C . D. E.
10 20 30 40 50 47. How many 3-digit numbers have 3 different digits, one of
4. If P(x) is a polynomial in x and which is 6?
x 23+ 23 x 17−18 x 16−24 x 15 +108 x14 =( x 4−3 x 2−2 x+ 9 ) . P ( x) for
all values of x, compute the sum of the coefficients of P ( x ) . A. 64 B. 72 C. 128 D. 136 E. 200
A. 9 B. 18 C. 27 D. 54 E. 108
48. I have two red, two blue and two green socks mixed up in
5. Let the roots of x 3 +2 x 2 +3 x+ 4=0 , be a ,b ,c . Find a 2+ b2 +c 2 . my drawer. What is the smallest number of socks I should
A. -2 B. -1 C. 1 D. 2 E. 4 pick up, in the dark, so that I can be sure I have two of the
π same colour?
6. Determine the value of cos (¿ surd form).
5
¿ 1+ √ 5 −3+ √ 5 1+ √ 5 1+ √ 3 √3 A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 E. 6
A. B. C. D. E.
4 4 4 4 2
49. In the first round of Olympiad competition, there are 50
7. Find positive integers x and y such that
multiple choice questions with options (A) – (E). How
√ 7+√ 48 ¿ x +√ y. many different answering patterns are possible?
A. 4 + √ 3 B. 4− √ 3 C. 2+ √ 3 D. 2− √ 3 E. 1+ √ 3
1 4 1 A. 550 B. 505 C. 1506 D. 650 E. 5.6 !
8. Given that a+ =3 , find the value of a + 4 .
a a
50. While cleaning out the garage, John found four old single-
A. 18 B. 27 C. 37 D. 47 E. 57
digit house numbers; one 3, one 4 and two 5s. The number of
9. Determine the remainder when
4 3 2 2 different two-digit house numbers he can create is
2 x −3 x + x + x−2is divided by x −3 x +2.
A. -14 B. 14 C. 13x+14 D. 13x – 14 E. 13x – 12 A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7 E.
2
10. Given 3 x + x =1, find the value of
3 2
6 x −x −3 x +2020.
A. 1 B. 2017 C. 2018 D. 2019 E. 2021
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2019× 1006 A. 30° B. 45° C. 60° D. 75° E. 80°
A. 2019 × 1006 B. 2019 × 505.5 C.
2
28. Given that the lengths of three sides
3 a , b , c of a triangle are
D. 2019 × 503 E. 2019 × 5005.5
positive integers, where a < b < c. Find the number of the
GEOMETRY triangles with b = 2
21. When each side of a triangle has a length which is a prime factor
of 2001, how many different such triangles are there? A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 E. 4
A. 3 B. 5 C. 7 D. 9 E. 11 29. In a right – angled triangle, if the length of a leg is 21, and the
22. How many isosceles triangles are there, such that each of its lengths of the other two sides are also positive integers, find the
sides has an integral length, and its perimeter is 144? minimum value of its possible perimeter

A. 30 B. 35 C. 40 D. 45 E. 50 A. 21 B. 28 C. 49 D. 70 E. 91

23. Given a convex polygon of which the sum of all interior angles 30. Given that the perimeter of a right angled triangle is
excluding one is 2200° . Find the excluded interior angle (2+ √ 6)cm, the median on the hypotenuse is 1cm, find the area
of the triangle.
A. 35° B. 70° C. 105° D. 140° E. 175°
1 1
24. Given that in a right triangle the length of a leg of the right A. B. C. 1 D. 2 E. 4
4 2
angle is 11 and the lengths of the other two sides are both positive
integers. Find the perimeter of the triangle NUMBER THEORY

A. 60 B. 61 C. 71 D. 121 E. 132 31. Find the remainder when the sum 1! + 2! + 3! + . . . . + 79! +
80! is divided by 8
25. The sum of all interior angles of a convex n – sided polygon is A. – 1 B. 0 C. 1 D. 2 E. 3
less than 2007° . Find the maximum value of n
32. Find ∅ (2520)
A. 11 B. 12 C. 13 D. 14 E. 15 A. 35 B. 210 C. 288 D. 576 E. 1152
26. In ∆ ABC, AB = BC. The point P and Q are on the sides BC 33. Find all positive integer n such that n2 +1 is divisible by n+1
and AB respectively, such that AC = AP = PQ = QB, then the
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5
size of angle B (in degrees) is
5 1 34. Solve x 2+ 7 x+10 ≡ 0 (mod 11)
A. 25 B. 26 C. 30 D. 40 E. not determined
7 3 A. x=2 , 3 B. x=4 , 6 C. x=6 , 8 D. x=6 , 9
E. x=9 , 12
27. In a right – angled ∆ ABC, ∠ACB = 90° , E, F are on AB such
35. What is the largest positive integer n such that n3 +100 is
that AE = AC, BF = BC, find ∠ECF in degrees
divisible by +10 ?
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A. 860 B. 870 C. 880 D. 890 E. 900
11. Find the upper limit of the real roots of x 3−3 x 2+5 x + 4=0
10 45
36. The greatest common divisor of 4230 −2 and 230 −2 can be 5
expressed in the form 2 x −2. Calculate x A. -1 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 E. 4
12. If f(x) is a quadratic function such that
f ( x +1 )−f ( x )=8 x+ 3∧f ( 0 )=5 , find f ( x ) .
3 4 5 6
A. 230 B. 230 C. 230 D. 230 E. 230
A. 4 x 2 B. 4 x 2−x C. 4 x 2−x+5 D. 4 x 2+ x−5
37. Find the inverse of 9 mod 82 E. 4 x 2−x+3
A. 9 B. 37 C. 73 D. 82 E. 83 13. Solve the functional equation: xf ( x )+ 2 xf (−x )=−1
1 1 1 1
A. B. C. D. E. x
38. Find 298 (mod 33) x 2x 3x 4x
14. Ade inherited ₦16,000,000 with the stipulation that for the first
A. 1 B. 3 C. 11 D. 23 E. 25 year the money must be invested in two stocks paying 6% and
8% annual interest respectively. How much should be invested
39. How many prime numbers p are there such that 29 p +1 is a
at 6% if the total interest earned for the year is to be
multiple of p?
₦1,180,000?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5 A. #50,000 B. ₦500,000 C. ₦5,000,000 D. ₦50,000,000
E. ₦500,250
40. Find the greatest common divisor of x 2−4 x+1 and 5 x
15. Solve|2 x+ 3|≥5 .
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 4 E. 5 A. x ≤−4 B. x C.{ x|x ≤−4∨x ≥ 1 } D.{ x|x ≥−4∨x ≤1 }
COMBINATORICS E.{ x|−4 ≤ x ≤1 }
41. How many committees of 5 governors can be selected from a 16. Find the slope of any line that is perpendicular to the line whose
group of 25 governors? equation is x +4 y−8=0
A. 25P5 B. 25C5 C. 25 ! D. 25P20 E. 25C20 1 1 1
A. - B. – 4 C. D. 4 E.
4 4 2
42. How many triangles can be formed by 8 points of which 3 17. Find the inverse of f(x) = 7x – 5
are collinear? 5−7 x x+5 x−5 5−7 x
A. 5 – 7x B. C. D. E.
3 7 7 7
A. 8P3 B.8C3 C. 8C3 – 3C3 D. 3C3 E. 8C5 18. Calculate the sum of the first n even numbers
43. Eight students on a student council are assigned 8 seats n(n+1)
A. B. 2n + 2 C. n(n + 1) D. 2n + 1 E. n(2n + 1)
around a U–shaped table. How many ways can a president 2
and a vice – president be elected from the 8 students? 19. The lengths of the side of a right triangle, given by a < b < c, are
in geometric progression. Find the ratio of the progression

√ √
A. 8 ! B. 8C2 C. 8C1 D. 56 E. 42 1+ √ 5 1+ √ 5 1−√ 5 1−√ 5 2
A. B. C. D. E.
2 2 2 2 1+ √ 5

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20. Let {a n} be a non-constant arithmetic progression with initial
term a 1= 1. The terms a 2, a 5,a 11 form a geometric progression.
Find the sum of the first 2019 terms

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