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NSMQ 2023 Contest 1 Maths: Best

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Levelz Last Updated: March 6, 2024

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Introduction
NSMQ 2023 Contest 1
Round One (NSMQ
Fundamentals)
Round Two (NSMQ Speed
Race)
Round Three (NSMQ Problem
Of The Day)
Round Four (NSMQ True or
False)
Conclusion

Introduction

In this first edition of the NSMQ

Questions Review Series, we will
focus on the Maths/Mathematics
questions in the NSMQ 2023
Contest 1. I will take you through
each round, breaking down the
different math challenges. Let’s dive
into the numbers and problem-
solving skills tested in the
competition.

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NSMQ 2023 Contest 1

This was a one-eighth (1/8th)

contest between Ghanata SHS,
Wesley Girls’ High School and
Archbishop Porter Girls’ SHS.
From the picture above, you can see
how good or bad the schools
performed, but that doesn’t tell the
whole story. Follow me as I dissect
the mathematical component of the
whole story, from round one(nsmq
fundamentals) to Speed race to the
nsmq Problem of the day to the
True/False round..

You can watch the NSMQ 2023

Contest 1 here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=sf79egmhZmE

Round One (NSMQ

Fundamentals)

Set 1 – School A

Answer

We might not know what the

cartesian or its equation is, but we
can note two points from the
question.

Our answer must be an

equation.
It must be expressed in terms
of x and y.

We can deduce that point 2 can only

be realized with a change of subject.
Then, we need to look at the
equation again to see if another
variable exists to become our
subject.
Luckily for us, both equations have
only one other variable. Therefore,
we can comfortably go ahead and
effect the change of subject.

Now we have expressed them in

terms of x and y, we have to form an
equation (as per the point 1).

This takes us to trigonometry. The

only possible to form a single
equation from the two trigonometric
equations is to use a trigonometric
identity that relates those two.

This can be a final answer, unless

you were asked to simplify further.

···

Set 1 – School B

Answer

Just like we approached the previous

question, same thing we are going to
do here. You can see it’s a similar
question. In fact, they are part of the
same set with a single preamble.

You can try it yourself if you truly

understood the first one and
compare your answer with the one
I’ll provide below.

First, we will express our equations

in terms of x and y using change of
subject. Then, we’ll use our
trigonometric identities to get the
Cartesian equation.

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Set 1 – School C

Answer

I believe you now know how to

approach a question of this sort and
won’t hestitate to solve it anytime.
Since the understanding is there, I
will go sraight to the solution.

Set 2 – School A

Answer

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Set 2 – School B

Answer

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Set 2 – School C

Answer

Round Two (NSMQ

Speed Race)

Set 1 – First Question

Answer

Set 1 – Second Question

Answer

If you familiar with two-set

problems and venn diagrams, then
you know that the universal set n(U)
is found by adding n(A) and n(B) as
well as those not found in either A
or B and then subtracting their Earn $2.5 per answer Open
intersection n(A n B). Same with