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I National Competition I

Target Round
Problems 1 and 2

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State

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This round of the competition consists of eight problems.
They will be presented to you in pairs. Work on one pair of
the problems will be completed and answers will be collected
before the next pair is distributed. The time limit for each
set of twoproblems is six minutes. The first pair of problems
is on the other side of this sheet. When told to do so, turn
the page over and read silently as the problems are read
aloud. Pencils are to be down while the
problems are being
read. When instructed to begin, pick up your pencil and
begin working. Record your final answer in the designated
space on the problem sheet. All answers must be complete,
legible, and simplified to lowest terms. This round assumes
the use of calculators, and calculations may also be done on
scratch paper, but no other aids are allowed. If you complete
the problems before time is called, use the time remaining
to Che your ansers. ‘

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angles, as shown, and the other two angles congruent. W'hat

is the longest distance between any two vertices of this
pentagon? Express the answer as 3. decimal to the nearest
hundredths.

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2. Find the sum of the infinite geometric series

6 + 3.6 + 2.16 + 1.296 + . . ..
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$ A partition of a positive integer n is a collection of one or

more positive integers, with repetitions allowed, Whose sum

is 17.. An example of a partition of 7 is {1,1,2,3}. What

is the probability that a randomly selected partition of 7
contains a prime number? Express your answer as a common‘

fraction.

4. What fraction in the interval {:6 3 :3 3 351- has the smallest 4.

denominator?
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I National Competition I

Target Round
Problems 5 and 6

Name

School

State

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INSTRUCTED TO DO SO

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cooperative project of the National Society of Professional Engineers, the CNA
Insurance Companies, The Dow Chemical Company Foundation, the General Motors Foundation. the Intel
Foundation, Texas; Instruments Incorporated, the Natio11a'i Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
52‘ Square SQUA with midpoints M and N of sides SQ and SA, 5.

respectively, has an area of 64 square units. What is the

number of square units, rounded to the nearest integer,
in the area of the largest circle which can be
drawn in
pentagon" MNAUQ?

Two distinct points are selected at random from the

ninefpoint set S’.

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What is the probability that their midpoint belongs to S'1’

Express your answer as a common fraction.

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National Competition
Target Round
Problems 7' and 8

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School

State

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7.6« In rectangle ABDE, u/.l~('jJ.C'E, BC’ 2 4 mm and CD 2: 9 mm. 7.

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number, in the length of CE"?

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8. Dr. Martinez leased a for 3 years. The terms of the

car

lease were $1200 down and $299 per month for the length of
the lease. In addition, she had to pay $0.15 per mile for all
miles driven in excess of 45,000. What was the total number
of dollars in the cost of the lease given that she drove the
car 55,240 miles?