IOQM TEST SERIES 2023

TEST - 1
Test ID No. 23010003
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Time : 2 Hrs. Max Marks : 100
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SYLLABUS ALGEBRA, NUMBER THEORY, COMBINATORICS

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Space The darkened
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7. Questions 1 to 20 carry 5 marks each.

8. All questions are compulsory.

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 QUESTION PAPER
1. Rama was asked by her teacher to subtract 3 from 6. Suppose that
a certain number and then divide the result by 9.
4 X1  5,5X 2  6,6 X 3  7,....,126 X123  127,127 X124  128.
Instead, she subtracted 9 and then divided by result
by 3. She got 43 as the answer. What would have What is the vale of the product [X1X2 .... X124], where
been her answer if she had solved the problem [.] is the greatest integer function.
correctly?
7. Let P(n) = (n + 1)(n + 3)(n + 5)(n + 7)(n + 9).
2. For how many pairs of positive integers (x, y) is What is the largest integer that is a divisor of P(n)
x + 3y = 100? for all positive even integers n?
3. The letters R, M and O represent whole numbers.
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If R × M × O = 240, R × O + M = 46 and 8. If  m  n , where m and n
R + M × O = 64, what is the value of 2011  20112  1
R + M + O? are positive integers, find the sum of the digits of
4. 2
Let Sn = n + 20n + 12, n a positive integer. What m + n?
is the sum of all possible values of n for which Sn
9. If a = b – c, b = c – d, c = d – a and abcd  0
is a perfect square?
a 2b c d
5. A postman has to deliver five letters to five different then what is the value of    ?
b c d a
houses. Mischievously, he posts one letter through
each door without looking to see if it is the correct
address. In how many different ways could he do
this so that exactly two of the five houses receive
the correct letters?

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10. How many non-negative integral values of x satisfy 14. What is the smallest positive integer k such that
k(33 + 43 + 53) = an for some positive integers a
x x
the equation      ? and n, with n > 1?
5 7 
n
1
(Here [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or 15. Let Sn   . What is the value of
equal to x. For example [3.4] = 3 and k 0 k 1  k
[–2.3] = –3.) 99
1
S  Sn 1
?
11. Let x 1 , x 2 , x 3 be the roots of the equation n 1 n
x3 + 3x + 5 = 0. What is the value of the expression
16. There are n – 1 red balls, n green balls and
 1  1  1 n + 1 blue balls in a bag. The number of ways of
x 1x 2x 3  x1  x  x2  x   x3  x  ? choosing two balls from the bag that have different
 1  2  3 
colours is 299. What is the value of n?
12. What is the sum of the squares of the roots of the 17. Let S(M) denote the sum of the digits of a positive
equation x2 – 7[x] + 5 = 0? integer M written in base 10. Let N be the smallest
(Here [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or positive integer such that S(N) = 2013. What is the
equal to x. For example [3.4] = 3 and value of S(5N + 2013)?
[–2.3] = –3.) 18. Let Akbar and Birbal together have n marbles, where
13. How many integer pairs (x, y) satisfy n > 0. Akbar says to Birbal, “If I give you some
x2 + 4y2 – 2xy – 2x – 4y – 8 = 0? marbles then you will have twice as many marbles
as I will have.” Birbal says to Akbar, “If I give you
some marbles then you will have thrice as many
marbles as I will have.”

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19. Three real numbers x, y, z are such that
x2 + 6y = –17, y2 + 4z = 1 and z2 + 2x = 2. What
is the value of x2 + y2 + z2?
20. Let m be the smallest odd positive integer for which
1 + 2 + .... + m is a square of an integer and let
n be the smallest even positive integer for which
1 + 2 + ... + n is a square of an integer. What is
the value of m + n?

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