SMO Open Mock Paper (2022) [1]
Instructions to Participants:
1. The time allocated is 2.5 hours.
2. Answer all 25 questions; each question carries 1 mark.
3. Your answer should be an integer between 0 and 99999 (inclusive).
4. No calculators are allowed.
5. Throughout this paper, let ⌊𝑥⌋ denote the greatest integer less than or
equal to 𝑥. For example, ⌊2.1⌋ = 2, ⌊3.9⌋ = 3.
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1⋅21 2⋅22 3⋅23 4⋅24 14⋅214
1. Evaluate 𝑆 = + + + + ⋯+ .
2⋅3 3⋅4 4⋅5 5⋅6 15⋅16
𝜋 3 2
2. Let 0 ≤ 𝛼, 𝛽 ≤ be angles such that cos(𝛼 + 𝛽) = 5, sin(𝛼 − 𝛽) = 7. Suppose that
2
tan 𝛼 𝑚
= 𝑛 , where 𝑚, 𝑛 are positive integers with no common factor greater than 1.
tan 𝛽
Find 𝑚 + 𝑛.
3. Let 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 be positive real numbers such that the following equations hold:
1 1 1
+ + =6
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
2022 − 6𝑥 2022 − 6𝑦 2022 − 6𝑧
+ + = 72
𝑦𝑧 𝑥𝑧 𝑥𝑦
Determine the value of 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧.
4. Let 𝑥 = 𝑎 be a root of 2√𝑥 2 + 42𝑥 + 440 − √𝑥 + 20 − √𝑥 + 22 = 48 − 2𝑥. If 𝑎
𝑚
can be written as , where 𝑚, 𝑛 are positive integers with no common factor greater
𝑛
than 1, determine 𝑚 + 𝑛.
5. Determine the smallest positive value of 𝑥 (in degrees) for which the function 𝑓 (𝑥 ) =
𝑥 𝑥
sin 20 + cos 22 attains its minimum value.
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6. The diagram below contains a 7 × 8 grid, with diagonal ‘shortcuts’ in all but 1 of its
squares. How many different paths are there from 𝐴 to 𝐵 that use exactly 2 diagonal
shortcuts, but otherwise travel downwards & rightwards along the gridlines?
7. In the circle below, let 𝐶𝐷 be the diameter and 𝐴𝐵, 𝐸𝐹 be chords parallel to 𝐶𝐷 such
that 𝐴𝐵 = 12 and 𝐶𝐷 = 20. Given that ∠𝐴𝐵𝐸 = 45°, determine the area of 𝐴𝐵𝐹𝐸.
𝐶
𝐸
𝐴
𝐵
𝐹
𝐷
8. Let 𝑃(𝑥) be a degree-4 polynomial such that 𝑃 (3) = 144 and
(𝑥 − 8) 𝑃 (𝑥 ) = 𝑥𝑃(𝑥 − 2).
Find 𝑃(3.5).
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9. Suppose that 𝑥 and 𝑦 are positive integers with 20 and 22 factors respectively. Given
that 𝑥 ⋅ 𝑦 has exactly 𝑛2 factors where 𝑛 ∈ ℤ+ , find 𝑛.
10. Let 𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , 𝑎3 , … be an arithmetic progression whose terms are distinct positive
integers. Given that 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 = 2022, determine the sum of all possible values of
102
𝑎2022 .
11. Let ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 be a scalene triangle with 𝐵𝐶 = 100. Let 𝐷, 𝐸, 𝐹 be on side 𝐵𝐶 such that
𝐴𝐷, 𝐴𝐸, 𝐴𝐹 are an altitude, angle bisector and median respectively. If 𝐷𝐸 = 𝐸𝐹, and
the total length of 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐴𝐶 is 𝑘, find ⌊𝑘 ⌋.
𝐴
𝐵 𝐷 𝐸 𝐹 𝐶
12. Define 𝐿𝑛 to be the lowest common multiple of 1,2,3, … , 𝑛. Find the remainder when
𝐿2022 is divided by 30720.
13. Let ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 be an isosceles triangle with 𝐴𝐶 = 𝐵𝐶. Let 𝐷 be on 𝐵𝐶 such that 𝐴𝐷 is an
angle bisector. Given that 𝐴𝐷 + 𝐷𝐶 = 𝐴𝐵, find ∠𝐶𝐴𝐵 in degrees.
𝐶
𝐴 𝐵
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14. Let 𝑓(𝑥 ) = ⌊𝑥 ⋅ ⌊𝑥 ⋅ ⌊𝑥 ⋅ ⌊𝑥 ⋅ ⌊𝑥 ⌋⌋⌋⌋⌋. Let 𝑦 be the value in the range of 𝑓(𝑥) such that
|𝑦 − 2022| is minimized. Find 𝑦.
1 1 1 1
15. Let 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 be positive reals such that 𝑥+1 + 𝑦+2 + 𝑧+3 = 4. Suppose that the minimum
possible value of 9𝑥 + 4𝑦 + 𝑧 is 𝑚, attained when (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = (𝑥1 ,𝑦1 , 𝑧1 ). Determine
the value of 𝑚 + 𝑥1 𝑦1 𝑧1.
16. 𝒖, 𝒗, 𝒘 are vectors such that |𝒖| = 20, |𝒗| = 2, |𝒘| = 22 and (𝒗 × 𝒘) × 𝒗 + 2𝒖 = 𝟎.
Let 𝛼 be the angle between 𝒖, 𝒗 and 𝛽 be the angle between 𝒗, 𝒘. Find
|22 cos(𝛼 + 𝛽 )|.
17. What is the remainder when 199 + 299 + 399 + ⋯ + 202299 is divided by 101?
18. Let 𝑃 (𝑥 ) = (3𝑥 − 2)100 have expansion 𝑎0 + 𝑎1 𝑥 + 𝑎2 𝑥 2 + ⋯ + 𝑎100 𝑥 100.
Determine the value of ∑100 2
𝑛=0 𝑛 𝑎𝑛 .
19. The roots of the equation 72√3𝑥 3 − 6√3𝑥 + 1 = 0 are 𝑟 sin 𝛼° , 𝑟 sin 𝛽° and 𝑟 sin 𝛾°
where 𝑟 is a positive real number, and 𝛼, 𝛽, 𝛾 are distinct integers between −90 and
90 (inclusive). Determine 𝑟 ⋅ (𝛼 2 + 𝛽 2 + 𝛾 2 ).
20. Suppose that 𝑥1 < 𝑥2 < ⋯ < 𝑥𝑛 is a sequence of positive integers such that
2022
(𝑥1 + 1)(𝑥2 + 1)(𝑥3 + 1) … (𝑥𝑛 + 1) = 𝑥 𝑥 … 𝑥𝑛 .
55 1 2
Determine the minimum possible value of 𝑛.
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21. Three points 𝑋, 𝑌, 𝑍 are (independently) chosen uniformly at random on the unit
1
circle. Let 𝑝 be the probability that (0,0) is in the interior of ∆𝑋𝑌𝑍. Find ⌊𝑝⌋.
𝑎3
𝑛 4𝑎2
𝑛
22. 𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , … is a sequence defined by 𝑎1 = 20, 𝑎2 = 22, and 𝑎𝑛+1 = −𝑎 + 6𝑎𝑛 .
𝑎2
𝑛−1 𝑛−1
Define 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = |𝑎2 𝑥 − 𝑎1 | + | 𝑎3 𝑥 − 𝑎2 | + | 𝑎4 𝑥 − 𝑎3 | + ⋯ + |𝑎2022 𝑥 − 𝑎2021 |.
Suppose that the minimum value of 𝑓 (𝑥 ) is attained at 𝑥 = 𝑐. Evaluate
1−2𝑐
log 32 (log 0.9 ( )).
𝑐
23. Determine the number of permutations (𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , 𝑎3 , … 𝑎15 ) of 12 , 22 , 32 , … , 152 such
that 12 ⋅ 𝑎1 ≤ 22 ⋅ 𝑎2 ≤ 32 ⋅ 𝑎3 ≤ ⋯ ≤ 152 ⋅ 𝑎15 .
24. The Huat family has 14 members. As a family tradition, they conduct a Yu Sheng
party every Chinese New Year. However, in 2022, group sizes were restricted to a
maximum of 5 people due to Singapore’s COVID-19 restrictions. The Huat family
decides to conduct multiple Yu Sheng parties, so that any 2 members attended at least
1 party together. What is the minimum number of Yu Sheng parties the Huat family
must have conducted?
25. In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐷 is a point on 𝐵𝐶, and 𝐸, 𝐹 are the feet of the perpendiculars from 𝐵 to
𝐴𝐶, and 𝐶 to 𝐴𝐵 respectively. Lines 𝐵𝐸 and 𝐶𝐹 intersect at 𝐻, while the
circumcircles of ∆𝐵𝐷𝐹, ∆𝐶𝐷𝐸 intersect at point 𝑃(≠ 𝐷). If ∠𝑃𝐹𝐻 = 27° and
∠𝐵𝐶𝐴 = 41°, find ∠𝐵𝐻𝑃 in degrees.
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