Simo CLASS 10

Standard X(SIMO) - 2012
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INDIAN MATHEMATICS OLYMPIAD (SIMO) 2012
SCREENING TEST
STANDARD X

Time : 90 mins Max. Marks : 120

Instructions:
- The question paper contains 30 questions to be answered in 90 minutes
- All questions have ONLY ONE correct answer.
- Each question carries 4 marks. One mark would be deducted for every wrong answer. No
marks would be deducted for unattempted questions.
- You can retain the Question paper with you after the Olympiad.
- Fill the OMR sheet very carefully. Your name in the participation certificate will be the
same as the one you give here. Please leave space after initials.

Comprehension-I (Questions 01 to 03) [ANGELS]

O, S and I are orthcenter, circumcenter and incenter respectively of a triangle ABC. Let AOB Z ,
ASB Z and AIB Z be represented by , and (not necessarily in that respective order). Also, we
have f(x)= 2x
3
-(++)x
2
+. Now, answer the following questions.

01. It is found that for all angles of triangle ABC, f()0. Possible value(s) of if C Z =30
o
is
(A) 105
o
(B) 60
o
(C) Either A or B (D) Neither A nor B

02. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(A) f()=0 f
3
o| | o
| |
+ +
|
|
\ .
=0 (B) f()=0 ABC is equilateral
(C) f() f() f()0 for all angles of the triangle ABC. (D) All the above

03. The points A
1
(f(), f()), A
2
(f(),f()) and A
3
(f(),f()) are marked in the 2D Cartesian plane.
Consider the following statements
I. None of the three points lie in the III Quadrant
II. No two points lie in the same Quadrant
Which of the above statements is/are true?
(A) Only I (B) Only II (C) Both I and II (D) Neither I nor II

Comprehension-II (Questions 04 to 06) [THE RING]

is a circle of radius 3 and center at O. P is a point on circumference of circle. Q is a point on the
ray OP , outside the circle such that line segment QB is bisected by point A (A is different from P)
with A and B on circumference of . Now, answer the following questions.

04. If |PQ| is of integral length (i.e., length of PQ is integer), then number of possible integral values
of |AB| is
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) None of these

05. If |PQ| is of integral length, the maximum possible area of triangle OAB is
(A)
8 5
3 2
(B)
9 15
8
(C)
9 5
4 2
(D) None of these

06. Angles of triangles PAB and QOB are equal. However, they need to be similar in respective
order. Area of triangle APQ is
(A)
9(3 3)
8
(B)
3(2 2 1)
5
(C) Either A or B (D) Neither A nor B

Comprehension- III (Questions 07 and 08) [REM(A)INDER!]

f(x) is a polynomial such that f(x)=0 has exactly one root between 0 and 1. Also, f(x) when divided
by x
3
-x leaves a remainder of g(x)=
2
2 1
,
4
p
x px p R
+ + e
07. Consider the following statements.
I. f(x)=0 has a root between -1 and 0.
II. g(x)=0 has a root between 0 and 1

08. Number of values of p for which g(x)
1
50
for all x R e is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) infinitely many (D) None

Comprehension-IV (Questions 09 and 10) [LADDERS]

Consider the function f(x) defined below

f(x) =
| 1| | 3| 1
| | | 3| 1
x if x
x if x
+ <
=
>

Let A be set of lines such that they pass through (-16,0) and intersects f(x) at three distinct points.
Let B be set of all points of intersection of lines of A with f(x). Now, answer the following
questions.

09. Maximum possible area of quadrilateral formed by any four points in set B is
(A) 32/5 (B) 36/5 (C) 38/5 (D) None

10. A line l
1
makes an angle with X-axis such that it intersects f(x) in exactly two points and
cot N e . Number of possible values of such that cot 2012 is
(A) 2007 (B) 2004 (C) 2005 (D) None

Questions 11 to 13 [GOOD BYE 2012]

11. Consider set S = {2
m+n
m.2
n
/ m,n N e }. The elements s
1
, s
2
, s
3
.,. of the set S are ordered
such that s
1
<s
2
<s
3
<.. If s
i
=2012, value of i is

12. S is arithmetic progression of positive integers such that sum of first 8 terms, ie., S
8
=2012. If a
and d are first term and common difference of S, number of possible pairs (a,d) is

13. A and B are 2x2 matrices defined as below.

1 1 3 5
,
0 2 7 2012
a b
A B
c
| | | |
= =
| |
\ . \ .
where a,b,c N e
Number of possible matrices B such that AB=BA is

Comprehension-V (Questions 14 and 15)

Let S
n
()=sin
2n
+cos
2n
where 0,
2
t | |
e
|
\ .
. If S
1
(), S
2
(), S
3
() are roots of the equation
x
3
-ax
2
+bx-c=0. Now answer the following questions.

14. Consider the following statements
I. b>c II. a+c=1+b

15. If 0< <45
o
, which of the below is enough to know the value of ?
(A) a is an integer (B) b is an integer (C) c is an integer (D) Any two of the above

16. ABC is an isosceles triangle with A Z =120
o
. If G is centroid of the triangle and AD is a median,
then
BG
DG
=
(A)
7
2
(B) 7 (C) 2 7 (D) None of these
17. Consider three series given below.
S : 3,7,11,15,..
P: 2,7,12,17,..
Q: 3x2, 7x7, 11x12, 15x17,
Let S
n
, P
n
and Q
n
represent sum of first n terms of respective series. If
6
10 8 2012
n
n n
Q
S P
n
= ,
value of n is
(A) 672 (B) 675 (C) 669 (D) None

18. Consider the following statements.
I.We can find an irrational number between any two rational numbers
II. We can find a rational number between any two irrational numbers

19. f(x) and g(x) are functions that satisfy below f(x)=2x+3, g(0)=1, fog=gof. Value of g(9) is
(A) 13 (B) 14 (C) 15 (D) None

20. x and y are reals that satisfy x+y10, y-x2, 0x6 and 0y3. Maximum value of 2x+5y
subject to above constraints is
(A) 22 (B) 27 (C) 32 (D) None

21. Consider the inequality 158x-x
2
12. If , satisfy above inequality, then maximum possible
value of | - | is
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) None

22. Consider the quadratic equation (x+a)
2
+(x+b)
2
=(x+c)
2
where x R e . The above equation have
two real roots whose difference is 28 . Then minimum value of (x+a)
2
+(x+b)
2
-(x+c)
2
is
(A) -3.5 (B) -7 (C) can not be determined (D) None

23. A, B, C are sets such that A B A C = ; Then it is necessary that
(A) B=C (B) B C =C (C) Either A or B (D) None

24. A and B are 2x2 square matrices such that AB+B
2
=4I. If det(A+B)=2, value of debt is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) None

25. Area formed by points P(cos10
o
, sin10
o
), Q(cos40
o
, sin40
o
), R(cos70
o
, sin70
o
) is
(A)
2 3
4
(B)
5 1
4
(C)
2 2 7
3
(D) None

26. Remainder obtained when x
4
+4x
3
+3x
2
+2x-1 is divided by (x+1-2) is
(A) -1 (B) 42-5 (C) 52-4 (D) None

27. ABC ids a right angled triangle with hypotenuse AC=13cms. Also, AB=5cms. is a circle with
diameter AB. cuts AC again at D. Also, tangent at D cuts BC at E and AB extended at F. Area of
the triangle BEF is approximately
(A) 18 (B) 16 (C) 17 (D) None

Comprehension VI (Questions 28 to 30)

Let f(x) =
1
1
x
x
+
(x1)
28. f(x) : R-{1}R is
(A) only onto (B) only one-one (C) bijection (D) Neither onto nor one-one

29. The line y=2x+3 cuts f(x) at points P and Q. Area of triangle OPQ is (O is origin)
(A) 62 (B) 42 (C) 32 (D) None

30. If f:[3,4]A is a bijection, then A is
(A) [0, 5/3] (B) [0,2] (C) [5/3, 2] (D) None

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(C) Either A or B (D) Neither A nor B

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