National Level Mathematical Olympiad [NMO-I]-2023

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1. The sum of the series 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ⋯ + 𝑛 + ⋯ is, which of the following?
a. 6 b. 7 c. 8 d. None
2. A data set consist of 6 (not distinct) positive integers: 1, 7, 5, 2, 5, and X. The average
(arithmetic mean) of the six numbers equal a value in the data set. What is the sum of
all positive values of X?
a. 10 b. 26 c. 32 d. 36
3. Let 𝑓(𝑥) be the polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 𝑎1 )(𝑥 − 𝑎2 )(𝑥 − 𝑎3 )(𝑥 − 𝑎4 )(𝑥 − 𝑎5 ) where
𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , 𝑎3 , 𝑎4 , 𝑎5 are distinct integers. Given that 𝑓(104) = 2012, What is the value of
𝑎1 + 𝑎2 + 𝑎3 +𝑎4 + 𝑎5 ?
a. 17 b. 503 c. 2012 d. 2116
4. The sum of digits of final result of: 𝑁 = 9 + 99 + 999 + ⋯ + 99 … 99(321 digits) ?
a. 342 b. 343 c. 344 d. 345
5. Isosceles trapezoid ABCD has parallel sides AD and BC, with BC < AD and AB=CD.
𝐴𝐷
There is a point P in the plane such that PA=1, PB=2, PC=3, PD=4. What is 𝐵𝑐 ?
a. 1 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
6. How many triplets (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) of positive integers satisfying the conditions:
𝑥 + 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑥𝑦𝑧 = 31 , 𝑥 < 𝑦 < 𝑧 ?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
7. Which of the following functions does not satisfy the following conditions:
𝑓(𝑥 + 𝑦) + 𝑓(𝑥)𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑥𝑦) + 2𝑥𝑦 + 1?
a. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 1 b. 𝑓(𝑥) = −𝑥 − 1 c. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 1 d. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥
8. The range of 𝑦 = log 𝑒 (𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥) is which of the following?
a. (−∞, 0] b. [-1,1] c. [0, ∞) d. (0,1)
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9. For how many values of the constant k will the polynomial: 𝑥 + 𝑘𝑥 + 36 have two
distinct integers root?
a. 6 b. 8 c. 9 d. 14
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10. The sum 2! + 3! + 4! + ⋯ + 2022! can be expressed as 𝑎 − 𝑏! Where a and b are positive
integers. What is a+b ?
a. 2020 b. 2021 c. 2022 d. 2023
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11. Let ABC be an issoceles triangle with ∠𝐴 = 90 . There exists a point P inside Δ𝐴𝐵𝐶
such that ∠𝑃𝐴𝐵 = ∠𝑃𝐵𝐶 = ∠𝑃𝐶𝐴 and AP=10. What is the area of Δ𝐴𝐵𝐶.
a. 250 b. 350 c. 450 d. 550
12. Which of the following could not be the slope of the line passes through the point (-
2,-3) and crosses the y-axis above the origin?
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a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
13. Let 𝑠𝑛 be the sum of the first n term of an arithmetic sequence that has a common
𝑠
difference of 2. The quotient 𝑠3𝑛 does not depend on n. What is the value of 𝑠20 ?
𝑛
a. 340 b. 360 c. 400 d. 420
14. Let 𝑓: 𝑅 ⟶ 𝑅 be a function such that 𝑓(𝑓(𝑥)) = 𝑥 then 𝑓(𝑥) is?
a. Injective b. Surjective c. Both d. Neither
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15. How many digits are there in the expansion of 2 ?
a. 608 b. 609 c. 610 d. 611
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16. How many triplets (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) of positive integers x, y, z satisfies: 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 5 ?
a. 8 b. 9 c. 10 d. 11
17. The least common multiple of a positive integer n and 18 is 180, and the greatest
common divisor of n and 45 is 15. What is the sum of digits of n?
a. 3 b. 6 c. 9 d. 12
18. Sum of squares of all solutions of equation √(𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 + 5) + 1 =11
is?
a. 49 b. 59 c. 69 d. 79
19. In triangle ABC, D be a point in BC, ∠𝐵𝐴𝐷 = 300 , ∠𝐶𝐴𝐷 = 900 , BD=1=AC, DC = ?
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a. √2 b. √3 c. √3 d. √2
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20. Given the equation 𝑥 − 𝑏 = 𝑥 + 142, what is the smallest positive integer b such
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that x is a positive integer.
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
21. A non zero real numbers a, b, c, x, y, z satisfy =𝑏 = 𝑐 . Then the value of
𝑎
𝑥𝑦𝑧(𝑎+𝑏)(𝑏+𝑐)(𝑐+𝑎)
is ?
𝑎𝑏𝑐(𝑥+𝑦)(𝑦+𝑧)(𝑧+𝑥)
a. 4 b. 3 c. 2 d. 1
22. The real number x, y, z satisfy 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 3, 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 29 and 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 + 𝑧 3 =
2 2 2

45. Then what is the value of xyz?

a. -24 b. -27 c. -30 d. -33
23. The number of edges in complete bipartite graph with m number of vertices in one
set and n number of vertices in another distinct set from first is?
𝑚𝑛
a. mn b. 2 c. 𝑚𝑛2 d. 𝑚2 𝑛
24. Which is the solution of relation 𝑎𝑛 = 6𝑎𝑛−1 − 8𝑎𝑛−2 , 𝑛 ≥ 2, 𝑎0 = 4 , 𝑎1 = 10 ?
a. 𝑎𝑛 = 4𝑛 + 3. 2𝑛 b. 𝑎𝑛 = 2𝑛 + 5. 4𝑛 c. Both d. Neither

25. A rectangular parking lot has a diagonal of 25 meters and an area of 168 square
meters. In meters, what is the perimeter of the parking lot?
a. 52 b. 58 c. 62 d. 68
26. A function f is defined 𝑓(𝑧) = 𝑖𝑧̅, where 𝑖 = √−1 and 𝑧̅ is the complex conjugate of 𝑧.
How many values satisfy both |𝑧| = 2023 and 𝑓(𝑧) = 𝑧?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
27. What is the number of diagonals in a regular nonagon?
a. 40 b. 27 c. 36 d. 45
28. In rectangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷, 𝐴𝐵 = 6, 𝐴𝐷 = 30, and 𝐺 is the midpoint of 𝐴𝐷. Segment 𝐴𝐵 is
extended 2 units beyond 𝐵 to point 𝐸, and 𝐹 is the intersection of 𝐸𝐷 and 𝐵𝐶. What is
the area of 𝐵𝐹𝐷𝐺 in square unit ?
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a. 2 b. 67 c. 2 d. 68
29. Centers of adjacent faces of a unit cube are joined to form a regular octahedron. What
is the volume of this octahedron?
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a. 8 b. 6 c. 4 d. 3
30. A square in the coordinate plane has vertices whose 𝑦-coordinates are 0,1 ,4, and 5.
What is the area of the square?
a. 16 b. 17 c. 18 d. 19
31. The sum of an infinite geometric series is a positive number 𝑆, and the second term
in the series is 1. What is the smallest possible value of 𝑆 ?
1+√5
a. 2 b. 2 c. √5 d. 4
32. The town of Hamlet has 3 people for each horse, 4 sheep for each cow, and 3 ducks
for each person. Which of the following could not possibly be the total number of
people, horses, sheep, cows, and ducks in Hamlet?
a. 41 b. 47 c. 59 d. 61
33. The positive integers 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐴 − 𝐵, and 𝐴 + 𝐵 are all prime numbers. The sum of these
four primes is:
a. Even b. Divisible by 3 c. Odd d. prime
34. Two eight-sided dice each have faces numbered 1 through 8. When the dice are rolled,
each face has an equal probability of appearing on the top. What is the probability
that the product of the two top numbers is greater than their sum?
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a. 2 b. 64 c. 4 d. 8
35. A piece of cheese is located at (12,10) in a coordinate plane. A mouse is at (4, −2) and
is running up the line 𝑦 = −5𝑥 + 18. At the point (𝑎, 𝑏) the mouse starts getting
farther from the cheese rather than closer to it. What is 𝑎 + 𝑏 ?
a. 6 b. 10 c. 14 d. 18
36. Let 𝑆 be the set of points (𝑎, 𝑏) in the coordinate plane, where each of 𝑎 and 𝑏 may be
−1,0, or 1 . How many distinct lines pass through at least two members of 𝑆?
a. 8 b. 20 c. 24 d. 27
37. Some boys and girls are having a car wash to raise money for a class trip to China.
Initially 40% of the group are girls. Shortly thereafter two girls leave and two boys
arrive, and then 30% of the group are girls. How many girls were initially in the
group?
a. 4 b. 6 c. 8 d. 10
38. A bug crawls along a number line, starting at −2. It crawls to −6, then turns around
and crawls to 5 . How many units does the bug crawl altogether?
a. 9 b. 11 c. 13 d. 1
39. Let 𝑥 = −2016. What is the value of |||𝑥| − 𝑥| − |𝑥|| − 𝑥?
a. -2016 b. 0 c. 2016 d. 4032
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40. Alicia had two containers. The first was 6 full of water and the second was empty. She
poured all the water from the first container into the second container, at which point
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the second container was 4 full of water. What is the ratio of the volume of the first
container to the volume of the second container?
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a. 8 b. 5 c. 10 d. 12
41. Five positive consecutive integers starting with 𝑎 have average 𝑏. What is the average
of 5 consecutive integers that start with 𝑏 ?
a. a+3 b. a+4 c. a+5 d. a+6
42. Al gets the disease algebritis and must take one green pill and one pink pill each day
for two weeks. A green pill costs $1 more than a pink pill, and Al's pills cost a total of
$546 for the two weeks. How much does one green pill cost?
a. 7 b. 14 c. 19 d. 20
43. How many ways are there to paint each of the integers 2,3, … ,9 either red, green, or
blue so that each number has a different color from each of its proper divisors?
a. 144 b. 216 c. 256 d. 384
44. If 0 < 𝑥𝑦 < 1, then which of the following is possible?
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a. 𝑦 < 0 < 𝑥 b. 𝑥 < −2 and 𝑦 > 2 c. 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 10 d. 𝑥 < 0 < 𝑦
45. If x is the negative integer, which of the following expression has the least value.
a. 𝑥 2 − 0.5 b. 𝑥 2 − 0.51 c. 𝑥 3 − 0.502 d. 𝑥 3 − 0.511
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46. If 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 4𝑥 intersects on the x-axis between the points -1 and 5, the at how many
points does it intersects on the x-axis?
a. One b. Two c. Three d. Four
47. A state law require that on any field trip the ratio of the number of chaperones to the
number of students must be at least 1:12. If 100 students are going on a field trip.
What is the minimum number of chaperones required?
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a. 8 b. 8 3 c. 9 d. 10
48. Of all the five digit integers formed by permutation of the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
without repetition, what is the probability that a 5 digit integer drawn randomly will
be divisible by 3?
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a. 0 b. 2 c. 3 d. 1
49. In the sequnce 1, 4, 2, 8, 5, 7, 1, 4, 2, 8, 5, 7, … What is the sum of first 500𝑡ℎ term in
the sequence?
a. 2246 b. 2241 c. 2250 d. 2260
9𝑥 1 2 3 1995
50. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 9𝑥 +3 , What is the value of 𝑓 (1996) + 𝑓 (1996) + 𝑓 (1996) + ⋯ 𝑓(1996) ?
a. 997.5 b. 998.5 c. 996.5 d. 995.5

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