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1977 AMC 12

Question 1

If $y=2x$ and $z=2y,$ then $x+y+z$ equals
  1. $x$
  2. $3x$
  3. $5x$
  4. $7x$
  5. $9x$

Question 2

Which one of the following statements is false? All equilateral triangles are
  1. equiangular
  2. isosceles
  3. regular polygons
  4. congruent to each other
  5. similar to each other

Question 3

A man has $\$2.73$ in pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters and half dollars. If he has an equal number of coins of each kind, then the total number of coins he has is
  1. $3$
  2. $5$
  3. $9$
  4. $10$
  5. $15$

Question 4

In triangle $ABC,$ $AB=AC$ and $\angle A=80^\circ.$ If points $D,$ $E$ and $F$ lie on sides $BC,$ $AC$ and $AB,$ respectively, and $CE=CD$ and $BF=BD,$ then $\angle EDF$ equals

Question illustration
  1. $30^\circ$
  2. $40^\circ$
  3. $50^\circ$
  4. $65^\circ$
  5. none of these

Question 5

The set of all points $P$ such that the sum of the (undirected) distances from $P$ to two fixed points $A$ and $B$ equals the distance between $A$ and $B$ is
  1. the line segment from $A$ to $B$
  2. the line passing through $A$ and $B$
  3. the perpendicular bisector of the line segment from $A$ to
    $B$
  4. an ellipse having positive area
  5. a parabola

Question 6

If $x,$ $y$ and $2x+\frac y2$ are not zero, then $$
\left(2x+\frac y2\right)^{-1}\left[(2x)^{-1}+\left(\frac y2\right)^{-1}\right]
$$ equals
  1. $1$
  2. $xy^{-1}$
  3. $x^{-1}y$
  4. $(xy)^{-1}$
  5. none of these

Question 7

If $t=\dfrac1{1-\sqrt[4]{2}},$ then $t$ equals
  1. $(1-\sqrt[4]{2})(2-\sqrt2)$
  2. $(1-\sqrt[4]{2})(1+\sqrt2)$
  3. $(1+\sqrt[4]{2})(1-\sqrt2)$
  4. $(1+\sqrt[4]{2})(1+\sqrt2)$
  5. $-(1+\sqrt[4]{2})(1+\sqrt2)$

Question 8

For every triple $(a,b,c)$ of nonzero real numbers, form the number $$
\frac a{|a|}+\frac b{|b|}+\frac c{|c|}+\frac{abc}{|abc|}.
$$ The set of all numbers formed is
  1. $\{0\}$
  2. $\{-4,0,4\}$
  3. $\{-4,-2,0,2,4\}$
  4. $\{-4,-2,2,4\}$
  5. none of these

Question 9

In the adjoining figure $\angle E=40^\circ$ and arc $AB,$ arc $BC$ and arc $CD$ all have equal length. Find the measure of $\angle ACD.$

Question illustration
  1. $10^\circ$
  2. $15^\circ$
  3. $20^\circ$
  4. $\left(\frac{45}2\right)^\circ$
  5. $30^\circ$

Question 10

If $(3x-1)^7=a_7x^7+a_6x^6+\cdots+a_0,$ then $a_7+a_6+\cdots+a_0$ equals
  1. $0$
  2. $1$
  3. $64$
  4. $-64$
  5. $128$

Question 11

For each real number $x,$ let $[x]$ be the largest integer not exceeding $x$ (i.e., the integer $n$ such that $n\le x\lt n+1$). Which of the following statements is (are) true?

$\mathrm{I}.$ $[x+1]=[x]+1$ for all $x$

$\mathrm{II}.$ $[x+y]=[x]+[y]$ for all $x$ and $y$

$\mathrm{III}.$ $[xy]=[x][y]$ for all $x$ and $y$
  1. none
  2. $\mathrm{I}$ only
  3. $\mathrm{I}$ and $\mathrm{II}$ only
  4. $\mathrm{III}$ only
  5. all

Question 12

Al’s age is $16$ more than the sum of Bob’s age and Carl’s age, and the square of Al’s age is $1632$ more than the square of the sum of Bob’s age and Carl’s age. The sum of the ages of Al, Bob and Carl is
  1. $64$
  2. $94$
  3. $96$
  4. $102$
  5. $140$

Question 13

If $a_1,$ $a_2,$ $a_3,$ $\ldots$ is a sequence of positive numbers such that $a_{n+2}=a_na_{n+1}$ for all positive integers $n,$ then the sequence $a_1,$ $a_2,$ $a_3,$ $\ldots$ is a geometric progression
  1. for all positive values of $a_1$ and $a_2$
  2. if and only if $a_1=a_2$
  3. if and only if $a_1=1$
  4. if and only if $a_2=1$
  5. if and only if $a_1=a_2=1$

Question 14

How many pairs $(m,n)$ of integers satisfy the equation $m+n=mn?$
  1. $1$
  2. $2$
  3. $3$
  4. $4$
  5. more than $4$

Question 15

Each of the three circles in the adjoining figure is externally tangent to the other two, and each side of the triangle is tangent to two of the circles. If each circle has radius three, then the perimeter of the triangle is

Question illustration
  1. $36+9\sqrt2$
  2. $36+6\sqrt3$
  3. $36+9\sqrt3$
  4. $18+18\sqrt3$
  5. $45$

Question 16

If $i^2=-1,$ then the sum $$
\begin{aligned} &\cos45^\circ+i\cos135^\circ+\cdots\\ &\quad+i^n\cos(45+90n)^\circ+\cdots\\ &\quad+i^{40}\cos3645^\circ \end{aligned}
$$ equals
  1. $\frac{\sqrt2}{2}$
  2. $-10i\sqrt2$
  3. $\frac{21\sqrt2}{2}$
  4. $\frac{\sqrt2}{2}(21-20i)$
  5. $\frac{\sqrt2}{2}(21+20i)$

Question 17

Three fair dice are tossed at random (i.e., all faces have the same probability of coming up). What is the probability that the three numbers turned up can be arranged to form an arithmetic progression with common difference one?
  1. $\frac16$
  2. $\frac19$
  3. $\frac1{27}$
  4. $\frac1{54}$
  5. $\frac7{36}$

Question 18

If $$
\begin{aligned} y={}&(\log_2 3)(\log_3 4)\cdots\\ &(\log_n[n+1])\cdots(\log_{31}32), \end{aligned}
$$ then
  1. $4\lt y\lt5$
  2. $y=5$
  3. $5\lt y\lt6$
  4. $y=6$
  5. $6\lt y\lt7$

Question 19

Let $E$ be the point of intersection of the diagonals of convex quadrilateral $ABCD,$ and let $P,$ $Q,$ $R$ and $S$ be the centers of the circles circumscribing triangles $ABE,$ $BCE,$ $CDE$ and $ADE,$ respectively. Then
  1. $PQRS$ is a parallelogram
  2. $PQRS$ is a parallelogram if and only if $ABCD$ is a
    rhombus
  3. $PQRS$ is a parallelogram if and only if $ABCD$ is a
    rectangle
  4. $PQRS$ is a parallelogram if and only if $ABCD$ is a
    parallelogram
  5. none of the above are true

Question 20

For how many paths consisting of a sequence of horizontal and/or vertical line segments, with each segment connecting a pair of adjacent letters in the diagram below, is the word CONTEST spelled out as the path is traversed from beginning to end?

Question illustration
  1. $63$
  2. $128$
  3. $129$
  4. $255$
  5. none of these