Question bank AMC12 1950
50 questions
If $64$ is divided into three parts proportional to $2,$ $4,$ and $6,$ the smallest part is:
$5\dfrac{1}{3}$
$11$
$10\dfrac{2}{3}$
$5$
None of these answers
Let $R=gS-4.$ When $S=8,$ $R=16.$ When $S=10,$ $R$ is equal to:
$11$
$14$
$20$
$21$
None of these answers
The sum of the roots of the equation $4x^2+5-8x=0$ is equal to:
$8$
$-5$
$-\dfrac54$
$-2$
None of these answers
Reduced to lowest terms, $$
\frac{a^2-b^2}{ab}-\frac{ab-b^2}{ab-a^2}
$$ is equal to:
$\dfrac{a}{b}$
$\dfrac{a^2-2b^2}{ab}$
$a^2$
$a-2b$
None of these answers
If five geometric means are inserted between $8$ and $5832,$ the fifth term in the geometric series is:
$648$
$832$
$1168$
$1944$
None of these answers
The values of $y$ which will satisfy the equations
$$
\begin{aligned} 2x^2+6x+5y+1&=0,\\ 2x+y+3&=0 \end{aligned}
$$
may be found by solving:
$y^2+14y-7=0$
$y^2+8y+1=0$
$y^2+10y-7=0$
$y^2+y-12=0$
None of the above equations
If the digit $1$ is placed after a two digit number whose tens’ digit is $t,$ and units’ digit is $u,$ the new number is:
$10t+u+1$
$100t+10u+1$
$1000t+10u+1$
$t+u+1$
None of these answers
If the radius of a circle is increased $100\%,$ the area is increased:
$100\%$
$200\%$
$300\%$
$400\%$
By none of these
The area of the largest triangle that can be inscribed in a semicircle whose radius is $r$ is:
$r^2$
$r^3$
$2r^2$
$2r^3$
$\dfrac12r^2$
After rationalizing the numerator of $\dfrac{\sqrt3-\sqrt2}{\sqrt3},$ the denominator in simplest form is:
$\sqrt3(\sqrt3+\sqrt2)$
$\sqrt3(\sqrt3-\sqrt2)$
$3-\sqrt3\sqrt2$
$3+\sqrt6$
None of these answers
If in the formula $C=\dfrac{en}{R+nr},$ $n$ is increased while $e,$ $R,$ and $r$ are kept constant, then $C:$
Decreases
Increases
Remains constant
Increases and then decreases
Decreases and then increases
As the number of sides of a polygon increases from $3$ to $n,$ the sum of the exterior angles formed by extending each side in succession:
Increases
Decreases
Remains constant
Cannot be predicted
Becomes $(n-3)$ straight angles
The roots of $(x^2-3x+2)(x)(x-4)=0$ are:
$4$
$0$ and $4$
$1$ and $2$
$0,$ $1,$ $2,$ and $4$
$1,$ $2,$ and $4$
For the simultaneous equations
$$
\begin{aligned} 2x-3y&=8,\\ 6y-4x&=9, \end{aligned}
$$
$x=4,$ $y=0$
$x=0,$ $y=\dfrac32$
$x=0,$ $y=0$
There is no solution
There are an infinite number of solutions
The real factors of $x^2+4$ are:
$(x^2+2)(x^2+2)$
$(x^2+2)(x^2-2)$
$x^2(x^2+4)$
$(x^2-2x+2)(x^2+2x+2)$
Non-existent
The number of terms in the expansion of $\big[(a+3b)^2(a-3b)^2\big]^2$ when simplified is:
$4$
$5$
$6$
$7$
$8$
The formula which expresses the relationship between $x$ and $y$ as shown in the accompanying table is:
$$
\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline x&0&1&2&3&4\\ \hline y&100&90&70&40&0\\ \hline \end{array}
$$
$y=100-10x$
$y=100-5x^2$
$y=100-5x-5x^2$
$y=20-x-x^2$
None of these
Of the following
$(1)\quad a(x-y)=ax-ay$
$(2)\quad a^{x-y}=a^x-a^y$
$(3)\quad \log(x-y)=\log x-\log y$
$(4)\quad \dfrac{\log x}{\log y}=\log x-\log y$
$(5)\quad a(xy)=ax\times ay$
Only $1$ and $4$ are true
Only $1$ and $5$ are true
Only $1$ and $3$ are true
Only $1$ and $2$ are true
Only $1$ is true
If $m$ men can do a job in $d$ days, then $m+r$ men can do the job in:
$d+r$ days
$d-r$ days
$\dfrac{md}{m+r}$ days
$\dfrac{d}{m+r}$ days
None of these
When $x^{13}+1$ is divided by $x-1,$ the remainder is:
$1$
$-1$
$0$
$2$
None of these answers