THE ASSOCIATION OF MATHEMATICS TEACHERS OF INDIA

Screening Test - Bhaskara Contest

(NMTC at JUNIOR LEVEL IX & X Standards)
Saturday, 27th August 2016.

Note :
(1) Fill in the response sheet with your Name, Class, the institution through you appear in the specified
places.
(2) Diagrams are only visual aids; They are not drawn to scale.
(3) You are free to do rough work on separate sheets.
(4) Duration of the test : 2 p.m. to 4 p.m-2 hours.

PART-A
Note :
Only one of the choices A,B,C,D is correct for each question, shade that alphabet of your choice
in the response sheet. (If you have any doubt in the method of answering seek the guidance of
your supervisor).
For each correct response you ge 1 mark; for each incorrect response you lose 1/2 Marks.

1. The sum of the values x, y that satisfy the equations

(x + y)2y x = 1, (x + y)x y = 2
simultaneously is
3 5 7
(A) 2 (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2
Sol. (x + y)2yx = 1 ...(i)
(x + y)xy = 2 ...(ii)
by eq. (i) & (ii)
(x + y) (x + y) (y x) (y x) = 1
(x + y) (x + y) (y x)2 = 1
1 y x 2
x y =1 ...(iii)
Now by equation (iii)
1 (y x)2 = 0
(y x)2 = 0
(y x) = 1
or x y = 1
Now by equation (iv) & equation (ii)
1
(x + y) = 2 or x + y =
2
1 5
so sum of all possible values of x y = 2 + =
2 2

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a 4 ( a 4 ) 3 ( a 4 ) 3 a 2

16


2 a 4 2

a4
2. If 2 3 = 2016 the value of a is
4 a
a 4 2 a4

4 3 4
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
1007 2016 2017

1 1

a 4 ( a 4 ) 3 ( a 4 ) 3 a
2
16


2 a 4 2

a4
Sol. 2 3 = 2016
4 a
a 4 2 a4

1 1 1

8a a 2 16 (a 4) 2 (a 4) 2 (a 4) 2 a 4
1 = 2016
4a (a 4)3 / 2 a4

(a 4) 2 1 a 4 a 4
a 4 a 4 = 2016
4a

2
[a + 4] = 2016
a
a + 4 = 1008 a
4
a=
1007
3. ABCD is a square inscribed in a circle of radius 1 unit. The tangent to the circle at C meets AB
produced at P. The length of PD is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 13 (D) 10

Sol.

2
AC = 2, side of square = = 2
2
so n = 1, 2, 4
so three values of n are possible.
2
Sol. AC = 2, side of square = = 2
2
ABC PBC
AB = PB = 2
APD

PD = AD2 AP 2 = 2 2 2
2 2

= 10

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4. Quadrilateral ABCD is inscribed in a circle with radius 1 unit. AC is the diameter of the circle and
2
BD =AB. The diagonals cut at P. If PC = then the length of CD is equal to
5
2 2 1 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 7 8 4

90
O C
A
3 P 2
Sol.
90

O is centre of circle, ABC = 90

Let BAC =
BCA = 90
BDC = BAC = (Angle in a same segment)
BDA = BCA = 90 (Angle in a same segment)
since AB = BD
ADB = BAD = 90
CAD = 90 = 90 2
APD = 3 (Angle sum of property of )
ACD = 2
In APD In PAD
PD PC PD AP
= ...(i) = ....(ii)
sin 2 sin cos 2 cos
(i) (ii)
PC
cot 2 = cot
AP

1 PC 1
tan = tan 2
4 AP 4

2 tan
= 4 tan
1 tan 2
1
1 tan2 =
2
1
tan2 =
2

DC
In ADC cos2 = DC = AC cos2
AC
1
1
1 tan 2 2 2
= AC 2 = 1 =
1 tan 1 3
2

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 23n2 18n 4
5. The number of natural numbers n for which the expression is also a natural number is
n
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 0

23n2 18n 4 4
Sol. = 23n + 18 +
n n
So, n = 1, 2, 4
so three value of n are possible.

6. The cost price of 16 oranges is equal to the selling price of 12 oranges. Then there is a
1 1
(A) 40% profit (B) 20 % loss (C) 33 % profit (D) 23 % profit
3 3
Sol. 12S P = 16CP = 12CP + 4CP
4CP 1
Profit % = 100 = 33 %.
12CP 3
7. The number of positive integer pairs (a, b) such that ab 24 = 2b is
(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9
Sol. ab 24 = 2b
24
a = 2.
b
b is factor of 24
b = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24
So b can take 8 values
so number of pairs (a, b) is 8.

8. A = (2 + 1) (22 + 1) (24 + 1) ..... (22016 + 1). The value of (A + 1)1/2016 is

(A) 4 (B) 2016 (C) 24032 (D) 2
Sol. Bonus because here the power of 2 are in G.P.
i.e., 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, ..... but according to this 2016 will not come
Let instead of 2016 if we take 2048
A = (2 + 1) (22 + 1) (24 + 1) ... (22048 +1)
(2 1) A = (2 1) (2 + 1) (22 + 1) ... (22048 + 1)
A = (22 1) (22 + 1) .. (22048 + 1) A = (22048 1) (22048 + 1).
A = 24096 1
1
1
A 1 2048

= 2 4096 1 1 2048 = 22 = 4. Ans.
9. The sum of two numbers a, b where a < b is 1215 and their H.C.F. is 81. The number of pairs of such
pairs (a, b) is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
Sol. HCF = 81
a = 81x
b = 81y x and y are coprime.
81x + 81 y = 1215
x + y = 15

x 1 2 4 7
y 14 13 11 8
4 pairs. Ans.

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10. The first Republic Day of India was celebrated on 26th January 1950. What was the day of the week on
that date ?
(A) Tuesday (B) Wednesday (C) Thursday (D) Friday
Sol. Time period Number of odd days
up to 1600 0
1601 to 1900 1
1st Jan 1901 to 31st Dec 1949 12 2 + 37 = 5
1st Jan 26 Jan 1950 5

total odd day = 11 = 4

S M T W Th Fr Sat
odd day 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

so 26th jan 1950 day is Thursday.

11. The 12 numbers a1, a2,........, a12 are in arithmetical progression. The sum of all these numbers is 354.
Let P = a2 + a4 + .......... + a12 and Q = a1 + a3 + ...... + a11. If the ratio P : Q is 32 : 27, the common ratio
of the progression is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

6
[a d a 11d]
P 2 32
Sol. = 6 =
Q [a a 10d] 27
2
2d = 5a

12 2 2d
S12 = 354 = [a + a + 11d] 354 = 6 5 11d
2
d=5
12. A Shopkeeper marks the prices of his goods at 20% higher than the original price. There is an increase
in demand of the goods, and he further increases the price by 20%. The total profit % is
(A) 40 (B) 38 (C) 42 (D) 44
Sol. Let CP = 100
100 20 100 20
SP = 100 100 100 = 144

Profit 44 %.
13. A circle passes through the vertices A and D and touches the side BC of a square. The side of the
square is 2 cm. The radius of the circle (in cm) is
5 4 5
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D)
4 5 2
Sol. OAE
R2 = (2 R)2 + 12
R2 = 4 + R2 4R + 1
5
R= .
4
14. There are four balls - one green, one red, one blue and one yellow and there are four boxes one
green, one red, one blue and one yellow. A child playing with the balls decides to put the balls in the
boxes, one ball in each box. The number of ways in which the child can put the balls in the boxes such
that no ball is in a box of its own color is
(A) 12 (B) 9 (C) 24 (D) 6
1 1 1 1
Sol. Number of ways = 24! 1 = 9.
1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 !

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15. The 5 5 array of dots represents trees in an orchard. If you were standing at the central spot marked
C, you would not be able to see 8 of the 24 trees (shown as X). If you were standing at the center of a
9 9 array of trees, how many of the 80 trees would be hidden ?

(A) 40 (B) 32 (C) 36 (D) 44

X X X X X
X X X
X X X X X
X
X X X X X X
Sol.
X X X X X
X X X
X X X X
The tree which came in straight line only first tree is visible and rest are invisible. So total 32 tree are
hidden
PART-B
Note :
Write the correct answer in the space provided in the response sheet.
For each correct response you ge 1 mark ; for each incorrect response you lose 1/2 Marks.

16. a and b are positive integers such that a2 + 2b = b2 + 2a + 5. The value of b is _________.
Sol. a2 + 2b = b2 + 2a + 5
a2 2a = b2 2b + 5
(a 1)2 (b 1)2 = 5
(a + b 2) (a b) = 5
a+b2=5
ab =1

2a = 8
a = 4, b = 3. Ans.
17. After full simplification, the value of product


2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3
3 2 2 3


2
is _________.

2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3
Sol.

= 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3

= 2 3 2 3 = 4 3 = 1. Ans.

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18. ABCD is a rectangle with AD = 1 and AB = 2. DFEB is also a rectangle. The area of DFEB is _____.

Sol. ar Rectangle ABCD = 2 1 = 2 sq. units.

1
ar DCB = ar Rectangle ABCD
2
1
= 2 = 1 sq. units.
2
Rectangle DFEB and DCB have same base and between same parallel
ar Rectangle DFEB = 2ar DBC
= 2 (1)
= 2 sq. units.

19. The two digit number whose units digit exceeds the tens digit by 2 and such that the product of the
number and the sum of its digits is 144 is __________.
Sol. tens digit = x
unit digit = x + 2
ATQ (10x + x + 2) (2x + 2) = 144
11x2 + 13x 70 = 0
(11x + 35) (x 2) = 0
x=2
required number = 24.
p
20. If x = where p, q are integers having no common divisors other than 1, satisfies
q

3 x
x x x x = 2 x x
then x is _________.

3 x
Sol. x x x x = 2 x x

3
x x x x x x = 2 x

3
x+ x x2 x = 2 x

x
x = x2 x
2
x
x2 + x x = x2 x
4

25 p
x= = .
16 q

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21. AE and BF are medians drawn to the legs of a right angled triangle ABC. The numerical value of

AE2 BF2
is _________.
AB2

a2
Sol. AE2 = b2
4

b2
BF2 = a2 +
4

5 2
AE2 + BF2 = (a + b2)
4
5
AE2 + BF2 = AB2
4

AE2 BF2 5
2 = .
AB 4
22. AB is a chord of a circle with center O. AB is produced to C such that BC = OA. CO is produced to E.
AOE
The value of is ___________.
ACE
Sol. 1 = y
2 = 1 + y = 2y
2 = 3 = 2y
x = 3 + y
x = 2y + y
AOE x 3
= = . Ans.
ACE y 1

23. The number of two digit numbers that are less than the sum of the squares of their digits by 11 and
exceed twice the product of their digits by 5 is ________.
Sol. Unit digit = b
tens digit = a
ATQ 2ab + 5 = 10a + b = a2 + b2 11
a2 + b2 2ab = 16 and 10a + b 2ab = 5
(a b)2 = 16 (2a 1) (5 b) = 0
1
(a b) = 4 a= or b = 5.
2
a b = 4 and b = 5
a = 9, 1
Number = 95, 15.
So 2 number exist.

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24. AB is a diameter of circle and CD is a parallel chord. P is any point in AB. The numerical value of

PC 2 PD2
is ___________.
PA 2 PB 2

Sol.

PA2 + PB2 = (r x)2 + (r + x)2

= 2(r2 + x2) ...(i)
PC2 + PD2 = y + (d x) + y + (d + x)2
2 2 2

= 2y2 + 2(d2 + x2)

= 2(y2 + d2) + 2x2
= 2r2 + 2x2
= 2(r2 + x2) ...(ii)
(i) PA 2 PB 2
= =1
(ii) PC 2 PD 2

25. In the sequences 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, ........ the 2016th term is 2n. Then n =

________.
Sol. We observed that
term no from 21 to 22 1 = 3 value is 2 = 21
term no from 22 to 23 1 = 7 value is 4 = 22
term no from 23 to 24 1 = 15 value is 8 = 23
.

term no from 210 to 211 1 = 2047 value is 210 = 1024

so at 2016th term value is = 1024 = 2n
210 = 2n
n = 10
26. Each root of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 is decreased by 1. The quadratic equation with these roots
is x2 + 4x + 1 = 0. The numerical value of b + c is __________.

Sol. ax2 + bx + c = 0

b
+=
a
c
=
a

x2 = 4x + 1 = 0

( 1) ( 1) = 1
( + ) + 1 = 1
c b
+ =0
a a
b+c=0
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27. The number of integers n such that 2 > is ___________.
n 1 2
n 2 1
Sol. >
n2 2 2
2(n + 2) > n2 + 1
(n 3) (n + 1) < 0

so 3 integral value (0, 1, 2).

28. P1 and P2 are two regular polygons. The number of sides of P1 and P2 respectively are in the ratio
3 : 2 and the respective interior angles are in the ratio 10 : 9. Then the sum of the number of sides of
P1 and P2 is ___________.
n1 3
Sol. n2 = 2
n1 = 3x
n2 = 2x
(n1 2)180
Interior angle of polygon P1 n1
10
Interior angle of polygon P2
= (n 2 2 )180 =
9
n2

2 3x 2 10
=
3 2 x 2 9
x=2
n1 = 12
n2 = 8
n1 + n2 = 12 + 8 = 20. Ans.

29. In triangle ABC, F and E are the mid points of AB and AC respectively. P is any point on the side BC.
Area of ABC
The ratio is
Area of FPE

1
Sol. By MPT FE = BC
2
AFE ~ ABC
FE h
= 1
BC h
1 h1
=
2 h
h = 2h1
1
BC h
ar ABC 2 2 2h1 4
= 1 = h = .
ar FPE FE (h h1) 1 1 1
2

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30. x, y, z are distinct real numbers such that x =y+ = z + . The value of x2y2z2 is _______.
y z x

1 1 1
Sol. x+ =y+ =z+
y z x
solving in pair we get
yz
xy= .........(1)
yz

zx
yz= .........(2)
zx
xy
zx= .........(3)
xy
(1) (2) (3)
( x y )( y z)(z x )
(x y) y z) (z x) =
x 2 y 2 z2
x2y2z2 = 1.

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