38thEMCBlitzQuestion1(HostedbyLawrence)

March29,2014(8:00PM+8GMT)

Findthesumofallinteger x sothat xx2+8

4 isaninteger.
[Ans:14]
Solution:
2

(x+2)(x 2x+4)
x(x2)+4
x 2x+4
4
xx2+8
/ 2, 2)
4 = (x2)(x+2) = x2 =
x2 = x + x2 (x =
3

4 isanintegerif 4 isalsoaninteger,
x + x2
x2
x 2 = { 4, 2, 1, 1, 2, 4}
x = { 2, 0, 1, 3, 4, 6} arethepossiblevalues
sothesumofallinteger x is 0 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 6 = 14

38thEMCBlitzQuestion2(HostedbyLawrence)
March29,2014(8:00PM+8GMT)

Evaluatethesum 1 + 2*12 + 3 122 + 4 123 + ... = n

*

1
2n1
*
n=1

[Ans:ln(4)]
Solution:
2

2
Let f (x) = 1 + 2x + 2x2 + 2x3 + ... = 11x = ( 2x1 ) = 2x
2

Integrate f (x) ,

2 dx
f (x)dx = x + 2x*2 + 3*x2 + 4*x2 ... = 2x
2

If f (x) evaluatefromx=0tox=1
1

2 dx = 2ln(2 x)x=1
f (x)dx = x + 2x*2 + 3*x2 + 4*x2 ... = 1 + 21*2 + 3*12 + 4*12 ... = 2x
x=0

= 2ln(1) + 2ln(2) = ln(4)

38thEMCBlitzQuestion3(HostedbyLawrence)
March29,2014(8:00PM+8GMT)

Calculate the area of the region bounded by the curve y = x2014 and x = y2014 and lying above the
xaxis?
[Ans.2013/2015]
Solution:
Thetwocurvesintersectat(0,0)and(1,1),
1

A = x 2014 x2014dx =
0

1
2015
x2014 x2015
2015
2015
2014
0

1
2013
= 2014
2015 2015 = 2015

38thEMCBlitzQuestion4(HostedbyLawrence)
March29,2014(8:00PM+8GMT)

Giventhethreeroots 2012, 2013, 2014, of f (x) = x4 ax2 + bx c ,findthevalueof a + b + c?

[Ans. 1 20122(2013)(2015) ]
Solution:
Notethat f (x) = (x 2012)(x + 2013)(x 2014)(x x4) = x4 ax2 + bx c
also, 2012 + ( 2013) + 2014 + x4 = 0, x4 = 2013
f (x) = (x 2012)(x + 2013)(x 2014)(x + 2013)
f ( 1) = 1 a b c = ( 1 2012)( 1 + 2013)( 1 2014)( 1 + 2013) = ( 2013)(2012)( 2015)(2012)
1 f ( 1) = a + b + c = 1 20122(2013)(2015)

38thEMCBlitzQuestion5(HostedbyLawrence)
March29,2014(8:00PM+8GMT)
Urn A contains 2 pink and 2 violetballsandUrnBcontains3 pinkand2 violet balls. One ballischosenat
random from Urn A and transferred to Urn B, and then a ball is chosen atrandom fromUrnB.Theball
chosen from Urn B is observed to be pink. Find the probability that the ball transferred from Urn A to
UrnBwaspink.
[Ans.4/7]
Solution:
LetXdenotetheeventthattheballtransferredfromUrnAtoUrnBwaspink.
LetYdenotetheeventthattheballchosenfromUrnBisobservedtobepink.
WeneedtofindP(X|Y).
ObservethatP(X)=andP(X)=
Iftheballtransferredispink,P(Y|X)=4/6=
Iftheballtransferredisviolet,P(Y|X)=3/6=
P (X Y ) = P (Y |X)P (X) = ()()=
P (X Y ) = P (Y |X )P (X ) =()()=
P (Y ) = P (X Y ) + P (X Y ) = +=7/12
)
1/3
4/12
P (X|Y ) = P(XY
P(Y ) = 7/12 = 7/12 = 4/7

38thEMCBlitzQuestion6(HostedbyLawrence)
March29,2014(8:00PM+8GMT)

1
The number of injury claims per month is modeled by a random variable N with P [N = n] = (n+1)(n+2)

where n 0 . Determine the probability of at least one claim during a particular month, given that there
havebeenatmostfourclaimsduringthatmonth.
[Ans. 25 ]
Solution:
P [N 1|N 4] = P[1N4]
P [N4]
P [1 N 4] = P [N = 1] + P [N = 2] + P [N = 3] + P [N = 4] = 2*13 + 3*14 + 4*15 + 5*16 = 13
P [N 4] = P [N = 0] + P [1 N 4] = 1*12 + 13 = 56
P [N 1|N 4] = (1/3)
(5/6) =

(2/6)
(5/6)

= 25

38thEMCBlitzQuestion7(HostedbyLawrence)
March29,2014(8:00PM+8GMT)
Given T 1 = 0, T 2 = 1, T 3 = 1 andsatisfytheequation T n = T n1 + T n2 + T n3 where n 4.
n

T
Calculate lim 2014kk .
n k=1

2014
[Ans.201432014
]
2
20141

Solution:
n

T
LetS= lim xkk
n k=1

T k = {0, 1, 1, 2, 4, 7, 13, 24, 44, ...}

S= x01 + x12 + x13 + x24 + x45 + x76 + 13
x7 + ...
24
S x = x11 + x12 + x23 + x44 + x75 + 13
x6 + x7 + ...
24
44
S x2 = 1 + 1x + x22 + x43 + x74 + 13
x5 + x6 + x7 + ...

S x2 S x S= 1 + x13 + x14 + x25 + x46 + x77 + ...

x (S x2 S x S)= x + x12 + x13 + x24 + x45 + x76 + ...
S( x3 x2 x )= x +S
S( x3 x2 x 1 )= x
S= x3x2xx1
Let x = 2014
2014
S=201432014
2
20141

38thEMCBlitzQuestion8(HostedbyLawrence)
March29,2014(8:00PM+8GMT)
Let R(x) be the remainder when x2013
+ 2014 is divided by x2 1 . If

2015
R(x)x
R(x)+x dx =
1

cln(ab) , where

gcd(a,b)=1andcisapositiveinteger.Whatisthevalueofab+c?

[Ans: 2014]
Solution:
P(x) = Q(x)D(x) + R(x)
D(x) = x2 1
R(x) = ax + b (since D(x) is a 2nd degree polynomial so 2 - 1 = 1st degree)
x2013 + 2014 = Q(x)(x2 1) + ax + b
if x = 1,
2015 = a + b
if x = -1
2013 = -a + b
2b = 4028, b = 2014
2a = 2, a = 1
R(x) = x + 2014
Now,
=

2015
R(x)x
R(x)+x dx
1

2015
x+2014x dx
x+2014+x
1

1007ln(x + 1007)x=2015
x=1

= 2014

2015

1
2x+2014 dx

= 1007

2015

1
x+1007 dx

1511
= 1007(ln(2015 + 1007) ln(1 + 1007)) = 1007ln(3022
1008) =1007ln( 504 )

since gcd(1511,504) = 1, then a b = 1511 504 = 1007

Then (a - b) + c = 1007 + 1007 = 2014

38thEMCBlitzQuestion9(HostedbyLawrence)
March29,2014(8:00PM+8GMT)

Evaluate 1 +

1 + 31 + 41 + ...

1+2

[Ans.4]
Solution:

(x + 2)

Notethat x1 + (x + 1)(x + 3) = x1 + x2 + 4x + 3 = xx2 + 4x + 4 = x

for x 0
Let f (x) = x(x + 2) = x1 + (x + 1)(x + 3)
f (x) = x1 + (x + 1)(x + 3)
f (x) = x1 + f (x + 1)

1 + (x + 1)1 + (x + 2)(x + 4)
f (x) = x1 + (x + 1)1 + f (x + 2)
f (x) = x 1 + (x + 1) 1 + (x + 2)1 + (x + 3)(x + 5)

f (x) = x 1 + (x + 1) 1 + (x + 2)1 + ... = x(x + 2)

f (x) = x

Let x = 1
f (1) =

1 + (1 + 1)

1 + f (1) = 1 +

1 + (1 + 2)

1 + (1 + 3)1 + ... = 1(1 + 2) = 3

1 + 31 + 41 + ... = 1 + 3 = 4

1+2

= x(x + 2)

38thEMCBlitzQuestion10(HostedbyLawrence)
March29,2014(8:00PM+8GMT)

ComputethevolumeofTetrahedronABCDgiventheverticesA(2011,1,4),B(3017,1000,3),
C(3,10,2021)andD(2016,1,1).

[Ans.0 units3 ]
Solution:
The4verticeslieonthesameplanexy=z+2014,thusthe4verticesarecoplanarandthevolumeis0.