Mock American Invitational Mathematics Exam

The problems for this Mock AIME were prepared by:

Jason Tang

Vismay Sharan

Alex Zhang

Proofreading and solution writing for this Mock AIME were done by:

INSTRUCTIONS Michael Hahn

1. DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOUR PROCTOR GIVES THE Derek Zhu
SIGNAL TO BEGIN.
Wayne Zhao
2. This is a 15-question, 3-hour examination. All answers are integers rang-
ing from 000 to 999, inclusive. Your score will be the number of correct Vishaal Ram
answers; i.e., there is neither partial credit nor a penalty for wrong an-
swers.
3. No aids other than scratch paper, graph paper, ruler, compass, and pro-
tractor are permitted. In particular, calculators and computers are not
permitted.
4. A combination of the AIME and the American Mathematics Contest 12
are used to determine eligibility for participation in the USA Mathemat-
ical Olympiad (USAMO). A combination of the AIME and the American
Mathematics Contest 10 are used to determine eligibility for participation
in the USA Junior Mathematical Olympiad (USAJMO).
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1. 𝑁 fair dice numbered 1 through 𝑁 are rolled. If the expected value of the
sum of the numbers on the top faces is greater than 2017, find the least
possible value of 𝑁.
2. There are 𝑁 positive integer quadruples (𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑) with each variable less
than 2017 satisfying the equation 𝑎2 + 𝑏0 + 𝑐1 + 𝑑7 = 2017. Find the re-
mainder when 𝑁 is divided by 1000.
3. An equilateral octagon 𝑆𝑇𝑈𝑉𝑊𝑋𝑌𝑍 with integer side lengths is in-
scribed in rectangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 with integer side lengths such that 𝑆𝑇 lies
on 𝐴𝐵, 𝑈𝑉 lies on 𝐵𝐶, 𝑊𝑋 lies on 𝐶𝐷, and 𝑌𝑍 lies on 𝐴𝐷. Given that
𝐴𝑆, 𝑇𝐵, 𝐵𝑈, 𝐶𝑉, 𝑊𝐶, 𝐷𝑋, 𝐷𝑉, and 𝐴𝑍 are all integer lengths, find the min-
imum possible area of 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷.
4. The five planets Jupiter 0, Jupiter 1, Jupiter 2, Jupiter 3, and Jupiter 4 each
have six soldiers. Every day, each planet randomly chooses one or two
soldiers to deport to one of the four other planets, also selected at ran-
dom. If a soldier is sent to Jupiter 𝐾, it has a 𝐾5 chance of surviving. If
a soldier survives his deportation, it is impossible for him to ever die or
be deported again. Moreover, any soldiers who are never deported au-
tomatically survive. After 3 days, the expected number of living soldiers
can be expressed in the form 𝑚 𝑛 , where 𝑚 and 𝑛 are relatively prime posi-
tive integers. Find 𝑚 + 𝑛.
5. On square 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷, points 𝐸 and 𝐹 lie on side 𝐴𝐷 such that 𝐴𝐸 = 𝐸𝐹 = 𝐹𝐷.
The circumcircle of triangle 𝐴𝐶𝐹 intersects ray 𝐴𝐵 again at a point 𝐺, such
that 𝐺𝐹 = 20. Find the area of 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷.
6. If 𝑎, 𝑏, and 𝑐 are real numbers greater than 1 such that log𝑎 𝑐 = log√𝑎 𝑏 +
log𝑎 𝑏2 + log𝑎2 𝑏3 + log𝑎4 𝑏4 + log𝑎8 𝑏5 … , the least possible value of
𝑤+𝑥√𝑦
log𝑎 (𝑏𝑐) + log𝑏 (𝑎𝑐) + log𝑐 (𝑎𝑏) can be expressed in the form 𝑧 for pos-
itive integers 𝑤, 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 where 𝑦 is not divisible by the square of any prime
and 𝑤, 𝑥, 𝑧 are relatively prime. Find 𝑤 + 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧.
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7. Triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 has 𝐴𝐵 = 8, 𝐵𝐶 = 12 and the measure of ∠𝐴 is twice the
measure of ∠𝐶. The length of the longest angle trisector from 𝐵 to 𝐴𝐶 can
be expressed as 𝑚√𝑛 where 𝑚 and 𝑛 are positive integers such that 𝑛 is
not divisible by the square of any prime. Find 𝑚 + 𝑛.
8. Let 𝑓 (𝑥, 𝑦) be a multivariable function defined on base 10 positive integers
that returns the sum of the digits of 𝑥𝑦 . For example, 𝑓 (5, 3) = 3 and
𝑓 (11, 12) = 11. Let 𝑁 be the number of ordered pairs of base 10 positive
integers (𝑎, 𝑏) that satisfy 𝑓 (𝑎, 𝑏) = 𝑓 (𝑎 + 1, 𝑏), 1 ≤ 𝑎 ≤ 20172 and 2 ≤ 𝑏 ≤
2017. Find the remainder when 𝑁 is divided by 1000.
9. A circle 𝐶 centered at the origin is drawn such that the ratio of the area
of the polygon formed by the points where 𝐶 intersects the graph of the
relation
𝑥2 + 𝑦2 + 2017
=5
𝑥𝑦 + 435
to the area of 𝐶 is maximized. If 𝑟 is the radius of the circle, find the sum
of all possible values of 𝑟2 .
10. In a factory where robots make shoes, robot number 𝑁 makes 𝑁 shoes
every hour at a constant rate. If there are 999 robots labeled 1 through
999 that begin making shoes at the same time, find the label of the robot
that makes the 2017th shoe.
11. Let 𝑁 = 𝑎1 𝑎2 … 𝑎𝑛 be the largest positive integer that satisfies the follow-
ing conditions:
(i) 𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , … , 𝑎𝑛 are nonzero digits.
(ii) For all integers 𝑖 in the range 2 to 𝑛 inclusive, 𝑎𝑖 𝑎𝑖+1 … 𝑎𝑛 divides
𝑎𝑖−1 𝑎𝑖 … 𝑎𝑛 .
𝑁 ⌋.
Find ⌊
10𝑛−3
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12. In acute triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶, let 𝐻 be the orthocenter. Points 𝐷 and 𝐸 are on
segments 𝐵𝐻 and 𝐴𝐶 respectively, such that 𝐵𝐷 = 𝐷𝐻 = 𝐴𝐸 = 𝐸𝐶 = 17.
The circle with diameter 𝐷𝐸 intersects side 𝐵𝐶 at two points, 𝑋 and 𝑌,
with 𝐶𝑋 < 𝐶𝑌 and 2 ⋅ 𝐻𝑋 = 𝐴𝐶. 𝐴𝑋 hits the circumcircle of 𝐴𝐵𝐶 again
at point 𝐹, and lines 𝐵𝐹 and 𝐴𝐶 meet at point 𝐺. 𝐴𝐺 can be written in the
form 𝑎 + 𝑏√𝑐 for positive integers 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 such that 𝑐 is not divisible by the
square of any prime. Find 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐.

13. There is exactly one pair of positive reals (𝑥, 𝑦) that satisfies the system of
equations
𝑥3 𝑦 + 24𝑥2 + 180𝑥𝑦3 − 450𝑦4 = 42
2𝑥3 𝑦 + 12𝑥2 + 18𝑥𝑦3 − 33𝑦4 = 21.
√
The 𝑦 value in that pair can be written in the form √ 𝑎+𝑐 𝑏 for integers
𝑎, 𝑏, and 𝑐, where 𝑏 is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find the
remainder when 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 is divided by 1000.

14. Let 𝑛 be the number of non-congruent equiangular hexagons with all in-
teger side lengths that have all of their side lengths less than 2017. Find
the remainder when 𝑛 is divided by 1000.

15. Given triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶, circle 𝜔 passes through vertices 𝐵 and 𝐶 and in-
tersects sides 𝐴𝐵, 𝐴𝐶 again at 𝐷 and 𝐸 respectively. A circle 𝛾 inter-
nally tangent to 𝜔 at 𝐷 meets 𝐷𝐸 again at 𝑅, and 𝐴𝑅 hits 𝛾 again at 𝑆.
Suppose 𝐹 is the intersection point of 𝐵𝑅 and 𝜔, and 𝐶𝐹 cuts 𝐴𝑆 at 𝐽;
then ∠𝑅𝐶𝑆 = ∠𝑅𝐽𝐵 and 𝐾 is a point on 𝐸𝑆 such that 𝐾𝐽 bisects 𝐹𝑅. If
cos ∠𝐹𝐶𝑆 = 52 and cos ∠𝑅𝑆𝐵 = 17 2 , the ratio of the area of triangle 𝐾𝐶𝐽

to the area of triangle 𝑆𝐽𝐾 can be expressed in the form 𝑚 𝑛 for relatively
prime positive integers 𝑚 and 𝑛. Find the remainder when 𝑚+𝑛 is divided
by 1000.