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2022 AMC 12B Problems

 

Problem 1

Define $x\diamond y$ to be $|x-y|$ for all real numbers $x$ and $y.$ What is the value of\[(1\diamond(2\diamond3))-((1\diamond2)\diamond3)?\]

$\textbf{(A)}\ {-}2 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ {-}1 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 2$

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Problem 2

In rhombus $ABCD$, point $P$ lies on segment $\overline{AD}$ so that $\overline{BP}$ $\perp$ $\overline{AD}$, $AP = 3$, and $PD = 2$. What is the area of $ABCD$? (Note: The figure is not drawn to scale.)

[asy] import olympiad; size(180); real r = 3, s = 5, t = sqrt(r*r+s*s); defaultpen(linewidth(0.6) + fontsize(10)); pair A = (0,0), B = (r,s), C = (r+t,s), D = (t,0), P = (r,0); draw(A--B--C--D--A^^B--P^^rightanglemark(B,P,D)); label("$A$",A,SW); label("$B$", B, NW); label("$C$",C,NE); label("$D$",D,SE); label("$P$",P,S); [/asy]

$\textbf{(A) }3\sqrt 5 \qquad \textbf{(B) }10 \qquad \textbf{(C) }6\sqrt 5 \qquad \textbf{(D) }20\qquad \textbf{(E) }25$

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Problem 3

How many of the first ten numbers of the sequence $121, 11211, 1112111, \ldots$ are prime numbers?

$\textbf{(A) } 0 \qquad \textbf{(B) }1 \qquad \textbf{(C) }2 \qquad \textbf{(D) }3 \qquad \textbf{(E) }4$

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Problem 4

For how many values of the constant $k$ will the polynomial $x^{2}+kx+36$ have two distinct integer roots?

$\textbf{(A) }6 \qquad \textbf{(B) }8 \qquad \textbf{(C) }9 \qquad \textbf{(D) }14 \qquad \textbf{(E) }16$

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Problem 5

The point $(-1, -2)$ is rotated $270^{\circ}$ counterclockwise about the point $(3, 1)$. What are the coordinates of its new position?

$\textbf{(A) }\ (-3, -4) \qquad \textbf{(B) }\ (0,5) \qquad \textbf{(C) }\ (2,-1) \qquad \textbf{(D) }\ (4,3) \qquad \textbf{(E) }\ (6,-3)$

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Problem 6

Consider the following $100$ sets of $10$ elements each:\begin{align*} &\{1,2,3,\ldots,10\}, \\ &\{11,12,13,\ldots,20\},\\ &\{21,22,23,\ldots,30\},\\ &\vdots\\ &\{991,992,993,\ldots,1000\}. \end{align*}How many of these sets contain exactly two multiples of $7$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 40\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 42\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 43\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 49\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 50$

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Problem 7

Camila writes down five positive integers. The unique mode of these integers is $2$ greater than their median, and the median is $2$ greater than their arithmetic mean. What is the least possible value for the mode?

$\textbf{(A) }5\qquad\textbf{(B) }7\qquad\textbf{(C) }9\qquad\textbf{(D) }11\qquad\textbf{(E) }13$

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Problem 8

What is the graph of $y^4+1=x^4+2y^2$ in the coordinate plane?

$\textbf{(A) }\ \text{two intersecting parabolas} \qquad \textbf{(B) }\ \text{two nonintersecting parabolas} \qquad \textbf{(C) }\ \text{two intersecting circles} \qquad$

$\textbf{(D) }\ \text{a circle and a hyperbola} \qquad \textbf{(E) }\ \text{a circle and two parabolas}$

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Problem 9

The sequence $a_0,a_1,a_2,\cdots$ is a strictly increasing arithmetic sequence of positive integers such that\[2^{a_7}=2^{27} \cdot a_7.\]What is the minimum possible value of $a_2$?

$\textbf{(A) }\ 8 \qquad \textbf{(B) }\ 12 \qquad \textbf{(C) }\ 16 \qquad \textbf{(D) }\ 17 \qquad \textbf{(E) }\ 22$

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Problem 10

Regular hexagon $ABCDEF$ has side length $2$. Let $G$ be the midpoint of $\overline{AB}$, and let $H$ be the midpoint of $\overline{DE}$. What is the perimeter of $GCHF$?

$\textbf{(A) }\ 4\sqrt3 \qquad \textbf{(B) }\ 8 \qquad \textbf{(C) }\ 4\sqrt5 \qquad \textbf{(D) }\ 4\sqrt7 \qquad \textbf{(E) }\ 12$

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Problem 11

Let $f(n) = \left( \frac{-1+i\sqrt{3}}{2} \right)^n + \left( \frac{-1-i\sqrt{3}}{2} \right)^n$, where $i = \sqrt{-1}$. What is $f(2022)$?

$\textbf{(A) }\ -2 \qquad \textbf{(B) }\ -1 \qquad \textbf{(C) }\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(D) }\ \sqrt{3} \qquad \textbf{(E) }\ 2$

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Problem 12

Kayla rolls four fair $6$-sided dice. What is the probability that at least one of the numbers Kayla rolls is greater than $4$ and at least two of the numbers she rolls are greater than $2$?

$\textbf{(A) }\frac{2}{3} \qquad \textbf{(B) }\frac{19}{27} \qquad \textbf{(C) }\frac{59}{81} \qquad \textbf{(D) }\frac{61}{81} \qquad \textbf{(E) }\frac{7}{9}$

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Problem 13

The diagram below shows a rectangle with side lengths $4$ and $8$ and a square with side length $5$. Three vertices of the square lie on three different sides of the rectangle, as shown. What is the area of the region inside both the square and the rectangle?

[asy] size(5cm); filldraw((4,0)--(8,3)--(8-3/4,4)--(1,4)--cycle,mediumgray); draw((0,0)--(8,0)--(8,4)--(0,4)--cycle,linewidth(1.1)); draw((1,0)--(1,4)--(4,0)--(8,3)--(5,7)--(1,4),linewidth(1.1)); label("$4$", (8,2), E); label("$8$", (4,0), S); label("$5$", (3,11/2), NW); draw((1,.35)--(1.35,.35)--(1.35,0),linewidth(1.1)); [/asy]

$\textbf{(A) }15\dfrac{1}{8} \qquad \textbf{(B) }15\dfrac{3}{8} \qquad \textbf{(C) }15\dfrac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(D) }15\dfrac{5}{8} \qquad \textbf{(E) }15\dfrac{7}{8}$

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Problem 14

The graph of $y=x^2+2x-15$ intersects the $x$-axis at points $A$ and $C$ and the $y$-axis at point $B$. What is $\tan(\angle ABC)$?

$\textbf{(A) }\frac{1}{7} \qquad \textbf{(B) }\frac{1}{4} \qquad \textbf{(C) }\frac{3}{7} \qquad \textbf{(D) }\frac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(E) }\frac{4}{7}$

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Problem 15

One of the following numbers is not divisible by any prime number less than $10.$ Which is it?

$\textbf{(A) } 2^{606}-1 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 2^{606}+1 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 2^{607}-1 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 2^{607}+1\qquad\textbf{(E) } 2^{607}+3^{607}$

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Problem 16

Suppose $x$ and $y$ are positive real numbers such that\[x^y=2^{64}\text{ and }(\log_2{x})^{\log_2{y}}=2^{7}.\]What is the greatest possible value of $\log_2{y}$?

$\textbf{(A) }3 \qquad \textbf{(B) }4 \qquad \textbf{(C) }3+\sqrt{2} \qquad \textbf{(D) }4+\sqrt{3} \qquad \textbf{(E) }7$

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Problem 17

How many $4 \times 4$ arrays whose entries are $0$s and $1$s are there such that the row sums (the sum of the entries in each row) are $1, 2, 3,$ and $4,$ in some order, and the column sums (the sum of the entries in each column) are also $1, 2, 3,$ and $4,$ in some order? For example, the array\[\left[ \begin{array}{cccc} 1 & 1 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 1 & 0 \\ 1 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\ \end{array} \right]\]satisfies the condition.

$\textbf{(A) }144 \qquad \textbf{(B) }240 \qquad \textbf{(C) }336 \qquad \textbf{(D) }576 \qquad \textbf{(E) }624$

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Problem 18

Each square in a $5 \times 5$ grid is either filled or empty, and has up to eight adjacent neighboring squares, where neighboring squares share either a side or a corner. The grid is transformed by the following rules:

  • Any filled square with two or three filled neighbors remains filled.
  • Any empty square with exactly three filled neighbors becomes a filled square.
  • All other squares remain empty or become empty.

A sample transformation is shown in the figure below.[asy] import geometry; unitsize(0.6cm); void ds(pair x) { filldraw(x -- (1,0) + x -- (1,1) + x -- (0,1)+x -- cycle,mediumgray,invisible); } ds((1,1)); ds((2,1)); ds((3,1)); ds((1,3)); for (int i = 0; i <= 5; ++i) { draw((0,i)--(5,i)); draw((i,0)--(i,5)); } label("Initial", (2.5,-1)); draw((6,2.5)--(8,2.5),Arrow); ds((10,2)); ds((11,1)); ds((11,0)); for (int i = 0; i <= 5; ++i) { draw((9,i)--(14,i)); draw((i+9,0)--(i+9,5)); } label("Transformed", (11.5,-1)); [/asy]Suppose the $5 \times 5$ grid has a border of empty squares surrounding a $3 \times 3$ subgrid. How many initial configurations will lead to a transformed grid consisting of a single filled square in the center after a single transformation? (Rotations and reflections of the same configuration are considered different.)[asy] import geometry; unitsize(0.6cm); void ds(pair x) { filldraw(x -- (1,0) + x -- (1,1) + x -- (0,1)+x -- cycle,mediumgray,invisible); } for (int i = 1; i < 4; ++ i) { for (int j = 1; j < 4; ++j) { label("?",(i + 0.5, j + 0.5)); } } for (int i = 0; i <= 5; ++i) { draw((0,i)--(5,i)); draw((i,0)--(i,5)); } label("Initial", (2.5,-1)); draw((6,2.5)--(8,2.5),Arrow); ds((11,2)); for (int i = 0; i <= 5; ++i) { draw((9,i)--(14,i)); draw((i+9,0)--(i+9,5)); } label("Transformed", (11.5,-1)); [/asy]$\textbf{(A)}\ 14 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 18 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 22 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 26 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 30$

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Problem 19

In $\triangle{ABC}$ medians $\overline{AD}$ and $\overline{BE}$ intersect at $G$ and $\triangle{AGE}$ is equilateral. Then $\cos(C)$ can be written as $\frac{m\sqrt p}n$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers and $p$ is a positive integer not divisible by the square of any prime. What is $m+n+p?$

$\textbf{(A) }44 \qquad \textbf{(B) }48 \qquad \textbf{(C) }52 \qquad \textbf{(D) }56 \qquad \textbf{(E) }60$

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Problem 20

Let $P(x)$ be a polynomial with rational coefficients such that when $P(x)$ is divided by the polynomial $x^2 + x + 1$, the remainder is $x + 2$, and when $P(x)$ is divided by the polynomial $x^2 + 1$, the remainder is $2x + 1$. There is a unique polynomial of least degree with these two properties. What is the sum of the squares of the coefficients of that polynomial?

$\textbf{(A) } 10 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 13 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 19 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 20 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 23$

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Problem 21

Let $S$ be the set of circles in the coordinate plane that are tangent to each of the three circles with equations $x^{2}+y^{2}=4$, $x^{2}+y^{2}=64$, and $(x-5)^{2}+y^{2}=3$. What is the sum of the areas of all circles in $S$?

$\textbf{(A) } 48 \pi \qquad \textbf{(B) } 68 \pi \qquad \textbf{(C) } 96 \pi \qquad \textbf{(D) } 102 \pi \qquad \textbf{(E) } 136 \pi \qquad$

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Problem 22

Ant Amelia starts on the number line at $0$ and crawls in the following manner. For $n=1,2,3,$ Amelia chooses a time duration $t_n$ and an increment $x_n$ independently and uniformly at random from the interval $(0,1).$ During the $n$th step of the process, Amelia moves $x_n$ units in the positive direction, using up $t_n$ minutes. If the total elapsed time has exceeded $1$ minute during the $n$th step, she stops at the end of that step; otherwise, she continues with the next step, taking at most $3$ steps in all. What is the probability that Amelia’s position when she stops will be greater than $1$?

$\textbf{(A) }\frac{1}{3} \qquad \textbf{(B) }\frac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(C) }\frac{2}{3} \qquad \textbf{(D) }\frac{3}{4} \qquad \textbf{(E) }\frac{5}{6}$

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Problem 23

Let $x_0,x_1,x_2,\dotsc$ be a sequence of numbers, where each $x_k$ is either $0$ or $1$. For each positive integer $n$, define\[S_n = \sum_{k=0}^{n-1} x_k 2^k\]Suppose $7S_n \equiv 1 \pmod{2^n}$ for all $n \geqslant 1$. What is the value of the sum\[x_{2019} + 2x_{2020} + 4x_{2021} + 8x_{2022}?\]$\textbf{(A) } 6 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 7 \qquad \textbf{(C) }12\qquad \textbf{(D) } 14\qquad \textbf{(E) }15$

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Problem 24

The figure below depicts a regular $7$-gon inscribed in a unit circle.[asy] import geometry; unitsize(3cm); draw(circle((0,0),1),linewidth(1.5)); for (int i = 0; i < 7; ++i) { for (int j = 0; j < i; ++j) { draw(dir(i * 360/7) -- dir(j * 360/7),linewidth(1.5)); } } for(int i = 0; i < 7; ++i) { dot(dir(i * 360/7),5+black); } [/asy]What is the sum of the $4$th powers of the lengths of all $21$ of its edges and diagonals?

$\textbf{(A) }49 \qquad \textbf{(B) }98 \qquad \textbf{(C) }147 \qquad \textbf{(D) }168 \qquad \textbf{(E) }196$

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Problem 25

Four regular hexagons surround a square with a side length $1$, each one sharing an edge with the square, as shown in the figure below. The area of the resulting 12-sided outer nonconvex polygon can be written as $m\sqrt{n} + p$, where $m$, $n$, and $p$ are integers and $n$ is not divisible by the square of any prime. What is $m + n + p$?

[asy] import geometry; unitsize(3cm); draw((0,0) -- (1,0) -- (1,1) -- (0,1) -- cycle); draw(shift((1/2,1-sqrt(3)/2))*polygon(6)); draw(shift((1/2,sqrt(3)/2))*polygon(6)); draw(shift((sqrt(3)/2,1/2))*rotate(90)*polygon(6)); draw(shift((1-sqrt(3)/2,1/2))*rotate(90)*polygon(6)); draw((0,1-sqrt(3))--(1,1-sqrt(3))--(3-sqrt(3),sqrt(3)-2)--(sqrt(3),0)--(sqrt(3),1)--(3-sqrt(3),3-sqrt(3))--(1,sqrt(3))--(0,sqrt(3))--(sqrt(3)-2,3-sqrt(3))--(1-sqrt(3),1)--(1-sqrt(3),0)--(sqrt(3)-2,sqrt(3)-2)--cycle,linewidth(2)); [/asy]

$\textbf{(A) } -12 \qquad \textbf{(B) }-4 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 4 \qquad \textbf{(D) }24 \qquad \textbf{(E) }32$

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