MEOYC-2022 PART 1

COMPETITION-SESSION MEOYC-2022
TIME ALLOWED 2 HOURS
DATE AND TIME 27th of DEC. 2022, 10 : 00am, GMT + 1 time
NOT ALLOWED CALCULATORS, INTERNET, CHEATING etc

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· You have 40 MCQs to answer in 2hrs time; Hence every question has an average of 3mins.
· ANY Form of Cheating be it using internet, research, calculator results in immediate disqualification. The admins
have a unique way of identifying any form of cheating.
· You Shall write your answers neatly on an A4 script, snap clearly and send where you will be told to send. You
have 10 mins to do so immediately the 2hrs attributed time is over. You can as well type your answers digitally and

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submit as a PDF.
· On your answer sheet, your full names, date of birth and your country of birth should be clearly written on it. The
name of your current school of study should also be written on it.
· All answer sheets shall be submitted to the inbox of the contact given in the competition forum. Ensure HE replies
with ”Received” before you can confirm that you have successfully submitted.
· Any answer sheet submitted more than 10mins after the 2hr session will be rejected and the candidate will be
immediately disqualified from the competition.

pertaining to the question.

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· You are advised for orderly presentation of your work. Just the answers are needed. Write just the correct answer

· Every question carries equal mark; 1 mark. Your score will be converted on 100% and ranked.
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· THERE IS NO MISTAKE WITH ANY QUESTION.

QUESTIONS

1. A triangle with vertices (4, 0), (−1, −1), (3, 4) has 3. Let C denote the circle x2 + y 2 − 4x + 6y − 13 = 0.
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perimeter ? Let L denote the line y = x. C is reflected about

√ L to another circle C ′ . Find the equation of C ′ .
A. Less than 224
√ A. x2 + y 2 − 4x + 6y − 13 = 0
B. Equal to 225
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√ B. x2 + y 2 + 6x − 4y − 13 = 0
C. Greater than 226
√ C. x2 + y 2 − 4x − 6y − 13 = 0
D. 25 5
D. x2 + y 2 + 4x + 6y − 13 = 0
E. None of the previous responses
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E. None of the previous responses

2. When a polynomial f (x) is divided by (x − 3) , the
remainder is 9 and when divided by (2x − 1) , the 4. The domain of a function f (x) is define as the set of
values for which the s
function is defined. Consider
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remainder is −6. Find the remainder when f (x) is  

divided by (x − 3)(2x − 1). 1−x
the function f (x) = ln . The domain of
1+x
A. 3 − 2x f (x) is ?
B. 3x − 2 A. x ∈ R : x ̸= ±1
C. 27 − 6x B. ] − 1, 1[
D. 2 − 3x C. ] − 1, 0]
E. None of the previous responses D. [−1, 1]

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rect E. None of the previous responses are cor-

5.
p
(−4)2 is equivalent to ? rect

A. 16 9. Given that f is a real-valued function defined by

1
f (x) = , the integral of f (x) over the inter-
B. 2 1 + ex
val [0, 1] is ?

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C. −4
A. 1
D. ±4 
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B. 1 + ln
E. None of the previous responses are cor- 1+e
C. 0
rect  
1 1+e
D. 1 + − ln
e 2e

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6. Denote O = (0, 0), A = (5, 7) and B = (−3, 2). Let
−→ −−→ E. None of the above
OA = ⃗a and OB = ⃗b. Let C be a point on AB
with position vector ⃗c = k⃗a + (1 − k)⃗b, such that 10. Each child in the Njahmi’s family has at least three
OC ⊥ AB. Suppose k is an irreducible proper frac- sisters and at least one brother. The maximum
p
tion with p and q being positive integers. Find number of children in the Njahmi’s family is ?
q
p + q.
A. 4
A. 101 B. 5
B. 103
C. 107
D. 109
- C. 6
D. 7
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E. Nonne of the previous responses
E. None of the previous responses are cor-
11. Which of the following is a solution to the ordinary
rect d2 y dy
differential equation x2 2 − x + y = x3 ?
dx dx
7. The surface area covered by a sea weed on a lake
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A. x ln x + x3
doubles every day. It takes 11 days to cover half of x3
B. 2x ln x +
the surface of the lake. How long will it take for 2
the sea weed to cover the whole surface of the lake? x3
C. 4x ln x +
4
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A. 22 days x3
D. 8x ln x +
B. 12 days 8
E. None of the previous responses are cor-
C. 16.5 days rect
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D. 10 days
12. An arithmetic progression with first term 5 and
E. None of the previous responses are cor- common difference 2 consist of 3n terms. The sum
rect of the first n terms and the second n terms are in
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8. Pageo is 8 years older than Partmus . In six years the ratio ?

to come, Pageo will be 6 years less old than thrice A. 3 : 4
Partmus’s present age. What are the ages of Pageo B. 2 : 7
and Partmus ?
C. 17 : 7
A. 12 and 4 D. 5 : 7
B. 18 and 10 E. None of the previous responses are cor-
C. 25 and 17 rect

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13. An antiderivative of f (x) = ex+e is ? A. 4
A. e1+x + z, z ∈ R B. 1
x x+ex
B. 1 + e (e ) + z, z ∈ R C. 16
x+ex
e
C. + z, z ∈ R D. 25
1 + ex
2
D. e1+x + z, z ∈ R E. None of the previous responses are cor-

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rect
E. None of the previous responses are cor-
rect
18. How many 5-digit even numbers can you make with
1 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 given that the last digit can’t be zero,
14. What is the value of the geometric series : 1 + +
3
1 1 1 and no digit is repeated .
+ + + ···
9 27 81

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A. 60
1
A.
2 B. 24
2
B. C. 18
3
1
C. D. 36
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3 E. None of the previous responses are cor-
D.
2
rect
E. None of the previous responses are cor-
rect

15. The maximum value of the function f (x) = -

19. Which of the following quadratic congruence is
solvable?
C
3
√ is ? A. x2 ≡ 5 (mod 7)
cos x + 1 + 3 sin x − 2
A. 12 B. x2 ≡ 5 (mod 13)

B. 9 C. x2 ≡ 5 (mod 17)
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C. 10 D. x2 ≡ 5 (mod 19)
D. 8 E. None of the previous responses are cor-
E. None of the previous responses are cor- rect
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rect
20. The sum of 12 consecutive odd integers is 216. The
16. Given that m and n are two positive integers such fourth integer is :
that m < n. Which of the following inequalities is
A. 9
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true?
 −m  −n B. 11
1 1
A. <
2 2 C. 13
 −n  −m
1 1
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B. < D. 15
2 2
 m−n
1 E. None of the previous responses are cor-
C. <0
2 rect
 n−m
1
D. <0 21. In the figure below, ABCD is a square of side 10cm,
2
E. None of the above and inscribed in it are circular arcs. The area of

a! 2
the shaded region is? :
17. If = 2, then eln a = ?
(a − 2)!

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B. 46
C. 45
D. 47
E. None of the previous responses are cor-
rect

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sin 6x + sin 4038x
25. Simplifying the expression , one
cos 6x + cos 4038x
has :
A. tan 2022x
B. cot 2022x
A. (100 − 25)πcm2

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C. − tan 2022x
B. (100 − π)cm2 D. − cot 2022x
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C. (16 − π)cm2 E. None of the previous responses are cor-
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D. (10 − 2π)cm2 rect

E. None of the previous responses are cor- 26. Which point on the line y = 2x + 3 is closest to the
rect point (−6, 1) ?

22. Let f : R \ {2} → R \ {3} be defined as f (x) =

3x + k
x−2
, where k ̸= −6 is a constant. Find the

value of k such that f −1 (x) =

k(x + 1) - A. (−2, −1)
B. (−4, −5)
C. (1, 5)
C
, given that D. (3, −4)
x−3
x is a non-zero number.
E. None of the previous responses are cor-
A. 1 rect
B. 2
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27. Two fair dice are thrown and their numbers(results)

C. 3 are noted. What is the probability that the sum of
their results is 5 ?
D. 4
A. ≈ 40%
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E. None of the previous responses are cor-

rect B. ≈ 11%
C. ≈ 72%
23. A 30 metre long plank is to be cut into 3 to enclose
D. ≈ 50%
a rectangular area closed to a wall. Determine the
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E. None of the previous responses are cor-

width of the rectangle for the area to be maximum.
rect
A. 6
28. The sum of the first 100 positive integers is ?
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B. 7.5
A. 4959
C. 9
B. 5050
D. 4.5 C. 5150
E. None of the previous responses are cor- D. 5380
rect E. None of the previous responses are cor-
rect
24. How many even multiples of 7 are there between 28
and 700 exclusive? 29. How many trailing zeroes does 19! have ?

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B. 5 D.
S
C. 6 E. None of the previous responses are cor-
rect
D. 7
E. None of the previous responses are cor- 34. In the figure below, △ABC is a right triangle with
AC = 7, BC = 24, and AB = 25. D and E

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rect
p √ are points on AB such that DC and EC trisects
30. The expression 6 + 2 5 can be simplified into ? ∠ACB. Find AD2 : BD2 .
√
A. 1 + 5
√
B. −1 + 5
√

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C. 5 + 1
√
D. − 5 + 1
E. None of the previous responses are cor-
rect
√
7 3
31. How likely is it for at least two students out of a A.
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class of 19 students to have same birthdays ? √

A. ≈ 10%
B. ≈ 40%
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C.
7 3
8
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192
25
C
C. ≈ 50% D.
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D. ≈ 80% E. None of the previous responses are cor-
E. None of the previous responses are cor- rect
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rect
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√
q p
35. Given that y = 3 3 3 3 3 · · ·, then simplify-
32. The general solution of the equation : ing y, one has the value of y as :
tan 3x = cot( 29 x) is
A. 3∞
2π √
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A. 2nπ ± ,n∈Z B. ( 3)1000000

3
π
B. nπ + , n ∈ Z C. ∞
2
2nπ π D. 1
C. + ,n∈Z
15 15
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E. None of the previous responses are cor-

2nπ π
D. + ,n∈Z rect
3 3
E. None of the previous responses are cor-
36. The area of the finite region enclosed by the curve
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rect
y = 1 − x2 and the line y = 1 − x is
∞
X 1 7
33. Suppose that S = . For each natural number A. 6 sq units
k2
k=1 1
Z 1 X ∞ B. 6 sq units
k > 0, define Ik = xk ln x dx. Express Ik in 4
0 k=1
C. 3 sq units
terms of S.
D. − 67 sq units
A. 1 + S E. None of the previous responses are cor-
B. 1 − S rect

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π2 39. The value of x in the equation
37. Given that ln x ln(1 − x) dx = 2 − , evaluate
0 6
Z 1
7
x ln x ln(1 − x) dx. x= is :
0
1
1+
π2 1
A. 2 − 1+
1
6 1+
1
π2 1+
B. 1− 1 + ···
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π2 A. 0
C. 2− √
16 B. 1 − 2
π2 √
D. 1−
!
12 5−1
C. 7
E. None of the previous responses are cor- 2
rect 7

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D. e −
2
38. Which term is equal to the following sum for |x| < 1
E. None of the previous responses are cor-
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rect
1 + 2x + 3x2 + 4x3 + 5x4 + · · ·
1 √
A. 40. If x is strictly negative, then x2 − x =
1−x
x
B. A. 2x
1−x
C.

D.
1
(1 − x)2
x
(1 − x)2
E. None of the previous responses are cor-
- B. −2x

C. ±2x

D. 0
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rect E. None of the above

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