iran-konkur 2018 Q1

iran-konkur · Other · konkur-riazi_1397_specialized Areas Between Curves Area Involving Piecewise or Composite Functions
1-1. What is the area of the region bounded by the graphs of the two functions $y = 5 - |x - 1|$ and $y = |x|$?
(1) $8$ (2) $9$ (3) $15$ (4) $12$

1-2. A completely calm balloon loses 5 percent of its air per day. After several days, half of the initial air remains. How many days does it take? $(\log 19 = 1.287,\ \log 2 = 0.301)$
(1) $17$ (2) $18.5$ (3) $21.5$ (4) $25$

1-3. From the equation $\log(x+2) + \log(2x-1) = \log(4x+1)$, what is the value of $\log(5x+2)$ in base 4?
(1) $0.5$ (2) $0.75$ (3) $1.25$ (4) $1.5$

1-4. The graph below shows the function $y = a + b\cos\!\left(\dfrac{\pi}{2}x\right)$, with period $(4,\ 0)$. What is $b$?

[Figure: Graph of a cosine-based function with maximum value $4$ and minimum value near $0$, symmetric about the y-axis]
(1) $-2$ (2) $-1$ (3) $1$ (4) $2$

1-5. How many distinct real roots does the equation $2 = (x^2 - 2x)^2 - (x^2 - 2x)$ have?
(1) $1$ (2) $2$ (3) $3$ (4) $4$

1-6. If $f(x) = x + |x|$ and $g(x) = |x+1| + 1$, then the range of $\left(\dfrac{f}{g}\right)(x)$ is:
(1) $[0,1)$ (2) $[0,2)$ (3) $[0,+\infty)$ (4) $[1,+\infty)$

1-7. Which one of the following functions is one-to-one?
(1) $f(x) = x + \sqrt{x}$ (2) $g(x) = x - \sqrt{x}$ (3) $h(x) = 2x + \dfrac{1}{x}$ (4) $p(x) = \dfrac{x}{x^2+1}$

1-8. What is the general solution of the trigonometric equation $\sin 2x \sin 4x + \sin^2 x = 1$?
(1) $k\pi + \dfrac{\pi}{6}$ (2) $(2k+1)\dfrac{\pi}{6}$ (3) $k\pi - \dfrac{\pi}{6}$ (4) $\dfrac{k\pi}{6}$

1-9. What is $\cos^{-1}\!\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\cot\dfrac{11\pi}{3}\right)$?
(1) $-\dfrac{\pi}{3}$ (2) $-\dfrac{\pi}{6}$ (3) $\dfrac{\pi}{3}$ (4) $\dfrac{5\pi}{6}$
%% Page 4
\textbf{1-1.} What is the area of the region bounded by the graphs of the two functions $y = 5 - |x - 1|$ and $y = |x|$?

\medskip
(1) $8$ \hfill (2) $9$ \hfill (3) $15$ \hfill (4) $12$

\bigskip

\textbf{1-2.} A completely calm balloon loses 5 percent of its air per day. After several days, half of the initial air remains. How many days does it take? $(\log 19 = 1.287,\ \log 2 = 0.301)$

\medskip
(1) $17$ \hfill (2) $18.5$ \hfill (3) $21.5$ \hfill (4) $25$

\bigskip

\textbf{1-3.} From the equation $\log(x+2) + \log(2x-1) = \log(4x+1)$, what is the value of $\log(5x+2)$ in base 4?

\medskip
(1) $0.5$ \hfill (2) $0.75$ \hfill (3) $1.25$ \hfill (4) $1.5$

\bigskip

\textbf{1-4.} The graph below shows the function $y = a + b\cos\!\left(\dfrac{\pi}{2}x\right)$, with period $(4,\ 0)$. What is $b$?

\medskip

\textit{[Figure: Graph of a cosine-based function with maximum value $4$ and minimum value near $0$, symmetric about the y-axis]}

\medskip
(1) $-2$ \hfill (2) $-1$ \hfill (3) $1$ \hfill (4) $2$

\bigskip

\textbf{1-5.} How many distinct real roots does the equation $2 = (x^2 - 2x)^2 - (x^2 - 2x)$ have?

\medskip
(1) $1$ \hfill (2) $2$ \hfill (3) $3$ \hfill (4) $4$

\bigskip

\textbf{1-6.} If $f(x) = x + |x|$ and $g(x) = |x+1| + 1$, then the range of $\left(\dfrac{f}{g}\right)(x)$ is:

\medskip
(1) $[0,1)$ \hfill (2) $[0,2)$ \hfill (3) $[0,+\infty)$ \hfill (4) $[1,+\infty)$

\bigskip

\textbf{1-7.} Which one of the following functions is one-to-one?

\medskip
(1) $f(x) = x + \sqrt{x}$ \hfill (2) $g(x) = x - \sqrt{x}$ \hfill (3) $h(x) = 2x + \dfrac{1}{x}$ \hfill (4) $p(x) = \dfrac{x}{x^2+1}$

\bigskip

\textbf{1-8.} What is the general solution of the trigonometric equation $\sin 2x \sin 4x + \sin^2 x = 1$?

\medskip
(1) $k\pi + \dfrac{\pi}{6}$ \hfill (2) $(2k+1)\dfrac{\pi}{6}$ \hfill (3) $k\pi - \dfrac{\pi}{6}$ \hfill (4) $\dfrac{k\pi}{6}$

\bigskip

\textbf{1-9.} What is $\cos^{-1}\!\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\cot\dfrac{11\pi}{3}\right)$?

\medskip
(1) $-\dfrac{\pi}{3}$ \hfill (2) $-\dfrac{\pi}{6}$ \hfill (3) $\dfrac{\pi}{3}$ \hfill (4) $\dfrac{5\pi}{6}$



%% Page 4