Practice (28)

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Let $x,y,$ and $z$ be real numbers satisfying the system $\log_2(xyz-3+\log_5 x)=5$ $\log_3(xyz-3+\log_5 y)=4$ $\log_4(xyz-3+\log_5 z)=4$ Find the value of $|\log_5 x|+|\log_5 y|+|\log_5 z|$.

A taxi charges \$3.25 for the first mile and \$0.45 for each additional 14 mile thereafter. At most, how many miles can a passenger travel using \$13.60? Express your answer as a mixed number.

If $x$ is a number such that $3^x + 3^{x+2} = 9^x + 9^{x+2}$, then what is the value of $3^x$? Express your answer as a common fraction.

Compute the least possible non-zero value of $A^2+B^2+C^2$ such that $A, B,$ and $C$ are integers satisfying $A\log16+B\log18+C\log24=0$.

In $\triangle{LEO}$, point $J$ lies on $\overline{LO}$ such that $\overline{JE}\perp\overline{EO}$, and point $S$ lies on $\overline{LE}$ such that $\overline{JS}\perp\overline{LE}$. Given that $JS=9, EO=20,$ and $JO+SE=37$, compute the perimeter of $\triangle{LEO}$.

Let $S_n$ be the sum of first $n$ terms in sequence $\{a_n\}$ where $$a_n=\sqrt{1+\frac{1}{n^2}+\frac{1}{(n+1)^2}}$$ Find $\lfloor{S_n}\rfloor$ where the floor function $\lfloor{x}\rfloor$ returns the largest integer not exceeding $x$.

Find the greatest integer less than $$1+\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}+\cdots+\frac{1}{\sqrt{1000000}}$$

Let $a > 1$ and $x > 1$ satisfy $\log_a(\log_a(\log_a 2) + \log_a 24 - 128) = 128$ and $\log_a(\log_a x) = 256$. Find the remainder when $x$ is divided by $1000$.

The number $n$ can be written in base $14$ as $\underline{a}\text{ }\underline{b}\text{ }\underline{c}$, can be written in base $15$ as $\underline{a}\text{ }\underline{c}\text{ }\underline{b}$, and can be written in base $6$ as $\underline{a}\text{ }\underline{c}\text{ }\underline{a}\text{ }\underline{c}\text{ }$, where $a > 0$. Find the base-$10$ representation of $n$.


For each ordered pair of real numbers $(x,y)$ satisfying\[\log_2(2x+y) = \log_4(x^2+xy+7y^2)\]there is a real number $K$ such that\[\log_3(3x+y) = \log_9(3x^2+4xy+Ky^2).\]Find the product of all possible values of $K$.


Find the least positive integer $n$ such that when $3^n$ is written in base $143$, its two right-most digits in base $143$ are $01$.


Points $A$, $B$, and $C$ lie in that order along a straight path where the distance from $A$ to $C$ is $1800$ meters. Ina runs twice as fast as Eve, and Paul runs twice as fast as Ina. The three runners start running at the same time with Ina starting at $A$ and running toward $C$, Paul starting at $B$ and running toward $C$, and Eve starting at $C$ and running toward $A$. When Paul meets Eve, he turns around and runs toward $A$. Paul and Ina both arrive at $B$ at the same time. Find the number of meters from $A$ to $B$.


Find the sum of all positive integers $b < 1000$ such that the base-$b$ integer $36_{b}$ is a perfect square and the base-$b$ integer $27_{b}$ is a perfect cube.


A person eats $X ( > 1)$ cookies in $N$ days in the following way:

  • He eats $1$ plus $1/7$ of the remaining cookies on the $1^{st}$ day 
  • He eats $2$ plus $1/7$ of the remaining cookies on the $2^{nd}$ day
  • $\cdots$
  • Finally, he eats the last $N$ cookies on the $N^{th}$ day

What is the smallest possible value of $X$?


Let the binary representation of positive integer $n$ be $b_tb_{t-1}\cdots b_1b_0$. Show that $$\binom{n}{2^j} \equiv b_j \pmod{2}$$

where $j$ is a non-negative integer. Note that $\binom{n}{m} = 0$ if $m > n$.


Let $n$ be a positive integer and $k$ be the number of $1$s in $n$'s binary representation. Show there are $2^k$ odd integers in $\binom{n}{0}$, $\binom{n}{1}$, $\cdots$, $\binom{n}{n}$.


What is the value of \[2^{\left(0^{\left(1^9\right)}\right)}+\left(\left(2^0\right)^1\right)^9?\]


What is the hundreds digit of $(20! - 15!)$?


Positive real numbers $x\ne 1$ and $y\ne 1$ satisfy $\log_2x=\log_y16$ and $xy=64$. What is $\left(\log_2\frac{x}{y}\right)^2$?


Positive real numbers $a$ and $b$ have the property that $$\sqrt{\log a}+\sqrt{\log b} +\log\sqrt{a} + \log\sqrt{b}=100$$

and all four terms on the left are positive integers, where $\log$ denotes the base-$10$ logarithm. What is $ab$?


Define binary operations $\diamondsuit$ and $\heartsuit$ by $$a\diamondsuit b=a^{\log_7(b)}\qquad\text{and}\qquad a\heartsuit b=a^{\frac{1}{\log_7(b)}}$$

for all real numbers $a$ and $b$ for which these expressions are defined. The sequence $(a_n)$ is defined recursively by $a_3=3\heartsuit 2$ and $$a_n=(n\heartsuit (n-1))\diamondsuit a_{n-1}$$

for all integers $n\ge 4$. To the nearest integer, what is $\log_7(a_{2019})$?


$\textbf{Average Speed}$

Joe travels at an average of $30$ miles per hour from home to visit a friend who lives $60$ miles away. How fast should he drive on his way straight back to home so that his average speed is $60$ miles per hour for this entire trip?


A driver travels for $2$ hours at $60$ miles per hour, during which her car gets $30$ miles per gallon of gasoline. She is paid $\$0.50$ per mile, and her only expense is gasoline at $\$2.00$ per gallon. What is her net rate of pay, in dollars per hour, after this expense?


What is the median of the following list of $4040$ numbers?

$$1, 2, 3, ..., 2020, 1^2, 2^2, 3^2, ..., 2020^2$$


There is a unique positive integer $n$ such that $$\log_2{(\log_{16}{n})} = \log_4{(\log_4{n})}$$ What is the sum of the digits of $n?$