2010 Sun Life Financial Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge – PART A


1. Determine the integer equal to

2. Determine all values of x for which x - (8 - x) = 8 - (x - 8).

3. In the diagram, each of the three circles has centre O. Diameter CD of the largest circle passes through points B, A and O. The lengths of the radii of the circles are OA = 2, OB = 4, and OC = 6. What is the area of the shaded region?




4. Determine the number of digits of the integer equal to

5. What point on the line with equation y = x is closest to the point P(-3, 9)?

6. On a calculus exam, the average of those who studied was 90% and the average of those who did not study was 40%. If the average of the entire class was 85%, what percentage of the class did not study?

7. In the diagram, rectangle ABCD has AB = 20 and BC = 10. Points W and K are outside of the rectangle with WA = KC = 12 and WB = KD = 16. Determine the length of WK and express your answer in the form WK = mn, where m and n are positive integers with m > 1.



8. Determine all values of x for which (x2+3x+2)(x2-2x-1)(x2-7x+12)+24 = 0.

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