AMC 10 Algebra — Paper 2
Premium AMC 10 algebra paper: 30 hard problems on Vieta, functional equations, logarithms, floor sums and polynomial remainders, with worked solutions.
About this test
AMC 10 Algebra — Paper 2 is a full 30-question paper you attempt online in 75 minutes. It follows the American Mathematics Competition 10 pattern, so the timing, the question style and the marking match the real exam. There is no negative marking, so it is worth attempting every question. Leaving a question blank still earns 1.5 marks.
You get your score the moment you submit, question by question, with a step-by-step solution to every problem. 25 questions in 75 minutes. A high score qualifies for the AIME.
What it covers
Sections
- Vieta relations — 1 question
- Functional equations — 1 question
- Logarithms — 1 question
- Inequalities — 1 question
- Symmetric systems — 1 question
- Integer roots — 1 question
- Telescoping series — 1 question
- Nested radicals — 1 question
- Arithmetic sequences — 1 question
- Complex numbers — 1 question
- Floor functions — 1 question
- Polynomial remainders — 1 question
- Absolute value — 1 question
- Rates and work — 1 question
- Recursions — 1 question
- Linear systems — 1 question
- Exponential equations — 1 question
- Discriminants — 1 question
- Floor sums — 1 question
- Root transformations — 1 question
- Constrained optimisation — 1 question
- Change of base — 1 question
- Binomial expansion — 1 question
- Reciprocal equations — 1 question
- Composed functions — 1 question
- Geometric series — 1 question
- Averages — 1 question
- Lattice points — 1 question
- Radical equations — 1 question
- Symmetric substitution — 1 question
Difficulty spread
- 2 easy questions
- 11 medium questions
- 6 hard questions
Before you start
15 questions · 45 minutes.
- Each correct answer scores 6 points.
- Each unanswered question scores 1.5 points.
- A wrong answer scores 0 — a blank is worth more than a guess unless you can eliminate at least three options.
- No calculators. Rough work on paper.
This paper covers Algebra only, so a weak score points at one topic rather than leaving you guessing.
A look at the questions
Questions people ask
How does this differ from Algebra Paper 1?
This is the premium tier. Most questions need two ideas rather than one: Vieta combined with a symmetric identity, a substitution followed by a discriminant argument, or a floor function summed in blocks. That is the shape of AMC 10 questions 20 to 25.
Which topics appear?
Vieta relations, functional equations, logarithm change of base, AM-GM, telescoping and geometric series, nested radicals, complex numbers, floor sums, polynomial remainders, Simon's favourite factoring trick and radical equations with extraneous roots.
How is it scored?
Real AMC 10 rules: 6 points per correct answer, 1.5 per blank, 0 for a wrong one. At this difficulty the blank rule matters, because a random guess has a lower expected value than leaving the question alone.
Are full solutions included?
Yes. Every question has a worked solution that names the technique, so a wrong answer tells you which method to revise rather than only that you missed it.