2001 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 12
Problem
If 
, then 
Solution 1
.
Solution 2 (Overkill)
When you expand the general form of 
, you get ![\[(a\otimes b)\otimes c = \dfrac{a\otimes b + c}{a\otimes b - c}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/5/3/c/53c5b44dacef376f74c8e3db4f212d3411c79905.png)
![\[(a\otimes b)\otimes c = \dfrac{\dfrac{a + b}{a - b} + c}{\dfrac{a + b}{a - b} - c}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/f/f/b/ffb5bc846f22c8345fad734ace42feb5da4cd680.png)
![\[(a\otimes b)\otimes c = \dfrac{\dfrac{a + b + ac - bc}{a - b}}{\dfrac{a + b - ac + bc}{a - b}}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/e/b/a/ebaa482e2514980dad0d82621161149a593aa515.png)
![\[(a\otimes b)\otimes c = \dfrac{a + b + ac -bc}{a + b - ac + bc}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/a/e/b/aeb7b12f0d4a9b39f3c64d83b315703d00746ab0.png)
Now, substituting 
, 
, and 
:
![\[(6\otimes 4)\otimes 3 = \dfrac{6 + 4 + 18 - 12}{6 + 4 - 18 + 12}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/8/5/a/85a8469752049315230646d1833a993d68921547.png)
![\[(6\otimes 4)\otimes 3 = \dfrac{16}{4}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/6/c/7/6c725614dc79b5d8a1d752d7738c930b1bac4a32.png)
![\[(6\otimes 4)\otimes 3 = 4\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/e/8/f/e8f54e528d3ba0f43368e148e9a11627ca39cdde.png)
~megaboy6679
Video Solution-Cooler Method
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfwtAiH_6PI&t=36s
See Also
| 2001 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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