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== Problem == | == Problem == | ||
What is the value of | What is the value of | ||
| − | <cmath>\left(\left((2+1)^{-1}+1\right)^{-1}+1\right)^{-1}+1?</cmath | + | <cmath>\left(\left((2+1)^{-1}+1\right)^{-1}+1\right)^{-1}+1?</cmath> |
| − | + | <math>\textbf{(A) } \frac58 \qquad \textbf{(B) }\frac{11}7 \qquad \textbf{(C) } \frac85 \qquad \textbf{(D) } \frac{18}{11} \qquad \textbf{(E) } \frac{15}8 </math> | |
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| − | - | + | == Solution == |
| + | For all nonzero numbers <math>a,</math> recall that <math>a^{-1}=\frac1a</math> is the reciprocal of <math>a.</math> | ||
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| + | The original expression becomes | ||
| + | <cmath>\begin{align*} | ||
| + | \left(\left((2+1)^{-1}+1\right)^{-1}+1\right)^{-1}+1 &= \left(\left(3^{-1}+1\right)^{-1}+1\right)^{-1}+1 \\ | ||
| + | &= \left(\left(\frac13+1\right)^{-1}+1\right)^{-1}+1 \\ | ||
| + | &= \left(\left(\frac43\right)^{-1}+1\right)^{-1}+1 \\ | ||
| + | &= \left(\frac34+1\right)^{-1}+1 \\ | ||
| + | &= \left(\frac74\right)^{-1}+1 \\ | ||
| + | &= \frac47+1 \\ | ||
| + | &= \boxed{\textbf{(B) }\frac{11}7}. | ||
| + | \end{align*}</cmath> | ||
| + | ~MRENTHUSIASM | ||
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| + | ==Video Solution (Simplicity)== | ||
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| + | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0o4BbECwlk&t=16s | ||
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| + | ==Video Solution (HOW TO THINK CREATIVELY!)== | ||
| + | https://youtu.be/19mpsCcQzY0 | ||
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| + | ~Education, the Study of Everything | ||
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| + | == Video Solutions == | ||
| + | https://youtu.be/vO-ELYmgRI8 | ||
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| + | https://youtu.be/cat3yTIpX4k | ||
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| + | ~savannahsolver | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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Contents
Problem
What is the value of
![\[\left(\left((2+1)^{-1}+1\right)^{-1}+1\right)^{-1}+1?\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/5/8/f/58f83d4d7d692d9e5ae0dbd561e9e28ef0808623.png)
Solution
For all nonzero numbers 
recall that 
is the reciprocal of 
The original expression becomes
~MRENTHUSIASM
Video Solution (Simplicity)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0o4BbECwlk&t=16s
Video Solution (HOW TO THINK CREATIVELY!)
~Education, the Study of Everything
Video Solutions
~savannahsolver
See Also
| 2018 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by First Problem |
Followed by Problem 2 | |
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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