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== Problem ==
 
== Problem ==
 
Define <math>x\otimes y=x^3-y</math>. What is <math>h\otimes (h\otimes h)</math>?
 
Define <math>x\otimes y=x^3-y</math>. What is <math>h\otimes (h\otimes h)</math>?

Revision as of 22:03, 31 May 2009

The following problem is from both the 2006 AMC 12A #2 and 2006 AMC 10A #2, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

Define $x\otimes y=x^3-y$. What is $h\otimes (h\otimes h)$?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ -h\qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 0\qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ h\qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 2h\qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ h^3$

Solution

By the definition of $\otimes$, we have $h\otimes h=h^{3}-h$. Then $h\otimes (h\otimes h)=h\otimes (h^{3}-h)=h^{3}-(h^{3}-h)=h$. The answer is $\mathrm{(C)}$.

See also

2006 AMC 12A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 1
Followed by
Problem 3
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions
2006 AMC 10A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 1
Followed by
Problem 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions