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Problem
Supposed that 
and 
are nonzero real numbers such that 
. What is the value of 
?
Solutions
Solution 1
Rearranging, we find 
, or 
.
Substituting, we can convert the second equation into 
.
Solution 2
Substituting each and with 
, we see that the given equation holds true, as 
. Thus, 
See Also
| 2017 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 3 |
Followed by Problem 5 | |
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
| 2017 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by First Problem |
Followed by Problem 4 |
| 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 12 Problems and Solutions | |
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