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Revision as of 17:33, 8 November 2024
Contents
Problem
The product of three integers is 
. What is the least possible positive sum of the
three integers?
Solution 1
We notice that the optimal solution involves two negative numbers and a positive number. Thus we may split into three factors and choose negativity. We notice that 
, and trying other combinations does not yield lesser results so the answer is 
.
~eevee9406
Solution 2
We have 
. Let 
be positive, and let 
and 
be negative. Then we need 
. If 
, then 
is at least 
, so this doesn't work. If 
, then 
works, giving 
~ pog, mathkiddus
See also
| 2024 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 6 |
Followed by Problem 8 | |
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
| 2024 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 6 |
Followed by Problem 8 |
| 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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