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Revision as of 00:50, 5 July 2013
Problem
If 
for 
positive integers, then what is 
?
Solution
Substitute 
and 
into the expression for 
to get:
Thus, answer choice 
is correct.
See Also
| 2010 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 1 |
Followed by Problem 3 | |
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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