2014 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 2
Problem
What is 
?
Solution
We can synchronously multiply 
to the polynomials both above and below the fraction bar. Thus,
![\[\frac{2^3+2^3}{2^{-3}+2^{-3}}\\=\frac{2^6+2^6}{1+1}\\={2^6}.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/5/f/6/5f61712212b2338ec47df60099f80f0e4a58c157.png)
Hence, the fraction equals to 
.
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We can factor the numerator and the denominator. The numerator becomes 2^3(1+1) and the denominator becomes 2^-3(1+1). The (1+1)'s cancel so we are left with 2^3 over 2^-3. This leaves us with 2^6 which equals to E) 64
