1975 AHSME Problems/Problem 14
Problem 14
If the is when the is and the and is , what is the when the is , the and is and the is two ( and are variables taking positive values)?
Solution
From the problem, we are given:
We want to find what is when , , and .
Since and (from the given), that means . Now we know that and as well because they are equal to and , respectively.
Plugging in the values, we get . This also means that .
Taking a look at the answer choices, we see that our answer is . ~jiang147369
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