1990 AJHSME Problems/Problem 5
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[hide]Problem
Which of the following is closest to the product ?
Solution 1
Clearly, Since the function is strictly increasing, we can say that from which it follows that is much too small and is much too large, so is the answer.
Solution 2
Since is quite close to , or , we can look for the answer choice that is just below , which would be .
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