1992 AJHSME Problems/Problem 6
Problem
Suppose that means . For example, is . Then the sum is
Solution
The first triangle represents The 2nd triangle represents
Solving the first triangle, we get Solving the 2nd triangle, we get
Since we have to add the 2 triangles the final answer is , which is .
See Also
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