2002 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 2
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[hide]Problem
Given that a, b, and c are non-zero real numbers, define , find .
Solutions
Solution 1
. Our answer is then .
Solution 2
Without computing the answer exactly, we see that , , and . The sum is , and as all the options are integers, the correct one is .
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