2003 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 9
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[hide]Problem
Simplify .
Solution 1
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Therefore:
Solution 2
We know that We plug this into and get . Again, we substitute and get . We substitute one more time and get .
Solution 3 (Lame??)
WLOG, plug in some random square number like or , and the output you get after simplifying the expression will always be the square root of the number, so the answer is just .
~Darth_Cadet
Video Solution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DMxo2pi1h8 ~David
See Also
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