2004 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 2
- The following problem is from both the 2004 AMC 12B #2 and 2004 AMC 10B #5, so both problems redirect to this page.
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[hide]Problem 2
In the expression , the values of , , , and are , , , and , although not necessarily in that order. What is the maximum possible value of the result?
Solution
If or , the expression evaluates to .
If , the expression evaluates to .
Case remains.
In that case, we want to maximize where . Trying out the six possibilities we get that the greatest is , where .
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See Also
2004 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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2004 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 4 |
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions |
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