2005 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 2

Problem

For each pair of real numbers $a \neq b$, define the operation $\star$ as

$(a \star b) = \frac{a+b}{a-b}$.

What is the value of $((1 \star 2) \star 3)$?

$\textbf{(A) } -\frac{2}{3}\qquad \textbf{(B) } -\frac{1}{5}\qquad \textbf{(C) } 0\qquad \textbf{(D) } \frac{1}{2}\qquad \textbf{(E) } \textrm{This\, value\, is\, not\, defined.}$

Solution

$((1 \star 2) \star 3) = \left(\left(\frac{1+2}{1-2}\right) \star 3\right) = (-3 \star 3) = \frac{-3+3}{-3-3} = 0 \Longrightarrow \boxed{\textbf{(C) }0}$

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