2016 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 1
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What is the value of ?
Solution 1
We can use subtraction of fractions to get
Solution 2
Factoring out gives .
Solution 3
consider 10 as n simpify = = = = subsitute n as 10 again
answer is which is 100
Solution 4
We are given the equation
This is equivalent to Simplifying, we get , which equals .
Therefore, the answer is = .
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