2022 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 11
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Ted mistakenly wrote as What is the sum of all real numbers for which these two expressions have the same value?
Solution 1
We are given that Converting everything into powers of and equating exponents, we have We multiply both sides by then rearrange as By Vieta's Formulas, the sum of such values of is
Note that or from the quadratic equation above.
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Solution 2 (Logarithms)
We can rewrite the equation using fractional exponents and take logarithms of both sides: We can then use the additive properties of logarithms to split them up: Using the power rule, the fact that and bringing the exponents down, we get from which or . Therefore, the answer is
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Solution 3
Since third roots are conventionally positive integers, assume is an integer, so can only be , , , , , and . . Testing out , we see that only and work. Hence, .
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