2024 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 13
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[hide]Problem 13
There are real numbers and that satisfy the system of equationsWhat is the minimum possible value of ?
Solution 1 (Easy and Fast)
Adding up the first and second equation, we get: All squared values must be greater than or equal to . As we are aiming for the minimum value, we set the two squared terms to be .
This leads to
~mitsuihisashi14
Solution 2 (Coordinate Geometry and AM-QM Inequality)
Distance between 2 circle centers is the 2 circle must intersect given there exists one or more pair of (x,y), connecting and any one of the 2 circle intersection point we get a triangle with 3 sides ( radius () , radius () , ) , then the equal sign will be reached when 2 circles are external tangent to each other,
Apply AM-QM inequality in step below, we get
Therefore, h + k .
Solution 3
~Kathan
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