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+ | If <math>n\heartsuit m=n^3m^2</math>, what is <math>\frac{2\heartsuit 4}{4\heartsuit 2}</math>? | ||
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+ | <math>\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{4}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{2}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 4</math> | ||
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==Solution 1== | ==Solution 1== | ||
<math>\frac{2^3(2^2)^2}{(2^2)^32^2}=\frac{2^7}{2^8}=\frac12</math> which is <math>\textbf{(B)}</math>. | <math>\frac{2^3(2^2)^2}{(2^2)^32^2}=\frac{2^7}{2^8}=\frac12</math> which is <math>\textbf{(B)}</math>. |
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Contents
Problem
If , what is
?
Solution 1
which is
.
Solution 2
We can replace and
with
and
respectively. Then substituting with
and
we can get
and substitute to get
which is
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