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<math>\text {(A)}\ \frac{2}{3} \qquad \text {(B)}\ 1 \qquad \text {(C)}\ \frac{4}{3} \qquad \text {(D)}\ 2 \qquad \text {(E)}\ \frac{7}{3}</math> | <math>\text {(A)}\ \frac{2}{3} \qquad \text {(B)}\ 1 \qquad \text {(C)}\ \frac{4}{3} \qquad \text {(D)}\ 2 \qquad \text {(E)}\ \frac{7}{3}</math> | ||
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Multiplying out the denominator and simplification yields <math>4(4x-3) = x(4x-3) + 7x - 3 \Longrightarrow (2x-3)^2 = 0</math>, so <math>x = \frac{3}{2}</math>. Substituting leads to <math>y = \frac{2}{5}, z = \frac{5}{3}</math>, and the product of these three variables is <math>1</math>. | Multiplying out the denominator and simplification yields <math>4(4x-3) = x(4x-3) + 7x - 3 \Longrightarrow (2x-3)^2 = 0</math>, so <math>x = \frac{3}{2}</math>. Substituting leads to <math>y = \frac{2}{5}, z = \frac{5}{3}</math>, and the product of these three variables is <math>1</math>. | ||
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[[Category:Introductory Algebra Problems]] | [[Category:Introductory Algebra Problems]] | ||
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Revision as of 00:53, 19 October 2020
Contents
[hide]Problem
If and are positive numbers satisfying
Then what is the value of ?
Solution
Solution 1
We multiply all given expressions to get: Adding all the given expressions gives that We subtract from to get that . Hence, by inspection, . ~AopsUser101
Solution 2
We have a system of three equations and three variables, so we can apply repeated substitution.
Multiplying out the denominator and simplification yields , so . Substituting leads to , and the product of these three variables is .
See Also
2000 AMC 12 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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Followed by Problem 21 |
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