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== Solution == | == Solution == | ||
− | \begin{ | + | <cmath> |
− | + | \begin{align*} | |
− | \end{ | + | (5 \diamond 12) \diamond ((-12) \diamond (-5))&=(\sqrt{5^2+12^2}) \diamond (\sqrt{(-12)^2+(-5)^2})\ |
+ | &=(\sqrt{169})\diamond(\sqrt{169})\ | ||
+ | &=13\diamond13\ | ||
+ | &=\sqrt{13^2+13^2}\ | ||
+ | &=\sqrt{338}\ | ||
+ | &=\boxed{\mathrm{(D)\,13\sqrt{2}}}\ | ||
+ | \end{align*} | ||
+ | </cmath> | ||
Note that the negative signs did not matter and any number squared times two is that number times the square root of 2. | Note that the negative signs did not matter and any number squared times two is that number times the square root of 2. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:58, 24 July 2022
Problem
For real numbers and , define . What is the value of
?
Solution
Note that the negative signs did not matter and any number squared times two is that number times the square root of 2.
See Also
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