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− | Let <math>f</math> be a | + | Let <math>f</math> be a function for which <math>f\left(\dfrac{x}{3}\right) = x^2 + x + 1</math>. Find the sum of all values of <math>z</math> for which <math>f(3z) = 7</math>. |
<cmath>\text {(A)}\ -1/3 \qquad \text {(B)}\ -1/9 \qquad \text {(C)}\ 0 \qquad \text {(D)}\ 5/9 \qquad \text {(E)}\ 5/3</cmath> | <cmath>\text {(A)}\ -1/3 \qquad \text {(B)}\ -1/9 \qquad \text {(C)}\ 0 \qquad \text {(D)}\ 5/9 \qquad \text {(E)}\ 5/3</cmath> |
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- The following problem is from both the 2000 AMC 12 #15 and 2000 AMC 10 #24, so both problems redirect to this page.
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[hide]Problem
Let be a function for which . Find the sum of all values of for which .
Solution 1
Let ; then . Thus , and . These sum up to .
Solution 2
Similar to Solution 1, we have The answer is the sum of the roots, which by Vieta's Formulas is .
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Solution 3
Set to get From either finding the roots (-3 and 2), or using Vieta's formulas, we find the sum of these roots to be Each root of this equation is times greater than a corresponding root of (because gives ), thus the sum of the roots in the equation is or .
Solution 4
Since we have , occurs at Thus, . We set this equal to 7:
. For any quadratic , the sum of the roots is . Thus, the sum of the roots of this equation is .
Note
All solutions that apply Vieta must check if the discriminant is zero, which in this case it isn't.
Video Solutions
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NyoLydoc3j8&feature=youtu.be
Video Solution 2
https://youtu.be/3dfbWzOfJAI?t=1300
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See also
2000 AMC 12 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
Preceded by Problem 14 |
Followed by Problem 16 |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions |
2000 AMC 10 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 23 |
Followed by Problem 25 | |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions |
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