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Latest revision as of 00:53, 30 December 2022
Contents
Problem
The expression is equal to the fraction
in which
and
are positive integers whose greatest common divisor is
. What is
Solution 1
We write the given expression as a single fraction: by cross multiplication. Then by factoring the numerator, we get
The question is asking for the numerator, so our answer is
giving
.
Solution 2
Denote . Hence,
We observe that and
.
Hence, .
Therefore, .
Therefore, the answer is .
~Steven Chen (www.professorchenedu.com)
Video Solution by Interstigation
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Video Solution
~Education, the Study of Everything
Video Solution by WhyMath
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Video Solution by TheBeautyofMath
https://youtu.be/lC7naDZ1Eu4?t=378
~IceMatrix
See Also
2021 Fall AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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