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Latest revision as of 15:00, 8 June 2023
Contents
Problem
What is the value of the following expression?
Solution
Using difference of squares to factor the left term, we get
Cancelling all the terms, we get
as the answer.
Video Solution (HOW TO CREATIVELY THINK!!!)
~Education, the Study of Everything
Video Solution
See Also
2020 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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