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== Solution 1== | == Solution 1== | ||
− | + | The first two equations in the problem are <math>xy=24 </math> and <math>xz=48</math>. Since <math>xyz \ne 0</math>, we have <math>\frac{xy}{xz}=\frac{24}{48} \implies 2y=z </math>. We can substitute <math> z = 2y </math> into the third equation <math>yz = 72</math> to obtain <math> 2y^2=72 \implies y=6 </math> and <math> 2y=z=12 </math>. We replace <math>y</math> into the first equation to obtain <math> x=4 </math>. | |
− | + | Since we know every variable's value, we can substitute them in to find <math> x+y+z = 4+6+12 = \boxed{\textbf{(D) }22} </math>. | |
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== Solution 2 == | == Solution 2 == | ||
− | These equations are symmetric, and furthermore, they use multiplication. This makes us think to multiply them all. This gives <math>(xy)(yz)(xz) | + | These equations are symmetric, and furthermore, they use multiplication. This makes us think to multiply them all. This gives <math>(xyz)^2 = (xy)(yz)(xz) = (24)(48)(72) = (24 \times 12)^2 \implies xyz = 288</math>. We divide <math>xyz = 288</math> by each of the given equations, which yields <math>x = 4</math>, <math>y = 6</math>, and <math>z = 12</math>. The desired sum is <math>4+6+12 = \boxed{22}</math>, so the answer is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(D)}}</math>. |
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== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
{{AMC10 box|year=2001|num-b=9|num-a=11}} | {{AMC10 box|year=2001|num-b=9|num-a=11}} |
Revision as of 22:44, 2 June 2011
Contents
[hide]Problem
If , , and are positive with , , and , then is
Solution 1
The first two equations in the problem are and . Since , we have . We can substitute into the third equation to obtain and . We replace into the first equation to obtain .
Since we know every variable's value, we can substitute them in to find .
Solution 2
These equations are symmetric, and furthermore, they use multiplication. This makes us think to multiply them all. This gives . We divide by each of the given equations, which yields , , and . The desired sum is , so the answer is .
See Also
2001 AMC 10 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 11 | |
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