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<cmath>(x \pm a)^2 - 3</cmath> | <cmath>(x \pm a)^2 - 3</cmath> | ||
<cmath>x^2 \pm 2ax + a^2 - 3</cmath> | <cmath>x^2 \pm 2ax + a^2 - 3</cmath> | ||
| − | The absolute difference between these two expressions is <math>\pm 2ax + a^2</math> | + | The absolute difference between these two expressions is <math>\pm 2ax + a^2</math>. |
| − | Therefore, the answer is <math>\fbox{(A) | + | |
| + | Therefore, the answer is <math>\fbox{(A)}</math> | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Latest revision as of 01:00, 22 December 2015
Problem
If, in the expression 
, 
increases or decreases by a positive amount of 
, the expression changes by an amount:
Solution
Let us represent the increase or decrease in by 
Thus our original expression becomes
![\[(x \pm a)^2 - 3\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/a/6/b/a6b9a46c3a53cdb7f52ebdc307c2c866c4141e32.png)
![\[x^2 \pm 2ax + a^2 - 3\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/8/2/c/82c5bae5af01d973db66f5e9d1e41511c5d1287a.png)
The absolute difference between these two expressions is 
.
Therefore, the answer is 
See Also
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