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== Problem == | == Problem == | ||
+ | Which of the folowing is equivalent to <math> \sqrt{\frac{x}{1-\frac{x-1}{x}}} </math> when <math> x < 0 </math> | ||
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+ | <math> \mathrm{(A) \ } -x\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } x\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 1\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } \sqrt{\frac{x}{2}}\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } x\sqrt{-1} </math> | ||
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== Solution == | == Solution == | ||
+ | <math> \sqrt{\frac{x}{1-\frac{x-1}{x}}} = \sqrt{\frac{x}{\frac{x}{x}-\frac{x-1}{x}}} = \sqrt{\frac{x}{\frac{x-(x-1)}{x}}} = \sqrt{\frac{x}{\frac{1}{x}}} = \sqrt{x^2} = |x|</math> | ||
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+ | Since <math>x<0</math> | ||
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+ | <math>|x|= -x \Rightarrow A </math> | ||
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== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
*[[2006 AMC 10B Problems]] | *[[2006 AMC 10B Problems]] |