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==Problem==
 
==Problem==
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If <math>3^p + 3^4 = 90</math>, <math>2^r + 44 = 76</math>, and <math>5^3 + 6^s = 1421</math>, what is the product of <math>p</math>, <math>r</math>, and <math>s</math>?
 
If <math>3^p + 3^4 = 90</math>, <math>2^r + 44 = 76</math>, and <math>5^3 + 6^s = 1421</math>, what is the product of <math>p</math>, <math>r</math>, and <math>s</math>?
  
 
<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 27 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 40 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 50 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 70 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 90</math>
 
<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 27 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 40 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 50 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 70 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 90</math>
  
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==Solution==
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==Video Solution by OmegaLearn==
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https://youtu.be/7an5wU9Q5hk?t=301
  
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This can be brute-forced.
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~ pi_is_3.14
  
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<math>90-81=9=3^2</math>,
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==Video Solution 2==
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https://youtu.be/ew7QnjAAHcw ~savannahsolver
  
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<math>76-44=32=2^5</math>, and
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==Solution==
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===Solution 1: Solving===
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<math>1421-125=1296</math>.
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First, we're going to solve for <math>p</math>. Start with <math>3^p+3^4=90</math>. Then, change <math>3^4</math> to <math>81</math>. Subtract <math>81</math> from both sides to get <math>3^p=9</math> and see that <math>p</math> is <math>2</math>. Now, solve for <math>r</math>. Since <math>2^r+44=76</math>, <math>2^r</math> must equal <math>32</math>, so <math>r=5</math>. Now, solve for <math>s</math>. <math>5^3+6^s=1421</math> can be simplified to <math>125+6^s=1421</math> which simplifies further to <math>6^s=1296</math>. Therefore, <math>s=4</math>. <math>prs</math> equals <math>2*5*4</math> which equals <math>40</math>. So, the answer is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(B)}\ 40}</math>.
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So <math>p=2</math> and <math>r=5</math>. Then, we find <math>s</math>.
 
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<math>6*6=36</math>
 
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<math>6*36=216</math>
 
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<math>216*6=1296=6^4</math>.
 
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It may help to memorize that <math>1296</math> is <math>6^4</math>.
 
  
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Therefore the answer is <math>2*5*4=\boxed{\textbf{(B)}\ 40}</math>.
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===Solution 2: Process of Elimination===
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First, we solve for <math>s</math>. As Solution 1 perfectly states, <math>5^3+6^s=1421</math> can be simplified to <math>125+6^s=1421</math> which simplifies further to <math>6^s=1296</math>. Therefore, <math>s=4</math>. We know that you cannot take a root of any of the numbers raised to <math>p</math>, <math>r</math>, or <math>s</math> and get a rational answer, and none of the answer choices are irrational, so that rules out the possibility that <math>p</math>, <math>r</math>, or <math>s</math> is a fraction. The only answer choice that is divisible by <math>4</math> is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(B)}\ 40}</math>.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
{{AMC8 box|year=2013|num-b=14|num-a=16}}
 
{{AMC8 box|year=2013|num-b=14|num-a=16}}
 
{{MAA Notice}}
 
{{MAA Notice}}

Latest revision as of 02:58, 29 December 2022

Problem

If $3^p + 3^4 = 90$, $2^r + 44 = 76$, and $5^3 + 6^s = 1421$, what is the product of $p$, $r$, and $s$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 27 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 40 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 50 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 70 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 90$

Video Solution by OmegaLearn

https://youtu.be/7an5wU9Q5hk?t=301

~ pi_is_3.14

Video Solution 2

https://youtu.be/ew7QnjAAHcw ~savannahsolver

Solution

Solution 1: Solving

First, we're going to solve for $p$. Start with $3^p+3^4=90$. Then, change $3^4$ to $81$. Subtract $81$ from both sides to get $3^p=9$ and see that $p$ is $2$. Now, solve for $r$. Since $2^r+44=76$, $2^r$ must equal $32$, so $r=5$. Now, solve for $s$. $5^3+6^s=1421$ can be simplified to $125+6^s=1421$ which simplifies further to $6^s=1296$. Therefore, $s=4$. $prs$ equals $2*5*4$ which equals $40$. So, the answer is $\boxed{\textbf{(B)}\ 40}$.

Solution 2: Process of Elimination

First, we solve for $s$. As Solution 1 perfectly states, $5^3+6^s=1421$ can be simplified to $125+6^s=1421$ which simplifies further to $6^s=1296$. Therefore, $s=4$. We know that you cannot take a root of any of the numbers raised to $p$, $r$, or $s$ and get a rational answer, and none of the answer choices are irrational, so that rules out the possibility that $p$, $r$, or $s$ is a fraction. The only answer choice that is divisible by $4$ is $\boxed{\textbf{(B)}\ 40}$.

See Also

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