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| + | Since the harmonic mean is <math>2</math> times their product divided by their sum, we get the equation | ||
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| + | <math>\frac{2\times1\times2016}{1+2016}</math> | ||
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| + | which is then | ||
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| + | <math>\frac{4032}{2017}</math> | ||
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| + | which is finally closest to <math>\boxed{\textbf{(A)}\ 2}</math>. | ||
| + | -dragonfly | ||
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| + | You can also think of <math>\frac{2\times1\times2016}{1+2016}</math> as <math>2\times\frac{2016}{2017}</math> which it should be obvious that our number is most closest to 2 (<math>\lceil\frac{2016}{2017}\rceil=1</math>), our answer here is <math>\boxed{(A)}</math> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| − | {{AMC12 box|year=2016|ab= | + | {{AMC12 box|year=2016|ab=B|num-b=1|num-a=3}} |
{{MAA Notice}} | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
Latest revision as of 16:47, 25 January 2021
Problem
The harmonic mean of two numbers can be calculated as twice their product divided by their sum. The harmonic mean of 
and 
is closest to which integer?
Solution
Since the harmonic mean is 
times their product divided by their sum, we get the equation
which is then
which is finally closest to 
.
-dragonfly
You can also think of as 
which it should be obvious that our number is most closest to 2 (
), our answer here is 
See Also
| 2016 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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