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Problem

In the equation below, $A$ and $B$ are consecutive positive integers, and $A$ , $B$ , and $A+B$ represent number bases: $132_A+43_B=69_{A+B}.$ What is $A+B$ ?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 9\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 11\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 13\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 15\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 17$

Solution

Change the equation to base 10: $A^2 + 3A +2 + 4B +3= 6A + 6B + 9$ $A^2 - 3A - 2B - 4=0$

Either $B = A + 1$ or $B = A - 1$ , so either $A^2 - 5A - 6, B = A + 1$ or $A^2 - 5A - 2, B = A - 1$ . The second case has no integer roots, and the first can be re-expressed as $(A-6)(A+1) = 0, B = A + 1$ . Since A must be positive, $A = 6, B = 7$ and $A+B = 13$ $\textrm{ (C) }$ .

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 ==Problem==
-In the equation, 132 (base A) + 43 (base B) = 69 (base A+B), A and B are consecutive integers. What is A+B?
+In the equation below, <math>A</math> and <math>B</math> are consecutive positive integers, and <math>A</math>, <math>B</math>, and <math>A+B</math> represent number bases: <cmath>132_A+43_B=69_{A+B}.</cmath>
+What is <math>A+B</math>?
+<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 9\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 11\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 13\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 15\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 17 </math>
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