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Revision as of 09:59, 9 February 2017

Problem

The sum of two nonzero real numbers is 4 times their product. What is the sum of the reciprocals of the two numbers?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 4\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 8\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 12$

Solution

Let $x, y$ be our two numbers. Then $x+y = 4xy$. Thus,

$\frac{x+y}{xy} = \frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{y} = 4$.

$\boxed{ \textbf{C}}$.

See Also

2017 AMC 10A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 6
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2017 AMC 12A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 1
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Problem 3
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions

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