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Contents
Problem
Find the value(s) of 
such that 
is true for all values of 
.
Solution
We have 
.
As 
must be true for all , we must have 
, hence 
.
Solution 2
Since we want only the -variable to be present, we move the terms only with the -variable to one side, thus constructing to 
. For there to be infinite solutions for and there is no , we simply find a value of such that the equation is symmetrical. Therefore,
There is only one solution, namely 
See Also
| 2002 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 12 |
Followed by Problem 14 | |
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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