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Revision as of 22:56, 9 September 2022
Problem
Let and be numbers with . Which of the following is impossible?
Solution
According to the given rules, every number needs to be positive. Since is always greater than , adding a positive number () to will always make it greater than .
Therefore, the answer is
Video Solution by WhyMath
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Video Solution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZHS4M7kpnE
See Also
2007 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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