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and the original expression becomes <cmath>\frac{-1}{1}\cdot\frac{-1}{1}\cdot\frac{-1}{1}=\boxed{\textbf{(A) } {-}1}.</cmath> | and the original expression becomes <cmath>\frac{-1}{1}\cdot\frac{-1}{1}\cdot\frac{-1}{1}=\boxed{\textbf{(A) } {-}1}.</cmath> | ||
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| + | == Solution 3 == | ||
| + | If you create variables for <math>a-3</math>, <math>b-4</math>, <math>c-5</math>, let's say, x, y, z, then the expression is simplified to: <math>\frac{x}{-z}\cdot\frac{y}{-x}\cdot\frac{z}{-y}</math>. This cancels out to <math>\boxed{-1}</math>. | ||
| + | ~MC413551 | ||
== Video Solution 1 == | == Video Solution 1 == | ||
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Contents
Problem
Assuming 
, 
, and 
, what is the value in simplest form of the following expression?
![\[\frac{a-3}{5-c} \cdot \frac{b-4}{3-a} \cdot \frac{c-5}{4-b}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/9/2/6/926ff7e4cb0ce3392334f8215dd3aa4c51438f15.png)
Solution 1 (Negatives)
If 
then 
We use this fact to simplify the original expression:
![\[\frac{\color{red}\overset{-1}{\cancel{a-3}}}{\color{blue}\underset{1}{\cancel{5-c}}} \cdot \frac{\color{green}\overset{-1}{\cancel{b-4}}}{\color{red}\underset{1}{\cancel{3-a}}} \cdot \frac{\color{blue}\overset{-1}{\cancel{c-5}}}{\color{green}\underset{1}{\cancel{4-b}}}=(-1)(-1)(-1)=\boxed{\textbf{(A) } {-}1}.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/6/7/7/6772947b7c8cd9af853e09759abd7ebc2173f282.png)
~CoolJupiter ~MRENTHUSIASM
Solution 2 (Answer Choices)
At 
the answer choices become
and the original expression becomes ![\[\frac{-1}{1}\cdot\frac{-1}{1}\cdot\frac{-1}{1}=\boxed{\textbf{(A) } {-}1}.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/6/9/b/69ba588f0dec9a22afadecee1e319cac8622cfc2.png)
~MRENTHUSIASM
Solution 3
If you create variables for 
, 
, 
, let's say, x, y, z, then the expression is simplified to: 
. This cancels out to 
.
~MC413551
Video Solution 1
~IceMatrix
Video Solution 2
Education, The Study of Everything
Video Solution 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-3sl1pSojc
~bobthefam
Video Solution 4
~savannahsolver
Video Solution 5
https://youtu.be/ba6w1OhXqOQ?t=956
~ pi_is_3.14
See Also
| 2020 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 2 |
Followed by Problem 4 | |
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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