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− | We have <math>\frac{x_A + x_B}{2} = 6</math> and <math>\frac{\log_2 x_A + \log_2 x_B}{2} = 2</math>. | + | We have <math>\frac{x_A + x_B}{2} = 6</math> and <math>\frac{\log_2 x_A + \log_2 x_B}{2} = 2</math>. The first equation becomes <math>x_A + x_B = 12,</math> and the second becomes <math>\log_2(x_A x_B) = 4,</math> so <math>x_A x_B = 16.</math> |
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[hide]Problem
Points and lie on the graph of . The midpoint of is . What is the positive difference between the -coordinates of and ?
Solution 1
Let and , since is their midpoint. Thus, we must find . We find two equations due to both lying on the function . The two equations are then and . Now add these two equations to obtain . By logarithm rules, we get . By raising 2 to the power of both sides, we obtain . We then get . Since we're looking for , we obtain
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Solution 2
We have and . The first equation becomes and the second becomes so Then
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Solution 3
Basically, we can use the midpoint formula
assume that the points are and
assume that the points are (,) and (,)
midpoint formula is (,)
thus
and
since so,
for simplicity lets say
. We rearrange to get .
put this into quadratic formula and you should get
Therefore,
which equals
Video Solution 1
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See Also
2023 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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