Difference between revisions of "2000 AMC 12 Problems/Problem 20"
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(4)(1)\left(\frac 73\right) &= 4 + 1 + \frac 73 + xyz + \frac 1{xyz}\ | (4)(1)\left(\frac 73\right) &= 4 + 1 + \frac 73 + xyz + \frac 1{xyz}\ | ||
2 &= xyz + \frac 1{xyz}\ | 2 &= xyz + \frac 1{xyz}\ | ||
− | (xyz - 1)^2 | + | 0 &= (xyz - 1)^2 |
\end{align*}</cmath> | \end{align*}</cmath> | ||
Revision as of 23:35, 16 May 2009
Problem
If and are positive numbers satisfying
Then what is the value of ?
Contents
[hide]Solution
Solution 1
Multiplying all three expressions together,
Thus
Solution 2
We have a system of three equations and three variables, so we can apply repeated substitution.
Multiplying out the denominator and simplification yields , so . Substituting leads to , and the product of these three variables is .
See also
2000 AMC 12 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
Preceded by Problem 19 |
Followed by Problem 21 |
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