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What is the sum of all the solutions of <math>x = \left|2x-|60-2x|\right|</math>?
 
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<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 32 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 60 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 92 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 120 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 124</math>
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\mathrm{(B)}\ 60
 
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\mathrm{(C)}\ 92
 
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\mathrm{(D)}\ 120
 
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\mathrm{(E)}\ 124
 
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== Solution ==
 
== Solution ==
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<math>x<30</math>  
 
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When <math>x<30</math> we are going to have <math>60-2x>0</math>.  When <math>x>0</math> we are going to have <math>|x|>0\implies x>0</math> and when <math>-x>0</math> we are going to have <math>|x|>0\implies -x>0</math>.  Therefore we have <math>x=|2x-(60-2x)|</math>
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When <math>x<30</math> we are going to have <math>60-2x>0</math>.  When <math>x>0</math> we are going to have <math>|x|>0\implies x>0</math> and when <math>-x>0</math> we are going to have <math>|x|>0\implies -x>0</math>.  Therefore we have <math>x=|2x-(60-2x)|</math>.
 
<math>x=|2x-60+2x|\implies x=|4x-60|</math>
 
<math>x=|2x-60+2x|\implies x=|4x-60|</math>
  
 
''Subcase 1 ''<math>30>x>15</math>
 
''Subcase 1 ''<math>30>x>15</math>
  
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When <math>30>x>15</math> we are going to have <math>4x-60>0</math> when this happens, we can express <math>|4x-60|</math> as <math>4x-60</math>
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When <math>30>x>15</math> we are going to have <math>4x-60>0</math>. When this happens, we can express <math>|4x-60|</math> as <math>4x-60</math>.
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Therefore we get <math>x=4x-60\implies -3x=-60\implies x=20</math>  We check if <math>x=20</math> is in the domain of the numbers that we put into this subcase, and it is, since <math>30>20>15</math> Therefore <math>20</math> is one possible solutions.   
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Therefore we get <math>x=4x-60\implies -3x=-60\implies x=20</math>. We check if <math>x=20</math> is in the domain of the numbers that we put into this subcase, and it is, since <math>30>20>15</math>. Therefore <math>20</math> is one possible solution.   
  
 
'' Subcase 2 '' <math>x<15</math>
 
'' Subcase 2 '' <math>x<15</math>
  
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When <math>x<15</math> we are going to have <math>4x-60<0</math>, therefore <math>|4x-60|</math> can be expressed in the form <math>60-4x</math>
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When <math>x<15</math> we are going to have <math>4x-60<0</math>, therefore <math>|4x-60|</math> can be expressed in the form <math>60-4x</math>.
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We have the equation <math>x=60-4x\implies 5x=60\implies x=12</math>  Since <math>12</math> is less than <math>15</math>, <math>12</math> is another possible solution.
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We have the equation <math>x=60-4x\implies 5x=60\implies x=12</math>. Since <math>12</math> is less than <math>15</math>, <math>12</math> is another possible solution.
 
<math>x=|2x-|60-2x||</math>
 
<math>x=|2x-|60-2x||</math>
  
 
''Case 2 '':  <math>x>30</math>
 
''Case 2 '':  <math>x>30</math>
  
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When <math>x>30</math>, <math>60-2x<0</math> When <math>x<0</math> we can express this in the form <math>-x</math>  Therefore we have <math>-(60-2x)=2x-60</math>  This makes sure that this is positive, since we just took the negative of a negative to get a positive.  Therefore we have  
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When <math>x>30</math>, <math>60-2x<0</math>. When <math>x<0</math> we can express this in the form <math>-x</math>. Therefore we have <math>-(60-2x)=2x-60</math>. This makes sure that this is positive, since we just took the negative of a negative to get a positive.  Therefore we have  
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<math>(x=|2x-(2x-60)|</math>  
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<math>x=|2x-(2x-60)|</math>  
  
 
<math>x=|2x-2x+60|</math>
 
<math>x=|2x-2x+60|</math>
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<math>x=60</math>
 
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We have now evaluated all the cases, and found the solution to be <math>\{60,12,20\}</math> which have a sum of <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C)}92}</math>
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We have now evaluated all the cases, and found the solution to be <math>\{60,12,20\}</math> which have a sum of <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C)}\ 92}</math>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
{{AMC10 box|year=2010|ab=B|num-b=12|num-a=14}}
 
{{AMC10 box|year=2010|ab=B|num-b=12|num-a=14}}

Revision as of 13:06, 26 November 2011

Problem

What is the sum of all the solutions of $x = \left|2x-|60-2x|\right|$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 32 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 60 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 92 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 120 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 124$

Solution

We evaluate this in cases:

Case 1 $x<30$

When $x<30$ we are going to have $60-2x>0$. When $x>0$ we are going to have $|x|>0\implies x>0$ and when $-x>0$ we are going to have $|x|>0\implies -x>0$. Therefore we have $x=|2x-(60-2x)|$. $x=|2x-60+2x|\implies x=|4x-60|$

Subcase 1 $30>x>15$

When $30>x>15$ we are going to have $4x-60>0$. When this happens, we can express $|4x-60|$ as $4x-60$. Therefore we get $x=4x-60\implies -3x=-60\implies x=20$. We check if $x=20$ is in the domain of the numbers that we put into this subcase, and it is, since $30>20>15$. Therefore $20$ is one possible solution.

Subcase 2 $x<15$

When $x<15$ we are going to have $4x-60<0$, therefore $|4x-60|$ can be expressed in the form $60-4x$. We have the equation $x=60-4x\implies 5x=60\implies x=12$. Since $12$ is less than $15$, $12$ is another possible solution. $x=|2x-|60-2x||$

Case 2 : $x>30$

When $x>30$, $60-2x<0$. When $x<0$ we can express this in the form $-x$. Therefore we have $-(60-2x)=2x-60$. This makes sure that this is positive, since we just took the negative of a negative to get a positive. Therefore we have $x=|2x-(2x-60)|$

$x=|2x-2x+60|$

$x=|60|$

$x=60$

We have now evaluated all the cases, and found the solution to be $\{60,12,20\}$ which have a sum of $\boxed{\textbf{(C)}\ 92}$

See Also

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