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Revision as of 11:14, 26 December 2016
Problem
Suppose that is a sequence of real numbers satifying ,
and that and . What is ?
Solution
Plugging in , we get
Plugging in , we get
This is simply a system of two equations with two unknowns. Substituting gives , and .
See also
2008 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 12 | |
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