Difference between revisions of "2004 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 6"
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<cmath>\begin{eqnarray*} | <cmath>\begin{eqnarray*} | ||
U-V&=&2004*2004^{2004}\\ | U-V&=&2004*2004^{2004}\\ | ||
| − | V-W&=&2004^{2004}\\ | + | V-W&=&1*2004^{2004}\\ |
W-X&=&2001*2004^{2004}\\ | W-X&=&2001*2004^{2004}\\ | ||
| − | X-Y&=&2004^{2004}\\ | + | X-Y&=&1*2004^{2004}\\ |
Y-Z&=&2003*2004^{2003} | Y-Z&=&2003*2004^{2003} | ||
\end{eqnarray*}</cmath> | \end{eqnarray*}</cmath> | ||
Revision as of 14:50, 12 July 2017
Problem
Let 
, 
, 
, 
, 
and 
. Which of the following is the largest?
Solution
After comparison, 
is the largest. 
See Also
| 2004 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 5 |
Followed by Problem 7 |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
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