1958 AHSME Problems/Problem 9
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Problem
A value of 
satisfying the equation 
is:
Solution
Solve for x:
![\[x^2+b^2=(a-x)^2\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/6/1/8/618e051c79dcf1343e17838c080fcc19f7dd98f9.png)
![\[x^2+b^2=x^2-2ax+a^2\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/e/7/6/e760124bbc73451cc04a74284f5ff2f29c2e4f7c.png)
![\[b^2=-2ax+a^2\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/0/f/2/0f23779400136d4596801721ec63ea4e1afee3d8.png)
![\[2ax=a^2-b^2\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/2/6/f/26f3ed802b7ad898ac2a2f61ea1d9ced6591f36c.png)
![\[x=\frac{a^2-b^2}{2a} \to \boxed{\text{(C)}}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/d/0/e/d0e2e1fb57791129ec18f5cca711cf679045552f.png)
See Also
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