2013 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 15
Problem
If , , and , what is the product of , , and ?
Solution
First, we're going to solve for . Start with . Then, change 3^4 to . Subtract from both sides to get and see that is . Now, solve for . Since , must equal , so . Now, solve for . can be simplified to which simplifies further to . Therefore, . equals which equals . So, the answer is .
See Also
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