2008 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 7
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Problem
The fraction
![\[\frac{\left(3^{2008}\right)^2-\left(3^{2006}\right)^2}{\left(3^{2007}\right)^2-\left(3^{2005}\right)^2}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/2/6/e/26e933ebb23b926f939dea3997c79761c2d177d5.png)
simplifies to which of the following?
Solution
Simplifying, we get ![\[\frac{3^{4016}-3^{4012}}{3^{4014}-3^{4010}}.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/c/b/1/cb1decaca126604949ba6ae3013d1d5716cbe164.png)
Factoring out 
on the top and factoring out 
on the bottom gives us ![\[\frac{(3^4-1)(3^{4012})}{(3^4-1)(3^{4010})}.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/4/5/d/45ddc8ab77e26848dcfe1758bdc31dbcead4dcb8.png)
Canceling out 
gives us 
Solution 2
Using Difference of Squares, 
becomes
$= \frac{3^{2006} \sout {9+1} \cdot 3^{2006} \sout {9-1}}{3^2006} \sout {9+1} \cdot 3^{2006} \sout {9-1}}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
See also
| 2008 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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