2004 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 13
Problem
If and with and real, what is the value of ?
Solution
Since , it follows that , which implies . This equation holds for all values of only if and .
Then . Substituting into the equation , we get . Then , so , andLikewiseThese are inverses to one another sinceTherefore .
See also
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