2014 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 7
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Problem
Nonzero real numbers ,
,
, and
satisfy
and
. How many of the following inequalities must be true?
Solution
Let us denote where
and
where
. We can write that
.
It is important to note that counterexample fully disproves a claim. Let's try substituting
.
states that
.Therefore,
is false.
states that
. Therefore,
is false.
states that
. Therefore,
is false.
One of our four inequalities is true, hence, our answer is
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