2013 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 8
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Problem
What is the value of
Solution
Factoring out, we get: .
Cancelling out the from the numerator and denominator, we see that it simplifies to .
Solution 2
Let
Then the given expression is equal to
Video Solution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vf843cvVzo?t=545
~sugar_rush
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