2021 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 15
Contents
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- 2 Solution 1
- 3 Solution 2
- 4 Solution 3
- 5 Solution 4
- 6 Solution 5
- 7 Solution 6(Non-rigorous for little time)
- 8 Solution 7
- 9 Video Solution (🚀 Super Fast. Under 2 min! 🚀)
- 10 Video Solution by OmegaLearn
- 11 Video Solution by Interstigation (Simple Silly Bashing)
- 12 Video Solution by TheBeautyofMath
- 13 See Also
Problem
The real number satisfies the equation . What is the value of
Solution 1
We square to get . We subtract 2 on both sides for and square again, and see that so . We can factor out from our original expression of to get that it is equal to . Therefore because is 7, it is equal to .
Solution 2
Multiplying both sides by and using the quadratic formula, we get . We can assume that it is , and notice that this is also a solution the equation , i.e. we have . Repeatedly using this on the given (you can also just note Fibonacci numbers),
~Lcz
Solution 3
We can immediately note that the exponents of are an arithmetic sequence, so they are symmetric around the middle term. So, . We can see that since , and therefore . Continuing from here, we get , so . We don't even need to find what is! This is since is evidently , which is our answer.
~sosiaops
Solution 4
We begin by multiplying by , resulting in . Now we see this equation: . The terms all have in common, so we can factor that out, and what we're looking for becomes . Looking back to our original equation, we have , which is equal to . Using this, we can evaluate to be , and we see that there is another , so we put substitute it in again, resulting in . Using the same way, we find that is . We put this into , resulting in , so the answer is .
~purplepenguin2
Solution 5
The equation we are given is Yuck. Fractions and radicals! We multiply both sides by square, and re-arrange to get Now, let us consider the expression we wish to acquire. Factoring out we have Then, we notice that Furthermore, Thus, our answer is ~peace09
Solution 6(Non-rigorous for little time)
Multiplying by x and solving, we get that Note that whether or not we take or we take our answer has to be the same. Thus, we take . Since this number is small, taking it to high powers like , , and will make the number very close to , so the answer is ~AtharvNaphade
Solution 7
We know that . Multiply both sides by to get Squaring both sides: Subtract from both sides: Squaring both sides: Subtract from both sides: Multiply on both sides: ~sid2012
Video Solution (🚀 Super Fast. Under 2 min! 🚀)
~Education, the Study of Everything
Video Solution by OmegaLearn
https://youtu.be/M4Ffhp9NLKY?t=81
~ pi_is_3.14
Video Solution by Interstigation (Simple Silly Bashing)
~ Interstigation
Video Solution by TheBeautyofMath
Not the most efficient method, but gets the job done.
https://youtu.be/L1iW94Ue3eI?t=1468
~IceMatrix
See Also
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