2017 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 4
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Problem
Supposed that and are nonzero real numbers such that . What is the value of ?
Solutions
Solution 1
Rearranging, we find , or . Substituting, we can convert the second equation into .
Solution 2
Substituting each and with , we see that the given equation holds true, as . Thus,
Solution 3
Let . The first equation converts into , which simplifies to . After a bit of algebra we found out that , which means . Substituting into the second equation it becomes - mathleticguyyy
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