2018 AIME I Problems/Problem 5
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[hide]Problem 5
For each ordered pair of real numbers satisfying there is a real number such that Find the product of all possible values of .
Solution
Using the logarithmic property , we note that . That gives upon simplification and division by . Then, or . From the second equation, . If we take , we see that . If we take , we see that . The product is .
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Note
The cases and can be found by SFFT (Simon's Favorite Factoring Trick) from .
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