2008 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 7
Problem
The fraction
![\[\frac{\left(3^{2008}\right)^2-\left(3^{2006}\right)^2}{\left(3^{2007}\right)^2-\left(3^{2005}\right)^2}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/2/6/e/26e933ebb23b926f939dea3997c79761c2d177d5.png)
simplifies to which of the following?
Solution
Simplifying, we get ![\[\frac{3^4016-3^4012}{3^4014-3^4010}.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/2/a/e/2aef745a0112c4177c2dd9c2a03261c0a03c044c.png)
factoring out 
on the top and factoring out 
on the bottom gives us ![\[\frac{(3^4-1)(3^4012)}{(3^4-1)(3^4010)}.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/4/4/c/44ce9f9ddf64b0ebd40c628c97e92e8f31c679d2.png)
Canceling out 
gives us 
See also
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