2020 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 13
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Problem
There are integers and
each greater than
such that
for all . What is
?
Solution
can be simplified to
The equation is then which implies that
has to be
since
.
is the result when
and
are
and
being
will make the fraction
which is close to
.
Finally, with being
, the fraction becomes
. In this case
and
work, which means that
must equal
~lopkiloinm
Solution 2
As above, notice that you get
Now, combine the fractions to get .
Assume that and
.
From the first equation we get . Note also that from the second equation,
and
must both be factors of 36.
After some casework we find that and
works, with
. So our answer is
~Silverdragon
See Also
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