2020 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 3
Problem
Assuming , , and , what is the value in simplest form of the following expression?
Solution
Note that is times . Likewise, is times and is times . Therefore, the product of the given fraction equals .
Solution 2
Substituting values for , we see that if each of them satify the inequalities above, the value goes to be . Therefore, the product of the given fraction equals .
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