2013 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 22
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Let and be integers. Suppose that the product of the solutions for of the equation is the smallest possible integer. What is ?
Solution
Rearranging logs, the original equation becomes
By Vieta's Theorem, the sum of the possible values of is . But the sum of the possible values of is the logarithm of the product of the possible values of . Thus the product of the possible values of is equal to .
It remains to minimize the integer value of . Since , we can check that and work. Thus the answer is .
Video Solution
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