2021 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 10
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Two distinct numbers are selected from the set so that the sum of the remaining numbers is the product of these two numbers. What is the difference of these two numbers?
Solution
The sum of the first integers is given by , so .
Therefore,
Rearranging, . We can factor this equation by SFFT to get
Looking at the possible divisors of , and are within the constraints of so we try those:
Therefore, the difference .
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