2024 AIME II Problems/Problem 4
Problem
Let and
be positive real numbers that satisfy the following system of equations:
Then the value of
is
where
and
are relatively prime positive integers. Find
.
Solution 1
Denote ,
, and
.
Then, we have:
Now, we can solve to get . Plugging these values in, we obtain
. ~akliu
Solution 2
~Callisto531
Solution 3
Adding all three equations, . Subtracting this from every equation, we have:
and
, and our desired quantity is the absolute value of
, so our answer is
.
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Video Solution
~Steven Chen (Professor Chen Education Palace, www.professorchenedu.com)
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