2023 AIME I Problems/Problem 2
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Positive real numbers and satisfy the equations The value of is where and are relatively prime positive integers. Find
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Solution 1
Denote . Hence, the system of equations given in the problem can be rewritten as Solving the system gives and . Therefore, Therefore, the answer is .
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Solution 2
We can use the property that on the first equation. We get . Then, subtracting from both sides, we get , therefore . Substituting that into our first equation, we get . Squaring, reciprocating, and simplifying both sides, we get the quadratic . Solving for , we get and . Since the problem said that , . To solve for , we can use the property that . , so . Adding these together, we get
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Solution 3 (quick)
We can let . Then, in the first equation, the LHS becomes and the RHS becomes . Therefore, must be ( can't be ). So now we know . So we can plug this into the second equation to get. This gives , so and . Adding the numerator and denominator gives .
Honestly this problem is kinda misplaced.
~yrock
Video Solution by TheBeautyofMath
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See also
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