2015 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 8
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[hide]Problem
What is the value of ?
Solution 1
Solution 2
We can rewrite as as . Thus,
Solution 3
~ cxsmi
Solution 4 (Last resort)
We note that the year number is just , so just guess .
~xHypotenuse
Easily the best solution
Video Solution by OmegaLearn
https://youtu.be/RdIIEhsbZKw?t=738
~ pi_is_3.14
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