2024 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 9
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Real numbers and have arithmetic mean 0. The arithmetic mean of and is 10. What is the arithmetic mean of and ?
Solution 1
If , that means , and . Expanding that gives . If , then . Thus, we have . Arithmetic will give you that . To find the arithmetic mean, divide that by 3, so
~ARay10 [Feel free to clean this up!]
Solution 2
Since we have and
From the second given, , so Substituting this into the above equation, Thus, and their arithmetic mean is
~laythe_enjoyer211, countmath1
Solution 3
Assume that and . Plugging into the second equation, , so . Observe that taking the positive or negative root won't matter, as c will be the opposite. If we let and , is -15, and dividing by 3 gives us
-aleyang
Video Solution 1 by Pi Academy (Fast and Easy ⚡🚀)
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Video Solution 2 by SpreadTheMathLove
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24EZaeAThuE
See also
2024 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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