2007 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 2
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Problem
Define the operation 
by 
What is 
Solution 1
Substitute and simplify.
![\[(3+5)5 - (5+3)3 = (3+5)2 = (8)2 = \boxed{\textbf{(E) }16}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/1/2/6/126b27b43d8364fd141008df3e65dc050250f3fe.png)
Solution 2
Note that $\begin{align*} (a \star b) - (b \star a) &= (a+b)b - (b+a)a \\ &= (a+b)(b-a) \\ &= b^2 - a^2 \\ &= 5^2 - 3^2 = \boxed{\textbf{(E) }16}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
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