2018 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 5
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[hide]Problem 5
What is the value of ?
Solution
Rearranging the terms, we get , and our answer is - ProMathdunk123
Alternate Solution
We can rewrite the given expression as . The number of s is the same as the number of terms in . Thus the answer is
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