1951 AHSME Problems/Problem 22

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Problem

The values of $a$ in the equation: $\log_{10}(a^2 \minus{} 15a) \equal{} 2$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg) are:

$\textbf{(A)}\ \frac {15\pm\sqrt {233}}{2} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 20, \minus{} 5 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac {15 \pm \sqrt {305}}{2}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg) $\textbf{(D)}\ \pm20 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{none of these}$

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1951 AHSC (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 21
Followed by
Problem 23
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