Difference between revisions of "2016 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 3"
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<math>\textbf{(A)}\ -2016\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 0\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2016\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 4032\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 6048</math> | <math>\textbf{(A)}\ -2016\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 0\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 2016\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 4032\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 6048</math> | ||
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Substituting carefully, <math>\Bigg\vert\Big\vert 2016-(-2016)\Big\vert-2016\Bigg\vert-(-2016)</math> | Substituting carefully, <math>\Bigg\vert\Big\vert 2016-(-2016)\Big\vert-2016\Bigg\vert-(-2016)</math> | ||
Revision as of 02:31, 16 February 2021
Problem
Let 
. What is the value of 
?
Solution 1
Substituting carefully, 
becomes 
which is 
.
Solution 2
Solution by e_power_pi_times_i
Substitute 
into the equation. Now, it is 
. Since 
, it is a positive number, so 
. Now the equation is 
. This further simplifies to 
, so the answer is 
Video Solution
~savannahsolver
See Also
| 2016 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 2 |
Followed by Problem 4 | |
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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