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| + | Say that | ||
| + | <math>a + 1 = a + b + c + d + 5</math> | ||
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| + | With substitution we get | ||
| + | <math> -4 = b + c + d</math> | ||
| + | Following this pattern with <math>b + 2</math>, <math>c + 3</math>, and <math>d + 4</math> we can get: | ||
| + | <math> -4 = b + c + d</math> | ||
| + | <math> -3 = a + c + d</math> | ||
| + | <math> -2 = a + b + d</math> | ||
| + | <math> -1 = a + b + c</math> | ||
| + | Adding, we can get <math>-10 = 3a + 3b + 3c + 3d</math>, therefore <math>a +b + c + d</math> = <math> -10/3</math> | ||
Revision as of 18:18, 17 September 2014
Problem
Let 
. What is 
?
Solution
Let 
. Since one of the sums involves a, b, c, and d, it makes sense to consider 4x. We have 
. Rearranging, we have 
, so 
. Thus, our answer is 
.
See Also
| 2002 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 15 |
Followed by Problem 17 | |
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
These problems are copyrighted © by the Mathematical Association of America, as part of the American Mathematics Competitions. 
Say that
With substitution we get
Following this pattern with 
, 
, and 
we can get:
Adding, we can get 
, therefore 
= 
