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Algebra problem (11) |  |
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Problem below was found in a FaceBook math group.
Simplify:
Two tricks are used
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2.
Let's start
Apply trick 1. :
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a + b = 84
ab = 1440 = 60 * 24
so
a = 24
b = 60
The expression simplifies to:
Now trick 2. which results in:
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a = 2
b = 3
c = 5
