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algebra senior

Problem

Real numbers and satisfy the equation . What is ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
If we move every term dependent on or to the LHS, we get . Adding to both sides, we have . We can split the into and to get . Notice this is a circle with radius , which only contains one point. So, the only point is , so the sum is . ~ asdf334
Final answer
B