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algebra senior

Problem

Let and . Find the sum of all possible values of .
Solution
We don't know , so we don't have an expression we can simply stick in to get an answer. We do, however, know that . So, if we can figure out what to put into such that is the resulting output, we can use our expression for to find .

If , then we have , so , which means or . Since could be or , we could have or . Using the given expression for , the two possible values of are and . The sum of these is .
Final answer
20