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algebra intermediate

Problem

If , then becomes:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
We multiply each of the answers to get: , where is either or . Looking at the first term, we have to square , or , doing so, we get the equation . Multiplying that by , we get . Multiplying by , we get the expression . Adding these two equations together, we get . To get the term , which was in the original equation, must be , giving an answer of
Final answer
D