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algebra intermediate

Problem

If and when , then equals
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Notice that if we can find a such that , then we can plug that into the second equation to get . Thus, we let . Notice that, since our final expression only involves , we don't need to take the square root. Thus, .
Final answer
B