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algebra intermediate

Problem

Let If , , and , and , , and are nonnegative integers, then what is ?
Solution
Since we know that . Solving for , we get that . With , we get that . We already know that , so . Because -2 is negative, we know that . This tells us that , so our answer is .
Final answer
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