Skip to main content
OlympiadHQ

Browse · harp

Print

smc

algebra senior

Problem

If and , the numerical value of is:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
If the value of is constant, as the answers imply, we can pick a value of , and then solve the two linear equations for the corresponding . We can then plug in into the expression to get the answer. If , then and . We can solve each equation for and set them equal, which leads to . This leads to . Plugging in into gives . Thus, is one solution to the intersection of the two planes given. Plugging into the expression gives gives , or , which is answer
Final answer
A