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1976 AMC 12/AHSME
2
2
Part of
1976 AMC 12/AHSME
Problems
(1)
Real number x yields a real number
Source: 1976 AHSME Problem 2
5/14/2014
For how many real numbers
x
x
x
is
−
(
x
+
1
)
2
\sqrt{-(x+1)^2}
−
(
x
+
1
)
2
a real number?
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none
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two
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a finite number greater than two
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infinitely many
<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span>\text{none}\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span>\text{one}\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span>\text{two}\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span>\text{a finite number greater than two}\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span>\text{infinitely many}
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none
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two
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a finite number greater than two
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infinitely many
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