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AMC 10B #12

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November 17, 2021
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Problem Statement

Which of the following conditions is sufficient to guarantee that integers xx, yy, and zz satisfy the equation x(xy)+y(yz)+z(zx)=1?x(x-y)+y(y-z)+z(z-x) = 1?<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span>x>y<span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\: x>y and y=zy=z <spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span>x=y1<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\: x=y-1 and y=z1y=z-1 <spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span>x=z+1<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span> \: x=z+1 and y=x+1y=x+1 <spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span>x=z<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span> \: x=z and y1=xy-1=x <spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span>x+y+z=1<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span> \: x+y+z=1