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1987 AMC 12 #10 - Ordered Triples

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December 31, 2011
AMC

Problem Statement

How many ordered triples (a,b,c)(a, b, c) of non-zero real numbers have the property that each number is the product of the other two?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 1<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 2<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 3<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 4<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 5 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 1 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 2 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 3 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 4 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 5