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|||||x^2-x-1| - 2| - 3| - 4| - 5| = x^2 + x - 30
|||||x^2-x-1| - 2| - 3| - 4| - 5| = x^2 + x - 30
Source: 1999 Swedish Mathematical Competition p1
April 2, 2021
absolute value
algebra
equation
Problem Statement
Solve
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∣
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x
2
−
x
−
1
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−
2
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−
3
∣
−
4
∣
−
5
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=
x
2
+
x
−
30
|||||x^2-x-1| - 2| - 3| - 4| - 5| = x^2 + x - 30
∣∣∣∣∣
x
2
−
x
−
1∣
−
2∣
−
3∣
−
4∣
−
5∣
=
x
2
+
x
−
30
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