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1970 AMC 12/AHSME
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Find the fourth power
Find the fourth power
Source: 1970 AHSME Problem 1
March 20, 2014
AMC
Problem Statement
The fourth power of
1
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1
+
1
\sqrt{1+\sqrt{1+\sqrt{1}}}
1
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1
+
1
is:
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{<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span>\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{3}\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span>\frac{1}{2}(7+3\sqrt{5}})\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span>1+2\sqrt{3}\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span>3\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span>3+2\sqrt{2}
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