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1963 AMC 12/AHSME
2
Find n
Find n
Source: AHSME 1963 Problem 2
January 9, 2014
AMC
Problem Statement
Let
n
=
x
−
y
x
−
y
n=x-y^{x-y}
n
=
x
−
y
x
−
y
. Find
n
n
n
when
x
=
2
x=2
x
=
2
and
y
=
−
2
y=-2
y
=
−
2
.
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(
A
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14
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(
B
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(
D
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18
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(
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256
<span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ -14 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 0 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 1 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 18 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 256
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14
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(
D
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18
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(
E
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256
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