PUMaC 2017 · 代数(A 组) · 第 1 题
PUMaC 2017 — Algebra (Division A) — Problem 1
题目详情
- Let a b = ab − 4( a + b ) + 20. Evaluate 1 (2 (3 ( · · · (99 100) · · · ))) . √ 3
解析
- Note that a b = ( a − 4)( b − 4) + 4, so 4 b = a 4 = 4 for any a, b . Since a 4 appears in the expression, the answer is 4 . Problem written by Matt Tyler