2022 AMC 10A Problem 11

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11.

Ted mistakenly wrote 2m140962^m\cdot\sqrt{\dfrac{1}{4096}} as 214096m.2\cdot\sqrt[m]{\dfrac{1}{4096}}.

What is the sum of all real numbers mm for which these two expressions have the same value?

55

66

77

88

99

Answer: C
Concepts:exponentquadratic
Difficulty rating: 1280
Solution:

We can rewrite 40964096 as 212,2^{12}, so 14096=212.\dfrac{1}{4096} = 2^{-12}. Then if we equate the given expressions, we get 2m26=2212m. 2^m \cdot 2^{-6} = 2 \cdot 2^{\frac{-12}{m}}. Equating the exponents, we get m6=1+12m. m - 6 = 1 + \dfrac{-12}{m}.

Multiplying by m,m, we get m26m=m12 m^2 - 6m = m - 12 and so m27m+12=0 m^2 - 7m + 12 = 0 (m4)(m3)(m-4)(m-3)m=4, m=3m=4,~m=3

Therefore, we can see that the sum of the solutions is 7.7.

Thus, C is the correct answer.

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