2022 AMC 10B Problem 5

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Concepts:difference of squaresradical

Difficulty rating: 1280

5.

What is the value of (1+13)(1+15)(1+17)(1132)(1152)(1172)?\frac{\left(1+\frac{1}{3}\right)\left(1+\frac15\right)\left(1+\frac17\right)}{\sqrt{\left(1-\frac{1}{3^2}\right)\left(1-\frac{1}{5^2}\right)\left(1-\frac{1}{7^2}\right)}}?

3 \sqrt3

2 2

15 \sqrt{15}

4 4

105 \sqrt{105}

Solution:

Lets work with the denominator first. By using difference of two squares on each term, we get the denominator as (1132)(1152)(1172)\sqrt{(1-\frac{1}{3^2})(1-\frac{1}{5^2})(1-\frac{1}{7^2})} =(113)(115)(117) =\sqrt{(1-\frac{1}{3})(1-\frac{1}{5})(1-\frac{1}{7})} (1+13)(1+15)(1+17) \cdot\sqrt{(1+\frac{1}{3})(1+\frac{1}{5})(1+\frac{1}{7})} =(23)(45)(67)(43)(65)(87). =\sqrt{ (\frac 23)(\frac 45)(\frac 67) } \sqrt{ (\frac 43)(\frac 65)(\frac 87) }.

Furthermore, we simplify the numerator as follows: (1+13)(1+15)(1+17)(1+\frac{1}{3})(1+\frac{1}{5})(1+\frac{1}{7})=(43)(65)(87).= (\frac 43)(\frac 65)(\frac 87) .

Dividing the numerator and denominator yields (43)(65)(87)(23)(45)(67)(43)(65)(87)=(43)(65)(87)(23)(45)(67)=82=2.\begin{align*}&\frac{(\frac 43)(\frac 65)(\frac 87)}{\sqrt{ (\frac 23)(\frac 45)(\frac 67) } \sqrt{ (\frac 43)(\frac 65)(\frac 87) }} \\&=\frac{\sqrt{ (\frac 43)(\frac 65)(\frac 87) }} {\sqrt{ (\frac 23)(\frac 45)(\frac 67) }} \\&= \frac{\sqrt 8 } { \sqrt 2} \\&= 2.\end{align*}

Thus, the answer is B .

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