2000 AMC 12 Problem 2

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Concepts:exponent

Difficulty rating: 950

2.

What is 2000(20002000)?2000(2000^{2000})?

200020012000^{2001}

400020004000^{2000}

200040002000^{4000}

4,000,00020004{,}000{,}000^{2000}

20004,000,0002000^{4{,}000{,}000}

Solution:

Writing 2000=20001,2000 = 2000^1, we get 2000120002000=20001+2000=20002001. 2000^1 \cdot 2000^{2000} = 2000^{1 + 2000} = 2000^{2001}.

All of the other options are larger than this.

Thus, the correct answer is A.

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