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Being Receptive- A Quadratic Example
A few days ago, I presented some students with this problem from the 2003 AMC 10A (problem #5): Let and denote the solutions of . What is the value of ?
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Girls’ Angle Bulletin, Volume 4, Number 6
The latest issue of the Bulletin is now available. The Girls’ Angle Bulletin has faithfully come out at the end of every even-numbered month for four full years! That’s over 700 pages of math. The cover illustrates the fact that … Continue reading
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