Maths Olympiad Prep

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Problem 530

AMC 12 late, AIME early
Algebra Difficulty 4.9 Find the answer

Find all solutions to the equation (xx)2+2020(x+x)=2020(x-|x|)^{2}+2020(x+|x|)=2020.

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

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Official solution

Answer: {0.5;505}\{0.5 ;-\sqrt{505}\}.

## Solution:

1) Let x0x \geq 0, then (xx)2+2020(x+x)=2020(x-x)^{2}+2020(x+x)=2020, we get x=0.5x=0.5.
2) Let x<0,x<0, \quad then (x+x)2+2020(xx)=2020(x+x)^{2}+2020(x-x)=2020, we get 4x2=2020,x=4 x^{2}=2020, \quad x= ±505\pm \sqrt{505}, but since x<0x<0, then x=505x=-\sqrt{505}.

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