Art of Problem Solving

2022 AIME II Problems/Problem 12: Difference between revisions

Mathfun1000 (talk | contribs)
m Blanked the page
Tag: Blanking
Pog (talk | contribs)
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
==Problem==


Let <math>a, b, x,</math> and <math>y</math> be real numbers with <math>a>4</math> and <math>b>1</math> such that<cmath>\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{a^2-16}=\frac{(x-20)^2}{b^2-1}+\frac{(y-11)^2}{b^2}=1.</cmath>Find the least possible value of <math>a+b.</math>
==Solution==
==See Also==
{{AIME box|year=2022|n=II|num-b=11|num-a=13}}
{{MAA Notice}}

Revision as of 07:27, 18 February 2022

Problem

Let $a, b, x,$ and $y$ be real numbers with $a>4$ and $b>1$ such that\[\frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{a^2-16}=\frac{(x-20)^2}{b^2-1}+\frac{(y-11)^2}{b^2}=1.\]Find the least possible value of $a+b.$

Solution

See Also

2022 AIME II (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 11
Followed by
Problem 13
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
All AIME Problems and Solutions

These problems are copyrighted © by the Mathematical Association of America.