Two Newly Defined Functions

Algebra Level 2

x y = 1 x + 1 y , x # y = x + y x y x * y = \frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{y}, \quad x \# y = \frac{x+y}{x-y}

Let the operations # \# and * be defined as described above.

Find the value of k k such that

( 22 k ) # ( k 33 ) = 27. (22 * k) \# (k * 33) = 27.


The answer is 6.

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5 solutions

Joshua Ong
Oct 23, 2014

( 22 k ) # ( k 33 ) = ( 1 22 + 1 k ) # ( 1 k + 1 33 ) = 1 22 + 1 k + 1 33 + 1 k 1 22 + 1 k 1 33 1 k = 5 66 + 2 k 1 66 = 5 + 2 k 1 66 = 27 \begin{aligned} (22*k)\#(k*33)&=&(\frac{1}{22}+\frac{1}{k})\#(\frac{1}{k}+\frac{1}{33}) \\ &=& \frac{\frac{1}{22}+\frac{1}{k}+\frac{1}{33}+\frac{1}{k}}{\frac{1}{22}+\frac{1}{k}-\frac{1}{33}-\frac{1}{k}} \\ &=& \frac{\frac{5}{66}+\frac{2}{k}}{\frac{1}{66}} \\ &=& 5+\frac{\frac{2}{k}}{\frac{1}{66}}=27 \\ \end{aligned}

So,

2 k ÷ 1 66 = 22 132 k = 22 22 k = 132 k = 6 \frac 2k \div \frac1{66} = 22 \quad\Rightarrow\quad \frac{132}k = 22 \quad\Rightarrow\quad 22k=132 \quad\Rightarrow k=\boxed{6}

Christian Daang
Oct 12, 2014

(22 * k) # (k * 33) = 27

[(1/22 + 1/k) + (1/k + 1/33)]/[(1/22 + 1/k) - (1/k + 1/33)] = 27

(5/66 + 2/k)/(1/66) = 27

5/66 + 2/k = 27/66

22/11k = 22/66

Simplifying the eq.

11k = 66

So therefore,

k = 6

Abdul Lah
Oct 15, 2014

22 * k) # (k * 33) = 27 than [(1/22 + 1/k) + (1/k + 1/33)]/[(1/22 + 1/k) - (1/k + 1/33)] = 27; (5/66 + 2/k)/(1/66) = 27; 132/k = 22; so k = 132 /22; k = 6

Roni Wijaya
Oct 13, 2014

22 * k) # (k * 33) = 27 than [(1/22 + 1/k) + (1/k + 1/33)]/[(1/22 + 1/k) - (1/k + 1/33)] = 27; (5/66 + 2/k)/(1/66) = 27; 132/k = 22; so k = 132 /22; k = 6 .

(22 * k)#(k * 33)=27
(1/22 + 1/k)#(1/k + 1/33)=27
[(k+22)/22k]#[(33+k)/33k]=27
[(3k+66+2k+66)/66k] / [(3k+66-2k-66)/66k]=27
[(5k+132)/66k] / (1/66)=27
[(5k+132)/66k]*66=27
(5k+132)/k=27
5k+132=27k
22k=132
k=6






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