Ten-Second Limit

Algebra Level 2

Think fast! You have 10 seconds!

Simplify ( a − m ) ( b − m ) ( c − m ) . . . ( y − m ) ( z − m ) \left( a-m \right) \left( b-m \right) \left( c-m \right) ...\left( y-m \right) \left( z-m \right)


The answer is 0.

Gian Alix by Gian Alix , 34, Canada

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1 solution

Gian Alix
Mar 28, 2014

One of the terms will be (m-m) which is 0. Therefore the product of the 26 terms will be 0.

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I have done it within 10 seconds

Saurav Sah - 7 years, 2 months ago

3seconds would have been fine brother.............

ashutosh mahapatra - 7 years ago

What gave it away for me was that it was enter your own answer, and since it only accepts integers, 0

Adrian Ma - 11 months, 1 week ago

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