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United States competition problems

Algebra Difficulty 4.0 AMC 10/12 Find the answer United States

Problem:

How many roots does $\arctan x = x^{2} - 1.6$ have, where the arctan function is defined in the range $-\frac{\pi}{2} < \arctan x < \frac{\pi}{2}$ ?

Your answer

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

Solution

Solution:

2 .

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