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Algebra Difficulty 5.0 AIME Prove it Philippines
Problem:
How many real number solutions does the equation 31x4+5∣x∣=7 have?
Solution
Solution:
The solutions correspond to intersection points of y=7−31x4 and y=5∣x∣. Clearly, there are only two intersection points.
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