Maths Olympiad Prep

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Problem 306

AMC 12 late, AIME early
Algebra Difficulty 4.6 Find the answer

10. Given positive numbers a,ba, b satisfy b=5ab=5a, and ab=baa^{b}=b^{a}, then a8=a^{8}=

A number or a short expression. Spacing, $ signs and \frac vs / are all fine.

Official solution

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