algebra
Rationalizing denominator — AMC & AIME Problems
22 problems
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AMC 10
AMC 12
- 1950 AMC 12 Problem 10
- 1952 AMC 12 Problem 35
- 1958 AMC 12 Problem 5
- 1962 AMC 12 Problem 2
- 1969 AMC 12 Problem 35
- 1974 AMC 12 Problem 20
- 1976 AMC 12 Problem 27
- 1977 AMC 12 Problem 7
- 1978 AMC 12 Problem 18
- 1983 AMC 12 Problem 21
- 1984 AMC 12 Problem 13
- 1989 AMC 12 Problem 18
- 2016 AMC 12A Problem 9
- 2021 AMC 12A Fall Problem 13
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