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Let $a$ and $b$ be real numbers, where $a < b$, and let $A = (a,a^2)$ and $B = (b,b^2)$. The line $\overline{AB}$ (meaning the unique line that contains the point $A$ and the point $B$) has slope $2$. Find $a + b$.

 May 19, 2024
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Find a + b.

 

mAB=2=ybyaxbxa=b2a2ba=(b+a)(ba)ba=b+aa+b=2

 

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 May 19, 2024

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