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question:w many ordered pairs of real numbers (x, y) satisfy the following system of equations? [ left{ begin{aligned} x + 2y &= 2, left| |x| 2|y| right| &= 1. end{aligned} right. ]

answer:**1. Graphing the Linear Equation:** The line x + 2y = 2 can be rearranged to y = -frac{1}{2}x + 1. This is a straight line with y-intercept at (0, 1) and x-intercept at (2, 0). **2. Analyzing the Absolute Value Equation:** The equation left| |x| - 2|y| right| = 1 implies symmetry across both axes. In the first quadrant, where x geq 0 and y geq 0, this reduces to two possible equations: |x| - 2|y| = 1 or 2|y| - |x| = 1. These simplify to: - x - 2y = 1 (in the first quadrant) - 2y - x = 1 (in the first quadrant) The reflections of these lines across both axes fill out the other quadrants. **3. Finding Intersection Points:** Solve for intersections: - Intersection of y = -frac{1}{2}x + 1 and x - 2y = 1: [ x - 2(-frac{1}{2}x + 1) = 1 implies x + x - 2 = 1 implies 2x = 3 implies x = frac{3}{2}, quad y = -frac{1}{2}(frac{3}{2}) + 1 = frac{1}{4}. ] - Intersection of y = -frac{1}{2}x + 1 and 2y - x = 1: [ 2(-frac{1}{2}x + 1) - x = 1 implies -x + 2 - x = 1 implies -2x = -1 implies x = frac{1}{2}, quad y = -frac{1}{2}(frac{1}{2}) + 1 = frac{3}{4}. ] Check if these points satisfy the absolute value condition: - For (frac{3}{2}, frac{1}{4}), left| |frac{3}{2}| - 2|frac{1}{4}| right| = left| frac{3}{2} - frac{1}{2} right| = 1. - For (frac{1}{2}, frac{3}{4}), left| |frac{1}{2}| - 2|frac{3}{4}| right| = left| frac{1}{2} - frac{3}{2} right| = 1. **Conclusion:** The system has boxed{2} solutions.

question:There are 80 passengers on the airplane. The number of men and women is equal, and there are 20 children on the airplane. How many men are on the airplane?

answer:If there are 80 passengers in total and 20 of them are children, then the number of adults (men and women) on the airplane is 80 - 20 = 60. Since the number of men and women is equal, we can divide the number of adults by 2 to find the number of men. So, the number of men on the airplane is 60 / 2 = boxed{30} .

question:Show that for positive integers ( n ), sum_{d mid n} frac{mu(d)}{d} = frac{phi(n)}{n} .

answer:1. **Introduction and Recall of Known Facts:** We aim to show that: [ sum_{d mid n} frac{mu(d)}{d} = frac{phi(n)}{n}. ] We will employ M"obius inversion and properties of arithmetic functions to establish this equality. 2. **M"obius Inversion Application:** Recall that by M"obius inversion, for two arithmetic functions ( f ) and ( g ), we have: [ f(n) = sum_{d mid n} g(d) muleft(frac{n}{d}right). ] Here, we use the specific functions ( f(k) = phi(k) ) and ( g(k) = k ). For these functions: [ phi(n) = sum_{d mid n} d muleft(frac{n}{d}right). ] 3. **Rewriting the Summation:** Let's rewrite the summation in terms of ( d' = frac{n}{d} ), where ( d' mid n ): [ phi(n) = sum_{d' mid n} frac{n}{d'} mu(d'). ] Notice that ( d = frac{n}{d'} ), and consequently ( sum_{d' mid n} ) sums over the same divisors of ( n ). 4. **Simplifying the Expression:** To isolate ( frac{phi(n)}{n} ), divide both sides of the equation by ( n ): [ frac{phi(n)}{n} = sum_{d' mid n} frac{mu(d')}{d'}. ] Thus, we reach the desired result. 5. **Conclusion:** The steps above show that: [ sum_{d mid n} frac{mu(d)}{d} = frac{phi(n)}{n}, ] which completes the proof. [ boxed{ sum_{d mid n} frac{mu(d)}{d} = frac{phi(n)}{n} } ]

question:the fraction that complements an irreducible fraction to make 1 also irreducible? Will the observed pattern always hold true? Prove it.

answer:Let us consider a fraction (frac{a}{b}) that is irreducible, meaning (a) and (b) have no common divisors other than 1 (i.e., (gcd(a, b) = 1)). 1. **Formulation of the Complementary Fraction**: The fraction that complements (frac{a}{b}) to 1 is given by: [ 1 - frac{a}{b} = frac{b}{b} - frac{a}{b} = frac{b - a}{b} ] 2. **Analyze the Common Divisors**: Since (gcd(a, b) = 1), (a) and (b) are coprime. We need to verify whether the fraction (frac{b-a}{b}) is irreducible. 3. **Check the Numerator**: Consider the numerator (b - a). We need to show that (b - a) is coprime with (b), meaning (gcd(b - a, b) = 1). 4. **GCD Property**: Let's use the properties of gcd to check this: [ gcd(b-a, b) = gcd(b-a, a) ] This holds because (b - a) and (b) have the same common divisors as (b-a) and (a). 5. **Coprimeness Confirmation**: Since (gcd(a, b) = 1), it implies: [ gcd(b-a, a) = gcd(-a, a) = gcd(a, a) = gcd(a, b) = 1 ] Thus, (b-a) and (b) are coprime. 6. **Conclusion**: Because the numerator (b - a) and the denominator (b) of the fraction (frac{b-a}{b}) are coprime, this fraction is irreducible. Therefore, the fraction (frac{b-a}{b}), which complements the irreducible fraction (frac{a}{b}) to 1, is always irreducible. (blacksquare)

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