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2011 AMC 10BProblem 15P11-15~3 minPrint

Let @@ denote the "averaged with" operation: a@b=(a+b)/2a @ b = (a+b)/2 . Which of the following distributive laws hold for all numbers x,y,x, y, and zz ? I. x @ (y + z) = (x @ y) + (x @ z)\text{I. x @ (y + z) = (x @ y) + (x @ z)} II. x + (y @ z) = (x + y) @ (x + z)\text{II. x + (y @ z) = (x + y) @ (x + z)} III. x @ (y @ z) = (x @ y) @ (x @ z)\text{III. x @ (y @ z) = (x @ y) @ (x @ z)}

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