2005 AMC 10A Problem 2


For each pair of real numbers aba \neq b, define the operation \star as (ab)=a+bab.(a \star b) = \frac{a+b}{a-b}. What is the value of ((12)3)((1 \star 2) \star 3)?

(A) 23(B) 15(C) 0(D) 12(E) This value is not defined.\mathrm{(A) \ } -\frac{2}{3}\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } -\frac{1}{5} \qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 0\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } \frac{1}{2}\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } \textrm{This value is not defined.}

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