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Revision as of 22:37, 4 July 2013
Problem 7
Let 
, where a, b, and c are real. There exists a complex number 
such that the three roots of 
are 
, 
, and 
, where 
. Find 
.
Solution
Set 
, so 
, 
, 
.
Since 
, the imaginary part of a,b,c must be 0.
Start with a, since it's the easiest one to do: 
,
and therefore: 
, 
, 
.
Now, do the part where the imaginary part of c is 0, since it's the second easiest one to do:
. The imaginary part is: 
, which is 0, and therefore x=4, since x=0 doesn't work.
So now, 
,
and therefore: 
. Finally, we have 
.
See also
| 2010 AIME II (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 6 |
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