An Imaginary Triangle

Algebra Level 3

If the roots of a x 3 + a x 2 + a x , a 0 ax^3+ax^2+ax, a\neq0 are plotted on the Argand plane, the area of the triangle enclosed by them is given by b c 2 \frac{\sqrt{b}}{c^2} , where b , c b,c are positive, square-free integers. Find b + c b+c


The answer is 5.

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1 solution

Mvs Saketh
Sep 19, 2014

the roots are clearly 0, w and w^2 which enclose an area of

[root (3)] /4 hence b=3 c=2 or b+c=5

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