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Algebra Level 4

x 2 + 2 x + 6 = 0 \large \ x^{2} \ + \ 2x \ + \ 6 \ = \ 0

Let r r be a root of the equation above. Find ( r + 2 ) ( r + 3 ) ( r + 4 ) ( r + 5 ) (r+2)(r+3)(r+4)(r+5)


Source: This question is from KVPY-2014(SA).


The answer is -126.

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6 solutions

( r + 2 ) ( r + 3 ) ( r + 4 ) ( r + 5 ) = ( r 2 + 5 r + 6 ) ( r 2 + 9 r + 20 ) = ( r 2 + 2 r + 6 + 3 r ) ( r 2 + 2 r + 6 + 7 r + 14 ) = 3 r ( 7 r + 14 ) = 21 r 2 + 42 r = 21 ( r 2 + 2 r + 6 ) 126 = 126 \begin{aligned}(r+2)(r+3)(r+4)(r+5)&=(r^2+5r+6)(r^2+9r+20)\\&=(r^2+2r+6+3r)(r^2+2r+6+7r+14)\\&=3r(7r+14)\\&=21r^2+42r\\&=21(r^2+2r+6)-126\\&=-126\end{aligned}

Typo: 21 ( r 2 + 2 r + 6 ) 126 21(r^2+\color{#3D99F6}{2r}+6) - 126

Hung Woei Neoh - 5 years ago

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Thanks for pointing it out. My solution has been edited.

I wonder if this problem is specially designed to yield 126 -126 or is it just a coincidence that it matches with the question. Either ways the answer to the question lies in the question itself.

Akshay Yadav - 4 years, 12 months ago

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The - is diffferent

Prince Loomba - 4 years, 12 months ago

U r right, that's the reason for the title I gave to it. Really This problem is one of my favourites.!;-)

Rishabh Tiwari - 4 years, 12 months ago

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How did you make this problem ? Can you show me ,please?

Nguyễn Hưng - 4 years, 12 months ago

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@Nguyễn Hưng I have mentioned the source :-)

Rishabh Tiwari - 4 years, 12 months ago

Perfect solution+1!

Rishabh Tiwari - 4 years, 12 months ago

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At the moment I am typing, there are 126 solvers too!

Prince Loomba - 4 years, 12 months ago

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Perfect coincidence!

Akshay Yadav - 4 years, 12 months ago

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@Akshay Yadav Right akshay

Prince Loomba - 4 years, 12 months ago

Same solution (+1) . After I solved it, it became level 4 from level 5!

Prince Loomba - 4 years, 12 months ago

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When i solved it was level 4 ;)

A Former Brilliant Member - 4 years, 12 months ago

Can't we solve it using complex numbers?

Prabhtej Chawla - 4 years, 12 months ago

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Of course you can. But it would be tedious I think :-)

Rishabh Tiwari - 4 years, 12 months ago

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I've tried it. Not really tedious

Hung Woei Neoh - 4 years, 12 months ago

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@Hung Woei Neoh Ok then it would be very nice if u post that solution , maybe It can help me & others learn something new ! :-)

Rishabh Tiwari - 4 years, 11 months ago

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@Rishabh Tiwari I cannot write a solution, because I got this question wrong. Anyway the complex number solution is like this:

First, we solve the equation

x 2 + 2 x + 6 = 0 x = 1 ± 5 i x^2+2x+6=0 \implies x=-1 \pm\sqrt{5}i

Then, we substitute this into the expression (it works with either one of the roots):

( r + 2 ) ( r + 3 ) ( r + 4 ) ( r + 5 ) = ( r + 2 ) ( r + 5 ) ( r + 3 ) ( r + 4 ) = ( r 2 + 7 r + 10 ) ( r 2 + 7 r + 12 ) = ( ( 1 + 5 i ) 2 + 7 ( 1 + 5 i ) + 10 ) ( ( 1 + 5 i ) 2 + 7 ( 1 + 5 i ) + 12 ) = ( 1 2 5 i 5 7 + 7 5 i + 10 ) ( 1 2 5 i 5 7 + 7 5 i + 12 ) = ( 5 5 i 1 ) ( 5 5 i + 1 ) = ( 5 5 i ) 2 1 2 = 25 ( 5 ) ( 1 ) 1 = 125 1 = 126 (r+2)(r+3)(r+4)(r+5)\\ =(r+2)(r+5)(r+3)(r+4)\\ =(r^2+7r+10)(r^2+7r+12)\\ =\left((-1 + \sqrt{5}i)^2 + 7(-1+\sqrt{5}i)+10\right)\left((-1 + \sqrt{5}i)^2 + 7(-1+\sqrt{5}i)+12\right)\\ =\left(1-2\sqrt{5}i-5-7+7\sqrt{5}i+10\right)\left(1-2\sqrt{5}i-5-7+7\sqrt{5}i+12\right)\\ =\left(5\sqrt{5}i -1\right)\left(5\sqrt{5}i +1\right)\\ =\left(5\sqrt{5}i\right)^2 - 1^2\\ =25(5)(-1) - 1\\ =-125 - 1\\ =\boxed{-126}

Hung Woei Neoh - 4 years, 11 months ago

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@Hung Woei Neoh Perfect solution ! (+1) ;-)

Rishabh Tiwari - 4 years, 11 months ago

As far as I know x^2 +2x +6 = 0 is a wrong equation, so does this whole problem work at all?

POMMES ZOCKT - 4 years, 12 months ago

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How is it a wrong equation?

Prince Loomba - 4 years, 12 months ago

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Agreed. What is a wrong equation ? Can you please explain ? @POMMES ZOCKT .

Rishabh Tiwari - 4 years, 12 months ago

The roots may be complex, but the expression we seek to find may be real.

A Former Brilliant Member - 4 years, 12 months ago

There is no such thing as a wrong equation. Yes, we can have equations with no real solutions, and yes, we can have equations with no solutions at all, but that does not imply that the equations are wrong. They just cannot be satisfied by real values.

For this case, x 2 + 2 x + 6 = 0 x^2+2x+6=0 has no real solutions, but it has 2 2 complex solutions: x = 1 ± 5 i x = -1 \pm \sqrt{5}i , where i = 1 i=\sqrt{-1} .

An example of an equation with no solutions at all is cos x = 2 \cos x = 2 . This is not a wrong equation, it is just an equation with no solution.

Hung Woei Neoh - 4 years, 12 months ago

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Like always , very well explained +1!

Rishabh Tiwari - 4 years, 12 months ago

Nice problem Rishabh !

We have r r as a root of the given quadratic equation , which implies , r 2 + 2 r + 6 = 0 r^{2} +2r +6 = 0 .

From above equation we get , ( r + 2 ) = 6 r (r+2) = \frac{-6}{r} and r + 3 = r 2 2 r+3 = \frac{-r^{2}}{2} . Hence we get , ( r + 2 ) ( r + 3 ) = 3 r (r+2)(r+3) = 3r .

Now after simplifying ( r + 4 ) ( r + 5 ) (r+4)(r+5) we get , r 2 + 9 r + 20 r^{2} + 9r +20 : replacing r 2 r^{2} with 2 r 6 -2r - 6 , we get , 7 r + 14 7r + 14 .

so , ( 7 r + 14 ) ( 3 r ) = 21 r 2 + 42 r (7r + 14)(3r) = 21r^{2} +42r , taking 21 r 21r common , we get ( 21 r ) ( r + 2 ) (21r)(r+2) . Value of r + 2 r+2 is nothing but 6 r \frac{-6}{r} .

hence we get , 21 r × 6 r 21r \times \frac{-6}{r} and finally we get the product as 21 × 6 = 126 21 \times -6 = \boxed{-126}

This is rather a very long solution , but to have more types of solutions i posted it .

Shortest solution is by division algorithm . Please check Josh Banister's solution for more details :)

Thanks;-) Nice solution ,+1!

Rishabh Tiwari - 4 years, 12 months ago

Thanks :), creative solution, +1 !

Novril Razenda - 4 years, 11 months ago
Sal Gard
Jun 15, 2016

An alternate is expand (x^2+5x+6)(x^2+9x+20)=(3x)(7x+14)=21(x^2+2x)=-126.

Did the exact same!

Aditya Kumar - 5 years ago

Nice thought, upvoted!

Rishabh Tiwari - 4 years, 12 months ago

Same method here!

Volcanic Ash2 - 4 years, 12 months ago

I was sniped. Same solution posted twice within four seconds.

Sal Gard - 5 years ago
Josh Banister
Jun 15, 2016

Divide ( x + 2 ) ( x + 3 ) ( x + 4 ) ( x + 5 ) x 4 + 14 x 3 + 71 x 2 + 154 x + 120 (x+2)(x+3)(x+4)(x+5) \equiv x^4 + 14x^3 + 71x^2 + 154x + 120 by x 2 + 2 x + 6 x^2 + 2x + 6 . This gives us a remainder of 126 -126 . In other words by the division algorithm: ( x + 2 ) ( x + 3 ) ( x + 4 ) ( x + 5 ) = ( x 2 + 12 x + 41 ) ( x 2 + 2 x + 6 ) 126 (x+2)(x+3)(x+4)(x+5) = (x^2 + 12x + 41) (x^2 + 2x + 6) - 126 When r r satisfies r 2 + 2 r + 6 = 0 r^2 + 2r + 6 = 0 , it means ( r + 2 ) ( r + 3 ) ( r + 4 ) ( r + 5 ) = 126 (r+2)(r+3)(r+4)(r+5) = -126 .

Akash Shukla
Jun 17, 2016

x 2 + 2 x + 6 = 0 x^2+2x+6=0 , r r is the root of the equation, then r 2 + 2 r + 6 = 0 r^2+2r+6 = 0

r 2 + 2 r + 1 = 5 r^2+2r+1=-5 ,

( r + 1 ) 2 = 5...... ( 1 ) (r+1)^2=-5 ......(1)

( r + 2 ) ( r + 5 ) ( r + 3 ) ( r + 4 ) = ( r 2 + 7 r + 10 ) ( r 2 + 7 r + 10 + 2 ) (r+2)(r+5)(r+3)(r+4) = (r^2+7r+10)(r^2+7r+10+2) ,

Let r 2 + 7 r + 10 = r 2 + 2 r + 6 + 5 r + 4 = 5 r + 4 = t r^2+7r+10 = r^2+2r+6+5r+4 = 5r+4 = t ,

( r + 2 ) ( r + 5 ) ( r + 3 ) ( r + 4 ) = t ( t + 2 ) = t 2 + 2 t = ( t + 1 ) 2 1 = (r+2)(r+5)(r+3)(r+4) = t(t+2)= t^2+2t = (t+1)^2 -1 =

( 5 r + 5 ) 2 1 = 25 ( r + 1 ) 2 1 = 25 ( 5 ) 1 (5r+5)^2-1 = 25(r+1)^2 -1 =25(-5) -1 from ( 1 ) (1)

= 125 1 = -125-1 ,

= 126 =-126

Vineet PaHurKar
Jun 16, 2016

If r is the root then r^2+2r+6=0... Then multiply r+2×r+3 summit all values which in eq...and similarly multiply remaining .....and finally u get ur ans -126

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