Inspired by Yash Singhal

Algebra Level 5

Let a a and b b be the roots of the quadratic equation x 2 ( k 2 ) c x ( k 1 ) d = 0 x^2-(k-2)cx-(k-1)d=0

Let c c and d d be the roots of the quadratic equation x 2 ( k 2 ) a x ( k 1 ) b = 0 x^2-(k-2)ax-(k-1)b=0

If a , b , c a,b,c and d d are distinct, non zero real numbers such that

a + b + c + d = 100 \large{a+b+c+d=100}

Find the integral value of k \large k .

Inspirations - 1 and 2


The answer is 6.

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汶良 林
Oct 20, 2015

Awesome solution.

Shubhendra Singh - 5 years, 7 months ago

my solution is similar to yours and nice problem S.S.

Dev Sharma - 5 years, 5 months ago

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