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Algebra Level 4

A quadratic equation satisfies the following condition: ( Product of its roots ) + ( Sum of its roots ) = 8. (\text{Product of its roots}) + (\text{Sum of its roots}) =8. How many such quadratic equations are there that have all integer roots?


The answer is 4.

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Let the equation be a x 2 + b x + c = 0 ax^2+bx+c=0 .

Dividing by a a gives x 2 + b a x + c a = 0 x^2+\frac{b}{a}x+\frac{c}{a}=0

So, according to the question b a + c a = 8 \frac{-b}{a}+\frac{c}{a}=8

By assuming b a = p \frac{b}{a}=p and c a = q \frac{c}{a}=q ,

we get x 2 + p x + q = 0 x^2+px+q=0 and q p = 8 q-p=8

Let the roots of the equation be m m and n n .

So, m n + ( m + n ) = 8 mn+(m+n)=8

m n + ( m + n ) + 1 = 9 \Rightarrow mn+(m+n)+1=9

( 1 + m ) ( 1 + n ) = 9 \Rightarrow (1+m)(1+n)=9

9 can be factorised as

9 = 3 × 3 = 3 × 3 = 9 × 1 = 9 × 1 9=3\times3=-3\times-3=9\times1=-9\times-1 .

Since there are four unordered factorised form of 9 possible, therefore there are four equations with different roots satisfying such condition.

Rab Gani
Jan 16, 2018

Let the roots are a, and b, ab+(a+b)=8, or (a+1)(b+1)=9, So (a,b)=(2,2),(-4,-4),(0,8),(8,0),(-2,-10) and (-10,-2).And there are 4 Quadratics, respectively : x^2-4x+4=0,x^2+8x+16, x^2-8x=0, and x^2+12x+20=0 There are 4 Quadratic equations

Why is it ab-(a+b)=8 and not ab+(a+b)=8?

Vin Benzin - 3 years, 4 months ago

Thank's for the correction.Yes, It should be ab+(a+b)=8,

rab gani - 3 years, 4 months ago

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