x 2 + 2 x + 2 1 + 3 x 2 − 2 x + 1 1 = 2 x 2 + x + 2 1 + 2 x 2 − x + 1 1
The equation above has four real roots:
Find m + n + a + b + c .
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Let P = x 2 + 2 x + 2 ,
Q = 3 x 2 − 2 x + 1 ,
R = 2 x 2 + x + 2 ,
S = 2 x 2 − x + 1 .
Note that P 2 + Q 2 = R 2 + S 2 .
The equation is P 1 + Q 1 = R 1 + S 1 .
P 2 Q 2 ( P + Q ) 2 = R 2 S 2 ( R + S ) 2
( P 2 + Q 2 + 2 P Q ) ( R 2 S 2 ) = ( R 2 + S 2 + 2 R S ) ( P 2 Q 2 )
( P 2 + Q 2 + 2 P Q ) ( R 2 S 2 ) = ( P 2 + Q 2 + 2 R S ) ( P 2 Q 2 )
( P 2 + Q 2 ) ( R 2 S 2 − P 2 Q 2 ) + 2 P Q R S ( R S − P Q ) = 0
( P 2 + Q 2 ) ( R S − P Q ) ( R S + P Q ) + 2 P Q R S ( R S − P Q ) = 0
( R S − P Q ) { ( P 2 + Q 2 ) ( R S + P Q ) + 2 P Q R S } = 0
Since P , Q , R , S > 0 , it follows that ( P 2 + Q 2 ) ( R S + P Q ) + 2 P Q R S > 0 .
Therefore, R S = P Q .
2 x 2 + x + 2 2 x 2 − x + 1 = x 2 + 2 x + 2 3 x 2 − 2 x + 1
4 x 4 + 5 x 2 − x + 2 = 3 x 4 + 4 x 3 + 3 x 2 − 2 x + 2
x 4 − 4 x 3 + 2 x 2 + x = 0
x ( x − 1 ) ( x 2 − 3 x − 1 ) = 0
The two integer roots are x = 0 , 1 .
The two irrational roots are x = 2 3 ± 1 3 .
Therefore, m + n + a + b + c = 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 3 + 2 = 1 9 .
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x 2 + 2 x + 2 1 + 3 x 2 − 2 x + 1 1 x 2 + 2 x + 2 1 + 2 x 2 − x + 1 + x 2 − x 1 = 2 x 2 + x + 2 1 + 2 x 2 − x + 1 1 = x 2 + 2 x + 2 + x 2 − x 1 + 2 x 2 − x + 1 1
We note that if x 2 − x = 0 , then L H S = R H S . Therefore, x = 0 and x = 1 are the integer roots of the equation, since x 2 + 2 x + 2 = 0 and 2 x 2 − x + 1 = 0 when x = 0 , 1 .
We also note that L H S = R H S when x 2 + 2 x + 2 = 2 x 2 − x + 1 . Then x 2 − 3 x − 1 = 0 . Solving the quadratic equation we have x = 2 3 ± 1 3 .
Therefore, m + n + a + b + c = 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 3 + 2 = 1 9 .