⎩ ⎨ ⎧ x 1 2 + x 2 2 = 5 3 ( x 1 5 + x 2 5 ) = 1 1 ( x 1 3 + x 2 3 )
Let F ( x ) be a monic quadratic polynomial with real coefficients with real roots x 1 and x 2 that satisfy the system of equations above. If the product of all distinct value of F ( 3 ) is ψ , find ψ − 4 .
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Nice one! (+1)
Nice solution (+1). My solution is way more lengthy and computational than yours. By the way, where did you get this question ?
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Let the polynomial be F ( x ) = x 2 − a x + b . To make it easy for me to type, let x 1 = p , x 2 = q
p + q = a , p q = b
Using Newton's sums:
p 2 + q 2 = ( p + q ) 2 − 2 p q 5 = a 2 − 2 b
p 3 + q 3 = ( p + q ) ( p 2 + q 2 ) − p q ( p + q ) p 3 + q 3 = 5 a − a b
p 4 + q 4 = ( p + q ) ( p 3 + q 3 ) − p q ( p 2 + q 2 ) p 4 + q 4 = a ( 5 a − a b ) − b ( 5 ) = 5 a 2 − a 2 b − 5 b
p 5 + q 5 = ( p + q ) ( p 4 + q 4 ) − p q ( p 3 + q 3 ) p 5 + q 5 = a ( 5 a 2 − a 2 b − 5 b ) − b ( 5 a − a b ) = 5 a 3 − a 3 b − 1 0 a b + a b 2
Given the 2 conditions:
5 = a 2 − 2 b ⟹ b = 2 a 2 − 5 Eq.(1)
3 ( p 5 + q 5 ) = 1 1 ( p 3 + q 3 ) 3 ( 5 a 3 − a 3 b − 1 0 a b + a b 2 ) = 1 1 ( 5 a − a b ) 1 5 a 3 − 3 a 3 b − 3 0 a b + 3 a b 2 = 5 5 a − 1 1 a b 1 5 a 3 − 3 a 3 b − 1 9 a b + 3 a b 2 − 5 5 a = 0
Substitute Eq.(1) in here:
1 5 a 3 − 3 a 3 ( 2 a 2 − 5 ) − 1 9 a ( 2 a 2 − 5 ) + 3 a ( 2 a 2 − 5 ) 2 − 5 5 a = 0 6 0 a 3 − 6 a 5 + 3 0 a 3 − 3 8 a 3 + 1 9 0 a + 3 a ( a 4 − 1 0 a 2 + 2 5 ) − 2 2 0 a = 0 − 3 a 5 + 2 2 a 3 + 4 5 a = 0 3 a 5 − 2 2 a 3 − 4 5 a = 0 a ( 3 a 4 − 2 2 a 2 − 4 5 ) = 0 a ( 3 a 2 + 5 ) ( a 2 − 9 ) = 0 a ( 3 a 2 + 5 ) ( a − 3 ) ( a + 3 ) = 0 a = 0 , 3 , − 3 a 2 = − 3 5
The last factor does not give real values for a , therefore we have 3 different F ( x )
a = 0 , b = 2 0 2 − 5 = − 2 5 F ( x ) = x 2 − 2 5 ⟹ F ( 3 ) = 2 1 3
a = 3 , b = 2 3 2 − 5 = 2 F ( x ) = x 2 − 3 x + 2 ⟹ F ( 3 ) = 2
a = − 3 , b = 2 ( − 3 ) 2 − 5 = 2 F ( x ) = x 2 + 3 x + 2 ⟹ F ( 3 ) = 2 0
ψ = 2 1 3 × 2 × 2 0 = 2 6 0 ψ − 4 = 2 6 0 − 4 = 2 5 6 = 1 6
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Manipulating second eqn:
3 ( ( x 1 3 + x 2 3 ) ( x 1 2 + x 2 2 ) − x 1 2 x 2 2 ( x 1 + x 2 ) ) = 1 1 ( x 1 3 + x 2 3 ) Using x 1 2 + x 2 2 = 5 4 ( x 1 3 + x 2 3 ) − 3 x 1 2 x 2 2 ( x 1 + x 2 ) = 0
Using x 1 3 + x 2 3 = ( x 1 + x 2 ) ( 5 x 1 2 + x 2 2 − x 1 x 2 )
4 ( ( x 1 + x 2 ) ( 5 − x 1 x 2 ) − 3 x 1 2 x 2 2 ( x 1 + x 2 ) = 0
⟹ ( x 1 + x 2 ) ( 2 0 − 4 x 1 x 2 − 3 x 1 2 x 2 2 ) = 0 Two case arise:-
⋆ ⋆ ⋆ x 1 + x 2 = 0 Using this and x 1 2 + x 2 2 = 5 we can find: F ( x ) : x 2 − 2 5
⋆ ⋆ ⋆ 2 0 − 4 x 1 x 2 − 3 x 1 2 x 2 2 = 0 This is a quadratic in x 1 x 2 - solve it to get x 1 x 2 = 2 , 3 − 1 0
Now, x 1 + x 2 = ± 5 x 1 2 + x 2 + 2 2 x 1 x 2 = ± 3
(Here x 1 x 2 = 3 − 1 0 is rejected because x 1 + x 2 is taking imaginary values for that. Hence : F ( x ) : x 2 ± 3 x + 2 = 0
Hence there are 3 possible values of F ( x ) . Direct substitution of x = 3 to find F ( 3 ) and whose product is:
2 1 3 × 2 0 × 2 = 2 6 0
∴ 2 5 6 = 1 6