1992 AHSME Problems/Problem 28
Problem
Let . The product of the real parts of the roots of is
Solution
Applying the quadratic formula gives
Let where and are real. Squaring both sides and equating real and imaginary parts gives Substituting , letting and solving gives , from which we see that and .
Replacing the square root in the quadratic formula with and simplifying gives the two roots and . The product of their real parts is . The answer is .
See also
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