Arcticturn Prep

Problem 5

Suppose that $x$ , $y$ , and $z$ are complex numbers such that $xy = -80 - 320i$ , $yz = 60$ , and $zx = -96 + 24i$ , where $i$ $=$ $\sqrt{-1}$ . Then there are real numbers $a$ and $b$ such that $x + y + z = a + bi$ . Find $a^2 + b^2$ .

Problem 6

A real number $a$ is chosen randomly and uniformly from the interval $[-20, 18]$ . The probability that the roots of the polynomial

$x^4 + 2ax^3 + (2a - 2)x^2 + (-4a + 3)x - 2$ are all real can be written in the form $\dfrac{m}{n}$ , where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m + n$ .

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