2024 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 15
Problem
The roots of 
are 
and 
What is the value of ![\[(p^2 + 4)(q^2 + 4)(r^2 + 4)?\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/9/3/8/938ecf6869b053c8335864493848733a3f242e2e.png)
Solution 1
You can factor 
as (p−2i)(p+2i)(q−2i)(q+2i)(r−2i)(r+2i).
For any polynomial 
, you can create a new polynomial 
, which will have roots that instead have the value subtracted.
Substituting 
and 
into 
for the first polynomial, gives you 
and 
as 
for both equations. Multiplying and together gives you 
.
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Solution 3
First, denote that
![\[p+q+r=-2, pq+pr+qr=-1, pqr=-3\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/5/f/d/5fd7adfa7164625bc4556437c944b4fe9c65594f.png)
Then we expand the expression
![\[(p^2+4)(q^2+4)(r^2+4)\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/7/9/c/79c9797d0b2895f4ab088d5ff787d893c4eb7e3c.png)
![\[=(pqr)^2+4((pq)^2+(pr)^2+(qr)^2)+4^2(p^2+q^2+r^2)+4^3\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/3/2/1/3217d6c2547f5ff7bf3821bb3c4d16e5ec4f6d32.png)
![\[=(-3)^2+4((pq+pr+qr)^2-2pqr(p+q+r))+4^2((p+q+r)^2-2(pq+pr+qr))+4^3\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/9/8/9/9892c5a6f5545bc6c5390b1e8035af2acac54d35.png)
![\[=(-3)^2+4((-1)^2-2(-3)(-2))+4^2((-2)^2-2(-1))+4^3\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/1/f/4/1f47291e68d0412309c509a07f76311f3ab4fa6f.png)
![\[=\fbox{(D) 125}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/7/4/d/74d1dee45a2a8fdd3f738d3c79ba8b068341582c.png)
Solution 2
Let 
. Then
.
We find that 
and 
, so 
.
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See also
| 2024 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 14 |
Followed by Problem 16 |
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