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The coefficients of <math>x</math> must multiply to <math>10</math>, so these coefficients must be <math>5,2,1</math> or <math>10,1,</math> in some order. We can try one at a time, and therefore write the factored form as follows: <cmath> (5x-p)(2x-q)(x-r) </cmath> | The coefficients of <math>x</math> must multiply to <math>10</math>, so these coefficients must be <math>5,2,1</math> or <math>10,1,</math> in some order. We can try one at a time, and therefore write the factored form as follows: <cmath> (5x-p)(2x-q)(x-r) </cmath> | ||
<math>p, q, r</math> have to multiply to 6, so they must be either <math>3,2,1</math> or <math>6,1,1</math> in some order. Again, we can try one at a time in different positions and see if they multiply correctly. | <math>p, q, r</math> have to multiply to 6, so they must be either <math>3,2,1</math> or <math>6,1,1</math> in some order. Again, we can try one at a time in different positions and see if they multiply correctly. | ||
− | We try <math>(5x-2)(2x-1)(x-3)</math> and multiply the <math>x-</math>terms, and sure enough they add up to | + | We try <math>(5x-2)(2x-1)(x-3)</math> and multiply the <math>x-</math>terms, and sure enough they add up to <math>29</math>. You can try to add up the <math>x^2</math> terms and they add up to <math>-39</math>. Therefore the roots are <math>\frac{2}{5}</math>, <math>\frac{1}{2}</math> and <math>3</math>. Now if you add <math>2</math> to each root, you get the volume is <math>\frac{12}{5} \cdot \frac{5}{2} \cdot 5 = 6 \cdot 5 = 30 = \boxed{D}</math> |
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[hide]Problem
The roots of the polynomial are the height, length, and width of a rectangular box (right rectangular prism). A new rectangular box is formed by lengthening each edge of the original box by 2 units. What is the volume of the new box?
Solution 1 (Vieta's Formulas)
Let , , be the three roots of the polynomial. The lenghtened prism's area is
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By vieta's formulas, we know that:
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We can substitute these into the expression, obtaining
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Solution 2 (Guessing roots)
From the answer choices, we can assume the roots are rational numbers, and therefore this polynomial should be easily factorable. The coefficients of must multiply to , so these coefficients must be or in some order. We can try one at a time, and therefore write the factored form as follows: have to multiply to 6, so they must be either or in some order. Again, we can try one at a time in different positions and see if they multiply correctly. We try and multiply the terms, and sure enough they add up to . You can try to add up the terms and they add up to . Therefore the roots are , and . Now if you add to each root, you get the volume is
~KingRavi
Solution 3 (Rational Root Theorem bash)
We can find the roots of the cubic using the Rational Root Theorem, which tells us that the rational roots of the cubic must be in the form , where is a factor of the constant and is a factor of the leading coefficient . Therefore, is and q is
Doing Synthetic Division, we find that is a root of the cubic:
Then, we have a quadratic Using the Quadratic Formula, we can find the other two roots: which simplifies to
To find the new volume, we add to each of the roots we found: Simplifying, we find that the new volume is
-MathWizard09
Solution 4
Let , and let be the roots of . The roots of are then so the product of the roots of is the area of the desired rectangular prism.
has leading coefficient and constant term .
Thus, by Vieta's Formulas, the product of the roots of is .
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Video Solution
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See also
2022 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 15 |
Followed by Problem 17 | |
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions |
2022 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
Preceded by Problem 14 |
Followed by Problem 16 |
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions |
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