Difference between revisions of "2009 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 21"
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Revision as of 00:04, 14 February 2009
Problem
Let , where
,
, and
are complex numbers. Suppose that
![\[p(2009 + 9002\pi i) = p(2009) = p(9002) = 0\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/1/7/2/1724d4fbd29ca94c593585be9881983817b0e269.png)
What is the number of nonreal zeros of ?
Solution
From the three zeroes, we have .
Then .
Let's do each factor case by case:
: Clearly, all the fourth roots are going to be complex.
: The real roots are
, there are two complex roots.
: Same.
So the answer is .
See also
2009 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
Preceded by Problem 20 |
Followed by Problem 22 |
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