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+ | Complex numbers <math>a,</math> <math>b,</math> and <math>c</math> are zeros of a polynomial <math>P(z) = z^3 + qz + r,</math> and <math>|a|^2 + |b|^2 + |c|^2 = 250.</math> The points corresponding to <math>a,</math> <math>b,</math> and <math>c</math> in the complex plane are the vertices of a right triangle with hypotenuse <math>h.</math> Find <math>h^2.</math> | ||
== Solution == | == Solution == |
Revision as of 01:37, 17 March 2012
Problem 14
Complex numbers
and
are zeros of a polynomial
and
The points corresponding to
and
in the complex plane are the vertices of a right triangle with hypotenuse
Find
Solution
See also
2012 AIME I (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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