2021 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 16
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Problem
Let be a polynomial with leading coefficient
whose three roots are the reciprocals of the three roots of
where
What is
in terms of
and
Solution
Note that has the same roots as
, if it is multiplied by some monomial so that the leading term is
they will be equal. We have
so we can see that
Therefore
Solution 2 (Vieta's bash)
Let the three roots of be
,
, and
. (Here e does NOT mean 2.7182818...)
We know that
,
, and
, and that
(Vieta's). This is equal to
, which equals
. -dstanz5
Video Solution by OmegaLearn (Vieta's Formula)
~ pi_is_3.14
See Also
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