1990 AIME Problems/Problem 15
Problem
Find 
if the real numbers 
, 
, 
, and 
satisfy the equations
![\[ax + by = 3^{}_{},\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/c/d/5/cd552c7ada95d98bc5f7df21d63d11b3c4fbaa64.png)
![\[ax^2 + by^2 = 7^{}_{},\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/4/a/a/4aa8b398fa738219f22d7c40be8ac8888969079a.png)
![\[ax^3 + by^3 = 16^{}_{},\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/a/e/9/ae92af789a106a02e74702b5b7bb0fce7fbf3525.png)
![\[ax^4 + by^4 = 42^{}_{}.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/a/c/6/ac6ea536de1ad0908972237419f7531073e2cbca.png)
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See also
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