Difference between revisions of "1985 OIM Problems/Problem 3"

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<cmath>4x^4-ax^3+bx^2-cs+5=0</cmath>  
 
<cmath>4x^4-ax^3+bx^2-cs+5=0</cmath>  
 
knowing that they're all real, positives and that:
 
knowing that they're all real, positives and that:
<cmath>frac{r_1}{2}+frac{r_2}{4}+frac{r_3}{5}+frac{r_4}{8}=1</cmath>
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<cmath>\frac{r_1}{2}+\frac{r_2}{4}+\frac{r_3}{5}+\frac{r_4}{8}=1</cmath>
  
 
== Solution ==
 
== Solution ==
 
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Problem

Find the roots $r_1$, $r_2$, $r_3$, and $r_4$ of the equation: \[4x^4-ax^3+bx^2-cs+5=0\] knowing that they're all real, positives and that: \[\frac{r_1}{2}+\frac{r_2}{4}+\frac{r_3}{5}+\frac{r_4}{8}=1\]

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