Friday, October 10, 2008

Problem Of The Week 51

Let P(x)=ax^4 +bx^3+cx^2+dx+e be a polynomial with all integer coefficients and a=1. If√2+√5 is one of the roots of P(x)=0 , which of the following can be the value of |(b+c+d+e)|?


1) 103


2) 89


3) 63


4) 23


5) 5



4 comments:

  1. is the answer d) 23
    |(b+c+d+e)|=23

    b=d=0, c= -18 e=41

    correct me??

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  2. hi Varun,

    correct me...this is how we are solving...put the value of x in the expression and then equate p(x) to zero....compare the terms with zero....

    the values which i get are b=0, d=0, e=41 and c=-18.... (correct me if these values are incorrect)...

    did a recalculation...not sure where i went wrong :(

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  3. 4.The values are b=0,c=-14,d=0 and e=9..The equations are
    28+2c=0
    11b+d=0
    17b+d=0
    89+e+7c=0
    Answer choice e)

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