2023 NMTC Junior
Part of NMTC
Subcontests
(8)NMTC Junior 2023 P6
The sum of squares of four reals x,y,z,u is 1. Find the minimum value of the expression E=(x−y)(y−z)(z−u)(u−x).
Find also the minimum values of x, y, z and u when this minimum occurs. NMTC 2023 FINALS P3 JUNIOR
Let ai(i=1,2,3,4,5,6) are reals. The polynomial
f(x)=a1+a2x+a3x2+a4x3+a5x4+a6a5+7x6−4x7+x8 can be factorized into linear factors x−xi where
i∈1,2,3,...,8.
Find the possible values of a1.