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2022 Spring LMT Team 3 . x^2 + \frac{144}{x^2} = 25
2022 Spring LMT Team 3 . x^2 + \frac{144}{x^2} = 25
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September 1, 2022
algebra
Problem Statement
Let the four real solutions to the equation
x
2
+
144
x
2
=
25
x^2 + \frac{144}{x^2} = 25
x
2
+
x
2
144
=
25
be
r
1
,
r
2
,
r
3
r_1, r_2, r_3
r
1
,
r
2
,
r
3
, and
r
4
r_4
r
4
. Find
∣
r
1
∣
+
∣
r
2
∣
+
∣
r
3
∣
+
∣
r
4
∣
|r_1| +|r_2| +|r_3| +|r_4|
∣
r
1
∣
+
∣
r
2
∣
+
∣
r
3
∣
+
∣
r
4
∣
.
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