1st ibmo - colombia 1985./q3
Source: Spanish Communities
April 6, 2006
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Problem Statement
Find all the roots , , y of the equation 4x^{4}\minus{}ax^{3}\plus{}bx^{2}\minus{}cx\plus{}5 \equal{} 0, knowing that they are real, positive and that:
\frac{r_{1}}{2}\plus{}\frac{r_{2}}{4}\plus{}\frac{r_{3}}{5}\plus{}\frac{r_{4}}{8}\equal{} 1.