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1st ibmo - colombia 1985./q3

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April 6, 2006
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Problem Statement

Find all the roots r1 r_{1}, r2 r_{2}, r3 r_{3} y r4 r_{4} 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.