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2020 BMT Team 17
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January 9, 2022
algebra
polynomial
Problem Statement
Let
T
T
T
be the answer to question
16
16
16
. Compute the number of distinct real roots of the polynomial
x
4
+
6
x
3
+
T
2
x
2
+
6
x
+
1
x^4 + 6x^3 +\frac{T}{2}x^2 + 6x + 1
x
4
+
6
x
3
+
2
T
x
2
+
6
x
+
1
.
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