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if (x+a) (x+b) = 9 has a root a+b, prove ab <= 1

Source: Caucasus 2015 11.2

April 26, 2019
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Problem Statement

The equation (x+a)(x+b)=9(x+a) (x+b) = 9 has a root a+ba+b. Prove that ab1ab\le 1.