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The document contains a problem set for the AwesomeMath Summer Program 2024, focusing on polynomial manipulation and solving techniques. It includes 28 diverse mathematical problems ranging from polynomial equations to finding roots and maximizing expressions. Each problem requires critical thinking and application of algebraic concepts.

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Day 3 Problem Set

The document contains a problem set for the AwesomeMath Summer Program 2024, focusing on polynomial manipulation and solving techniques. It includes 28 diverse mathematical problems ranging from polynomial equations to finding roots and maximizing expressions. Each problem requires critical thinking and application of algebraic concepts.

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Algebra 2.

5 AwesomeMath Summer Program 2024


Polynomial Manipulation and Solving Techniques

1 Problem Set 3
Problem 1: If
x5 + 5x4 + 10x3 + 10x2 − 5x + 1 = 10,
and x ̸= −1, compute the numerical value of (x + 1)4 .

Problem 2: Find the product of all real x for which

h
23x+1 − 17 · 22x + 2x+3 = 0.

at
Problem 3: Compute the value of the expression

20094 − 4 × 20074 + 6 × 20054 − 4 × 20034 + 20014 .

Problem 4: Let r be the greater root of x2 + x = 2018. Compute the value of (r − 1)(r + 2)(r −
3)(r + 4).

Problem 5: Compute
√
28 · 27 · 26 · 25 + 1. eM
Problem 6: The real number x satisfies the equation x +
7x7 + x3 ?
1
x =
√
5. What is the value of x11 −
om
√
Problem 7: What is the product of the real roots of the equation x2 +18x+30 = 2 x2 + 18x + 45?

Problem
√ √
8: The real root of the equation 8x3 − 3x2 − 3x − 1 = 0 can be written in the form
3 a+ 3 b+1
c , where a, b, and c are positive integers. Find a + b + c.

Problem 9: Find the positive solution to


es

1 1 2
+ 2 − 2 = 0.
x2 − 10x − 29 x − 10x − 45 x − 10x − 69

Problem 10: Solve the equation (x+2)(x+4)(x+6)(x+8) = (x+2)2 +(x+4)2 +(x+6)2 +(x+8)2 +4.
Aw

Problem 11: Solve the equation x3 + (x + 1)3 + (x + 2)3 + (x + 3)3 = 0.

Problem 12: What is the maximum value of


(2t − 3t)t
4t
for real values of t?

Problem 13: Find the sum of the real roots of the polynomial

x6 + x4 − 115x3 + x2 + 1.

Problem 14: Find the sum of the real values of x satisfying (x+1)(2x+1)(3x+1)(4x+1) = 16x4 .

1
Algebra 2.5 AwesomeMath Summer Program 2024
Problem 15: Let x be a real number such that
√
42x + 2−x + 1 = (129 + 8 2)(4x + 2−x − 2x ).
Find 10x.
Problem 16: Find all the roots of the polynomial x5 − 5x4 + 11x3 − 13x2 + 9x − 3.
Problem 17: Let m be the largest real solution to the equation
3 5 17 19
+ + + = x2 − 11x − 4
x − 3 x − 5 x − 17 x − 19
p √

h
There are positive integers a, b, and c such that m = a + b + c. Find a + b + c.
√
Problem 18: Let x1 < x2 < x3 be the three real roots of the equation 2014x3 − 4029x2 + 2 = 0.

at
Find x2 (x1 + x3 ).
Problem 19: Let S be the set of points (a, b) with 0 ≤ a, b ≤ 1 such that the equation
x4 + ax3 − bx2 + ax + 1 = 0

of which is
m + n + r.
m+ n
r
eM
has at least one real root. Determine the area of the graph of S.
Problem 20: Find the real root of x5 + 5x3 + 5x − 1. Hint: Let x = u + k/u.
Problem 21: √ The equation 2000x6 + 100x5 + 10x3 + x − 2 = 0 has exactly two real roots, one
, where m, n and r are integers, m and r are relatively prime, and r > 0. Find
om
Problem 22: Let a and b be real numbers such that
a3 − 15a2 + 20a − 50 = 0 and 8b3 − 60b2 − 290b + 2575 = 0.
Compute a + b.
Problem 23: Find all values of a such that x6 − 6x5 + 12x4 + ax3 + 12x2 − 6x + 1 is nonnegative
es

for all real x.


Problem 24: Find the real solutions of (2x + 1)(3x + 1)(5x + 1)(30x + 1) = 10.
Problem 25: Let S be the sum of all distinct real solutions of the equation
Aw

√
x + 2015 = x2 − 2015.
Compute ⌊1/S⌋. Recall that if r is a real number, then ⌊r⌋ (the floor of r) is the greatest integer
that is less than or equal to r.
Problem 26: Solve for all complex numbers z such that z 4 + 4z 2 + 6 = z.
Problem 27: Let f (x) = x4 + 14x3 + 52x2 + 56x + 16. Let z1 , z2 , z3 , z4 be the four roots of f .
Find the smallest possible value of |za zb + zc zd | where {a, b, c, d} = {1, 2, 3, 4}.
Problem 28: P (x) and Q(x) are two polynomials with real coefficients such that
P (P (x)) = P (x)16 + x48 + Q(x).
Find the smallest possible degree of Q.

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