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IMO 1959 Problem 3

  • Day 1

Let a,b,ca,b,c be real numbers. Consider the quadratic equation in cos⁡x\cos{x} acos⁡2x+bcos⁡x+c=0.a \cos^2{x}+b \cos{x}+c=0. Using the numbers a,b,ca,b,c form a quadratic equation in cos⁡2x\cos{2x} whose roots are the same as those of the original equation. Compare the equation in cos⁡x\cos{x} and cos⁡2x\cos{2x} for a=4a=4 , b=2b=2 , c=−1c=-1 .

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Official text: IMO 1959 official English paper, page 1.

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