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Putnam 1953 B5

  • Session B

Show that the roots of x4+ax3+bx2+cx+dx^4 +ax^3 +bx^2 +cx +d , if suitably numbered, satisfy the relation r1r2=r3r4,\frac{r_1 }{r_2 } = \frac{ r_3 }{r _4}, provided a2d=c2≠0.a^2 d=c^2 \ne 0.

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