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Algebra Difficulty 5.7 AIME, harder Prove it Russia

Two distinct real numbers aa and bb are chosen in such a way that the equation
(x2+20ax+10b)(x2+20bx+10a)=0 (x^2 + 20a x + 10b)(x^2 + 20b x + 10a) = 0
has no real roots. Prove that the number 20(ba)20(b-a) is not an integer.

Различные действительные числа aa и bb таковы, что уравнение
(x2+20ax+10b)(x2+20bx+10a)=0 (x^2 + 20a x + 10b)(x^2 + 20b x + 10a) = 0
не имеет корней. Докажите, что число 20(ba)20(b - a) не является целым.

Solution

10.5. См. решение задачи 9.5.

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