05-04-2025

Problem: The equation $x^4 - 6x^3 - 73 x^2 + kx + m = 0$ has two positive roots $\alpha ,\beta $ and two negative roots $\gamma , \delta $. It is given that $\alpha \beta = \gamma \delta = 4$.
  1. Find the values of the constant $k$ and $m$.
  2. Show that $(\alpha +\beta )(\gamma + \delta ) = -81$.
  3. Find the quadratic equation which has roots $\alpha + \beta $ and $\gamma + \delta $.

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