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If the sum of all the roots of the equation is , then p is equal to .
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- Given equation
We need the sum of all roots, and it is given as .
- Substitute
Let
Then
So the equation becomes
Multiply throughout by :
Multiply by to remove fraction:
- Factor the cubic
We test simple rational roots. For :
So is a factor.
Divide:
Now factor the quadratic:
Discriminant:
So the quadratic has no real roots.
Since and must be real, the only valid real root is
Thus
- Sum of all real roots
There is only one real root, so the sum of all roots is
Given that this equals , we get
- Comparison with stored answer
The stored correct answer is , but the derived value is .
The discrepancy likely arises from incorrectly taking product of roots in or including non-real values of . Since must be a positive real number, only is admissible.
Hence the correct integer should be .
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