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Correct answer: 60
- Use Vieta's formulas
For the quadratic with roots , we have
So we need natural numbers whose sum is , and
Also given: That means is divisible by neither nor .
- Find the minimum possible value of
Since and , the product is minimized when the two numbers are as far apart as possible.
So we test small values of :
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If , then , so But not allowed.
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If , then , so This is divisible by , not allowed.
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If , then , so Since is divisible by , not allowed.
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If , then , so divisible by , not allowed.
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If , then , so Now is divisible by neither nor , so this is allowed.
Hence the minimum possible value is with roots
- Evaluate the required expression
We need
Substitute :
Therefore, \frac{(2+8)(360)}{60}=rac{10\cdot 360}{60}=10\cdot 6=60.
- Final answer
- Comparison with stored correct answer
Stored correct answer = .
Our derived answer also equals , so they agree.
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