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algebra senior

Problem

Let and be real numbers such that Find the maximum value of
Solution
First, we can factor out to get We know Let Then so

Also, so

Thus, Equality occurs when By Vieta's formulas, and are the roots of The discriminant of this quadratic is positive, so equality is possible. Thus, the maximum value is
Final answer
\frac{400}{11}