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algebra senior

Problem

Let be a quadratic whose roots are each two more than the roots of . What is ?
Solution
We use the fact that the sum and the product of the roots of a quadratic of the form are given by and , respectively.

Let and be the roots of . Then the roots of are and , . Since , this means we are looking for . Since is also a quadratic, the sum is given by and the product is given by . Thus, our answer is .
Final answer
5