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algebra intermediate

Problem

The graphs and have -intercepts of and , respectively, and each graph has two positive integer -intercepts. Find .
Solution
Setting in both equations, we get Solving for and we can rewrite the given equations as or The left equation has positive integer roots, which must multiply to and sum to Similarly, the right equation has positive integer roots, which must multiply to and sum to Since and we see that so
Final answer
36