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China Southeastern Mathematical Olympiad

China algebra

Problem

Let , be real numbers such that the equation has only real roots. Find the minimum of .
Solution
Let , and be the real roots of the equation . By Vieta's Formula, we have , , .

By , we have , and by , we have .

Thus, If , , then the equality holds when each root is equal to .

Summing up, the answer is .
Final answer
9√3

Techniques

Vieta's formulasQM-AM-GM-HM / Power MeanLinear and quadratic inequalities