Skip to main content
OlympiadHQ

Browse · MATH

Print

jmc

algebra intermediate

Problem

Find the solutions to Enter all the solutions, separated by commas.
Solution
Multiplying both sides by we get This simplifies to First, we try looking for nice roots. Noting that both and are roots, we can factor out and to get By the Integer Root Theorem, any integer roots must be factors of 120 (including negative factors). Trying several factors, we notice that 2, 5, and work, so the solutions are
Final answer
-4, -3, -1, 1, 2, 5