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algebra intermediate

Problem

Find constants and such that Enter the order quadruple
Solution
Multiplying both sides by gives us Setting gives . Evaluating the expression on the left gives us .

Setting gives , and so .

We still need to find and . By choosing 2 new values for , we can get two equations which we can solve for and . We can pick convenient values to make our work easier.

When , we get which simplifies to When , we get which simplifies to We can multiply this equation by and subtract it from the previous one to get and hence . Then and . Therefore
Final answer
(4,1,4,0)