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Let a and b be constants. Suppose that the equation

                                                                                        (x+a)(x+b)(x+12)(x+3)2=0

has exactly 3 distinct roots, while the equation

                                                                                  (x+2a)(x+3)(x+6)(x+b)(x+12)=0

has exactly 1 distinct root. Compute  100a+b.

                              

 Nov 23, 2019
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Can I get a detailed explanation... I have trouble these types of problems. I found 1 root for the 1st equation but none for the second. 

 Nov 23, 2019
edited by AoPS.Morrisville  Nov 23, 2019

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