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Y and A Tutoring Paper 1 with Answers and Hints · Q8

Paper 1Logic & proofAlgebra

Let P1(x)P_1(x), P2(x)P_2(x) and P3(x)P_3(x) be three quadratic polynomials with real coefficients. The polynomial Q(x)=P1(x)P2(x)P3(x)Q(x)=P_1(x)P_2(x)P_3(x) has exactly 55 distinct real roots.

Let Δi\Delta_i be the discriminant of Pi(x)P_i(x) for i=1,2,3i=1,2,3. Which of the following statements must be true?

AΔ1Δ2Δ3<0\Delta_1\Delta_2\Delta_3<0
BΔ1Δ2Δ3=0\Delta_1\Delta_2\Delta_3=0
CΔ1Δ2Δ3>0\Delta_1\Delta_2\Delta_3>0
DΔ1Δ2Δ3≥0\Delta_1\Delta_2\Delta_3\ge0
EThere is insufficient information to determine a correct answer.

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