Problem #PRU-116558

Problems Methods Real numbers Integer and fractional parts. Archimedean property Pigeonhole principle (angles and lengths) Pigeonhole principle Calculus

Problem

The nonzero numbers \(a\), \(b\), \(c\) are such that every two of the three equations \(ax^{11} + bx^4 + c = 0\), \(bx^{11} + cx^4 + a = 0\), \(cx^{11} + ax^4 + b = 0\) have a common root. Prove that all three equations have a common root.