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A numeric set \(M\) containing 2003 distinct numbers is such that for every two distinct elements \(a, b\) in \(M\), the number \(a^2+ b\sqrt 2\) is rational. Prove that for any \(a\) in \(M\) the number \(q\sqrt 2\) is rational.

The numbers \(p\) and \(q\) are such that the parabolas \(y = - 2x^2\) and \(y = x^2 + px + q\) intersect at two points, bounding a certain figure.

Find the equation of the vertical line dividing the area of this figure in half.

The quadratic trinomials \(f (x)\) and \(g (x)\) are such that \(f' (x) g' (x) \geq | f (x) | + | g (x) |\) for all real \(x\). Prove that the product \(f (x) g (x)\) is equal to the square of some trinomial.

For a given polynomial \(P (x)\) we describe a method that allows us to construct a polynomial \(R (x)\) that has the same roots as \(P (x)\), but all multiplicities of 1. Set \(Q (x) = (P(x), P'(x))\) and \(R (x) = P (x) Q^{-1} (x)\). Prove that

a) all the roots of the polynomial \(P (x)\) are the roots of \(R (x)\);

b) the polynomial \(R (x)\) has no multiple roots.

Let it be known that all the roots of some equation \(x^3 + px^2 + qx + r = 0\) are positive. What additional condition must be satisfied by its coefficients \(p, q\) and \(r\) in order for it to be possible to form a triangle from segments whose lengths are equal to these roots?