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The numbers p and q are such that the parabolas y=2x2 and y=x2+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)|f(x)|+|g(x)| for all real x. Prove that the product f(x)g(x) is equal to the square of some trinomial.

Author: A. Khrabrov

Do there exist integers a and b such that

a) the equation x2+ax+b=0 does not have roots, and the equation x2+ax+b=0 does have roots?

b) the equation x2+2ax+b=0 does not have roots, and the equation x2+2ax+b=0 does have roots?

Note that here, square brackets represent integers and curly brackets represent non-integer values or 0.

The equations (1)ax2+bx+c=0 and (2)ax2+bx+c are given. Prove that if x1 and x2 are, respectively, any roots of the equations (1) and (2), then there is a root x3 of the equation 12ax2+bx+c such that either x1x3x2 or x1x3x2.