Question 47

Challenge question #47 (27/03/2017)

Junior Question

Use $+$ or $-$ signs to make the following statement true:
$1^{2}\ {\LARGE\Box}$ $2^{2}\ {\LARGE\Box}$ $3^{2}\ {\LARGE\Box}$ $4^{2}\ {\LARGE\Box}$ $5^{2}\ {\LARGE\Box}$ $6^{2}\ {\LARGE\Box}$ $7^{2}=$ $0$

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Senior Question

$a$ and $b$ are two of the roots of $x^{3}-x+1=0$.
Show that $ab$ is a root of $x^{3}+x^{2}-1=0$.

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