SMT 2022 Algebra Test April 16–17, 2022
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10. Let f 1 (x) = x3 − 3x. Let f n (x) = f (f n−1 (x)). Let R be the set of roots of x . If
X 1 ab − c
2
=
r d
r∈R
for positive integers a, b, c, d, where b is as large as possible and c and d are relatively prime, find
a + b + c + d.