Instructions

This section has Four Questions. Each question is provided with 4 alternative answers. Exactly one of them is the correct answer. Indicate the correct answer by A, B, C, D.

Question 3

If $$a$$, $$b$$, $$c$$ and $$d$$ are four real numbers such that $$a^2 + 2b^2 + 13c^2 + 5d^2 - 2ab + 4bc - 12cd - 6d + 9 = 0$$ then $$2a + b + 11c + 2d$$ is equal to

Solution

The left side can be written as $$(a - b)^2 + (b + 2c)^2 + (3c - 2d)^2 + (d - 3)^2 = 0$$. Each square must be 0, so $$d = 3$$, $$c = 2$$, $$b = -4$$ and $$a = -4$$. Then $$2a + b + 11c + 2d = -8 - 4 + 22 + 6 = 16$$.

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