{"status": "success", "data": {"description_md": "A real number $a$ is chosen randomly and uniformly from the interval $[-20, 18]$. The probability that the roots of the polynomial $$x^4 + 2ax^3 + (2a-2)x^2 + (-4a+3)x - 2 $$are all real can be written in the form $\\tfrac{m}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n$.\n___\nLeading zeroes must be inputted, so if your answer is `34`, then input `034`. Full credit goes to [MAA](https://maa.org/) for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the [AOPS](https://artofproblemsolving.com/) website.", "description_html": "

A real number a is chosen randomly and uniformly from the interval [-20, 18]. The probability that the roots of the polynomial x^4 + 2ax^3 + (2a-2)x^2 + (-4a+3)x - 2are all real can be written in the form \\tfrac{m}{n}, where m and n are relatively prime positive integers. Find m+n.

Leading zeroes must be inputted, so if your answer is 34, then input 034. Full credit goes to MAA for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the AOPS website.

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