📅 MIT Science Bowl 2024🎓 HS🔄 Round 6#️⃣ Question 11🌟 BONUS✍️ Short Answer
One of the roots of the cubic polynomial x^3 + ax^2 + bx - 2 (read: x cubed plus a times x squared plus b times x minus 2) is -1 - sqrt(2). If both a and b are integers, what is the value of a?
✔️Answer:4
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