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The complex numbers <math>z</math> and <math>w</math> satisfy the system <cmath> z + \frac{20i}w = 5+i \\ \\
The complex numbers <math>z</math> and <math>w</math> satisfy the system <cmath> z + \frac{20i}w = 5+i \\ \\
w+\frac{12i}z = -4+10i </cmath> Find the smallest possible value of <math>\vert zw\vert^2</math>.
w+\frac{12i}z = -4+10i </cmath> Find the smallest possible value of <math>\vert zw\vert^2</math>.
== Solution ==
== See also ==
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Problem 8

The complex numbers $z$ and $w$ satisfy the system \[z + \frac{20i}w = 5+i \\ \\ w+\frac{12i}z = -4+10i\] Find the smallest possible value of $\vert zw\vert^2$.


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