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Omni-MATH / Find the roots of the equation (x−a)(x−b)=(x−c)(x−d), if you know that a+d=b+c=2015 and a≠c (numbers a,b,c,d are not given).

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Find the roots of the equation (x−a)(x−b)=(x−c)(x−d)(x-a)(x-b)=(x-c)(x-d), if you know that a+d=b+c=2015a+d=b+c=2015 and a≠ca \ne c (numbers a,b,c,da, b, c, d are not given).
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Find the roots of the equation  (x−a)(x−b)=(x−c)(x−d), if you know that a+d=b+c=2015 and a≠c (numbers a,b,c,d are not given).
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Find the roots of the equation  $(x-a)(x-b)=(x-c)(x-d)$, if you know that $a+d=b+c=2015$ and $a \ne c$ (numbers $a, b, c, d$ are not given).

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