document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1207856>Question 1207856</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A student writes the six complex roots of the equation z^6 + 2 = 0 on the blackboard. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "At every step, he randomly chooses two numbers a and b from the board, erases them, and replaces them with 3ab − 3a − 3b + 4. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "At the end of the fifth step, only one number is left. Find the largest possible value of this number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #846030 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52798)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=846030\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I placed my solution here, but later I detected errors in it,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so I deleted everything.\r<BR>\n" );
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