Consider the equation: . Let the total number of real solutions of this equation be .
Find .
Notation: denotes the floor function .
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We have, 6 x 2 − 7 7 [ x ] + 1 4 7 = 0
⇒ [ x ] = 7 7 6 x 2 + 1 4 7
⇒ [ x ] = 7 7 6 x 2 + 1 . 9
⇒ [ x ] > 1 . 9
⇒ [ x ] = 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , . . .
Now, putting the values of [x] in x 2 = 6 7 7 [ x ] − 1 4 7 , it can be checked that the equation is satisfied only for [x]=3,8,9,10. Further, for, [ x ] ≥ 1 1 , the RHS of the equation becomes much larger than the max. value of LHS; hence, we don't need to check for the values of [x] ≥ 1 1 .
So, α = 4 .
Hence, 7 α − 1 3 . 8 = 1 4 . 2