At least one real root is demanded

Algebra Level 5

( x 2 + x + 2 ) 2 ( a 3 ) ( x 2 + x + 2 ) ( x 2 + x + 1 ) + ( a 4 ) ( x 2 + x + 1 ) 2 = 0 (x^2+x+2)^2-(a-3)(x^2+x+2)(x^2+x+1)+(a-4)(x^2+x+1)^2=0

If a 1 , a 2 , a 3 , . . . . , a n a_1,a_2,a_3,....,a_n are n n integral values of a a for which the above equation has at least one real root, then find the value of i = 1 n ( a i ) 2 j = 1 n ( a j ) × n \dfrac{\displaystyle \sum_{i=1}^n (a_i)^2}{\displaystyle \sum_{j=1}^n (a_j)} \times n


The answer is 6.000.

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3 solutions

U Z
Feb 12, 2015

x 2 + x + 1 = m , ( x + 1 2 ) 2 + 3 4 = m x^2 + x + 1 = m , \implies (x + \dfrac{1}{2})^2 + \dfrac{3}{4} = m

m 3 4 m \geq \dfrac{3}{4}

Given expression-

( m + 1 ) 2 ( a 3 ) ( m + 1 ) m + ( a 4 ) m 2 = 0 (m + 1)^2 - (a - 3)(m + 1)m + (a - 4)m^2 = 0

2 m 1 m ( a 3 ) = 0 2m - 1 - m(a - 3) = 0

m = 1 a 5 m = \dfrac{1}{a - 5}

a > 5 \implies a>5

m 3 4 , 1 a 5 3 4 m \geq \dfrac{3}{4} , \implies \dfrac{1}{a - 5} \geq \dfrac{3}{4}

a 19 3 a \leq \dfrac{19}{3}

a ( 5 , 19 3 ] \boxed{a \in \left(5 , \dfrac{19}{3}\right]}

only integral value of a = 6 n = 1 \implies n =1

i = 1 n ( a i ) 2 j = 1 n ( a j ) × n \dfrac{\displaystyle \sum_{i=1}^n (a_i)^2}{\displaystyle \sum_{j=1}^n (a_j)} \times n

= 6 2 6 × 1 = 6 = \dfrac{6^2}{6} \times 1 = 6

Why is this a level 5question?

Either my brain developed or the question is easy.

I don't approve of the first one

:p

Abu Zubair - 6 years, 4 months ago

I by mistake took value of n as 6 . hence my answer was 36

Aakash Khandelwal - 6 years, 4 months ago
Peter Macgregor
Feb 13, 2015

It is not too hard to multiply out the brackets and simplify the equation to

( 5 a ) x 2 + ( 5 a ) x + ( 6 a ) = 0 (5-a)x^2+(5-a)x+(6-a)=0

This has real roots only if a 5 a \neq 5 and

( 5 a ) 2 4 ( 5 a ) ( 6 a ) (5-a)^2\geq 4(5-a)(6-a)

Take everything to the left hand side and take out the common factor ( 5 a ) (5-a) to get

( 5 a ) ( 3 a 19 ) 0 (5-a)(3a-19)\geq 0

5 a 19 3 \implies5\leq a\leq \dfrac{19}{3} which, along with a 5 a\neq 5

shows that the only possible value is a = 6 a=6 and the result follows easily.

This is straight forward simple method. Thanks.

Niranjan Khanderia - 6 years, 3 months ago

L e t Y = X 2 + X + 1. t h e e q u a t i o n i s ( Y + 1 ) 2 ( a 3 ) ( Y + 1 ) Y + ( a 4 ) Y 2 = 0 Y + 1 Y = a 3 ± ( a 3 ) 2 4 ( a 4 ) 2 . . t i v e s i g n w i l l e l i m i n a t e a . 1 + 1 Y = a 4... Y 1 a 5 = 0... ( 1 ) . S o l v i n g ( 1 ) X = 1 ± 1 4 ( 1 1 a 5 ) 2 G i v e n c o n d i t i o n 1 4 ( 1 1 a 5 ) 0. 3 + 4 a 5 0 a > 5. A l s o a 5 4 1 3 . . a 19 3 a 6 5 a 6 a n d r e q u i r e d v a l u e = 6 2 6 1 = 6 Let~ Y=X^2+X+1 . ~~\therefore ~ the ~ equation~ is\\(Y+1)^2-(a-3)(Y+1)Y+(a-4)Y^2=0\\\implies~\dfrac{Y+1}{Y}=\dfrac{a-3\pm~\sqrt{(a-3)^2-4(a-4)}}{2}..-tive~ sign~ will~eliminate~a.\\ \therefore~1+\dfrac{1}{Y}= a-4...\implies~Y-\dfrac{1}{a-5}=0...(1).\\Solving~(1)~X=\dfrac{-1~\pm~\sqrt{1-4(1-\dfrac{1}{a-5})}}{2}\\ Given ~condition~\implies~1-4(1-\dfrac{1}{a-5})\ge 0.\\\implies~-3+\dfrac{4}{a-5}\ge 0~~~\implies~a>5. \\Also~\dfrac{a-5}{4}\le \dfrac{1}{3}~~..\implies~a \le \dfrac{19}{3}~~\implies~a\le 6\\\therefore~5 \le a \le 6~and ~required ~value=\dfrac{6^2}{6}*1\\=\boxed{\Large 6}

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