Exactly 3 solutions are demanded

Algebra Level 5

If the equation x 2 5 x + 6 λ . x + 7 λ = 0 |x^2-5x+6|-\lambda.x+7\lambda=0 has exactly 3 3 real solutions, then λ \lambda is equal to ?


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All the given values. 9 + 4 5 -9+4\sqrt{5} 7 + 23 -7+\sqrt{23} 9 4 5 -9-4\sqrt{5} 7 23 -7-\sqrt{23}

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1 solution

Satvik Pandey
Sep 21, 2015

This can be written as

( x 2 ) ( x 3 ) = λ x 7 λ \left| (x-2)(x-3) \right| =\lambda x-7\lambda

There will be three solution if the line λ x 7 λ \lambda x-7\lambda touches the the parabola.

So x 2 + 5 x 6 = λ x 7 λ -x^2+5x-6= \lambda x-7\lambda should have one root. So D = 0 D=0

x 2 x ( λ 5 ) + ( 6 7 λ ) = 0 { x }^{ 2 }-x(\lambda -5)+(6-7\lambda )=0

( λ 5 ) 2 4 ( 6 7 λ ) = 0 { (\lambda -5 })^{ 2 }-4(6-7\lambda )=0

λ = 9 ± 4 5 \lambda =-9\pm 4\sqrt { 5 }

Also the line should cut Y-axis near 1 / 4 1/4 . So slope ( λ \lambda ) should be closer to 1 / 28 -1/28 . So the required answer is λ = 9 + 4 5 \lambda =-9 +4\sqrt { 5 } .

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