Find the only integer solution

Algebra Level 3

2 x 4 x \frac{\sqrt{2-x^{4}}}{x} < 1


The answer is -1.

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1 solution

Kevin Jonathan
Mar 13, 2016

First, we need to find the domain for 2 x 4 \sqrt{2-x^4} which is :

2 x 4 0 2-x^4 \geq 0

x 4 2 0 x^4 - 2 \leq 0

( x 2 4 ) ( x + 2 4 ) ( x 2 + 2 ) 0 (x - \sqrt[4]{2})(x + \sqrt[4]{2})(x^2 + \sqrt{2}) \leq 0

And we have the domain is 2 4 x 2 4 - \sqrt[4]{2} \leq x \leq \sqrt[4]{2} ( x 2 + 2 x^2 + 2 doesn't have a real root) and x 0 x \neq 0 because A 0 \frac{A}{0} is undefined for any A 0 A \neq 0

We know that x is an integer, so the only possibility for x are -1 and 1

If we input x=1 we will find 2 1 < 1 \sqrt{2 - 1} < 1 which is should be an equality ( 2 1 = 1 \sqrt{2 - 1} = 1 )

If we input x = -1 we will get

2 1 1 < 1 \frac{\sqrt{2 - 1}}{- 1} < 1

which is true because the value of root is always positive and something positive divided by negative will result in something negative

So, the only integer that satisfy x is -1

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