The sum of the real solutions of the equation 2 ⟨ x ⟩ = 3 [ x ] − [ x 2 ] is?
Note: ⟨ x ⟩ denotes the fractional part of x and [ x ] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x .
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Did exact same .little overrated prob, don't u think?
2 ⟨ x ⟩ = 3 [ x ] − [ x 2 ] ⇒ ⟨ x ⟩ = 2 3 [ x ] − [ x 2 ] ⇒ 0 ≤ 2 3 [ x ] − [ x 2 ] < 1 .
If x < 0 ⇒ 2 3 [ x ] − [ x 2 ] < 0 = ⟨ x ⟩ ⇒ x ≥ 0 .
From 2 3 [ x ] − [ x 2 ] ≥ 0 ⇒ 3 [ x ] − [ x 2 ] ≥ 0 ⇒ 3 [ x ] ≥ [ x 2 ] ⇒ x < 1 0 ⇒ 0 ≤ x < 1 0
The surest way to solve the problem is to plot out the graph, as I did with a spreadsheet.
It can be seen there are three solutions:
⎩ ⎪ ⎨ ⎪ ⎧ x = 0 x = 1 . 5 x = 3 ⇒ 2 ⟨ 0 ⟩ = 3 [ 0 ] − [ 0 2 ] ⇒ 2 ⟨ 1 . 5 ⟩ = 3 [ 1 . 5 ] − [ 1 . 5 2 ] ⇒ 2 ⟨ 3 ⟩ = 3 [ 3 ] − [ 3 2 ] ⇒ 0 ≡ 0 − 0 ⇒ 1 ≡ 3 − 2 ⇒ 0 ≡ 9 − 9
Therefore the sum of roots are 0 + 1 . 5 + 3 = 4 . 5
don't you think that graphing using spreadsheets would be called cheating?
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Yes, it is cheating. I only post it when I can't get other better solution.
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R.H.S. is integer hence fractional part can be either 0 or 05. In the first case x = 3 and in the second case x = 1.5 ( x = 0 is also a solution.)