( x − 1 0 ) 2 + ( x − 1 5 ) 2 + ( x − 2 5 ) 2 = 0
How many distinct real values of x satisfy the above equation ?
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Sum of non-negative numbers can be 0 only if all are simultaneously 0 , which isn't the case here.
The given equation can be written as ( x − 1 0 ) 2 + ( x − 1 5 ) 2 + ( 2 5 − x ) 2 = 0 which is of the form a 2 + b 2 + c 2 ∴ x 2 = 2 [ ( x − 1 0 ) ( x − 1 5 ) + ( x − 1 5 ) ( 2 5 − x ) + ( x − 1 0 ) ( 2 5 − x ) ] = 2 [ 5 0 x − 4 7 5 − x 2 ] 3 x 2 − 1 0 0 x + 9 5 0 = 0
There exists no real solution for the above equation.
Since it's quadratic equation then the answer is always 0 or positive integer. But there are 3 quadratic equations while only one of them can be zero and the others are positive integer. So the sum of the 3 quadratic equations is impossible 0.
We know x^2>=0 , so each term on LHS is non negative.Now their summation is 0=> each term on LHS=0 => possible values of x =10,15,25 .But cross verification rejects all these values (e.g at x=10 remaining two terms make LHS positive).Hence no real value of 'x' satisfies the given equation.
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After simplifying the equation, you get the following quadratic equation -
3 x 2 − 1 0 0 x + 9 5 0 = 0
Then apply the formula to figure out the number of real roots -
b 2 − 4 a c = 1 0 0 2 − 4 ⋅ 3 ⋅ 9 5 0 = 1 0 0 0 0 − 1 1 4 0 0 = − 1 4 0 0
which clearly means that the equation has no real roots