Find the largest integer solution of the equation above.
(IMC 2001)
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3 x 2 − 1 8 x + 5 2 + 2 x 2 − 1 2 x + 1 6 2 3 ( x 2 − 6 x + 9 ) + 2 5 + 2 ( x 2 − 8 x + 9 ) + 1 4 4 3 ( x − 3 ) 2 + 2 5 + 2 ( x − 3 ) 2 + 1 4 4 3 u + 2 5 + 2 u + 1 4 4 3 u + 2 5 + 2 ( 3 u + 2 5 ) ( 2 u + 1 4 4 ) + 2 u + 1 4 4 2 6 u 2 + 4 8 2 u + 3 6 0 0 4 ( 6 u 2 + 4 8 2 u + 3 6 0 0 ) 1 2 u 2 − 3 3 6 8 u u ( 3 u − 8 4 2 ) = − x 2 + 6 x + 2 8 0 = − ( x 2 − 6 x + 9 ) + 2 8 9 = − ( x − 3 ) 2 + 2 8 9 = − u + 2 8 9 = 2 8 9 − u = 1 2 0 − 6 u = 3 6 u 2 − 1 4 4 0 u + 1 4 4 0 0 = 0 = 0 Let u = ( x − 3 ) 2 Squaring both sides Rearranging Squaring both sides Rearranging
⟹ ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ u = ( x − 3 ) 2 = 0 u = ( x − 3 ) 2 = 3 8 4 2 ⟹ x = 3 ⟹ x = 3 8 4 2 + 3
Therefore, the integral solution is 3 .