Lets Play with Functions

Algebra Level 5

If f ( x ) = a x 2 + b x + c f (x) = ax^2+bx+c , where f ( x ) 0 f(x) \ge 0 and b > a b>a , then find the minimum value of a + b + c b a \dfrac{a+b+c}{b-a} .


The answer is 3.

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1 solution

Manan Agrawal
May 29, 2018

We Should write it in another form i.e we can write a+b+c as f(1) and f ( 2 ) f ( 1 ) 3 = b a \large\frac { f\left( -2 \right) -f\left( 1 \right) }{ 3 } =b-a so,

a + b + c b a = 3 f ( 1 ) f ( 1 ) f ( 2 ) = 3 1 f ( 2 ) f ( 1 ) \large\large\quad \frac { a+b+c }{ b-a } =\frac { 3f\left( 1 \right) }{ f\left( 1 \right) -f\left( -2 \right) } =\frac { 3 }{ 1-\large\frac { f(-2) }{ f\left( 1 \right) } }

f o r g i v e n e x p r e s s i o n t o b e m a x i m u m f ( 2 ) = 0 \therefore for\quad given \quad expression\quad to \quad be \quad maximum \quad f\left( -2 \right) =0

So, the minimum value of the expression is 3.

well solved,sir...+1!!!

rajdeep brahma - 3 years ago

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