Problem 14

Algebra Level 2

( x 2 + 2 ) 2 + 8 x 2 = 6 x ( x 2 + 2 ) \left( { x }^{ 2 }+2 \right)^{ 2 }+{ 8x }^{ 2 }=6x\left( { x }^{ 2 }+2 \right)

What is the sum of real roots of the equation above?


The answer is 4.00.

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4 solutions

Satvik Golechha
Mar 6, 2015

We have ( x 2 + 2 ) 2 + 8 x = 6 x ( x 2 + 2 ) \displaystyle (x^2+2)^2+8x=6x(x^2+2) .

Rearranging gives us ( x 2 + 2 ) 2 6 x ( x 2 + 2 ) + 8 x 2 = 0 \displaystyle (x^2+2)^2-6x(x^2+2)+8x^2=0

Solving it as a Quadratic in ( x 2 + 2 ) \displaystyle (x^2+2) , by the Sridharacharya's Rules gives- ( x 2 + 2 ) = 6 x ± 36 x 2 32 x 2 2 \displaystyle (x^2+2)=\dfrac{6x \pm \sqrt{36x^2-32x^2}}{2}

Simplifying, we get x 2 4 x + 2 = 0 \displaystyle x^2-4x+2=0 or x 2 2 x + 2 = 0 \displaystyle x^2-2x+2=0 .

The former gives us 2 \displaystyle 2 real roots adding up, by Vieta's Relation, to 4 \displaystyle 4 , and the latter has no real roots.

Thus, the sum of the real roots of the given equation is 4 \displaystyle \boxed{4} .

Isn't it Overrated! Satvik?

siddharth bhatt - 6 years, 3 months ago

Easier, perhaps, would be to let y = x 2 + 2 y = x^{2}+2 and note the quartic equation is then y 2 6 x y + 8 x 2 = ( y 2 x ) ( y 4 x ) = 0 y^{2}-6xy+8x^{2} = (y-2x)(y-4x) = 0 . After that, proceed with checking discriminants and Vieta's.

Jake Lai - 6 years, 3 months ago

typo in line 2. 8x became 8x^2

Eshan Balachandar - 6 years, 3 months ago

Nice solution Satvik , upvoted

Utkarsh Bansal - 6 years, 3 months ago

( x 2 + 2 ) 2 + 8 x 2 = 6 x ( x 2 + 2 ) \left( x^2+2 \right)^2+8x^2 = 6x\left( x^2+2 \right)

( x 2 + 2 ) 2 6 x ( x 2 + 2 ) + 8 x 2 = 0 ( ( x 2 + 2 ) 2 x ) ( ( x 2 + 2 ) 4 x ) = 0 ( x 2 2 x + 2 ) ( x 2 4 x + 2 ) = 0 \begin{aligned} \Rightarrow \left( x^2+2 \right)^2 - 6x \left( x^2+2 \right) + 8x^2 & = 0 \\ \left( (x^2+2) - 2x \right) \left( (x^2+2) - 4x \right) & = 0 \\ \left( x^2-2x+2 \right) \left( x^2-4x+2 \right) & = 0 \end{aligned}

{ x 2 2 x + 2 = 0 x = 1 ± i x 2 4 x + 2 = 0 x = 2 ± 2 \Rightarrow \begin{cases} x^2-2x+2 = 0 & \Rightarrow x = 1\pm i \\ x^2-4x+2 = 0 & \Rightarrow x = 2 \pm \sqrt{2} \end{cases}

Therefore, the sum of real roots are 2 + 2 + 2 2 = 4 2 + \sqrt{2} +2 - \sqrt{2} = \boxed{4}

Nice solution sir , upvoted

Utkarsh Bansal - 6 years, 3 months ago

Done exactly the same way..well we need not find the roots...the first one has a discriminant less than zero so no real roots....in second one discriminant>0 so ans=negative of coeff of x=4

Ravi Dwivedi - 5 years, 11 months ago
Daniel Ferreira
Mar 8, 2015

Considere x 2 + 2 = α x^2 + 2 = \alpha , segue que,

α 2 + 8 x 2 = 6 x α α 2 6 x α + 8 x 2 = 0 ( α 2 x ) ( α 4 x ) = 0 ( x 2 2 x + 2 ) Δ < 0 ( x 2 4 x + 2 ) Δ > 0 = 0 \alpha^2 + 8x^2 = 6x \cdot \alpha\\\\ \alpha^2 - 6x \cdot \alpha + 8x^2 = 0 \\\\ (\alpha - 2x)(\alpha - 4x) = 0 \\\\ \underbrace{(x^2 - 2x + 2)}_{\Delta < 0} \cdot \underbrace{(x^2 - 4x + 2)}_{\Delta > 0} = 0

Daí, deve-se considerar apenas as raízes da equação x 2 4 x + 2 x^2 - 4x + 2 .

Isto posto,

Soma = b a Soma = ( 4 ) 1 Soma = 4 \text{Soma} = \frac{- b}{a} \\\\ \text{Soma} = \frac{- (- 4)}{1} \\\\ \boxed{\text{Soma} = 4}

Nice solution, upvoted

Utkarsh Bansal - 6 years, 3 months ago

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Thank you! Good problem.

Paola Ramírez - 6 years, 3 months ago

Better if written in english . . .

A Former Brilliant Member - 4 years, 2 months ago
Paola Ramírez
Mar 7, 2015

Let m = x 2 + 2 m=x^2+2

( x 2 + 2 ) 2 + 8 x 2 6 x ( x 2 + 2 ) = m 2 6 x m + 8 x 2 \Rightarrow (x^2+2)^2+8x^2-6x(x^2+2)=m^2-6xm+8x^2

m = 6 x ± ( 6 x ) 2 4 ( 8 x 2 ) 2 = 6 x ± 2 x 2 = 4 x , 2 x m=\frac{6x\pm\sqrt{(-6x)^2-4(8x^2)}}{2}=\frac{6x\pm 2x}{2}=4x,2x

As m = x 2 + 2 m=x^2+2

x 2 + 2 = 4 x x 2 + 2 4 x = 0 x^2+2=4x\Rightarrow x^2+2-4x=0 this solutions are x = 2 2 , 2 + 2 x=2-\sqrt{2},2+\sqrt{2}

x 2 + 2 = 2 x x 2 + 2 2 x = 0 x^2+2=2x\Rightarrow x^2+2-2x=0 this one has complex solutions

Therefore the sum of real root are 2 2 + 2 + 2 = 4 2-\sqrt{2}+2+\sqrt{2}=\boxed{4}

Nice solution upvoted

Utkarsh Bansal - 6 years, 3 months ago

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