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Find the sum of all real solutions of the equation ( x 2 2 x ) x 2 + x 6 = 1 \Big(x^2-2x\Big)^{x^2+x-6}=1


The answer is 0.

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1 solution

Sathvik Acharya
Dec 2, 2020

Case 1: For some non-zero real number a a , ( x 2 2 x ) x 2 + x 6 = a 0 (x^2-2x)^{x^2+x-6}=a^0 x 2 + x 6 = ( x + 3 ) ( x 2 ) = 0 \implies x^2+x-6=(x+3)(x-2)=0 When x = 2 x=2 , our expression attains the form 0 0 0^0 which is indeterminate. So for this case, the only solution is x = 3 \boxed{x=-3}

Case 2: For some real number a a , ( x 2 2 x ) x 2 + x 6 = 1 a (x^2-2x)^{x^2+x-6}=1^a x 2 2 x = 1 \implies x^2-2x=1 ( x ( 1 + 2 ) ) ( x ( 1 2 ) ) = 0 \implies (x-(1+\sqrt{2}))(x-(1-\sqrt{2}))=0 This leads us to the solutions x = 1 + 2 \boxed{x=1+\sqrt{2}} and x = 1 2 \boxed{x=1-\sqrt{2}}

Case 3: For some even a a , ( x 2 2 x ) x 2 + x 6 = ( 1 ) a (x^2-2x)^{x^2+x-6}=(-1)^{a} x 2 2 x = 1 \implies x^2-2x=-1 ( x 1 ) 2 = 0 \implies (x-1)^2=0 This gives us our final solution x = 1 \boxed{x=1}

Therefore, the sum of all real values x x that satisfy the given equation is ( 3 ) + ( 1 + 2 ) + ( 1 2 ) + ( 1 ) = 0 (-3)+(1+\sqrt{2})+(1-\sqrt{2})+(1)=\boxed{0}

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