Reciprocal sum of two roots

Calculus Level 2

Let function f ( x ) = e x a ( x 1 ) f(x)=e^x-a(x-1) , x R x \in \mathbb R , a a is a parameter and a R a \in \mathbb R .

If f ( x ) = 0 f(x)=0 has two distinct roots x 1 , x 2 x_1, x_2 , is it always true that 1 x 1 + 1 x 2 > 1 \dfrac{1}{x_1}+\dfrac{1}{x_2}>1 ?

Hint: f ( x ) f(x) does not necessarily has two distinct roots for every possible a R a \in \mathbb R . What is the range of a a so that f ( x ) f(x) has two roots?

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