2 x + 3 x + 6 x = x 2 Find the sum of all real solutions of the above equation.
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In case 1, how do you know that the function is increasing?
In case 2, does the "increasing function" argument no longer apply?
In case 1 if you differentiate then f ′ ( x ) has every term positive so the function is increasing when x < 0 , in case 2 every term of derivative is not positive. .
But the function is still increasing in case 2 evident by graphing with a software. But I don't know how to prove algebraically. So case 2 is differently proved.
If x<0, all terms on LHS must be fractions, while RHS will always be = or >0. At a look at it we can see x= - 1. What ever x is LHS and RHS > 0.
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Case 1: x < 0 f ( x ) = 2 x + 3 x + 6 x − x 2 is increasing, so the equation f ( x ) = 0 has the unique solution x = − 1
Case2: x ≥ 0 Assume that there is a solution s ≥ 0 Then
s 2 = 2 s + 3 s + 6 s ≥ 3
so s ≥ 3 and hence ⌊ s ⌋ ≥ 1
But then s ≥ ⌊ s ⌋ yields 2 s ≥ 2 ⌊ s ⌋ = ( 1 + 1 ) ⌊ s ⌋ ≥ 1 + ⌊ s ⌋ ≥ s
So this means
6 s > 4 s = ( 2 s ) 2 ≥ s 2
Thus 2 s + 3 s + 6 s > s 2 a contradiction
Therefore x = − 1 is the only solution.