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Solutions relying on calculator technology are not acceptable.
f(x)=ax3+(6a+8)x2−a2x
where a is a positive constant.
Given f(−1)=32,
(a)
(i) show that the only possible value for a is 3,
(ii) Using a=3 solve the equation
f(x)=0.
(5)
(b) Hence find all real solutions of
(i)
3y+26y2/3−9y1/3=0,
(ii)
3(93z)+26(92z)−9(9z)=0.
(5)
解答
(a)
解法一
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先把 x=−1 代入 f(x),用 f(−1)=32 得到关于 a 的二次方程。因为 a 是正数,所以负根要舍去。
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f(−1)===a(−1)3+(6a+8)(−1)2−a2(−1)−a+6a+8+a2a2+5a+8.
Given f(−1)=32,
a2+5a+8=a2+5a−24=(a+8)(a−3)=3200.
So
a=−8ora=3.
Since a is positive,
a=3.
Using a=3,
f(x)===3x3+26x2−9xx(3x2+26x−9)x(3x−1)(x+9).
Therefore
x=0,x=31,x=−9.
(b)(i)
解法一
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把 y1/3 看成上一小题里的 x。设 u=y1/3,则 y2/3=u2,而 y=u3。不过这个方程正好等于 u(3u2+26u−9)=0。
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Let
u=y1/3.
Then
y2/3=u2,y=u3.
The equation becomes
3u3+26u2−9u=0.
Using part (a),
u=0,u=31,u=−9.
Since u=y1/3,
y==03,(31)3,(−9)30,271,−729.
(b)(ii)
解法一
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设 u=9z,则 92z=u2,93z=u3。因为 9z 一定为正,所以只能使用上一小题中正的解。
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Let
u=9z.
Then the equation becomes
3u3+26u2−9u=0.
From part (a),
u=0,u=31,u=−9.
But 9z>0, so the only possible value is
9z=31.
Since 9=32,
(32)z=32z=2z=z=3−13−1−1−21.