Answer to Question #200205 in Real Analysis for Rajkumar

Question #200205

Show that there is no real number, k for which the equation, x4 - 3x2 + k =0 has two distinct roots in the interval [2,3].


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Expert's answer
2021-06-01T12:39:37-0400

Given

x4 - 3x+ k =0


we want to find value of k, for which the equation, x4 - 3x+ k =0 has two distinct roots in the interval [2,3].

we write equation in this form

(x2)23(x2)+k=0(x^2)^2-3(x^2)+k=0

let two distinct root is x1 and x2

according to question


2x1,x234x12,x2292\leq x_1, x_2 \leq 3\\ 4\leq x_1^2, x_2^2 \leq 9\\

we know ,

x=b±b24ac2ax=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a} \\

hence

43±94k2983±94k185±94k15.......(1)now take +or onebyone594k15....(2)and594k15or594k15.....(3)from(2)and(3)there no existing k which satisfied eq(2)and(3)4\leq \frac{3\pm\sqrt{9-4k}}{2} \leq 9\\ 8\leq {3\pm\sqrt{9-4k}}{} \leq 18\\ 5\leq \pm\sqrt{9-4k}\leq 15.......(1) \\ now \space take \space + or- \space one by one\\ 5\leq \sqrt{9-4k}\leq 15....(2)\\ and\\ 5\leq -\sqrt{9-4k}\leq 15\\ or\\ -5\geq \sqrt{9-4k}\geq -15.....(3)\\ from(2) and(3)\\ there\space no\space existing\space k \space which \space \\satisfied \space eq(2)and(3) \\

hence we say that

there is no real number, k for which the equation, x4 - 3x+ k =0 has two distinct roots in the interval [2,3].


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