题目
A curve has equation and a straight line has equation , where is a constant.
Find the set of values of for which the curve and line intersect at two distinct points.
题目中文翻译
一条曲线的方程为 ,一条直线的方程为 ,其中 为常数。
求 的取值集合,使曲线与直线相交于两个不同的点。
原卷通用作答要求
Answer all questions. You should use a calculator where appropriate.
You must show all necessary working clearly; no marks will be given for unsupported answers from a calculator.
Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place for angles in degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
请回答所有题目。适当时应使用计算器。必须清楚展示所有必要的计算过程;仅给出计算器答案而没有过程,不予评分。除非题目另有精度要求,非精确数值答案保留 3 位有效数字,以度为单位的角度保留 1 位小数。
解答
解法一
思路
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联立两式。因为要求两个不同交点,交点二次方程的判别式必须严格为正。
答题过程
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Equating the heights gives
Its discriminant is . This is positive exactly when or . The endpoints give a repeated root and are excluded.