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Problem
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In this question you must show all stages of your working.
Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
Use algebra to determine the values of x for which
x2+1x2+5x−2<2,x∈R
(6)
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用代数方法求满足
x2+1x2+5x−2<2,x∈R
的 x 的取值范围。
(6)
解答
解法一
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因为 x2+1 永远为正,可以安全地乘过去,不会改变不等号方向。绝对值小于 2 等价于同时满足小于 2 和大于 −2。
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Since
x2+1>0for all real x,
we can write
−2<x2+1x2+5x−2<2
First,
x2+1x2+5x−2<2
gives
x2+5x−2<0<0<2(x2+1)x2−5x+4(x−1)(x−4)
So
x<1orx>4
Next,
x2+1x2+5x−2>−2
gives
x2+5x−2>3x2+5x>x(3x+5)>−2(x2+1)00
So
x<−35orx>0
Combining the two conditions,
x<−35,0<x<1,x>4
解法二
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也可以先找临界点,再用数轴判断符号。临界点来自分式等于 2 或 −2,这比直接平方后解四次式更清楚。
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The critical values occur when
x2+1x2+5x−2=2
or
x2+1x2+5x−2=−2
Since x2+1>0, these give
x2+5x−2=x2−5x+4=(x−1)(x−4)=2(x2+1)00
so
x=1,4
and
x2+5x−2=3x2+5x=x(3x+5)=−2(x2+1)00
so
x=0,−35
Let F(x)=x2+1x2+5x−2−2. Since x2+1>0, there are no excluded real values of x. The four zeros of F are
−35,0,1,4
Testing one value in each interval gives
xtest valueF(x)(−∞,−35)−2−(−35,0)−1+(0,1)21−(1,4)2+(4,∞)5−
Hence F(x)<0 on
x<−35,0<x<1,x>4
解法三
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分母恒正,可以先乘过去。两边都是非负数,再平方并移项,利用平方差公式分解,便能把四次不等式化为四个一次因子的符号判断。
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Since x2+1>0 for every real x,
x2+1x2+5x−2<2⟺∣x2+5x−2∣<2(x2+1)
Both sides are non-negative, so squaring preserves the inequality. Thus
4(x2+1)2−(x2+5x−2)2>0
Using the difference of two squares,
[2(x2+1)−(x2+5x−2)]×[2(x2+1)+(x2+5x−2)]>0(x2−5x+4)(3x2+5x)>0(x−1)(x−4)x(3x+5)>0
The four simple roots are −35,0,1,4. The leading coefficient is positive, so the product has signs
xproduct(−∞,−35)+(−35,0)−(0,1)+(1,4)−(4,∞)+
Therefore
x<−35or0<x<1orx>4