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An equation -good
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Source: Indian RMO 2003 Problem 6
October 27, 2005
quadratics
algebra
polynomial
Problem Statement
Find all real numbers
a
a
a
for which the equation
x
2
a
−
2
x
+
1
=
3
∣
x
∣
x^2a- 2x + 1 = 3 |x|
x
2
a
−
2
x
+
1
=
3∣
x
∣
has exactly three distinct real solutions in
x
x
x
.
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