Math Revision: Quadratics & Geometry
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Powered by AITo solve for a and b where x^2 + ax - b > 0 is satisfied by x < 2 or x > 5, one needs to determine when the quadratic expression is negative between these points. The roots of the equality x^2 + ax - b = 0 would be x = 2 and x = 5. By Vieta's formulas, a = -(2 + 5) = -7 and b = 2 * 5 = 10. Therefore, the quadratic is positive outside x < 2 and x > 5, with vertex between 2 and 5, confirming the given inequality conditions.
The standard form of a circle equation is (x - h)^2 + (y - k)^2 = r^2. For a circle centered at (-2, 3) with radius 4, substitute h = -2, k = 3, and r = 4 to get (x + 2)^2 + (y - 3)^2 = 16.
For x > -3, the quadratic x^2 - 3x + 6 can be evaluated using its discriminant Δ = (-3)^2 - 4*1*6 = -15, which is negative, meaning it has no real roots and is always positive for any real x. Multiplying by (x + 3) when x > -3 maintains positivity, hence y is always positive in this domain.
The midpoint of CD is ((5-7)/2, (7+1)/2) = (-1, 4). The slope of line CD is (1 - 7)/(-7 - 5) = 6/12 = -1/2. The perpendicular slope is the negative reciprocal, 2. Therefore, the equation of the perpendicular bisector is y - 4 = 2(x + 1), or rearranged y = 2x + 6 after solving for standard form.
By completing the square, the expression 2x^2 - 4x + 3 can be rewritten as 2((x - 1)^2 + 1/2). This form shows that for any real number x, (x - 1)^2 is always non-negative, making 2((x - 1)^2 + 1/2) strictly positive. Thus, the expression 2x^2 - 4x + 3 is always positive.
Transform the inequality to 9x^2 + 8nx + 2n^2 - 8 > 0. For it to be true for all x, the discriminant must be negative: (8n)^2 - 4*9*(2n^2 - 8) < 0 simplifies to 64n^2 - 72n^2 + 288 < 0. Thus, -8n^2 + 288 < 0, meaning n^2 > 36, leading to n > 6 or n < -6.
In a rhombus, diagonals bisect each other. To find vertex S, calculate the midpoint of PR, which is ((1+5)/2, (-2+0)/2) = (3, -1). Since diagonals bisect each other, the same midpoint applies for QS, giving the slope for QS perpendicular to PR. With Q(7,4), these points allow the calculation of S through the use of the properties that both QS and PR intersect at midpoint (3, -1), leading to solving for S(-1,-6).
Using Pythagorean identity, sin A = sqrt(1 - cos^2 A) = sqrt(1 - (-4/5)^2) = sqrt(9/25) = 3/5. Since cos A is negative in quadrant II, sin A is positive. Since tan B = 1/3 in the same quadrant, where tan is negative, the reference triangle yields sin B = 1/sqrt(1 + (1/3)^2) = 1/sqrt(10/9) = 3/sqrt(10) after simplification.
Points are collinear if the area of the triangle they form is zero, or equivalently, if AB and BC have the same slope. For A (-1, -6), B (3, -12), the slope m = (-12 + 6)/(3 + 1) = -3/2. For collinearity, the slope BC must also be -3/2. Solving (6 + 12)/(k - 3) = -3/2 gives a suitable k = 5.
Substitute x from the line equation into the curve equation, resulting in 5((5 - 2y) + 4y^2 = 29 - 12(5 - 2y), reducing the system to get two y-values corresponding to intersections points. Solve these y-values back into the line equation to find x-values, then compute midpoints from coordinates (average x-values and y-values of A and B). Since calculations are extensive, it involves solving quadratic equations in y.
