Consider the system of equations below:
In the system of equations above, is a positive constant. If the system has exactly one real solution, what is the value of ?
Cevap: 6
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The value of the positive constant is 6.
By substituting the linear equation into the quadratic equation, we obtain the equation . For the system to have exactly one real solution, the discriminant of this quadratic equation, , must be equal to zero. Substituting , , and into the discriminant formula gives , which simplifies to . Solving for gives or , resulting in or . Since is specified to be a positive constant, the value of must be 6.
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Determining the number of solutions of a quadratic-linear system using the discriminant.
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Alternatively, the quadratic equation has exactly one real solution when it is a perfect square trinomial. Factoring out the leading coefficient gives . For the term inside the parentheses to be a perfect square trinomial of the form , we must have , which means . Thus, the middle coefficient must equal . Since is positive, we set , which solves to .
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