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| + | <!-- don't remove the following tag, for PoTW on the Wiki front page--><onlyinclude>What is the smallest integral value of <math> k </math> such that | ||
| + | <cmath> 2x(kx-4)-x^2+6=0 </cmath> | ||
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| + | <math> \mathrm{(A)\ } -1 \qquad \mathrm{(B) \ }2 \qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 3 \qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } 4 \qquad \mathrm{(E) \ }5 </math> | ||
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Expanding, we have <math> 2kx^2-8x-x^2+6=0 </math>, or <math> (2k-1)x^2-8x+6=0 </math>. For this quadratic not to have real roots, it must have a negative discriminant. Therefore, <math> (-8)^2-4(2k-1)(6)<0\implies 64-48k+24<0\implies k>\frac{11}{6} </math>. From here, we can easily see that the smallest integral value of <math> k </math> is <math> 2, \boxed{\text{B}} </math>. | Expanding, we have <math> 2kx^2-8x-x^2+6=0 </math>, or <math> (2k-1)x^2-8x+6=0 </math>. For this quadratic not to have real roots, it must have a negative discriminant. Therefore, <math> (-8)^2-4(2k-1)(6)<0\implies 64-48k+24<0\implies k>\frac{11}{6} </math>. From here, we can easily see that the smallest integral value of <math> k </math> is <math> 2, \boxed{\text{B}} </math>. | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | {{AHSME box|year=1974|num-b=9|num-a=11}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Introductory Algebra Problems]] | ||
| + | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
Latest revision as of 17:14, 18 November 2015
Problem
What is the smallest integral value of 
such that
![\[2x(kx-4)-x^2+6=0\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/6/8/4/684666741d25abc15ab55d259373ad3447b8bd32.png)
has no real roots?
Solution
Expanding, we have 
, or 
. For this quadratic not to have real roots, it must have a negative discriminant. Therefore, 
. From here, we can easily see that the smallest integral value of is 
.
See Also
| 1974 AHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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