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algebra intermediate

Problem

Find all real such that

Enter all the solutions, separated by commas.
Solution
Let and Then and the equation becomes Expanding, we get Then which factors as Thus, or

For so

For so

For Note that is a solution. Since is an increasing function, it is the only solution.

Thus, the solutions are
Final answer
\frac{1}{2}, 1, 2