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algebra intermediate
Problem
Let Find the constant so that
Solution
From the condition which simplifies to
Note that Setting this equal to we get so We want this to hold for all so we require the corresponding coefficients on both sides to be equal. In other words, from the quadratic term we get , and from the linear terms we get . This gives us
Note that Setting this equal to we get so We want this to hold for all so we require the corresponding coefficients on both sides to be equal. In other words, from the quadratic term we get , and from the linear terms we get . This gives us
Final answer
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