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Saudi Arabia algebra

Problem

The quadratic equation has its roots in the interval . Find the maximum of
Solution
Let be the roots of the quadratic equation such that . We have the relations and . Therefore Clearly, when , the equality holds. Thus, is the maximum.
Final answer
3

Techniques

Vieta's formulasQuadratic functions