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China Mathematical Competition

China algebra

Problem

The minimum of is -3. Then the range of real number is ______.
Solution
Let . The expression is then changed to or From , we get Since , we have , or When , expression ① always holds; when , we have ; and when , . Therefore, . ☐
Final answer
[-3/2, 12]

Techniques

Polynomial operations