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China Mathematical Competition

China algebra

Problem

Suppose , , .

(1) If for any , find the range of .

(2) If and there exists such that , find the range of .
Solution
(1) We have . Let (). Then The sufficient and necessary condition for is Therefore, we obtain the range of is .

(2) As , then . We have Then . Therefore, the sufficient and necessary condition for is , or . Finally, we obtain that the range of is .
Final answer
(1) a in (0, 1]. (2) a in [2, 3].

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Quadratic functionsLinear and quadratic inequalities