+4 The equation \(\frac{x}{x+1} + \frac{x}{x+2} = kx\) has exactly two different complex solutions. Find all possible complex values for \(k\).
Basically I expanded it and stuff and then made a quadratic and used the discriminant to get \((3k-2)^2-4k(2k-3) <0\). So \(k^2<-4\). But the problem wants all complex solutions so some numbers in the range apparently don't work.
+470 To solve the equation, we first try to get rid of the denominators.
Multiplying both sides of the equation by (x+1)(x+2), we get [x^2 + 2x + x^2 + x = kx(x + 1)(x + 2).]
Expanding the right side, we get [2x^2 + 3x = kx^3 + kx^2 + 2kx.]
Moving all the terms to one side, we get [0 = kx^3 + (k - 1)x^2 + (2k - 3)x.]
Since we are looking for complex solutions, we can treat x as a complex number.
For the equation to have exactly two complex solutions, the discriminant of the quadratic part must be nonzero.
That is, [(k - 1)^2 - 4 \cdot k \cdot (2k - 3) > 0.]
Expanding, we get [k^2 - 2k + 1 - 8k^2 + 24k - 12 > 0.]
This simplifies to [-7k^2 + 22k - 11 > 0.]
We can factor this as [(k - 1)(7k - 11) > 0.]
Thus, k must be in one of the intervals (−∞,1/7)∪(11/7,∞).
Now, let's check that for these values of k, the equation has exactly two complex solutions.
For k=0, the equation becomes x+1x+x+2x=0, which has the complex solutions x=−1 and x=−2
For k=2, the equation becomes x+1x+x+2x=2x, which has the complex solutions x=0 and x=−23.
Thus, the ony possible k is 11/7.
+128578 x( x + 2) + x ( x+ 1) = kx (x + 1) (x + 2)
x^2 + 2x + x^2 + x = kx ( x^2 + 3x + 2)
2x^2 + 3x = kx^3 + 3kx^2 + 2kx
kx^3 + (3k-2)x^2 + (2k - 3)x = 0
x [ kx^2 + (3k -2)x + (2k -3) = 0
(3k - 2)^2 - 4 [k *(2k -3)] < 0
9k^2 - 12k + 4 - 8k^2 + 12k < 0
k^2 + 4 < 0
k^2 < -4
k < 2i and k > -2i
k = (-2i, 2i)
