Equations and inequalities with parameters

9000140002

Level: 
A
Solve the following equation with unknown \(x\) and a real parameter \(a\in\mathbb{R}\setminus\{0\}\). \[ \frac{x+a} {a} = ax - 1\]
\(\begin{array}{cc} \hline \text{Parameter} & \text{Solution set}\\ \hline a\in\{-1;1\} & \emptyset \\ a\notin\{-1;0;1\} & \left\{\frac{2a}{(a-1)(a+1)}\right\} \\\hline \end{array}\)
\(\begin{array}{cc} \hline \text{Parameter} & \text{Solution set}\\ \hline a=-1 & \emptyset \\ a\notin\{-1;0\} & \left\{\frac{2a}{(a-1)(a+1)}\right\} \\\hline \end{array}\)
\(\begin{array}{cc} \hline \text{Parameter} & \text{Solution set}\\ \hline a\in\{-1;1\} & \mathbb{R} \\ a\notin\{-1;0;1\} & \left\{\frac{2a}{(a-1)(a+1)}\right\} \\\hline \end{array}\)

9000140003

Level: 
A
Solve the following equation with unknown \(x\) and a real parameter \(a\in\mathbb{R}\setminus\{0\}\). \[ax - \frac{2} {a^{2}} = \frac{4x+1} {a} \]
\(\begin{array}{cc} \hline \text{Parameter} & \text{Solution set}\\ \hline a=-2 & \mathbb{R} \\ a=2 & \emptyset \\ a\notin\{-2;0;2\} & \left\{\frac1{a(a-2)}\right\} \\\hline \end{array}\)
\(\begin{array}{cc} \hline \text{Parameter} & \text{Solution set}\\ \hline a=-2 & \mathbb{R}\setminus\{1\} \\ a=2 & \emptyset \\ a\notin\{-2;0;2\} & \left\{\frac1{a(a-2)}\right\} \\\hline \end{array}\)
\(\begin{array}{cc} \hline \text{Parameter} & \text{Solution set}\\ \hline a=-2 & \emptyset \\ a=2 & \mathbb{R} \\ a\notin\{-2;0;2\} & \left\{\frac1{a(a-2)}\right\} \\\hline \end{array}\)

9000375401

Level: 
A
Find a set of the values of the real parameter \(a\) which ensure that the following equation has a unique solution. \[ a^{3}x + 4a - 1 = a^{2}x + 3 \]
\(\mathbb{R}\setminus \{0;1\}\)
\(\mathbb{R}\setminus \{ - 1;1\}\)
\(\mathbb{R}\setminus \{0\}\)
\(\mathbb{R}\setminus \{ - 1;0\}\)

9000375405

Level: 
A
Find a set of the values of the real parameter \(a\) which ensure that the following equation has a unique solution. \[ a^{2}x + 6x = a + 1 - 5ax \]
\(\mathbb{R}\setminus \left \{-3;-2\right \}\)
\(\mathbb{R}\setminus \left \{2;3\right \}\)
\(\mathbb{R}\setminus \left \{-1;2;3\right \}\)
\(\mathbb{R}\setminus \left \{-3;-2;1\right \}\)

2000019101

Level: 
B
Determine the set of all values of the parameter \( a \in \mathbb{R} \setminus \{0\}\) for which the given equation has no solution. \[ \frac{x-1}{x} = \frac{2-a}{3a} \]
\(\left\{ \frac12\right\}\)
\(\left\{ \frac12; 2\right\}\)
\( \{ 1 \}\)
\(\left\{ \frac12; 1\right\}\)