Equations and Inequalities with Parameters

9000104505

Level: 
A
Solve the following equation with unknown \(x\) and a real parameter \(a\in\mathbb{R}\setminus\{-3,3\}\). \[\frac{a-x} {a-3} - \frac{6a} {a^{2}-9} = \frac{x-3} {a+3} \]
\(\begin{array}{cc} \hline \text{Parameter} & \text{Solution set}\\ \hline a=0 & \emptyset \\ a\notin\{-3,0,3\} & \left\lbrace\frac{a^2-9}{2a}\right\rbrace \\\hline \end{array}\)
\(\begin{array}{cc} \hline \text{Parameter} & \text{Solution set}\\ \hline a=0 & \mathbb{R} \\ a\notin\{-3,0,3\} & \left\lbrace\frac{a^2-9}{2a}\right\rbrace \\\hline \end{array}\)
\(\begin{array}{cc} \hline \text{Parameter} & \text{Solution set}\\ \hline a=0 & \mathbb{R}\setminus\{0\} \\ a\notin\{-3,0,3\} & \left\lbrace\frac{a^2-9}{2a}\right\rbrace \\\hline \end{array}\)

9000104307

Level: 
B
Assuming \(a\in \left (0,2\right )\), solve the following inequality. \[ a\left (a - 2\right )x > 1 \]
\(\left (-\infty , \frac{1} {a\left (a-2\right )}\right )\)
\(\left ( \frac{1} {a\left (a-2\right )},\infty \right )\)
\(\emptyset \)
\(\left \{ \frac{1} {a\left (a-2\right )}\right \}\)

9000104310

Level: 
B
Assuming \(a\in \left (0,1\right )\), solve the following inequality. \[ 2a\left (1 - a\right )x > 3 \]
\(\left ( \frac{3} {2a\left (1-a\right )},\infty \right )\)
\(\left (- \frac{3} {2a\left (1-a\right )},\infty \right )\)
\(\left (- \frac{3} {2a\left (1-a\right )}, \frac{3} {2a\left (1-a\right )}\right )\)
\(\left (-\infty , \frac{3} {2a\left (1-a\right )}\right )\)

9000104402

Level: 
A
Find a set of the values of the real parameter \(a\) which ensure that the following equation has no solution. \[ 2a^{2}x - ax - 2a = -1 \]
\(\left \{0\right \}\)
\(\left \{\frac{1} {2}\right \}\)
\(\left \{-\frac{1} {2}\right \}\)
\(\left \{-\frac{1} {2}, \frac{1} {2}\right \}\)