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# The curve shown above is defined by the ordered-pairs (x,y) such that

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GMATH practice exercise (Quant Class 13)

The curve shown above is defined by the ordered-pairs (x,y) such that y = f(x) = Ax^2+2Bx+C, where A, B and C are given constants. If the point of tangency with the x-axis has a positive x-coordinate, which of the following must be true?

I. A and C are both positive.
II. B^2 is greater than twice the value of AC.
III. AC/B is negative.

(A) I only
(B) I and II only
(C) I and III only
(D) All of them
(E) None of them

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21 Feb 2019, 23:41
chetan2u sir, need help in solving this.
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22 Feb 2019, 00:34
f(x) has equal and positive roots, hence Discriminant is zero. This gives B^2=A*C. For the type of parabola given, A is positive, hence C is also positive. Therefore I is correct.

From the above point, root would be -B/A and this is given positive. Therefore B is negative. So, III follows.

From the first point, II is false.

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22 Feb 2019, 06:21
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fskilnik wrote:
GMATH practice exercise (Quant Class 13)

The curve shown above is defined by the ordered-pairs (x,y) such that y = f(x) = Ax^2+2Bx+C, where A, B and C are given constants. If the point of tangency with the x-axis has a positive x-coordinate, which of the following must be true?

I. A and C are both positive.
II. B^2 is greater than twice the value of AC.
III. AC/B is negative.

(A) I only
(B) I and II only
(C) I and III only
(D) All of them
(E) None of them

y = Ax^2 + 2Bx + C

The graph is upward facing. So coefficient of x^2 is positive i.e. A is positive.

Also, the graph takes the minimum value of 0 for x = -(2B)/2A
This value of x is positive.
-B/A is positive. Since A is positive, B must be negative to make the entire expression positive.

Also the graph intersects the y axis (x = 0) at a positive value of y. So when x = 0, y is positive.
A*(0)^2 + 2B*(0) + C = Positive
So C is positive

It intersects the x axis at a single point of tangency which is positive so the discriminant is 0 (It has only 1 root).
So $$\sqrt{(2B)^2 - 4AC} = 0$$
$$B^2 = AC$$

I. A and C are both positive. - True
II. B^2 is greater than twice the value of AC. - False
III. AC/B is negative. - True

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22 Feb 2019, 06:22
fskilnik wrote:
GMATH practice exercise (Quant Class 13)

The curve shown above is defined by the ordered-pairs (x,y) such that y = f(x) = Ax^2+2Bx+C, where A, B and C are given constants. If the point of tangency with the x-axis has a positive x-coordinate, which of the following must be true?

I. A and C are both positive.
II. B^2 is greater than twice the value of AC.
III. AC/B is negative.

(A) I only
(B) I and II only
(C) I and III only
(D) All of them
(E) None of them

$$y = A{x^2} + 2Bx + C$$

$$A > 0\,\,:\,\,\,{\rm{parabola}}\,\,{\rm{concave}}\,\,{\rm{upward}}\,$$

$$C > 0\,\,:\,\,\,y - {\rm{intercept}}\,\,{\rm{ > }}\,\,{\rm{0}}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\left[ {f\left( 0 \right) = A \cdot {0^2} + 2B \cdot 0 + C\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\left( {0,C} \right) \in {\rm{curve}}} \right]$$

$${\rm{tangency}}\,\,:\,\,0 = \Delta = {\left( {2B} \right)^2} - 4AC = 4\left( {{B^2} - AC} \right)\,\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,{B^2} = AC$$

$${\rm{I}}.\,\,A,C\,\,\mathop > \limits^? \,\,0\,\,\,\left[ {{\rm{True}}} \right]$$

$${\rm{II}}{\rm{.}}\,\,{B^2}\,\,\mathop > \limits^? \,\,2AC\,\,\,\left[ {{\rm{False}}} \right]\,\,\,:\,\,\,{B^2} = AC\,\,\mathop < \limits^{AC\, > \,0} 2AC$$

$${\rm{III}}{\rm{.}}\,\,{{AC} \over B}\,\,\mathop = \limits^{\left( * \right)} \,\,B\,\,\mathop < \limits^? \,\,0\,\,\,\left[ {{\rm{True}}} \right]\,\,\,:\,\,\,0\mathop < \limits^{{\rm{stem!}}} {x_{{\rm{vert}}}} = - {{2B} \over {2A}} = - {B \over A}\,\,\,\,\,\mathop \Rightarrow \limits^{A\, > \,0} \,\,\,\,B < 0$$

$$\left( * \right)\,\,B = 0\,\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\left\{ \matrix{ \,AC = {B^2} = 0\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,A\,\,{\rm{or}}\,\,C\,\,{\rm{zero}}\,,\,\,{\rm{impossible}} \hfill \cr \,y = f\left( x \right) = A{x^2} + C\,\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\,y{\rm{ - axis}}\,\,{\rm{is}}\,\,{\rm{symmetry}}\,\,{\rm{axis}}\,{\rm{,}}\,\,{\rm{impossible}}\,\,\,\left( {{\rm{stem}}} \right) \hfill \cr} \right.$$

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