Question Number 198166 by mr W last updated on 12/Oct/23
$${if}\:{f}\left({x}\right)={x}^{\mathrm{2}} +{bx}+{c} \\ $$$${f}\left({f}\left(\mathrm{1}\right)\right)={f}\left({f}\left(\mathrm{2}\right)\right)=\mathrm{0}\:{and}\:{f}\left(\mathrm{1}\right)\neq{f}\left(\mathrm{2}\right) \\ $$$${find}\:{f}\left(\mathrm{0}\right)=? \\ $$
Answered by mr W last updated on 12/Oct/23
$${f}\left(\mathrm{1}\right)=\mathrm{1}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}×\mathrm{1}+{c}={b}+{c}+\mathrm{1} \\ $$$${f}\left(\mathrm{2}\right)=\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}×\mathrm{2}+{c}=\mathrm{2}{b}+{c}+\mathrm{4} \\ $$$${f}\left(\mathrm{1}\right)\:{and}\:{f}\left(\mathrm{2}\right)\:{are}\:{the}\:{roots}\:{of}\:{f}\left({x}\right)=\mathrm{0}. \\ $$$${f}\left(\mathrm{1}\right)+{f}\left(\mathrm{2}\right)=−{b} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{b}+{c}+\mathrm{1}+\mathrm{2}{b}+{c}+\mathrm{4}=−{b} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{b}=−\frac{\mathrm{2}{c}+\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{4}} \\ $$$${f}\left(\mathrm{1}\right){f}\left(\mathrm{2}\right)={c} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\left({b}+{c}+\mathrm{1}\right)\left(\mathrm{2}{b}+{c}+\mathrm{4}\right)={c} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\left(−\frac{\mathrm{2}{c}+\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{4}}+{c}+\mathrm{1}\right)\left(−\frac{\mathrm{2}{c}+\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{2}}+{c}+\mathrm{4}\right)={c} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{c}=−\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$${f}\left(\mathrm{0}\right)={c}=−\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{2}}\:\checkmark \\ $$
Answered by Frix last updated on 12/Oct/23
$${f}\left({x}\right)={x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\frac{{x}}{\mathrm{2}}−\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow \\ $$$${f}\left(\mathrm{0}\right)=−\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$ \\ $$$$\left[\mathrm{Solving}\:\mathrm{this}\:\mathrm{system}\:\mathrm{for}\:{a},\:{b},\:{c},\:{d}:\right. \\ $$$$\left.{f}\left(\mathrm{1}\right)={c}\wedge{f}\left(\mathrm{2}\right)={d}\wedge{f}\left({c}\right)=\mathrm{0}\wedge{f}\left({d}\right)=\mathrm{0}\right] \\ $$
Commented by AST last updated on 12/Oct/23
$${For}\:{f}\left({x}\right)={x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{3}{x}+\mathrm{3}\underset{−} {+}{i}; \\ $$$${f}\left(\mathrm{1}\right)+{f}\left(\mathrm{2}\right)=\mathrm{3}=−{b};\left({since}\:{f}\left(\mathrm{1}\right)\:{and}\:{f}\left(\mathrm{2}\right)\:{are}\:{zeros}\right) \\ $$$${f}\left(\mathrm{1}\right)+{f}\left(\mathrm{2}\right)\:{will}\:{not}\:{be}\:{real}\left(=\mathrm{3}\right) \\ $$
Commented by Frix last updated on 12/Oct/23
$$\mathrm{Thank}\:\mathrm{you},\:\mathrm{I}\:\mathrm{corrected}. \\ $$
Answered by AST last updated on 12/Oct/23
$${f}\left({f}\left(\mathrm{1}\right)\right)={f}\left(\mathrm{1}+{b}+{c}\right) \\ $$$$=\mathrm{1}+\mathrm{2}{b}^{\mathrm{2}} +{c}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{3}{b}+\mathrm{3}{c}+\mathrm{3}{bc}=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$${f}\left(\mathrm{1}\right){f}\left(\mathrm{2}\right)={c}\Rightarrow\left(\mathrm{1}+{b}+{c}\right)\left(\mathrm{4}+\mathrm{2}{b}+{c}\right)={c} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\mathrm{4}+\mathrm{6}{b}+\mathrm{2}{b}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{4}{c}+\mathrm{3}{bc}+{c}^{\mathrm{2}} =\mathrm{0}\Rightarrow \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{1}+\mathrm{2}{b}^{\mathrm{2}} +{c}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{3}{b}+\mathrm{3}{c}+\mathrm{3}{bc}\right)+\mathrm{3}+\mathrm{3}{b}+{c}=\mathrm{0}\Rightarrow\mathrm{3}{b}+{c}=−\mathrm{3} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{f}\left({f}\left(\mathrm{2}\right)\right)={f}\left(\mathrm{4}+\mathrm{2}{b}+{c}\right)={f}\left(\mathrm{1}−{b}\right) \\ $$$${f}\left(\mathrm{1}\right)+{f}\left(\mathrm{2}\right)=−{b}\Rightarrow\mathrm{1}+{b}+{c}+\mathrm{1}−{b}=\mathrm{2}+{c}=−{b} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{c}+{b}=−\mathrm{2}\Rightarrow{b}=−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\Rightarrow{c}=−\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$${f}\left({x}\right)={x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}{x}−\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{2}}\Rightarrow{f}\left(\mathrm{0}\right)={c}=−\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$