Solution
Solution : For .
There is a trap : one is tempted to use the discriminant, which is :
so the discriminant is strictly positive if and only if .
However, the discriminant can be only used when the quadratic equation is not degenerate, that is, when . For , the equation is linear, with only one solution. So has to be removed from the admissible .
This is a great illustration of why it is important to make sure we fully understand every term in a problem before trying to solve it, since this can change the solution.

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