A Forced Shared Root

Problem

The inequality

(xm)(x2nx2)0(x - m)(x^2 - nx - 2) \geqslant 0

holds for all x>0x > 0. Find the minimum value of m2+n2m^2 + n^2.

Answer

Solution

Difficulty7/10
TopicsQuadratic Equations, algebra, AM-GM, inequality

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