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Algebra Difficulty 4.9 AIME Prove it Philippines

Problem:
For what values of kk does the equation
x2007+x+2007=k |x-2007|+|x+2007|=k
have (,2007)(2007,+)(-\infty,-2007) \cup(2007,+\infty) as its solution set?

Solution

Solution:
If x(,2007)x \in (-\infty, -2007), then
(x2007)(x+2007)=korx=k2. -(x-2007)-(x+2007)=k \quad \text{or} \quad x=-\frac{k}{2}.
If x[2007,2007]x \in [-2007, 2007], then
(x2007)+(x+2007)=kork=4014. -(x-2007)+(x+2007)=k \quad \text{or} \quad k=4014.
If x(2007,+)x \in (2007, +\infty), then
(x2007)+(x+2007)=korx=k2. (x-2007)+(x+2007)=k \quad \text{or} \quad x=\frac{k}{2}.
Thus, the given equation has (,2007)(2007,+)(-\infty, -2007) \cup (2007, +\infty) as its solution set if and only if
k2>2007ork>4014. \frac{k}{2} > 2007 \quad \text{or} \quad k > 4014.

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