Let's build the graph of the equation, namely the function y=x2−3x[x]+2x=a. It is easy to understand that we are interested only when x>0.
x∈[0,1)x∈[1,2)x∈[2,3)x∈[3,4)⇒[x]=0⇒y=x2+2x⇒[x]=1⇒y=x2−x⇒[x]=2⇒y=x2−4x⇒[x]=3⇒y=x2−7x
While x≥4, the apex of the parabola y=x2+x(2−3[x]) is situated at the point xb=23∣x∣−2≥[x]+1, which is equivalent to [x]≥4. From this, it follows that the function on every interval like [n,n+1) under the condition n≥4 is downward. In addition, it is downward when x≥4, which is shown by the following transformations:
x∈[n−1,n)⇒[x]=n−1⇒yn−1=x2+x(5−3n)and yn−1min>yn−1(n)=n2+n(5−3n);
x∈[n,n+1)⇒[x]=n⇒yn=x2+x(2−3n) and ynmax=yn(n)=n2+n(2−3n)<yn−1min.
Thus, exactly two positive solutions of the function can exist only when x≤4, and here it is easy to portray the study graph function. For easy perception, the scale is changed. So we can see exactly two positive solutions under the condition 0<a<2, also on the interval −449<a<−12.