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Question:
If the range of the function f(x) = x^2+ ax+ b÷ x^2 +2x+ 3 is [-5,4] a,b belongs to natural numbers then find the value of (a^2+ b^2)
Answer:

Let y = (x2 + ax + b)/(x2 + 2x + 3)

=> y(x2 + 2x + 3) = (x2 + ax + b)

=> y(x2 + 2x + 3) - (x2 + ax + b) = 0

=> yx2 + 2xy + 3y - x2 - ax - b = 0

=> x2 (y - 1) + (2y - a)x + (3y - b) = 0

=> -{x2 (1 - y) + (a - 2y)x + (b - 3y)} = 0

=> x2 (1 - y) + (a - 2y)x + (b - 3y) = 0   .................1

Now, differentiate w.r.t. x, we get

(-x2 - 2y - 3)*(dy/dx) + 2x(1 - y) + a - 2y = 0

Since the range of the y is specified one of them is maximum and other minimum set

So, dy/dx = 0

=> 2x(1 - y) + a - 2y = 0

=> x = (a - 2y)/{2(y - 1)}

Put value of x in equation of 1, we get

     [(a - 2y)/{2(y - 1)}]2 * (1 - y) + (a - 2y)* [(a - 2y)/{2(y - 1)}] + (b - 3y) = 0

After simplification, we get

=> (a - 2y)2 = 4(y - 1)(3y - b)   ..........2

This implies at y = -5 and y = 4

Put y = -5 in equation 2, we get

=> (a + 10)2 = 4(5 - 1)(-5 * 3 - b) 

=> (a + 10)2 = 16(-15 - b)

=> (a + 10)2 = -240 - 16b  .............3

Put y = 4 in equation 2, we get

=> (a - 8)2 = 4(4 - 1)(3 * 4 - b) 

=> (a - 8)2 = 12(12 - b)

=> (a - 8)2 = 144 - 12b  ..............4

Multiply 3 in equation 3 and 4 in equation 4 and subtract, we get

=> 3(a + 10)2 - 4(a - 8)2 = -720 - 48b - 576 + 48b

=> 3(a2 + 20a + 100) - 4(a2 - 16a + 64) = -1296

=> 3a2 + 60a + 300 - 4a2 + 64a - 256 = -1296

=> -a2 + 124a + 44 = -1296

=> a2 - 124a - 44 -1296 = 0

=> a2 - 124a - 1340 = 0

=> a2 - 134a + 10a - 1340 = 0

=> a(a - 134) + 10(a - 134) = 0

=>(a - 134)*(a + 10) = 0

=> a = 134, -10

Put a = -10 in equation 4, we get

      (-10 - 8)2 = 144 - 12b

=> (-18)2 = 144 - 12b

=> 324 = 144 - 12b

=> -12b = 324 - 144

=> -12b = 180

=> b = -180/12

=> b = -15

Similarly, we can find another value of b

Now, a2 + b2 = (-10)2 + (-15)2     {a = -10, b = -15}

=> a2 + b2 = 100 + 225

=> a2 + b2 = 325

Similarly, we can find another value of a2 + b2

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