

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
