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Published on: August 13, 2026
Let 
attains its least value at 
and the graph of 
cuts 
-axis at 
.
(i) The least value of 
is :
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(i) We are given:
Least value at 
Cuts y-axis at 
Step 1: Find
For a quadratic 
, the vertex occurs at:
Given vertex at 
:
So:
Step 2: Least value of 
Minimum occurs at 
:
(ii) Step 3: Compute 
(given)
(iii) Equation: 
Discriminant:
Two distinct real roots require 
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