all trig functions are periodic, so their values repeat after 2pi. therefore the value for 0 is equal to the value for 2pi so they are both solutions within the given domain.
also, tan(pi)=tan(0)=0, you just forgot one solution for that
when i did it originally, i differentiated and found the values of a and b when to make the derivative have a value of 0. and then i subbed into the initial function to find c. why did this not work?
this question is very much within the syllabus. It is just a general application of theory on cubic functions. There was an Ext 1 q7 a couple of years back which was similar to this
my sol isnt an inequality, but when b=a^2/4 and when c=a/2, the function will have infinite roots.
therefore, for b>0, all real a, and all real c, the function CAN have unlimited roots. again, no idea if it is correct.
for a triangle to be formed with the positive x axis, and the positive y axis, the gradient has to be negative does it not? if fus is assuming the point at the origin is a degenerate triangle, that is not really inclusive of the line anyways