Consider a standard negative feedback configuration with
G(s)=1(s+1)(s+2) and H(s)=s+αs. For the closed loop system to have poles on the imaginary axis, the value of α should be equal to (up to one decimal place)
G(s)=1(s+1)(s+2);H(s)=s+αs
For poles on imaginary axis i.e.
Marginal stability,
α=3×3=9