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The largest integral value of a for which every solution of the equation x([x]5)+2{x}+6=0 satisfies the inequality (a3)x2+2(a+3)x8a0, where [y] and {y} denote the greatest integer and fractional part functions respectively, is

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x[x]5x+2x2[x]+6=0
[x](x2)3(x2)=0
([x]3)(x2)=0
x=2 or [x]=3
x[3,4){2}

(a3)x2+2(a+3)x8a0
ax23x2+2ax+6x8a0
ax22ax3x2+6x+4ax8a0
ax(x2)3x(x2)+4a(x2)0
(x2)[x(a3)+4a]0

Case I: a3>0a>3
4aa34
4a4a12
8a12
a32 No solution.


Case II: a3<0
4aa32
4a2a6
66a
a1
Greatest integral value of a is 1.


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