Let $f(x)=3 \sqrt{x-2}+\sqrt{4-x}$ be a real valued function. If $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are respectively the minimum and the maximum values of $f$, then $\alpha^2+2 \beta^2$ is equal to

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$\begin{aligned} & f(x)=3 \sqrt{x-2}+\sqrt{4-x} \\ & x-2 \geq 0 \& 4-x \geq 0 \\ & \therefore x \in[2,4] \end{aligned}$
Let $x=2 \sin ^2 \theta+4 \cos ^2 \theta$ $\begin{aligned} & \therefore \mathrm{f}(\mathrm{x})=3 \sqrt{2}|\cos \theta|+\sqrt{2}|\sin \theta| \\ & \therefore \sqrt{2} \leq 3 \sqrt{2}|\cos \theta|+\sqrt{2}|\sin \theta| \leq \sqrt{9 \times 2+2} \\ & \sqrt{2} \leq 3 \sqrt{2}|\cos \theta|+\sqrt{2}|\sin \theta| \leq \sqrt{20} \\ & \therefore \alpha=\sqrt{2} \quad \beta=\sqrt{20} \\ & \alpha^2+2 \beta^2=2+40=42 \end{aligned}$

Let $f(x)=3 \sqrt{x-2}+\sqrt{4-x}$ be a real valued function. If $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are respectively the…

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