csat-suneung 2014 Q30

csat-suneung · South-Korea · csat__math-A 4 marks Polar coordinates
On the coordinate plane, for a natural number $a > 1$, consider the two curves $y = 4 ^ { x } , y = a ^ { - x + 4 }$ and the line $y = 1$. Find the number of values of $a$ such that the number of points with integer coordinates inside or on the boundary of the region enclosed by these curves and line is between 20 and 40 (inclusive). [4 points]
On the coordinate plane, for a natural number $a > 1$, consider the two curves $y = 4 ^ { x } , y = a ^ { - x + 4 }$ and the line $y = 1$. Find the number of values of $a$ such that the number of points with integer coordinates inside or on the boundary of the region enclosed by these curves and line is between 20 and 40 (inclusive). [4 points]