If $x^2+2(\alpha-1)x-\alpha+7=0$ has distinct negative solutions... Let $\displaystyle{ \alpha }$ be real such that the equation $\displaystyle{ x^2+2(\alpha-1)x-\alpha+7=0 }$ has two different real negative solutions. Then

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*$ \ \displaystyle{ \alpha<-2 }$  ;

*$ \ \displaystyle{ 3<\alpha<7 }$  ;

*it is impossible  ;

*none of (a)-(c).

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I have done the following :
The value $\alpha$ is real and such that the equation $x^2+2(\alpha-1)x-\alpha+7=0$ has two different real negative solutions.
The solutions of the equation are given from the quadratic formula \begin{align*}x_{1,2}&=\frac{-2(\alpha-1)\pm \sqrt{[2(\alpha-1)]^2-4\cdot 1\cdot (-\alpha+7)}}{2}\\ & =\frac{-2(\alpha-1)\pm \sqrt{4(\alpha^2-2\alpha-1)-4\cdot (-\alpha+7)}}{2}\\ & =-(\alpha-1)\pm \sqrt{2(\alpha^2-2\alpha-1)-2\cdot (-\alpha+7)} \\ & =-(\alpha-1)\pm \sqrt{2\alpha^2-4\alpha-2+2\alpha-14} \\ & =-(\alpha-1)\pm \sqrt{2\alpha^2-2\alpha-16}\end{align*}
So that we have two different solutions the discriminant must be non-zero.
So that we have two negative solutions, it must hold $-(\alpha-1)\pm \sqrt{2\alpha^2-2\alpha-16}<0$.
So that we have real solutions the expression under the square root must be non negative.
The expression under the square root has the sign of the coefficient of $x^2$, i.e. positive, outside the roots.
We have that \begin{equation*}2\alpha^2-2\alpha-16=0 \Rightarrow \alpha_{1,2}=\frac{1}{2}\pm \frac{\sqrt{33}}{2}\end{equation*}
So we have that the expression under the square root if $\alpha<\frac{1}{2}- \frac{\sqrt{33}}{2}$ and if $\alpha>\frac{1}{2}+ \frac{\sqrt{33}}{2}$.
Is my attempt correct so far? Now do we check if the first two intervals of $\alpha$ can hold for all these conditions? Or how do we continue? Or is there a better way to solve that exercise ?

Sum of roots$=-2(\alpha-1)<0\implies \alpha>1$
Product of roots$=(7-\alpha)>0\implies\alpha<7$
with the condition that the discriminant, $(2\alpha-2)^2-4(7-\alpha)>0\\\implies (\alpha-3)(\alpha+2)>0\\\implies \alpha>3\ or\ \alpha<-2\\
\therefore 3<\alpha<7$
