To find the value of $p$ for which the equation $y = p \cdot x^2 \cdot (2 - p \cdot x^2) - x$ has $y = 0$ as a tangent, we need to follow these steps:

1. Express the equation as $y = 0$

Given: $y = p \cdot x^2 \cdot (2 - p \cdot x^2) - x$ Set $y = 0$: $0 = p \cdot x^2 \cdot (2 - p \cdot x^2) - x$ This simplifies to: $p \cdot x^2 \cdot (2 - p \cdot x^2) = x$

2. Differentiate $y$ with respect to $x$ to find the slope.

We differentiate $y$ with respect to $x$ to get the derivative $\frac{dy}{dx}$, which represents the slope of the curve.

Differentiate: $\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{d}{dx}\left(p \cdot x^2 \cdot (2 - p \cdot x^2) - x\right)$ Using the product rule and the chain rule, we differentiate term by term:

$\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{d}{dx}\left(p \cdot x^2 \cdot (2 - p \cdot x^2)\right) - \frac{d}{dx}(x)$

The derivative of $p \cdot x^2 \cdot (2 - p \cdot x^2)$ is:

$\frac{d}{dx}\left(p \cdot x^2 \cdot (2 - p \cdot x^2)\right) = p \cdot \left(2x \cdot (2 - p \cdot x^2) + x^2 \cdot (-2p \cdot x)\right)$ $= 2p \cdot x \cdot (2 - p \cdot x^2) - 2p^2 \cdot x^3$

And the derivative of $-x$ is $-1$.

So, we have: $\frac{dy}{dx} = 2p \cdot x \cdot (2 - p \cdot x^2) - 2p^2 \cdot x^3 - 1$

3. Solve for the condition of tangency

For $y = 0$ to be a tangent, the equation must have a double root at some value $x = x_0$, meaning that both $y(x_0) = 0$ and $\frac{dy}{dx}$ at $x = x_0$ are zero.

Substitute $y(x) = 0$ into the derivative and solve for $p$ under the condition that both the equation and its derivative are zero at the same point.

Given the complexity of the expression, solving this requires solving a system of non-linear equations. Let's analyze the conditions.

Special Case Analysis

Consider $x_0 = 0$. In this case: $y(0) = 0$ $\frac{dy}{dx}\bigg|_{x=0} = 0$

For $y(x_0) = 0$, analyze by setting $x = x_0$ and equating the equation to zero and its derivative to zero to solve for $p$.

For simplicity, analyzing $y = 0$ at critical points like $x = 0$, or $x$ when $2 - p \cdot x^2 = 0$.

Detailed solution requires solving:

$p \cdot x^2 \cdot (2 - p \cdot x^2) = x$ along with the derived equation: $2p \cdot x \cdot (2 - p \cdot x^2) - 2p^2 \cdot x^3 = 1$

Final Condition

Set the discriminant of this quadratic equal to zero to ensure a single solution for $p$.

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