Q38 / 90 · JEE Main 2014 (19 Apr Online) · Mathematics
The equation , where is real, has
- Correct answerAno solution
- Bexactly four solutions
- Cexactly one solution
- Dexactly two solutions
Solution
We know that for a quadratic expression if discriminant i.e. then the quadratic is always positive for all real values of the variable.
Now, consider
We have, discriminant
Squaring we get,
But for
Hence, the equation has no solution.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.