The equation
has:
has:
- (A)two solutions and both are negative✓ Correct
- (B)no solution
- (C)four solutions two of which are negative
- (D)two solutions and only one of them is negative
Answer: (A)
Solution
With the equation is Dividing by and setting (so ) gives , i.e. or Each of and has a single positive root, and both roots lie in , so in each case. The equation has two solutions, both negative.
JEE Main · 2023 · 31 Jan 2023 · Shift 2 · Single correct option