Number of solutions of is:
- (A)0
- (B)5✓ Correct
- (C)3
- (D)4
Answer: (B)
Solution
Using the equation becomes , i.e. , which factors as . Since rejects , only survives. Writing , the solutions in are and , which is solutions.
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