JEE Main 2002MathematicsApplication Of DerivativesMean Value TheoremmediumMCQ

JEE Main 2002Application Of Derivatives Question with Solution

From: AIEEE 2002

Question

If then the quadratic equation has

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Aat least one root in

Step-by-step explanation

Let and



Also is continuous and differentiable in and

So by Rolle's theorem

i.e has at least one root in

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