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Q.

 Consider the quadratic equation (c5)x22cx+(c4)=0, c5  Let S be the set of all integral values of c for which one root of the equation lies in the interval (0, 2) and its other root lies in the interval (2, 3). Then the number of elements in S is

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a

11

b

12

c

10

d

18

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

 : Let f(x)=(c5)x22cx+c4

   f(0)=c4

      f(2)=(c5)44c+c4=c24f(3)=(c5)96c+c4=4c49

Now, f(0)f(2)<0 and f(2)f(3)<0

(c4)(c24)<0 and (c24)(4c49)<04<c<24 ...(i) and 49/4<c<24

From  (i) and (ii), c∈(49/4,24)

 S={13,14,15,,23}

So, number of elements in S is 11.

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