Q.
The equation sin4x+asin2x+1=0 will have a solution if a belongs to
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a
(−∞, −2]
b
[−2, 2]
c
(−∞, −2]∪[2, ∞)
d
[2, ∞)
answer is A.
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The equation sin4x+asin2x+1=0 Let u=sin2x , then u∈[0, 1] ∴ u2+au+1=0 should have at least one solution in [0, 1] ∴ discriminant=a2−4≥0 ⇒a≤−2 or a≥2 Product of roots=1, only one root may lie in [0, 1] ∴ f(0)f(1)≤0 ⇒a+2≤0⇒a≤−2 Hence a∈(−∞, −2]
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