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Published on: August 11, 2026
If
and
where,
, then
has at least
real rootsFind
.
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
2
(2)
Sol. Let all four roots are imaginary. Then roots of both equations
and
are imaginary.
Thus
, So
, which is impossible unless
.
So, if
or
at least two roots must be real.
If
, we have the equations.
and 
or
as one of
and
must be positive, so two roots must be real.
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