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If x is complex, the expression (x2+34 x-71/x2+2 x-7) takes all values which lie in the interval (a, b), find the values of a and b
Q. If
x
is complex, the expression
x
2
+
2
x
−
7
x
2
+
34
x
−
71
takes all values which lie in the interval
(
a
,
b
)
, find the values of
a
and
b
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A
a
=
−
1
,
b
=
1
B
a
=
1
,
b
=
−
1
C
a
=
5
,
b
=
9
D
a
=
9
,
b
=
5
Solution:
Here we have to find range of
x
2
+
2
x
−
7
x
2
+
34
x
−
71
=
y
(Let)
Then,
x
2
+
34
x
−
71
=
x
2
y
+
2
x
y
−
7
y
⇒
x
2
(
y
−
1
)
+
x
(
2
y
−
34
)
+
(
71
−
7
y
)
=
0
As
x
is complex, discriminant of above equation,
D
≤
0
⇒
(
2
y
−
34
)
2
−
4
(
y
−
1
)
(
71
−
7
y
)
≤
0
⇒
5
⇒
(
a
,
b
)
≡
(
5
,
9
)