Manipal Engineering Manipal Engineering Solved Paper-2011

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    If\[x\]is real/then the value of\[\frac{{{x}^{2}}+34x-71}{{{x}^{2}}+2x-7}\]does not lie between

    A)  8 and -5              

    B)  -5 and 9

    C)  0 and 9          

    D)                         5 and 9

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Let\[y=\frac{{{x}^{2}}+34x-71}{{{x}^{2}}+2x-7}\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[{{x}^{2}}(y-1)+2(y-17)x+(71-7y)=0\] For real values of\[x\], its discriminant,\[D>0\] \[\therefore \]  \[4{{(y-17)}^{2}}-4(y-1)(71-7y)\ge 0\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[({{y}^{2}}-34y+289)\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[{{y}^{2}}-14y+45\ge 0\]                                                             \[-(71y-7{{y}^{2}}-71+7y)\ge 0\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[{{y}^{2}}-14y+45\ge 0\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[(y-5)(y-9)\ge 0\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[y\le 5\]and\[y\ge 9\] Hence, \[y\]does not lie between 5 and 9


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