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Official 2018 Paper 2 · Q11

Paper 2Logic & proofAlgebra

Consider the equation 2x=mx+c2^x=mx+c, where mm and cc are real constants.

Which of the following statements is/are true?

  • I The equation has a negative real solution only if c>1c>1.
  • II The equation has two distinct real solutions if c>1c>1.
  • III The equation has two distinct positive real solutions if and only if c≤1c\leq1.
Anone of them
BI only
CII only
DIII only
EI and II only
FI and III only
GII and III only
HI, II and III

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