JEE Main 2016MathematicsFunctionsFunctional EquationsmediumMCQ

JEE Main 2016Functions Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2016 (Offline)

Question

If , and ; then

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Correct answer
Ccontains exactly two elements.

Step-by-step explanation

We have,    (i)

On replacing by in the above equation, we get



On multiplying Eq. (ii) by 2, we get



and subtracting Eq. (i) from Eq. (iii), we get







Now, consider



Hence, contains exactly two elements.

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