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JEE Main 9 January 2020, Shift 1, Maths Q52

Question 52 of 75 in this shift, Maths question 2 of 25, Section A.

The number of real roots of the equation,

\mathrm{e}^{4x}+\mathrm{e}^{3x}-4\mathrm{e}^{2x}+\mathrm{e}^{x}+1=0

is :

(1)1Official answer
(2)2
(3)3
(4)4

Official answer

Option 1

NTA final key (Jan 2020).

Chapter: Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations
Topic: Quadratic Roots
Idea tested: Exponential Reducible to Quadratic

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Asked 11× in all

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30 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q1Let $S_1 = \left\{x \in \mathbf{R} - \{1, 2\} : \frac{(x+2)(x^2+3x+5)}{-2+3x-x^2} \geq 0\right\}$ and…MediumSingle correct
4 Aug 2021, Shift 1 · Q61The number of roots of the equation $\left(3+\sqrt{5}\right)^{|x^2-4|}+4\left(\frac{3-\sqrt{5}}{4}\right)^{|x^2-4|}=6$ isMediumSingle correct
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