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CAT 2020 Slot 2 QA Question & Solution

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Question

The number of integers that satisfy the equality $(x^{2}-5x+7)^{x+1}=1$ is

Options

3
2
4
5

Solution

$\left(x^2-5x+7\right)^{x+1}=1$

There can be a solution when $\left(x^2-5x+7\right)=1$ or $x^2-5x\ +6=0$

or x=3 and x=2

There can also be a solution when x+1 = 0 or x=-1

Hence three possible solutions exist.