CAT 2020 Slot 2 QA Question & Solution
AlgebraMedium
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.
