JEE Main2014MathematicsApplication of DerivativesActual
If f x = 3 5 x + 4 5 x - 1 , x ∈ R , then the equation f x = 0 has :
Options
- ANo solution
- BMore than two solutions
- COne solution
- DTwo solutions
Correct answer
C. One solution
Step-by-step solution
f ' x = 3 5 x ln 3 5 + 4 5 x ln 4 5 < 0   ∀   x ∈ R ∵ d d x a x = a x ln a Hence, f x is monotonically decreasing. Also, lim x → + ∞ f x → - 1 ∵ lim x → ∞ a x = 0 ,   0 < a < 1 and lim x → - ∞ f x → ∞ ∵ lim x → - ∞ a x = ∞ ,   0 < a < 1 and there is only 1 solution for f x = 0 .