Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Relations and Functions

Question:

The equation $|\frac{x}{x-1}|+|x|=\frac{x^2}{|x-1|}$ has

Options:

exactly one solution

exactly two solutions

at most two solutions

infinite number of solutions

Correct Answer:

infinite number of solutions

Explanation:

We have,

$|\frac{x}{x-1}|+|x|=\frac{x^2}{|x-1|}$

$⇒|\frac{x}{x-1}|+|x|=|\frac{x^2}{x-1}|$

$⇒|\frac{x}{x-1}|+|x|=|\frac{x^2-x+x}{x-1}|$

$⇒|\frac{x}{x-1}|+|x|=|x+\frac{x}{x-1}|$

$⇒\frac{x}{x-1}×x≥0$   $[∵ |a|+|b|=|a+b|\, if\, ab ≥ 0]$

$⇒\frac{x^2}{x-1}≥0⇒x-1>0⇒x∈(1,∞)$