If $9^{x+1}+(a^2-4a-2) 3^x +1>0$ for all x ∈ R, then
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
We have,
$9^{x+1}+(a^2-4a-2) 3^x +1>0$ for all x ∈ R
$⇒9y^2+(a^2-4a-2) y + 1 > 0$ for all $y > 0$, where $y = 3^x$
$⇒y(9y+\frac{1}{y}+a^2-4a-2)>0$ for all $y>0$
$⇒(3\sqrt{y}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{y}})^2+(a-2)^2>0$ for all $y>0$
$⇒a≠2⇒a ∈ R-\{2\}$