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JEE Advanced2023Paper 1MATH-III
Q.

Let . If contains exactly one positive integer , then the value of is

Solution

Factor the numerator: and , so

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Rationalise by multiplying by :

Numerator ,

Denominator .

For to be a positive integer, the imaginary part must vanish:

.

Then and .

Substitute:

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Hence the unique positive integer is .

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