JEE Advanced2023Paper 1MATH-III
Q.
Let . If contains exactly one positive integer , then the value of is
Correct answer: 281
Solution
Factor the numerator: and , so
.
Rationalise by multiplying by :
Numerator ,
Denominator .
For to be a positive integer, the imaginary part must vanish:
.
Then and .
Substitute:
.
Hence the unique positive integer is .
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