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[JEE Advanced 2003] if x 2 a b x 1 a b 0 a b in mathbb

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If $x^2+(a-b)x+(1-a-b)=0$ ($a,b\in\mathbb R$) has unequal real roots for all $b$, find the values of $a$.

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VAVidaara Admin ✓ Vidaara Team ✓ Accepted · 2d ago ▲ 0

Answer: $a>1$.

Discriminant $(a-b)^2-4(1-a-b)>0$ as a quadratic in $b$ must hold for all $b$, requiring its discriminant $<0$: $32-32a<0\Rightarrow a>1$.

JEE Advanced 2003 · Quadratic Equations and Inequations — verified solution by the Vidaara Team.

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