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JEE Main 2020 - 3 Sep (Morning)
LEVELJEE Main

Animated Solution for Mathematics - Quadratic Equations: Consider the two sets: and . Which of the following is not true?

Select Answer:

Visualized Solution

Defining Set : Real Roots Condition

  • Given equation:
  • For real roots, the Discriminant

Calculating Discriminant

  • Substitute , , and

Expanding the Discriminant

Solving the Inequality

  • Inequality:
  • Factorizing:
  • Critical points: and

Finding Set

  • Solution:
  • Therefore, Set

Analyzing Set

  • Given Set
  • This includes (closed bracket) but excludes (open bracket).

Evaluating Option (A):

  • Check Option (A):
  • Common element:
  • So, is True.

Evaluating Option (B):

  • Check Option (B):
  • Elements in not in .
  • , so exclude it from .
  • Values between and are not in .
  • So, is True.

Evaluating Option (C):

  • Check Option (C):
  • So, is True.

Evaluating Option (D):

  • Check Option (D):
  • Elements in not in .
  • exclude from .
  • keep in .
  • Correct set: .

Final Conclusion

  • Option (D) states:
  • This is False because should be included.
  • Correct Option: (D)

The Sigma Insight: Nature of Roots

Solution Diagram

Analyzing the Setup

To unlock the solution, we must first determine the condition for real roots of the quadratic equation . In JEE mathematics, the discriminant serves as the gatekeeper for the nature of roots.
For the roots to be real, we require the condition . Identifying the coefficients, we have , , and .
Substituting these into the discriminant formula, we obtain:
Expanding this expression yields:
Simplifying the terms, we arrive at the quadratic expression:

The Wavy Curve

Visualizing the Inequality
We now solve the inequality . Factoring the quadratic, we get:
The critical points are and . Applying the Wavy Curve Method, we test the intervals to determine where the expression is non-negative.
The expression is positive for and . Therefore, Set is defined as:
The use of square brackets is essential here, as the inequality includes the equality case where .

The Dance of Sets: and

We are given Set . This is a bounded interval starting at (inclusive) and ending at (exclusive). We now perform the requested set operations.
Intersection (): Since contains and contains , they share this single point. The interval lies entirely between the two components of , except for the shared boundary at . Thus, .
Difference (): We take and remove any elements belonging to . Since is in , we remove it from . The remaining interval is .
Union (): Combining these sets fills the gap between the two rays of . The result is the entire real number line, .

The Final Trap:

Finally, we evaluate by taking and removing elements of .
First, the point is present in , so we must remove it from . This transforms the closed bracket at into an open one, resulting in .
Next, we examine the point . Since excludes , the value is not removed from . Therefore, remains included in the final set.
The resulting set is:
A - B = (-\infty, -3) \cup

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