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I solved the question by drawing graphs of both equations, I don't know if there's any other method to solve the question.
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Take determinant of the RHS of the equation. b^2 - 4ac > 0, so there are two distinct real roots. Now, if you divide that quadratic by 3^(-x), for all values of x, 3^(-x) is positive. Therefore, if you subtract it from the LHS of the equation it has no real effect on the quadratic other than decreasing its overall value. Therefore, intuitively, the answer is C. Two real roots.
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hey @chin2u can you please elaborate the solution
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Hi
We can solve this problem by using graphs as well. If we plot a rough graph for 3^(-x) and 4+x-x^2, you will see that the two graphs intersect at two points. So, that gives us two real solutions.
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