In the real number system, the equation $\sqrt{x+3-4 \sqrt{x-1}}+\sqrt{x+8-6 \sqrt{x-1}}=1$ has
no solution
exactly two distinct solutions
exactly four distinct solutions
infinitely many solutions
Complete solution set of the inequality $\left( {{{\sec }^{ - 1}}\,x - 4} \right)\left( {{{\sec }^{ 1}}\,x - 1} \right)\left( {{{\sec }^{ - 1}}\,x - 2} \right) \ge 0$ is
The polynomial equation $x^3-3 a x^2+\left(27 a^2+9\right) x+2016=0$ has
Let $\alpha$ and $\beta$ be the roots of $x^2-x-1=0$, with $\alpha>\beta$. For all positive integers $n$, define
$a_n=\frac{\alpha^n-\beta^n}{\alpha-\beta}, n \geq 1$
$b_1=1 \text { and } b_n=a_{n-1}+a_{n+1}, n \geq 2.$
Then which of the following options is/are correct?
$(1)$ $a_1+a_2+a_3+\ldots . .+a_n=a_{n+2}-1$ for all $n \geq 1$
$(2)$ $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{ a _{ n }}{10^{ n }}=\frac{10}{89}$
$(3)$ $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{b_n}{10^n}=\frac{8}{89}$
$(4)$ $b=\alpha^n+\beta^n$ for all $n>1$
The sum of integral values of $a$ such that the equation $||x\ -2|\ -|3\ -x||\ =\ 2\ -a$ has a solution
Let $a, b, c, d$ be numbers in the set $\{1,2,3,4,5,6\}$ such that the curves $y=2 x^3+a x+b$ and $y=2 x^3+c x+d$ have no point in common. The maximum possible value of $(a-c)^2+b-d$ is