The polynomial equation $x^3-3 a x^2+\left(27 a^2+9\right) x+2016=0$ has

  • [KVPY 2016]
  • A

    exactly one real root for any real $a$

  • B

    three real roots for any real $a$

  • C

    three real roots for any $a \geq 0$, and exactly one real root for any $a < 0$

  • D

    three real roots for any $a \leq 0$, and exactly one real root for any $a > 0$

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$I.$ $x^3+y^3+z^3=3 x y z$

$II.$ $x^3+y^2 z+y z^2=3 x y z$

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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 $n \geq 1$

$(2)$ $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{ a _{ n }}{10^{ n }}=\frac{10}{89}$

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$(4)$ $b=\alpha^n+\beta^n$ for all $n>1$

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