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JEE Main 2026 — 21 January, Morning Shift — Question 21

Let f:R→R\mathrm{f}: \mathrm{R} \rightarrow \mathrm{R} be a twice differentiable function such that the quadratic equation f(x)m2−2f′(x)m+f′(x)=0\mathrm{f}(\mathrm{x}) \mathrm{m}^{2}-2 \mathrm{f}^{\prime}(\mathrm{x}) \mathrm{m}+\mathrm{f}^{\prime}(\mathrm{x})=0 in m , has two equal roots for every x∈R\mathrm{x} \in \mathrm{R}. If f(0)=1\mathrm{f}(0)=1, f′(0)=2\mathrm{f}^{\prime}(0)=2 and (α,β)(\alpha, \beta) is the largest interval in which the function f(log⁡ex−x)\mathrm{f}\left(\log _{\mathrm{e}} \mathrm{x}-\mathrm{x}\right) is increasing, then α+β\alpha+\beta is equal to

Answer: 1

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Step-by-step solution

Given quadratic equation has equal roots, thus D=0⇒(f′(x))2=f′′(x)⋅f(x)\mathrm{D}=0 \Rightarrow\left(\mathrm{f}^{\prime}(\mathrm{x})\right)^{2}=\mathrm{f}^{\prime \prime}(\mathrm{x}) \cdot \mathrm{f}(\mathrm{x})

f′(x)f(x)=f′′(x)f′(x)\frac{f^{\prime}(x)}{f(x)}=\frac{f^{\prime \prime}(x)}{f^{\prime}(x)}

Integrate ℓn(f(x))=ℓn(f′(x))+ℓnC⇒f(x)=c.f′(x)\ell \mathrm{n}(\mathrm{f}(\mathrm{x}))=\ell \mathrm{n}\left(\mathrm{f}^{\prime}(\mathrm{x})\right)+\ell \mathrm{nC} \Rightarrow \mathrm{f}(\mathrm{x})=\mathrm{c} . \mathrm{f}^{\prime}(\mathrm{x})

Put =x=0=\mathrm{x}=0 1=c.2⇒c=121=\mathrm{c} .2 \Rightarrow \mathrm{c}=\frac{1}{2}

Now 2f(x)=f′(x)2 \mathrm{f}(\mathrm{x})=\mathrm{f}^{\prime}(\mathrm{x})

⇒f′(x)f(x)=2\Rightarrow \frac{\mathrm{f}^{\prime}(\mathrm{x})}{\mathrm{f}(\mathrm{x})}=2

Integrate ℓn(f(x))=2x+d\ell \mathrm{n}(\mathrm{f}(\mathrm{x}))=2 \mathrm{x}+\mathrm{d}

⇒d=0\Rightarrow \mathrm{d}=0

⇒ln⁡(f(x))=2x⇒f(x)=e2x\Rightarrow \ln (\mathrm{f}(\mathrm{x}))=2 \mathrm{x} \Rightarrow \mathrm{f}(\mathrm{x})=\mathrm{e}^{2 \mathrm{x}}

Now let g(x)=f(ln⁡x−x)=e2( nx −x)\mathrm{g}(\mathrm{x})=\mathrm{f}(\ln \mathrm{x}-\mathrm{x})=\mathrm{e}^{2(\text { nx }-\mathrm{x})}

∴g′(x)=2e2(ℓnx−x),(1x−1)≥3\therefore \mathrm{g}^{\prime}(\mathrm{x})=2 \mathrm{e}^{2(\ell \mathrm{n} \mathrm{x}-\mathrm{x})},\left(\frac{1}{\mathrm{x}}-1\right) \geq 3

⇒1−xx≥0\Rightarrow \frac{1-\mathrm{x}}{\mathrm{x}} \geq 0

⇒x∈(0,1]\Rightarrow \mathrm{x} \in(0,1]

⇒α=0,β=1\Rightarrow \alpha=0, \beta=1

α+β=1\alpha+\beta=1.

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Functions
Topic
Functional Equations
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