Manipal Engineering Manipal Engineering Solved Paper-2013

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    The value of \[x\] in the expression\[{{(x+{{x}^{{{\log }_{10}}x}})}^{5}}\], if the third term in the expansion is 1,000,000, is

    A) \[10,\,\,{{10}^{-3/2}}\]                 

    B) \[100\,\,or\,\,{{10}^{-3/2}}\]

    C) \[10\,\,or\,\,{{10}^{-5/2}}\]        

    D)         None of these

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    \[\log x\]is defined only when x > 0 Now, the\[{{3}^{rd}}\]term in the expansion \[{{T}_{2+1}}{{=}^{5}}{{C}_{2}}\cdot {{x}^{5-2}}{{({{x}^{{{\log }_{10}}x}})}^{2}}=1,000,000\](given) \[\Rightarrow \]\[{{x}^{3+2{{\log }_{10}}x}}={{10}^{5}}\] Taking logarithm of both sides, we get                 \[(3+2{{\log }_{10}}x)\cdot {{\log }_{10}}x=5\] \[\Rightarrow \]                               \[2{{y}^{2}}+3y-5=0\] Where  \[{{\log }_{10}}x=y\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[(y-1)(2y+5)=0\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[y=1\]or\[-5/2\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[{{\log }_{10}}x=1\]or\[-5/2\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[x={{10}^{1}}=10\]or\[{{10}^{-5/2}}\]


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