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Consider a region R=(x,y)∈ R^2:x^2≤ y≤ 2x. If a line y=α divides the area of region R into two equal parts, then which of the following is true ?

JEE Main 2020 — Mathematics Calculus

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Consider a region R=(x,y)∈R2:x2≤y≤2xR={(x,y)\in {R}^{2}:{x}^{2}\leq y\leq 2x}R=(x,y)∈R2:x2≤y≤2x. If a line y=αy=\alphay=α divides the area of region RRR into two equal parts, then which of the following is true ?

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Held on 2 Sept 2020 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    α3−6α2+16=0{\alpha }^{3}-6{\alpha }^{2}+16=0α3−6α2+16=0

  2. B

    3α2−8α3/2+8=03{\alpha }^{2}-8{\alpha }^{3/2}+8=03α2−8α3/2+8=0

  3. C

    3α2−8α+8=03{\alpha }^{2}-8\alpha +8=03α2−8α+8=0

  4. D

    α3−6α3/2−16=0{\alpha }^{3}-6{\alpha }^{3/2}-16=0α3−6α3/2−16=0

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