If equation $(a - 2) x^{2} + (a^{2} - 3 a + 2) x + (a^{2} - 4) = 0$ has more than two roots then $a$ is

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$(a - 2) x^{2} + (a^{2} - 3 a + 2) x + (a^{2} - 4) = 0$
$\Rightarrow (a - 2) x^{2} + (a^{2} + 2 a - a - 2) x + (a - 2) (a + 2) = 0$
$\Rightarrow (a - 2) x^{2} + (a - 2) (a - 1) x + (a - 2) (a + 2) = 0$ as it is an identity.
$\Rightarrow a - 2 = 0 \Rightarrow a = 2$
$\Rightarrow (a - 2) (a - 1) = 0 \Rightarrow a = 1, 2$
$\Rightarrow (a - 2) (a + 2) = 0 \Rightarrow a = - 2, 2$
So, ${2} \cap {1, 2} \cap {- 2, 2} = 2$
So $a = 2$

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