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Let f:R{α6}R be defined by f(x)=5x+36xα.
Then the value of α for which (fof)(x)=x, for all
xR{α6}, is:

A
8
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6
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No such α exists
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D
5
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Solution

The correct option is D 5
For f(f(x))=x
f(x)=f1(x)
Finding f1(x)
y=5x+36xαx=3+αy6y5
f1(x)=3+αx6x5
f1(x)=f(x) gives
3+αx6x5=5x+36xα
(306α)x2+(α225)x+(3α15)=0
α=5

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