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Condition for two x-intercepts of a rational function

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The graph of $y = \frac{1}{1 - x^2} - a$ , where $a \in R$ , has two $a \geq -1$ -intercepts when

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A

a < 1

B

a \geq -1

C

-1 \leq a \leq 1

D

a < 0

or

a \geq 1

E

a < 0

or

a > 1

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