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Standard X
Mathematics
Discriminant
Given two qua...
Question
Given two quadratic equations
x
2
−
x
+
m
=
0
and
x
2
−
x
+
3
m
=
0
,
m
≠
0.
Find the value of
m
for which one of the roots of the second equation is equal to double the root of the first equation.
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Solution
Let
α
be the root of first equation
∴
2
α
is the root of second equation
α
2
−
α
+
m
=
0
→
(
1
)
4
α
2
−
2
α
+
3
m
=
0
→
(
2
)
4
α
2
−
2
α
+
3
(
α
−
α
2
)
=
0
α
2
+
α
=
0
α
(
α
+
1
)
=
0
α
=
0
or
α
=
−
1
Put
α
=
0
i equation (1)
0
−
0
+
m
=
0
m
=
0
Put
α
=
−
1
in equation (1)
1
+
1
+
m
=
0
m
=
−
2
m
=
−
2
,
0
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