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Standard IX
Mathematics
Zeroes of a Polynomial
If one zero o...
Question
If one zero of
f(x) = 4
□
x
2
- 8kx + 8x - 9
is negative of the other, find zeroes of
k
□
x
2
+ 3kx + 2.
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Solution
f(x) = 4
□
x
2
-8kx + 8x - 9$
Let one zero be
α
and then other will be
=
−
α
⇒
Sum of zeroes
⇒
α
−
α
=
0
=
(
8
k
−
8
)
4
⇒
k
=
1
∴
Zeroes of
1
(
x
)
2
+
3
(
x
)
x
+
2
=
x
2
+
3
x
+
2
=
x
2
+
x
+
2
x
+
2
=
x
(
x
+
1
)
+
2
(
x
+
1
)
=
(
x
+
1
)
(
x
+
2
)
∴
Zeroes
=
x
=
−
1
,
−
2.
Hence, the answer is
−
1
,
−
2.
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If one zero of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = 4x
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