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Standard XII
Mathematics
Sum of n Terms
If the quadra...
Question
If the quadratic equation
x
2
+
b
x
+
c
a
=
0
and
x
2
+
c
x
+
a
b
=
0
have a common root prove that the equation containing their other roots is
x
2
+
a
x
+
b
c
=
0
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Solution
Given the quadratic equation is
x
2
+
b
x
+
a
c
=
0
___(1)
x
2
+
c
x
+
a
b
=
0
___(2)
Let roots of (1) be
α
and
β
and roots of (2)
be
α
.
γ
.
common root
=
α
∴
α
2
+
b
α
+
a
c
=
α
2
+
c
α
+
a
b
(
b
−
c
)
α
=
a
b
−
a
c
=
a
(
b
−
c
)
∴
α
=
a
Now
α
+
β
=
−
b
α
β
=
a
c
α
+
γ
=
−
c
α
γ
=
a
b
α
β
a
γ
=
a
c
a
b
⇒
b
γ
=
c
b
∴
β
=
c
,
γ
=
b
____(3)
S
i
n
c
e
,
α
is a common root
∴
f
(
α
)
=
0
⇒
α
2
+
α
b
+
a
c
=
0
α
(
α
+
b
)
+
a
c
=
0
s
i
n
c
e
α
=
a
a
2
+
a
b
+
a
c
=
0
⇒
a
(
a
+
b
+
c
)
=
0
⇒
a
+
b
+
c
=
0
of
b
+
c
=
−
a
___(4)
Equation having roots
β
and
γ
is
x
2
−
(
β
+
γ
)
x
+
β
γ
=
0
x
2
−
(
c
+
b
)
x
+
b
c
=
0
from (3)
x
2
−
(
−
a
)
x
+
b
c
=
0
from (4)
x
2
+
a
x
+
b
c
=
0
is the equation
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Q.
If the quadratic equations
x
2
+
b
x
+
c
a
=
0
&
x
2
+
c
x
+
a
b
=
0
have a common root, the equation containing their other roots is :
Q.
If
x
2
+
a
x
+
b
c
=
0
and
x
2
+
b
x
+
c
a
=
0
(
a
≠
b
)
have a common root, then prove that their other roots satisfy the equation
x
2
+
c
x
+
a
b
=
0
.
Q.
Assertion :If the equation
x
2
+
b
x
+
c
a
=
0
and
x
2
+
c
x
+
a
b
=
0
have a common root, then their other root will satisfy the equation
x
2
+
a
x
+
b
c
=
0
Reason: If the equation
x
2
=
b
x
+
c
a
=
0
and
x
2
+
c
x
+
a
b
=
0
have a common root, then
a
+
b
+
c
=
0
Q.
If
x
2
+
a
x
+
b
c
=
0
,
x
2
+
b
x
+
a
c
=
0
,
a
≠
b
have one root in common, then their other roots satisfy the equation
Q.
If
x
2
+
a
x
+
b
c
=
0
and
x
2
+
b
x
+
c
a
=
0
(
c
≠
0
)
have a common root. Then other root satisfies the equation
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