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Standard X
Mathematics
Zeros of a Polynomial
If the zeroes...
Question
If the zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = x
3
- 6x
2
+ x + 2 are a – b, a , a + b, find the values of a and b.
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Solution
f
x
=
x
3
-
6
x
2
+
x
+
2
.
zeros
of
f
x
are
a
-
b
,
a
,
a
+
b
.
We
know
,
sum
of
zeros
of
cubic
polynomial
=
-
coefficient
of
x
2
coefficient
of
x
3
so
,
a
-
b
+
a
+
a
+
b
=
-
-
6
1
=
6
3
a
=
6
therefore
,
a
=
2
.
Now
,
product
of
zeroes
of
cubic
polynomial
=
-
constant
term
coefficient
of
x
3
so
,
a
-
b
a
a
+
b
=
-
2
1
=
-
2
putting
the
value
of
a
2
-
b
2
2
+
b
=
-
2
4
-
b
2
=
-
1
since
x
+
y
x
-
y
=
x
2
-
y
2
⇒
b
2
=
5
⇒
b
=
±
5
.
So
,
value
of
a
=
2
and
b
=
±
5
.
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