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Standard XII
Mathematics
Nature of Roots
Sum of the no...
Question
Sum of the non-real roots of
(
x
2
+
x
−
2
)
(
x
2
+
x
−
3
)
=
12
is
A
−
1
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B
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C
−
6
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D
6
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Solution
The correct option is
A
−
1
(
x
2
+
x
−
2
)
(
x
2
+
x
−
3
)
=
12
Put
x
2
+
x
=
y
Then
(
y
−
2
)
(
y
−
3
)
=
12
⇒
y
2
−
5
y
−
6
=
0
⇒
(
y
−
6
)
(
y
+
1
)
=
0
⇒
y
=
−
1
,
6
y
=
6
⇒
x
2
+
x
−
6
=
0
⇒
(
x
+
3
)
(
x
−
2
)
=
0
⇒
x
=
−
3
,
2
y
=
−
1
⇒
x
2
+
x
+
1
=
0
D
=
−
3
<
0
So, this equation has non-real roots whose sum is
−
1
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