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The roots of the equation x3+14x284x216=0 are in

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AP
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GP
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HP
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none of these
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Solution

The correct option is C GP
by using synthetic division we get one root as 6(while doing synthetic division

first see the multiples of the constant term 216)
(x6)(x2+20x+36)=0
(x6)(x+18)(x+2)=0
roots are 2,6,18.
so the roots are in GP with common ratio 3.

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