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Standard XII

Mathematics

Nature of Roots

The roots of ...

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The roots of the following quadratic equation Real and unequal.
$(b + c) x^{2}$ - (a + b + c) x + a = 0

True

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Solution

The correct option is A True
$(b + c) x^{2} - (a + b + c) x + a = 0$
$\Rightarrow$ Here, $A = b + c, B = - (a + b + c), C = a$
$\Rightarrow$ $D = B^{2} - 4 A C$
$= [- (a + b + c)]^{2} - 4 (b + c) (a)$
$= a^{2} + b^{2} + c^{2} + 2 a b + 2 b c + 2 c a - 4 b c - 4 c a$
$= a^{2} + b^{2} + c^{2} + 2 a b - 2 b c - 2 c a$
$= (a + b - c)^{2}$
$∴$ $D > 0$
$∴$ We can see discriminant is greater than $0$ , so nature of roots are real and unequal.

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