JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations Question Bank Relation between roots and coefficients

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    If the roots of the equation \[\frac{\alpha }{x-\alpha }+\frac{\beta }{x-\beta }=1\] be equal in magnitude but opposite in sign, then \[\alpha +\beta \]=

    A) 0

    B) 1

    C) 2

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Given equation \[\frac{\alpha }{x-\alpha }+\frac{\beta }{x-\beta }=1\] can be written as Þ \[{{x}^{2}}-2(\alpha +\beta )x+3\alpha \beta =0\] Let roots are \[{\alpha }'\] and \[-{\alpha }'\] \[{\alpha }'+(-{\alpha }')=2(\alpha +\beta )\Rightarrow 0=2(\alpha +\beta )\,\,\Rightarrow \alpha +\beta =0\].


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