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

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    The sum of the roots of a equation is 2 and sum of their cubes is 98, then the equation is [MP PET 1986]

    A) \[{{x}^{2}}+2x+15=0\]

    B) \[{{x}^{2}}+15x+2=0\]

    C) \[2{{x}^{2}}-2x+15=0\]

    D) \[{{x}^{2}}-2x-15=0\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Let roots are \[\alpha \] and \[\beta \] \[\alpha +\beta =2\]and \[{{\alpha }^{3}}+{{\beta }^{3}}=98\] \ \[{{\alpha }^{3}}+{{\beta }^{3}}=(\alpha +\beta )({{\alpha }^{2}}-\alpha \beta +{{\beta }^{2}})\] Þ \[98=2\left[ {{(\alpha +\beta )}^{2}}-3\alpha \beta  \right]\Rightarrow 49=(4-3\alpha \beta )\] Þ \[\alpha \beta =-15\] Thus equation is \[{{x}^{2}}-2x-15=0\].


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