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

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    If the ratio of the roots of \[{{x}^{2}}+bx+c=0\] and \[{{x}^{2}}+qx+r=0\] be the same, then [EAMCET 1994]

    A) \[{{r}^{2}}c={{b}^{2}}q\]

    B) \[{{r}^{2}}b={{c}^{2}}q\]

    C) \[r{{b}^{2}}=c{{q}^{2}}\]

    D) \[r{{c}^{2}}=b{{q}^{2}}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Let \[\alpha ,\beta \] be the roots of\[{{x}^{2}}+bx+c=0\]and \[\alpha ',\beta '\] be the roots of  \[{{x}^{2}}+qx+r=0\]. Then  \[\alpha +\beta =-b,\alpha \beta =c,\alpha '+\beta '=-q,\alpha '\beta '=r\] It is given that  \[\frac{\alpha }{\beta }=\frac{\alpha '}{\beta '}\Rightarrow \frac{\alpha +\beta }{\alpha -\beta }=\frac{\alpha '+\beta '}{\alpha '-\beta '}\] Þ  \[\frac{{{(\alpha +\beta )}^{2}}}{{{(\alpha -\beta )}^{2}}}=\frac{{{(\alpha '+\beta ')}^{2}}}{{{(\alpha '-\beta ')}^{2}}}\,\,\,\Rightarrow \frac{{{b}^{2}}}{{{b}^{2}}-4c}=\frac{{{q}^{2}}}{{{q}^{2}}-4r}\] Þ  \[{{b}^{2}}r={{q}^{2}}c\]


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