JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations Question Bank Solution of quadratic equations and Nature of roots

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    If \[{{b}_{1}}{{b}_{2}}=2\]\[({{c}_{1}}+{{c}_{2}})\], then at least one of the equations \[{{x}^{2}}+{{b}_{1}}x+{{c}_{1}}=0\]  and \[{{x}^{2}}+{{b}_{2}}x+{{c}_{2}}=0\] has

    A) Real roots

    B) Purely imaginary roots

    C) Imaginary roots

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Let \[{{D}_{1}}\] and \[{{D}_{2}}\] be discriminants of \[{{x}^{2}}+{{b}_{1}}x+{{c}_{1}}=0\] and \[{{x}^{2}}+{{b}_{2}}x+{{c}_{2}}=0\] respectively. Then     \[{{D}_{1}}+{{D}_{2}}=b_{1}^{2}-4{{c}_{1}}+b_{2}^{2}-4{{c}_{2}}=(b_{1}^{2}+b_{2}^{2})-4({{c}_{1}}+{{c}_{2}})\]         \[b_{1}^{2}+b_{2}^{2}-2{{b}_{1}}{{b}_{2}}\,\,,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,(\,\,\because \,\,{{b}_{1}}{{b}_{2}}=2({{c}_{1}}+{{c}_{2}})\,)\]       = \[{{({{b}_{1}}-{{b}_{2}})}^{2}}\ge 0\] Þ \[{{D}_{1}}\ge 0\]or \[{{D}_{2}}\ge 0\]or \[{{D}_{1}}\]and \[{{D}_{2}}\]both are positive.


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