BCECE Engineering BCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2015

  • question_answer
    Let \[\alpha \]and \[\beta \]be the roots of  \[{{x}^{2}}+bx+1=0\] Then, the equation whose roots are \[-\left( \alpha +\frac{1}{\beta } \right)\]and \[-\left( \beta +\frac{1}{\alpha } \right),\] is

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

    B) \[{{x}^{2}}+2bx+4=0\]

    C) \[{{x}^{2}}-2bx+4=0\]

    D) \[{{x}^{2}}-bx+1=0\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Since, \[\alpha \] and\[\beta \] are roots of\[{{x}^{2}}+bx+1=0\] \[\therefore \]  \[\alpha +\beta =-b,\alpha \beta =1\] Now, \[\left( -\alpha -\frac{1}{\beta } \right)+\left( -\beta -\frac{1}{\alpha } \right)\] \[=-(\alpha +\beta )-\left( \frac{1}{\beta }+\frac{1}{\alpha } \right)=-(\alpha +\beta )-\frac{(\alpha +\beta )}{\alpha \beta }\] \[=b+b=2b\] and \[\left( -\alpha -\frac{1}{\beta } \right)\left( -\beta -\frac{1}{\alpha } \right)\] \[=\alpha \beta +2+\frac{1}{\alpha \beta }=1+2+1=4\] Thus, the equation whose roots are \[-\alpha -\frac{1}{\beta }\] and\[-\beta -\frac{1}{\alpha },\] is \[{{x}^{2}}-2bx+4=0\].


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