J & K CET Engineering J and K - CET Engineering Solved Paper-2008

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    If \[\alpha ,\beta \] are the roots of the equation \[{{x}^{2}}+ax+b=0,\] then \[\frac{1}{{{\alpha }^{2}}}+\frac{1}{{{\beta }^{2}}}\]is equal to

    A)  \[\frac{{{a}^{2}}-2b}{{{b}^{2}}}\]

    B)  \[\frac{{{b}^{2}}-2a}{{{b}^{2}}}\]

    C)  \[\frac{{{a}^{2}}+2b}{{{b}^{2}}}\]

    D)  \[\frac{{{b}^{2}}+2a}{{{b}^{2}}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Since, \[\alpha \] and \[\beta \] are the roots of \[{{x}^{2}}+ax+b=0,\] then \[\alpha +\beta =-a,\,\,\alpha \beta =b\] \[\therefore \] \[\frac{1}{{{\alpha }^{2}}}+\frac{1}{{{\beta }^{2}}}=\frac{{{\alpha }^{2}}+{{\beta }^{2}}}{{{(\alpha \beta )}^{2}}}\] \[=\frac{{{(\alpha +\beta )}^{2}}-2\alpha \beta }{{{(\alpha \beta )}^{2}}}=\frac{{{a}^{2}}-2b}{{{b}^{2}}}\]


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