JEE Main & Advanced JEE Main Paper (Held On 9 April 2014)

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    If\[\frac{1}{\sqrt{\alpha }}\]and\[\frac{1}{\sqrt{\beta }}\] are the roots of the equation,\[a{{x}^{2}}+bx+1=0\]\[(a\ne 0,a,b,\in R),\]then the equation,\[x\left( x+{{b}^{3}} \right)+\left( {{a}^{3}}-3abx \right)=0\]has roots:   [JEE Main Online Paper ( Held On 09 Apirl  2014  )

    A) \[{{\alpha }^{{}^{3}/{}_{2}}}\]and\[{{\beta }^{{}^{3}/{}_{2}}}\]  

    B) \[\alpha {{\beta }^{{}^{1}/{}_{2}}}\]and\[{{\alpha }^{{}^{1}/{}_{2}}}\beta \]

    C)  \[\sqrt{\alpha \beta }\]and\[\alpha \beta \]      

    D) \[{{\alpha }^{-\frac{3}{2}}}\]and\[{{\beta }^{-\frac{3}{2}}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Let\[\frac{1}{\sqrt{\alpha }}\]and\[\frac{1}{\sqrt{\beta }}\]be the roots of \[a{{x}^{2}}+bx+1=0\] \[\frac{1}{\sqrt{\alpha }}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{\beta }}=\left( \frac{\sqrt{\alpha }+\sqrt{\beta }}{\sqrt{\alpha \beta }} \right)=-\frac{b}{a}\] \[\frac{1}{\sqrt{\alpha }\sqrt{\beta }}=\frac{1}{a}\Rightarrow a=\sqrt{\alpha \beta }\] \[b=-\left( \sqrt{\alpha }+\sqrt{\beta } \right)\] \[x\left( x+{{b}^{3}} \right)+({{a}^{3}}-3abx)=0\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[{{x}^{2}}+({{b}^{3}}-3ab)x+{{a}^{3}}=0\] Putting values of a and b, we get \[{{x}^{2}}+\left[ {{\left( -\sqrt{\alpha }+\sqrt{\beta } \right)}^{3}}+3\left( \sqrt{\alpha \beta } \right)\left( \sqrt{\alpha }+\beta  \right) \right]+{{(\alpha \beta )}^{3/2}}=0\]\[\Rightarrow \]\[{{x}^{2}}-\left[ {{\alpha }^{3/2}}+{{\beta }^{3/2}}+3\sqrt{\alpha \beta }\left( \sqrt{\alpha }+\sqrt{\beta } \right)-3\sqrt{\alpha \beta }(\sqrt{\alpha }+\sqrt{\beta }) \right]\]\[x+{{(\alpha \beta )}^{3/2}}=0\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[{{x}^{2}}-({{\alpha }^{3/2}}+{{\beta }^{3/2}})x+{{\alpha }^{3/2}}{{\beta }^{3/2}}=0\] Roots of this equation are \[{{\alpha }^{3/2}}+,{{\beta }^{3/2}}\]                


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