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

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    If one root of \[a{{x}^{2}}+bx+c=0\] be square of the other, then the value of \[{{b}^{3}}+a{{c}^{2}}+{{a}^{2}}c\]is

    A) \[3abc\]

    B) \[-3abc\]

    C) 0

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Let\[\alpha ,{{\alpha }^{2}}\]be the two roots. Then \[\alpha +{{\alpha }^{2}}=-\frac{b}{a}\] .....(i) and \[\alpha .{{\alpha }^{2}}=\frac{c}{a}\]    .....(ii) On cubing both sides of (i) \[{{\alpha }^{3}}+{{\alpha }^{6}}+3\alpha {{\alpha }^{2}}(\alpha +{{\alpha }^{2}})=-\frac{{{b}^{3}}}{{{a}^{3}}}\] \[\Rightarrow \frac{c}{a}+\frac{{{c}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}}+3\frac{c}{a}\left( -\frac{b}{a} \right)=-\frac{{{b}^{3}}}{{{c}^{3}}}\]         [By (i) and (ii)] \[\Rightarrow {{b}^{3}}+a{{c}^{2}}+{{a}^{2}}c=3abc\].


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