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

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    The harmonic mean of the roots of the equation \[(5+\sqrt{2}){{x}^{2}}-(4+\sqrt{5})x+8+2\sqrt{5}=0\] is [IIT 1999; MP PET 2000]

    A) 2

    B) 4

    C) 6

    D) 8

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Given equation is  \[(5+\sqrt{2}){{x}^{2}}-(4+\sqrt{5})x+8+2\sqrt{5}=0\] Hence \[{{x}_{1}}+{{x}_{2}}=\frac{4+\sqrt{5}}{5+\sqrt{2}}\] and \[{{x}_{1}}{{x}_{2}}=\frac{8+2\sqrt{5}}{5+\sqrt{2}}=\frac{2(4+\sqrt{5})}{5+\sqrt{2}}=2({{x}_{1}}+{{x}_{2}})\] Harmonic mean\[=\frac{2{{x}_{1}}{{x}_{2}}}{{{x}_{1}}+{{x}_{2}}}=\frac{2{{x}_{1}}{{x}_{2}}}{{{x}_{1}}{{x}_{2}}/2}=4\].


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