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

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    If one root of the equation \[{{x}^{2}}+px+q=0\]is the square of the other, then [IIT Screening 2004]

    A) \[{{p}^{3}}+{{q}^{2}}-q(3p+1)=0\]

    B) \[{{p}^{3}}+{{q}^{2}}+q(1+3p)=0\]

    C) \[{{p}^{3}}+{{q}^{2}}+q(3p-1)=0\]

    D) \[{{p}^{3}}+{{q}^{2}}+q(1-3p)=0\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Let root of the given equation \[{{x}^{2}}+px+q=0\] are \[\alpha \] and \[{{\alpha }^{2}}\]. Now, \[\alpha .{{\alpha }^{2}}={{\alpha }^{3}}=q,\] \[\alpha +{{\alpha }^{2}}=-p\] Cubing both sides, \[{{\alpha }^{3}}+{{({{\alpha }^{2}})}^{3}}+3\alpha \,.\,{{\alpha }^{2}}(\alpha +{{\alpha }^{2}})=-{{p}^{3}}\] \[q+{{q}^{2}}+3q(-p)=-{{p}^{3}}\] \[{{p}^{3}}+{{q}^{2}}+q(1-3p)=0\].


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