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

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    \[2{{x}^{2}}-(p+1)x+(p-1)=0\]. If \[\alpha -\beta =\alpha \beta \], then what is the value of p [Orissa JEE 2005]

    A) 1

    B) 2

    C) 3

    D) - 2

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[2{{x}^{2}}-(p+1)x+(p-1)=0\] Given \[\alpha -\beta \] = \[\alpha \beta \]Þ \[{{(\alpha +\beta )}^{2}}-4\alpha \beta \] = \[{{\alpha }^{2}}{{\beta }^{2}}\] Þ\[\frac{{{(p-1)}^{2}}}{4}=\frac{{{(p+1)}^{2}}}{4}-\frac{4(p-1)}{2}\] Þ \[2(p-1)=p\Rightarrow p=2\].


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