CET Karnataka Engineering CET - Karnataka Engineering Solved Paper-2006

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    If \[\alpha ,\,\beta \] and \[\gamma \] are the. roots, of the equation\[{{x}^{3}}-8x+8=0\], then \[\sum \,\,{{\alpha }^{2}}\] and \[\sum \frac{1}{\alpha \beta }\] are respectively :

    A)  0 and-16                             

    B)  16 and 8

    C)  -16 and 0                            

    D)  16 and 0

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Since \[\alpha ,\beta \] and \[\gamma \]are the roots of the equation \[{{x}^{3}}-8x+8=0,\] then \[\alpha +\beta +\gamma =0,\] \[\alpha \beta +\beta \gamma +\gamma \alpha =-8,\] \[\alpha \beta \gamma =-8\]    ...(i)                 \[\therefore \]  s\[{{(\alpha +\beta +\gamma )}^{2}}=0\]                 \[\Rightarrow \]               \[{{\alpha }^{2}}+{{\beta }^{2}}+{{\gamma }^{2}}+2(\alpha \beta +\beta \gamma +\gamma \alpha )=0\]                 \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\Sigma {{\alpha }^{2}}=-2(-8)\]                               (From (i))                                 \[=16\]                 and        \[\frac{1}{\alpha \beta }+\frac{1}{\beta \gamma }+\frac{1}{\gamma \alpha }=\frac{\gamma +\alpha +\beta }{\alpha \beta \gamma }\]                 \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\frac{1}{\Sigma \alpha \beta }=\frac{0}{-8}=0\]              (From (i))


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