JCECE Engineering JCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2002

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    If\[\alpha ,\,\,\beta \]are the roots of the equation\[{{x}^{2}}+2x+4=0\], then\[\frac{1}{{{\alpha }^{3}}}+\frac{1}{{{\beta }^{3}}}\]is equal to:

    A) \[-1/2\]               

    B) \[1/4\]

    C) \[{{3}^{2}}\]                                      

    D) \[1/{{3}^{2}}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Since, \[\alpha \] and \[\beta \] are the roots of the equation\[{{x}^{2}}+2x+4=0\], then                 \[\alpha +\beta =-2\]and\[\alpha \beta =4\] \[\therefore \]  \[\frac{1}{{{\alpha }^{3}}}+\frac{1}{{{\beta }^{3}}}=\frac{{{\alpha }^{3}}+{{\beta }^{3}}}{{{(\alpha \beta )}^{3}}}\]                 \[=\frac{{{(\alpha +\beta )}^{3}}-3\alpha \beta (\alpha +\beta )}{{{(\alpha \beta )}^{3}}}\]                 \[=\frac{{{(-2)}^{3}}-3(4)(-2)}{{{(4)}^{3}}}=\frac{-8+24}{64}\]\[=\frac{1}{4}\]


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