CET Karnataka Engineering CET - Karnataka Engineering Solved Paper-2011

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    If \[\alpha ,\beta \]and \[\gamma \]are roots of \[{{x}^{3}}-2x+1=0,\]then the value of \[\sum{\left( \frac{1}{\alpha +\beta -\gamma } \right)}\]is

    A)  \[-\frac{1}{2}\]                                

    B)  \[-1\]

    C)  0                                            

    D)  \[\frac{1}{2}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Given cubic equation is, \[{{x}^{3}}-2x+1=0,(\alpha ,\beta ,\gamma )\]are roots of this equation. Then sum of roots \[\sum{\alpha =0}\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[\alpha +\beta +\gamma =0\] \[\sum{\alpha \beta }=-2,\alpha \beta \gamma =-1\] Now, we have \[\sum{\frac{1}{^{\alpha +\beta -\gamma }}}\sum{\frac{1}{-\gamma -\gamma }}=-\frac{1}{2}\sum{\frac{1}{\gamma }}\] \[=-\frac{1}{2}\left( \frac{1}{\alpha }+\frac{1}{\beta }+\frac{1}{\gamma } \right)\] \[=-\frac{1}{2}\left( \frac{\alpha \beta +\beta \gamma +\alpha \gamma }{\alpha \beta \gamma } \right)\] \[=-\frac{1}{2}.\frac{\sum{\alpha \beta }}{\alpha \beta \gamma }=-\frac{1}{2}.\frac{(-2)}{(-1)}=-1\]


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