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Question # 1  
(iii ) +
If  ,  arethe roots of the equations  
 
x 2 + px + q = 0 then evaluate Solution : +
 
Solution : x 2 + px + q = 0
2 + 2
a = 1, b = p , c = q =

Sum of roots,

 + =
−b − p
= = −p
=
1

( 2
+2)
a 1
1
 +  = −p = ( − p ) − 2  q 
2

q 
Product of roots,
= ( p 2 − 2q )
1
c q q
 = = =q
a 1
Q.2 If  ,  arethe roots of the equation
 = q
4 x 2 − 5 x + 6 = 0, then find the value
(i ) 2 +  2 Solution :4 x 2 − 5 x + 6 = 0
Solution : ax 2 + bx + c = 0
( +  ) =  2 +  2 + 2 a = 4, b = −5, c = 6
2

Sum of roots,
 2 +  2 = ( +  ) − 2
2

−b − ( −5 ) 5
= (− p) − 2(q)
2
 + = = =
a 4 4
= p 2 − 2q
Product of roots,
(ii )  3  +  3 c 6
 = =
Solution :  + 
3 3
a 4
=  ( 2 +  2 ) 1 1
(i ) +
=  ( +  ) − 2 
2  
  1 1
Solution : +
= q ( − p ) − 2 q 
2
   
= q ( p 2 − 2q )  + 5/ 4 5
= = =
 6/4 6

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(ii )  2  2 f  ,  are the roots of given equation
−b
Solution : 2  2 Sum of roots =
2 2
a
6 3 9
= ( ) =  =  = −m
2

4 2 4  + =
l
1 1
(iii ) + Product of roots=
c
 
2
 2 a
1 1
Solution : + n
   2
2
 =
l
 +  +  5/ 4
= 2 2 = =
  ( ) ( 6 / 4 ) (i ) 3  2 +  2  3
2 2

5/ 4 5 16 5 Solution : 3  2 +  2  3
= =  =
36 /16 4 36 9 =  2  2 ( +  )
 n   −m 
2
2 2 = ( ) ( )
2 2
=  
(iv) + 
  l  l 
2 2 3 + 3  n 2   − m  −mn 2
Solution : + = =  2  = 3
    l  l  l

Using formula: 1 1
(ii ) +
( +  ) =  +  + 3 ( )( +  )  2
3 3 3 2

1 1
 +  = ( +  ) − 3 ( )( +  )
3 3 3 Solution : +
 2
2
( +  ) − 3 ( )( +  )  2 +  2 ( +  ) − 2
3 2
= = 2 2 =
   ( )
2

(5 / 4) − 3 ( 6 / 4 )( 5 / 4 )
3
= ( +  ) − 2  ( )
2 2
=
(6 / 4)
 −m 
2 2
n n
 125 90  4  125 − 360  4 =  − 2    
= −  =   l  l l
 64 16  6  64 6
m 2 2n n 2  m 2 − 2nl  l 2
−235 = 2 −  2 =  2
= l l l  l2  n
96

Q.3 If  ,  arethe roots of the equation

=
1
n2
( m2 − 2nl )
lx 2 + mx + n = 0 then find the value
Solution : lx 2 + mx + n = 0
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