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QJEEM20Ma588b: JEE Main 2020 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM20Ma588b Solution: Let be in R. If and are the roots of the equation, x 2 - x + 2…

Let λ≠0\lambda \ne 0 be in R. If α\alpha and β\beta are the roots of the
equation, x2 - x + 2 λ\lambda = 0 and α\alpha and γ\gamma are the roots of
the equation, 3x2−10x+27λ=03{x^2} - 10x + 27\lambda = 0 , then βγλ{{\beta \gamma } \over \lambda } is equal to:

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 36
  • B 9
  • C 27
  • D 18

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α\alpha and β\beta are the roots of the
equation x2 - x + 2 λ\lambda = 0 .....(1)

∴\therefore α+β=1, αβ=2λ\alpha + \beta = 1,\,\alpha \beta = 2\lambda

α\alpha and γ\gamma are the roots of
the equation, 3x2−10x+27λ=03{x^2} - 10x + 27\lambda = 0 ......(2)

∴\therefore α+γ\alpha + \gamma = 103{{10} \over 3} , αγ\alpha \gamma = 27λ3{{27\lambda } \over 3} = 9 λ\lambda

Multiplying equation (1) by 3 and subtracting form equation (2) we get

-7x + 21 λ\lambda = 0

⇒\Rightarrow x = 3 λ\lambda

∴\therefore α\alpha = 3 λ\lambda

As α\alpha is root of equation (1) so

α\alpha 2 - α\alpha + 2 λ\lambda = 0

⇒\Rightarrow 9 λ\lambda 2 - 3 λ\lambda + 2 λ\lambda = 0

⇒\Rightarrow λ\lambda = 19{1 \over 9}

⇒\Rightarrow α\alpha = 3 ×\times 19{1 \over 9} = 13{1 \over 3}

Also αβ=2λ\alpha \beta = 2\lambda = 29{2 \over 9}

⇒\Rightarrow β\beta = 23{2 \over 3}

Also αγ\alpha \gamma = 9 λ\lambda = 9 ×\times 19{1 \over 9} = 1

⇒\Rightarrow γ\gamma = 3

∴\therefore βγλ{{\beta \gamma } \over \lambda } = 23.319{{{2 \over 3}.3} \over {{1 \over 9}}} = 18

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