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QJEEM20Madeec: JEE Main 2020 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM20Madeec Solution: Let a, b R, a 0 be such that the equation, ax 2 – 2bx + 5 = 0…

Let a, b ∈\in R, a ≠\ne 0 be such that the equation, ax2 – 2bx + 5 = 0 has a repeated root α\alpha , which is also a root of the equation, x2 – 2bx – 10 = 0. If β\beta is the other root of this equation, then α\alpha 2 + β\beta 2 is equal to :

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 28
  • B 24
  • C 26
  • D 25

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Roots of equation ax2 – 2bx + 5 = 0 are α\alpha , α\alpha .

∴\therefore α\alpha + α\alpha = 2ba{{2b} \over a}

⇒\Rightarrow 2 α\alpha = 2ba{{2b} \over a}

⇒\Rightarrow α\alpha = ba{{b} \over a} ....(1)

and α\alpha 2 = 5a{5 \over a} ....(2)

From (1) and (2), we get

b2a2=5a{{{b^2}} \over {{a^2}}} = {5 \over a}

⇒\Rightarrow b2 = 5a

α\alpha , β\beta are the roots of equation x2 – 2bx – 10 = 0

∴\therefore α\alpha + β\beta = 2b

and α\alpha β\beta = -10

As α\alpha is a root of the equation x2 – 2bx – 10 = 0.

∴\therefore α\alpha 2 - 2b α\alpha - 10 = 0

⇒\Rightarrow b2a2−2b2a−10=0{{{b^2}} \over {{a^2}}} - {{2{b^2}} \over a} - 10 = 0

⇒\Rightarrow 5aa2−10aa−10=0{{5a} \over {{a^2}}} - {{10a} \over a} - 10 = 0

⇒\Rightarrow 5a−10−10=0{5 \over a} - 10 - 10 = 0

⇒\Rightarrow aa = 14{1 \over 4}

⇒\Rightarrow α2{\alpha ^2} = 20

α\alpha β\beta = -10

⇒\Rightarrow β2{\beta ^2} = 5

∴\therefore α2+β2{\alpha ^2} + {\beta ^2} = 20 + 5 = 25

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