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QJEEM23Ma1d02: JEE Main 2023 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM23Ma1d02 Solution: Let be the centroid of the triangle formed by the lines and .…

Let (α,β)(\alpha, \beta) be the centroid of the triangle formed by the lines 15x−y=82,6x−5y=−415 x-y=82,6 x-5 y=-4 and 9x+4y=179 x+4 y=17 . Then α+2β\alpha+2 \beta and 2α−β2 \alpha-\beta are the roots of the equation :

Multiple Choice Options

  • A x2−7x+12=0x^{2}-7 x+12=0
  • B x2−13x+42=0x^{2}-13 x+42=0
  • C x2−14x+48=0x^{2}-14 x+48=0
  • D x2−10x+25=0x^{2}-10 x+25=0

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

  1. Solve the equations 15x−y=8215x - y = 82 and 6x−5y=−46x - 5y = -4

Multiply the first equation by 5 and the second by 1 and then subtract the second from the first:

75x−5y=41075x - 5y = 410

6x−5y=−46x - 5y = -4

Subtracting these gives 69x=41469x = 414 which leads to x=6x = 6

Substitute x=6x = 6 into the first equation to get y=8y = 8

So, the first vertex is (6,8)(6,8) .

  1. Solve the equations 15x−y=8215x - y = 82 and 9x+4y=179x + 4y = 17

Multiply the first equation by 4 and the second by 1 and then add:

60x−4y=32860x - 4y = 328

9x+4y=179x + 4y = 17

Adding these gives 69x=34569x = 345 which leads to x=5x = 5

Substitute x=5x = 5 into the second equation to get y=−7y = -7

So, the second vertex is (5,−7)(5,-7) .

  1. Solve the equations 6x−5y=−46x - 5y = -4 and 9x+4y=179x + 4y = 17

Multiply the first equation by 4 and the second by 5 and then add:

24x−20y=−1624x - 20y = -16

45x+20y=8545x + 20y = 85

Adding these gives 69x=6969x = 69 which leads to x=1x = 1

Substitute x=1x = 1 into the first equation to get y=2y = 2

So, the third vertex is (1,2)(1,2) .

So, the vertices of the triangle are (6,8)(6,8) , (5,−7)(5,-7) , and (1,2)(1,2) .

Now that we have the vertices of the triangle, we can find the centroid. The centroid (α,β)(\alpha, \beta) of a triangle with vertices (x1,y1)(x_1, y_1) , (x2,y2)(x_2, y_2) , and (x3,y3)(x_3, y_3) is given by :

α=x1+x2+x33\alpha=\frac{x_1+x_2+x_3}{3} ,

β=y1+y2+y33\beta=\frac{y_1+y_2+y_3}{3}

Substituting the coordinates of the vertices into these equations, we get:

α=6+5+13=4\alpha=\frac{6+5+1}{3}=4 ,

β=8−7+23=1\beta=\frac{8-7+2}{3}=1

Then, we find α+2β\alpha+2\beta and 2α−β2\alpha-\beta :

α+2β=4+2(1)=6\2α−β=2(4)−1=7\alpha+2\beta=4+2(1)=6 \2\alpha-\beta=2(4)-1=7

So, α+2β=6\alpha+2\beta=6 and 2α−β=72\alpha-\beta=7 are the roots of the quadratic equation.

We can write the quadratic equation as

x2−(α+2β+2α−β)x+(α+2β)(2α−β)=0x^2-(\alpha+2\beta+2\alpha-\beta)x+(\alpha+2\beta)(2\alpha-\beta)=0

Substituting α=4\alpha=4 , β=1\beta=1 gives us:

x2−13x+42=0x^2-13x+42=0

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