If the equations x3 + 10x2 + ax + b = 0 and x3 + 4x2 + ax + c = 0 have two roots in common, then the product of uncommon roots of two equations is:
Question
If the equations x3 + 10x2 + ax + b = 0 and x3 + 4x2 + ax + c = 0 have two roots in common, then the product of uncommon roots of two equations is:
Solution
The given equations are:
x³ + 10x² + ax + b = 0 ----(1)
x³ + 4x² + ax + c = 0 ----(2)
Given that these two equations have two roots in common, let's denote these common roots as p and q. The third root of equation (1) is r and the third root of equation (2) is s.
According to Vieta's formulas, the sum of the roots of a cubic equation ax³ + bx² + cx + d = 0 is -b/a, and the product of the roots taken three at a time is -d/a.
Applying this to equation (1), we have:
p + q + r = -10 ----(3)
pqr = -b ----(4)
Applying this to equation (2), we have:
p + q + s = -4 ----(5)
pqs = -c ----(6)
Subtracting equation (5) from equation (3), we get:
r - s = -6 ----(7)
Dividing equation (6) by equation (4), we get:
s/r = c/b ----(8)
From equations (7) and (8), we can solve for r and s:
r = -6s/(1 - c/b)
s = -6r/(1 - b/c)
The product of the uncommon roots r and s is rs = 36/(1 - c/b)(1 - b/c) = 36/(bc - 1).
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