71at least one of the 2 foll eqns.... ? What's next. Is it incomplete!
if 4 real nos p, q, r & s are such that,
pr=2(q+s)
prove,
at least one of the 2 foll eqns
x2+px+q=0 and x2+rx+s=0
my approach:
i found out the discriminant of the 2 which came to be as
p2-4q and r2-4s
now one must be positive and other negative,
hence the to prove is (p2-4q)(r2-4s)<0
am i right?
and also cannot proceed after this...how to proceed?
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341Check your logic carefully. You actually have to prove that you cannot have p^2 \le 4q and r^2 \le 4s.
Now see how you can use the given condition pr = 2(q+s) to arrive at a contradiction if both inequalities are true.
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3is the last part of the question..."one of the foll. equations have real roots" ???
then the soultion is simple.....prove that
d1+d2 ≥ 0 usind the given relation!! thats it subhomoy!!
341pr = 2(q+s) \Rightarrow (pr)^2 = 4(q+s)^2 \ge 16 (qs)%2 as (q+s)^2 \ge 4qs
Now if both the equations have non-real roots we would have p^2 < 4q, r^2 < 4s \Rightarrow (pr)^2 < 16qs
Hence at least one of the equations has real roots