If $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are the roots of the equation $a x^2+b x+c=0$ and, if $p x^2+q x+r=0$ has roots…

If $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are the roots of the equation $a x^2+b x+c=0$ and, if $p x^2+q x+r=0$ has roots $\frac{1-\alpha}{\alpha}$ and $\frac{1-\beta}{\beta}$, then $r$ is equal to
  1. $a+2 b$
  2. $a+b+c$
  3. $a b+b c+c a$
  4. $a b c$

Solution

Since, $\alpha, \beta$ are the roots of the equation $a x^2+b x+c=0$. $\therefore \quad \alpha+\beta=-\frac{b}{a} \quad \alpha \beta=\frac{c}{a}$ The quadratic equation whose roots are $\frac{1-\alpha}{\alpha}$ and $\frac{1-\beta}{\beta}$, is $\begin{aligned} & x^2-\left(\frac{1-\alpha}{\alpha}+\frac{1-\beta}{\beta}\right) x+\frac{1-\alpha}{\alpha} \cdot \frac{1-\beta}{\beta}=0 \\ & \Rightarrow x^2-\left(\frac{\beta-\alpha \beta+\alpha-\alpha \beta}{\alpha \beta}\right) x \\ & \Rightarrow x^2-\left(\frac{-\frac{b}{a}-2 \frac{c}{a}}{\frac{c}{a}}\right) x+\frac{1-\left(-\frac{b}{a}\right)+\frac{c}{a}}{\frac{c}{a}}=0\end{aligned}$ $\Rightarrow x^2-\left(\frac{-\frac{b}{a}-2 \frac{c}{a}}{\frac{c}{a}}\right) x+\frac{1-\left(-\frac{b}{a}\right)+\frac{c}{a}}{\frac{c}{a}}=0$ $\{$ from Eq. (i)\} $\begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow x^2-\frac{(-b-2 c) x}{c}+\frac{a+b+c}{c}=0 \\ & \Rightarrow c x^2+(b+2 c) x+(a+b+c)=0\end{aligned}$ On comparing with $p x^2+q x+r=0$, we get $r=a+b+c$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2007

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