If \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are the roots of \(x^2+7 x+3=0\) and \(\frac{2 \alpha}{3-4 \alpha}, \frac{2…

If \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are the roots of \(x^2+7 x+3=0\) and \(\frac{2 \alpha}{3-4 \alpha}, \frac{2 \beta}{3-4 \beta}\) are the roots of \(a x^2+b x+c=0\) and GCD of \(a, b, c\) is 1 , then \(a+b+c=\)
  1. 11
  2. 0
  3. 243
  4. 81

Solution

\(\begin{aligned} & \text {Let } \frac{2 \alpha}{3-4 \alpha}=y \Rightarrow 2 \alpha=3 y-4 \alpha y \\ & \Rightarrow \alpha(2+4 y)=3 y \Rightarrow \alpha=\frac{3 y}{2+4 y} \end{aligned}\) \(\because \alpha\) is root of quadratic equation \(x^2+7 x+3=0\), So, \(\begin{aligned} & \qquad\left(\frac{3 y}{2+4 y}\right)^2+7\left(\frac{3 y}{2+4 y}\right)+3=0 \\ & \Rightarrow 9 y^2+84 y^2+42 y+48 y^2+48 y+12=0 \\ & \Rightarrow 141 y^2+90 y+12=0 \\ & \Rightarrow 47 y^2+30 y+4=0 \\ & \because y=\frac{2 \alpha}{3-4 \alpha} \text { is root of quadratic equation } \\ & a x^2+b x+c=0 . \\ & \therefore a=47, b=30 \text { and } c=4 \text { and } G C D \text { of } 47,30,4 \text { is } 1 . \\ & \therefore \quad a+b+c=47+30+4=81 \end{aligned}\) Hence, option (4) is correct.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2019 (20 Apr Shift 1)

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