If $\alpha, \beta$ are the roots of $x^2+p x+q=0$, then the values of $\alpha^3+\beta^3$ and…

If $\alpha, \beta$ are the roots of $x^2+p x+q=0$, then the values of $\alpha^3+\beta^3$ and $\alpha^4+\alpha^2 \beta^2+\beta^4$ are respectively ...... and ......
  1. $\left(3 p q-p^3\right)$ and $\left(p^4-3 p^2 q+3 q^2\right)$
  2. $-p\left(3 q-p^2\right)$ and $\left(p^2-q\right)\left(p^2+3 q\right)$
  3. $(p q-4)$ and $\left(p^4-q^4\right)$
  4. $\left(3 p q-p^3\right)$ and $\left(p^2-q\right)\left(p^2-3 q\right)$

Solution

Since $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are roots of equation $ \begin{aligned} & x^2+p x+q=0, \text { so } \\ & \alpha+\beta=-p \text { and } \alpha \beta=q \end{aligned} $ As we know that, $\alpha^3+\beta^3=(\alpha+\beta)\left(\alpha^2+\beta^2-\alpha \beta\right)$ $ \begin{aligned} & =(\alpha+\beta)\left[(\alpha+\beta)^2-3 \alpha \beta\right] \\ & =(-p)\left[p^2-3 q\right]=3 p q-p^3 \\ \text { and } & \alpha^4+\alpha^2 \beta^2+\beta^4 \\ & =\left(\alpha^2+\beta^2\right)^2-\alpha^2 \beta^2=\left[(\alpha+\beta)^2-2 \alpha \beta\right]^2-(\alpha \beta)^2 \\ & =\left((-p)^2-2 q\right)^2-q^2 \\ & =\left(p^2-2 q\right)^2-q^2=\left(p^2-2 q-q\right)\left(p^2-2 q+q\right) \\ & =\left(p^2-q\right)\left(p^2-3 q\right) \end{aligned} $

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2020 (22 Sep Shift 1)

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