If $\lambda \in \mathrm{R}$ is such that the sum of the cubes of the roots of the equation, $x^2+(2-\lambda)…

If $\lambda \in \mathrm{R}$ is such that the sum of the cubes of the roots of the equation, $x^2+(2-\lambda) x+(10-\lambda)=0$ is minimum, then the magnitude of the difference of the roots of this equation is
  1. 20
  2. $2 \sqrt{5}$
  3. $2 \sqrt{7}$
  4. $4 \sqrt{2}$

Solution

Let, the roots of the equation, $x^2+(2-\lambda) x+(10-\lambda)=0$ are $\alpha$ and $\beta$. Also roots of the given equation are $ $ \frac{\lambda-2 \pm \sqrt{4-4 \lambda+\lambda^2-40+4 \lambda}}{2}=\frac{\lambda-2 \pm \sqrt{\lambda^2-36}}{2} $ $ The magnitude of the difference of the roots is $\left|\sqrt{\lambda^2-36}\right|$ So, $\alpha^3+\beta^3=\frac{(\lambda-2)^3}{4}+\frac{3(\lambda-2)\left(\lambda^2-36\right)}{4}$ $ \begin{aligned} =\frac{(\lambda-2)\left(4 \lambda^2-4 \lambda-104\right)}{4} \\ =&(\lambda-2)\left(\lambda^2-\lambda-26\right)=f(\lambda) \end{aligned} $ $ As $f(\lambda)$ attains its minimum value at $\lambda=4$. $ Therefore, the magintude of the difference of the

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