Let α 1 , α 2 , … , α 7 α 1 , α 2 , … , α 7 be the roots of the…

Let α1,α2,,α7α1,α2,,α7 be the roots of the equation x7+3x5-13x3-15x=0 and α1α2α7.
Then, α1α2-α3α4+α5α6 is equal to _______

Solution

Given:

x7+3x5-13x3-15x=0

xx6+3x4-13x2-15=0

So, x=0 is one of the root.

Now,

x6+3x4-13x2-15=0

Put x2=t, then we have

t3+3t2-13t-15=0

t-3t2+6t+5=0

t-3t+1t+5=0

So, t=3,t=-1,t=-5

Now we are getting 

x2=3,x2=-1,x2=-5

x=±3, ±i,±5i

From the given condition α1α2.α7

We can clearly say that α7=0 and

and α6=5=α5

and α4=3=α3 and 

α2=1=α1

So we can have,

α1=5i, α2=-5i, α3=3

α4=-3, α5=i, α6=-i

α7=0

Hence,

α1α2-α3α4+α5α6

=5--3+1=9

Asked in: JEE Main 2023 (29 Jan Shift 2)

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