Let $\alpha, \beta$ be the roots of the equation $x^2-p x+r=0$ and $\frac{\alpha}{2}, 2 \beta$ be the roots…

Let $\alpha, \beta$ be the roots of the equation $x^2-p x+r=0$ and $\frac{\alpha}{2}, 2 \beta$ be the roots of the equation $x^2-\mathrm{q} x+\mathrm{r}=0$. Then the value of r is
  1. $\frac{2}{9}(p-q)(2 q-p)$
  2. $\frac{2}{9}(q-p)(2 p-q)$
  3. $\frac{2}{9}(q-2 p)(2 q-p)$
  4. $\frac{2}{9}(2 p-q)(2 q-p)$

Solution

$\alpha$ and $\beta$ are the roots of $x^2-\mathrm{p} x+\mathrm{r}=0$ $\therefore \quad$ sum of roots $=\alpha+\beta$ $\Rightarrow \alpha+\beta=p...(i)$ $\frac{\alpha}{2}, 2 \beta$ are the roots of $x^2-\mathrm{q} x+\mathrm{r}=0$ $\therefore \quad$ sum of roots $=\mathrm{q}$ $\begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow \frac{\alpha}{2}+2 \beta=q \\ & \Rightarrow \alpha+4 \beta=2 q...(ii) \end{aligned}$
Subtracting (i) from (ii), we get $\begin{aligned} & 3 \beta=2 q-p \\ & \Rightarrow \beta=\frac{2 q-p}{3} \end{aligned}$
From (i), $\begin{aligned} & \alpha+\frac{2 q-p}{3}=p \\ & \Rightarrow \alpha=\frac{2(2 p-q)}{3} \end{aligned}$ Product of roots $=\alpha \beta$ $\begin{aligned} \Rightarrow r=\alpha \beta & =\frac{2(2 p-q)}{3} \times \frac{2 q-p}{3} \\ & =\frac{2}{9}(2 p-q)(2 q-p)\end{aligned}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2024 (09 May Shift 2)

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