Let be a real number. Let be the roots of the equation and be the roots of the equation . Then and are the roots of the equation :
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)✓ Correct
- (D)
Answer: (C)
Solution
The shared root satisfies and . Dividing the products, , and subtracting the sums, ; together these give , and then . The new roots are and , with sum and product . The required quadratic is , that is .
JEE Main · 2023 · 29 Jan 2023 · Shift 1 · Single correct option