JEE Main · 2021 · 25 Jul 2021 · Shift 1 · Quadratic Equations and Inequalities

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If are roots of the equation and for each positive integer , then the value of is equal to

Answer: 1

Solution

Both and satisfy , so their powers obey the recurrence built from that equation:

Taking and ,

Factorising numerator and denominator,

The value of the expression is .

JEE Main · 2021 · 25 Jul 2021 · Shift 1 · Integer answer

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