JEE Main · 2020 · 09 Jan 2020 · Shift 2 · Quadratic Equations and Inequalities

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Let be such that the equation has a repeated root , which is also a root of the equation, . If is the other root of this equation, then is equal to:
  1. (A)28
  2. (B)24
  3. (C)26
  4. (D)25✓ Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

A repeated root of satisfies and , which combine to . Since this same is a root of , substituting and gives ; using this reduces to , so and . The product of the roots of is , so and . Therefore .

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