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If is such that the sum of the cubes of the roots of the equation is minimum, then the magnitude of the difference of the roots of this equation is :
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Let roots are .
(where, )
For maximum and critical points, derivative must be zero.
Now,
For is maximum and
For is minimum.
Equation will be .
Using quadratic formula, we get
Thus, difference of roots is
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