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Let α,β be the roots of the equation x2-2x+6=0 and 1α2+1,1β2+1 be the roots of the equation x2+ax+b=0. Then the roots of the equation x2-a+b-2x+a+b+2=0 are :
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Options:
  • A non-real complex numbers
  • B real and both negative
  • C real and both positive
  • D real and exactly one of them is positive
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The correct answer is: real and both negative

Given α,β be the roots of the equation x2-2x+6=0 

So sum of roots will be α+β=2 and product of roots will be αβ=6

And also given 1α2+1 and 1β2+1 are roots of x2+ax+b=0

So sum of roots will be -a=1α2+1+1β2+1

a=-1α2-1β2-2 .....1

And similarly product of roots will be,

b=1α2+1β2+1+1α2β2 ....2

Now adding equation 1 & 2 we get,

a+b=1αβ2-1=16-1=-56 {as αβ=6}

Now putting the value of a+b in x2-a+b-2x+a+b+2=0

x2--56-2x+2-56=0

6x2+17x+7=0

x=-73,x=-12 are the roots, both roots are real and negative.

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