Question

The value of $$'a'$$ for which one root of the quadratic equation $$\left( {{a^2} - 5a + 3} \right){x^2} + \left( {3a - 1} \right)x + 2 = 0$$        is twice as large as the other is

A. $$ - \frac{1}{3}$$
B. $$ \frac{2}{3}$$  
C. $$ - \frac{2}{3}$$
D. $$ \frac{1}{3}$$
Answer :   $$ \frac{2}{3}$$
Solution :
Let the roots of given equation be $$\alpha $$ and $$2\alpha $$  then
$$\eqalign{ & \alpha + 2\alpha = 3\alpha = \frac{{1 - 3a}}{{{a^2} - 5a + 3}} \cr & \& \,\,\alpha .2\alpha = 2{\alpha ^2} = \frac{2}{{{a^2} - 5a + 3}} \cr & \Rightarrow \,\,\alpha = \frac{{1 - 3a}}{{3\left( {{a^2} - 5a + 3} \right)}} \cr & \therefore \,\,2\left[ {\frac{1}{9}\frac{{{{\left( {1 - 3a} \right)}^2}}}{{{{\left( {{a^2} - 5a + 3} \right)}^2}}}} \right] = \frac{2}{{{a^2} - 5a + 3}} \cr & \frac{{{{\left( {1 - 3a} \right)}^2}}}{{\left( {{a^2} - 5a + 3} \right)}} = 9\,\,{\text{or}}\,\,9{a^2} - 6a + 1 = 9{a^2} - 45a + 27 \cr & {\text{or}}\,\,39a = 26\,\,\,{\text{or }}a = \frac{2}{3} \cr} $$

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Releted Question 1

If $$\ell ,m,n$$  are real, $$\ell \ne m,$$  then the roots by the equation: $$\left( {\ell - m} \right){x^2} - 5\left( {\ell + m} \right)x - 2\left( {\ell - m} \right) = 0$$         are

A. Real and equal
B. Complex
C. Real and unequal
D. None of these
Releted Question 2

The equation $$x + 2y + 2z = 1{\text{ and }}2x + 4y + 4z = 9{\text{ have}}$$

A. Only one solution
B. Only two solutions
C. Infinite number of solutions
D. None of these
Releted Question 3

Let $$a > 0, b > 0$$    and $$c > 0$$ . Then the roots of the equation $$a{x^2} + bx + c = 0$$

A. are real and negative
B. have negative real parts
C. both (A) and (B)
D. none of these
Releted Question 4

Both the roots of the equation $$\left( {x - b} \right)\left( {x - c} \right) + \left( {x - a} \right)\left( {x - c} \right) + \left( {x - a} \right)\left( {x - b} \right) = 0$$           are always

A. positive
B. real
C. negative
D. none of these.

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