Question Number 172024 by Mikenice last updated on 23/Jun/22
$${let}\:\alpha\:{and}\:\beta\:{be}\:{the}\:{root}\:{of}\:{the}\:{equation} \\ $$$${ax}^{\mathrm{2}} +{bx}+{c}=\mathrm{0}.\:{find}\:{the}\:{equation}\:{whose}\:{roots} \\ $$$${are}\:\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\alpha}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\beta}\right)\:{and}\:\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\alpha}−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\beta}\right) \\ $$
Answered by Rasheed.Sindhi last updated on 23/Jun/22
$${Given}\:{equation}: \\ $$$${ax}^{\mathrm{2}} +{bx}+{c}=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\alpha+\beta=−\frac{{b}}{{a}}\:,\:\alpha\beta=\frac{{c}}{{a}},\alpha−\beta=\frac{\sqrt{{b}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{4}{ac}}}{{a}} \\ $$$${Required}\:{equation}: \\ $$$${Sum}\:{of}\:{the}\:{roots}=\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\alpha}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\beta}\right)+\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\alpha}−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\beta}\right) \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:=\frac{\alpha+\beta}{\alpha\beta}+\frac{−\left(\alpha−\beta\right)}{\alpha\beta} \\ $$$$=\frac{\left(−{b}/{a}\right)−\left(\sqrt{{b}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{4}{ac}}\:\right)/{a}}{\left({c}/{a}\right)}=\frac{−{b}−\sqrt{{b}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{4}{ac}}\:}{{c}} \\ $$$${Product}\:{of}\:{roots}=\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\alpha}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\beta}\right)\left(\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\alpha}−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\beta}\right) \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:=\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\alpha^{\mathrm{2}} }−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\beta^{\mathrm{2}} }=\frac{−\left(\alpha+\beta\right)\left(\alpha−\beta\right)}{\left(\alpha\beta\right)^{\mathrm{2}} } \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:=\frac{−\left(−{b}/{a}\right)\left(−{b}−\sqrt{{b}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{4}{ac}}\:/{c}\right)}{\left({c}/{a}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} } \\ $$$$\:\:\:=−\frac{{ab}}{{c}^{\mathrm{3}} }\left({b}+\sqrt{{b}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{4}{ac}}\:\right) \\ $$$$\:{x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\left({Sum}\:{of}\:{the}\:{roots}\right){x}+\left({product}\:{of}\:{the}\:{roots}\right)=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$${x}^{\mathrm{2}} −\left(\frac{−{b}−\sqrt{{b}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{4}{ac}}\:}{{c}}\right){x}−\frac{{ab}}{{c}^{\mathrm{3}} }\left({b}+\sqrt{{b}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{4}{ac}}\:\right)=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$${c}^{\mathrm{3}} {x}^{\mathrm{2}} +{c}^{\mathrm{2}} \left({b}+\sqrt{{b}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{4}{ac}}\:\right){x}−{ab}\left({b}+\sqrt{{b}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{4}{ac}}\:\right)=\mathrm{0} \\ $$
Commented by Mikenice last updated on 23/Jun/22
$${thanks}\:{sir} \\ $$
Commented by peter frank last updated on 23/Jun/22
$$\mathrm{thanks} \\ $$