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if 1 lies btwn d roots of x^2+px+q=0,den p+q is always >-1,....hw??????/

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if 1 lies btwn d roots of x^2+px+q=0,den p+q is always >-1,....hw??????/

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Sambit Senapati

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29 Jul 2011 15:34:21 IST

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question is wrong.

take p=-4, q=2

1 lies between them but their sum is less than -1

nilam

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30 Jul 2011 14:49:34 IST

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bt dese values of p,q satisfy d eqn?????/

shubhanshu

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1 Aug 2011 13:05:35 IST

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p+q is always less than -1 and not greater than -1

Consider the graph of the function f(x) = x^2+px+q

Since the coeffiecient of x^2 is greater than zero the parabola would have the shape of a "bowl" and not that of a "mountain"

Now notice that when a bowl shaped parabola cuts the X-Axis at two distinct points, it will take negative values for all values of x in between the roots.

[If you are having a hardtime visualizing it,just grab a pen and paper and see it for yourself!]

So f(1) < 0 or 1+p+q < 0 and hence the answer

You can also solve this problem by brute force.Not as elegant as the above one but yeah! it will get you the answer

Express the roots in terms of coefficients using the familiar formula for the roots of a quadratic equation

and then simplify the inequality

Alpha < 1 < Beta

You'll get the same answer.

nilam

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1 Aug 2011 18:08:58 IST

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yes dude.i also applied d same method...bt d ans is >-1

shubhanshu

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2 Aug 2011 09:16:18 IST

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Well ... have you considered the possibility of the answer being wrong,given that it has been proved wrong? :)

gourav chourasia

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23 Aug 2011 23:31:17 IST

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a. f(1) is smaller than zero so u get da following condition .....

Yagyadutt Mishra

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24 Aug 2011 09:35:05 IST

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One mate has already answered ... f(1) < 0

First of all lets write the co-efficients ..!

a = 1 , b = p and c = q

SInce a > 0 the equation will open upward ...!

Hence for every x between root r1 and r2 ...the graph will have a negative value ..!
Given 1 lies between the root
So f(1) < 0

1 + p + q < 0

p+q < -1

And it will always be less than -1 ..never greater than -1 ..so please check out your question once again !

chaman kirty

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24 Aug 2011 11:21:59 IST

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hey i think the question is wrong.. the condition for k lies between the roots is af(k)<0 and the ans is coming p+q<-1

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