Common Roots

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Common Roots: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Condition for the Common Roots, Common Root of Two Quadratic Equations, Quadratic Equations with Both Roots Common & Quadratic Equations with Exactly One Common Root etc.

Important Questions on Common Roots

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If the equations x2+ax+1=0 and x2-x-a=0 have a real common root b , then the value of b is equal to

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Let f(x)=x3-3x+b and g(x)=x2+bx-3, where b is a real number. What is the sum of all possible values of b for which the equations f(x)=0 and g(x)=0 have a common root ?

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If the equations x2+px+q=0 and x2+rx+s=0 have a common root, show that it must be ps-rqq-s or q-sr-p.

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The equations x2-cx+d=0 and x2-ax+b=0 have one common root and the 2nd equation has equal roots. Prove that 2b+d=ac.

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Find the value of k for which the equations x2-kx-21=0 and x2-3kx+35=0 have a common root.

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If the equation ax2+bx+c=0 and bx2+cx+a=0 (where acb2) have a common root, then show that, either a+b+c=0 or a=b=c.

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Show that the equations b-cx2+c-ax+a-b=0 and c-ax2+a-bx+b-c=0 have a common root.

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If the quadratic equations x2+ax+b=0 and x2+bx+a=0 (ab) have a common root then find a+b.

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If the equations x2+bx+ca=0 and x2+cx+ab=0 have exactly one non-zero common root, then prove that the other roots of the equations satisfy x2+ax+bc=0.

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If α, β are the roots of the equation x2+px+q=0 and γ, δ  are the roots of the equation x2+rx+s=0 evaluate (α-γ)(α-δ)(β-γ)(β-δ) in term of p, q, r, s Hence, show that (s-q)2=(r-p)(ps-rq) is the condition for the existence of a common root of the two equations.

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If the quadratic equations x2+ax+b=0 and x2+bx+a=0(ab) have a common root then find (a+b).

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If the equations x2-11x+k=0 and  x2-14x+2k=0 have a common root, find the sum of possible values of k.

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 If the quadratic equations a1x2 + b1x + c1 = 0 and a2x2 + b2x + c2 = 0 have exactly one common root, then the relation between their coefficients is c 1 a 2 - c 2 a 1 2 = b 1 c 2 - b 2 c 1 a 1 b 2 - a 2 b 1 . If both the roots are common, then the relation between their coefficient is  a 1 a 2 = b 1 b 2 = c 1 c 2 .

 If the equations ax3+3bx2+3cx+d=0 and  ax2+2bx+c=0  have a common root, then which of the following option is correct ?

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If the quadratic equations ax2+2bx+3c=0 and 3x2+8x+15=0 have a common root (where a,b,c are the lengths of sides of a ABC), then sin2A +sin2B+sin2C=_____ 

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If a, b, c are in A.P. and if b-cx2+c-ax+a-b=0 and 2c+ax2+b+cx=0 have common root then which one is correct

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If equations ax2+bx+c=0; a, b, cR & c0 and 2x2+3x+4=0 have a common root, then a:b:c equals 

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If the quadratic equations k6x2+3+rx+2x2-1=0 and  6k2x2+1+px+4x2-2=0 have both the roots common, then  2r-p is equal to

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If the equations ax2+2bx+c=0 and dx2+2ex+f=0 have a common root and a, b and c are in geometric progression, then da, eb, fc are in:

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If the equations x4+ax=1 and x5+ax2+1=0 have a common root, then

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If the equations 2x2-7x+9=0 and ax2+bx+18=0 have a common root, then a,bR