AP EAMCET202125 Aug 2021Evening ShiftMathematicsQuadratic EquationActual
Sum of the roots of the equation | array cccc x & 0 & 0 & 0 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 0 & x & 0 & 0 2 & 0 & x-1 & 0 array |- | array ccc 0 & x & 0 0 & 0 & x-1 2 & 2 & 0 array |=0 is
Options
- A2
- B3
- C1
- D5
Correct answer
B. 3
Step-by-step solution
| array cccc x & 0 & 0 & 0 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 0 & x & 0 & 0 2 & 0 & x-1 & 0 array |- | array ccc 0 & x & 0 0 & 0 & x-1 2 & 2 & 0 array |=0 On expanding first determinant along R₂ and second determinant along R_i aligned & 1 [x^2(x-1) ]-(-x)[-2(x-1)]=0 & x^3-x^2+x(-2 x+2)=0 & x^3-x^2-2 x^2+2 x=0 & x^3-3 x^2+2 x=0 & x (x^2-3 x+2 )=0 & x(x-1)(x-2)=0 & x=0,1 and 2 & aligned x=0,1 and 2 Sum of the roots =0+1+2=3