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JEE Main 20172 April
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2017
Date
2 April
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Quadratic Equation

JEE Main 2017 · 2 April · Mathematics · Quadratic Equation

If, for a positive integer n , the quadratic equation, x(x + 1) +...

If, for a positive integer nn, the quadratic equation,

x(x+1)+(x+1)(x+2)+...+(x+n−1¯)(x+n)=10nx\left(x + 1\right) + \left(x + 1\right)\left(x + 2\right) + . .. + \left(x + \overset{¯}{n - 1}\right)\left(x + n\right) = 10n

has two consecutive integral solutions, then nn is equal to:

Options

  1. A1212
  2. B99
  3. C1010
  4. D1111

Correct answer

D. 1111

Step-by-step solution

On simplifying we get the quadratic equations as
(x2+x2+...+x2⏟ntimes)+[1+3+5+...+(2n−1)]x+[1.2+2.3+...+(n−1)n]=10n\left(\mathop{\mathop{{x}^{2} + {x}^{2} + . . . + {x}^{2}}_{⏟}}_{n\text{times}}\right) + \left[1 + 3 + 5 + . . . + \left(2n - 1\right)\right]x + \left[1 . 2 + 2 . 3 + . . . + \left(n - 1\right)n\right] = 10n
nx2+n2x+n(n2−1)3=10nn{x}^{2} + {n}^{2}x + \dfrac{n\left({n}^{2} - 1\right)}{3} = 10n

x2+nx+n2−313=0{x}^{2} + nx + \dfrac{{n}^{2} - 31}{3} = 0

Let, α,β\alpha, \beta are the roots of the above equation

∴α+β=−n,αβ=n2−313∴ \alpha + \beta = - n, \alpha\beta = \dfrac{{n}^{2} - 31}{3}

Now, the difference of roots\left|\alpha - \beta\right| = 1</p><p></p><p>⇒ {\left(\alpha - \beta\right)}^{2} = 1</p><p></p><p>⇒ {\left(\alpha + \beta\right)}^{2} - 4\alpha\beta = 1<br/><br/><br /><br />⇒ {n}^{2} - \dfrac{4}{3}\left({n}^{2} - 31\right) = 1<br/><br/><br /><br />⇒ {n}^{2} = 121<br/><br/><br /><br />⇒ n = 11

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