Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Quadratic Equation :

1.Standard form of Quadratic equation : ax² + bx + c = 0.........(1)

2.Roots of the equation (1) are x = {-b ± √(b² – 4ac)}/2a

3.If α and β be the roots of the equation (1) then, 
sum of its roots = α + β = - b/a = - (coefficient of x)/(coefficient of x² ); 
and product of its roots = αβ = c/a = (Constant term /(Coefficient of x²). 

4.The quadratic equation whose roots are α and β is,
x² - (α + β)x + αβ = 0 
i.e. , x² - (sum of the roots) x + product of the roots = 0. 

5.The expression (b² - 4ac) is called the discriminant of equation (1). 

6.If a, b, c are real and rational then the roots of equation (1) are 
(a) real and distinct when b² - 4ac > 0; 

(b) real and equal when b² - 4ac = 0; 

(c) imaginary when b² - 4ac < 0;

(d) rational when b²- 4ac is a perfect square

(e) irrational when b² - 4ac is not a perfect square. 

7.If α + iβ be one root of equation (1) then its other root will be conjugate complex quantity α - iβ and conversely (a, b, c are real). 


8.If α + √β be one root of equation (1) then its other root will be conjugate irrational quantity α - √β (a, b, c are rational).

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