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If a, b, c are real and x3-3b2x+2c3 is divisible by x-a and x-b, then

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a

a=-b=-c

b

a=2b=2c

c

a=b=c, a=-2b=-2c

d

None of these

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

As f(x)=x3-3b2x+2c3 is divisible by x-a and x-b, therefore

f(a)=0a3-3b2a+2c3=0    ...(i)

and f(b)=0b3-3b3+2c3=0   ...(ii)

From (ii), b=c

From (i), a3-3ab2+2b3=0 (putting b=c)

(a-b)(a2+ab-2b2)=0

a=b or a2+ab=2b2

Thus a=b=c or a2+ab=2b2 and b=c

a2+ab=2b2 is satisfied by a=-2b. But b=c.

a2+ab-2b2

and b=c is equivalent to a=-2b=-2c

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If a, b, c are real and x3-3b2x+2c3 is divisible by x-a and x-b, then