If 1+ax+bx24=a0+a1x+a2x2+⋯+a8x8, where a, b, a0, a1, …,a8∈R such that a0+a1+a2≠0 and a0a1 a2a1a2a0a2a0a1=0, then the value of 5ab is ______ .
Putting x = 0, a0 = 1
1+ax+bx24=1+ax+bx21+ax+bx21+ax+bx21+ax+bx2
Clearly a0 = 1, a1 = coefficient of x = a + a + a + a = 4a
a2 = coefficient of x2 = 4b + 6a2
Now Δ=−a03+a13+a23−3a0a1a2
∵ a0+a1+a2≠0∴ a0=a1=a2
1 = 4a = 6a2 + 4b
⇒ a=14,b=532