if two roots of 20x3−16x2+x+1=0 are equal, then the roots are
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a
12,12,−15
b
−12,13,15
c
12,12,−6
d
−2,12,3
answer is A.
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Let the given equation is f(x)=20x3−16x2+x+1=0 Let α,β,γ are the roots of the equation ⇒f'(x)=60x2−32x+1=0 Substitute x=12 ⇒f'(12)=60(12)2−32(12)+1=0 And f(12)=0 ∴ 12 is one root.⇒α=12 By the given condition, two roots of the equation are equal⇒α=β=12 Now the product of the roots : αβγ=−120 ⇒12(12)γ=−120 ⇒γ=−15 ∴ Roots are 12,12,−15 Hence (1) is correct choice