JEE MAIN - Mathematics (2025 - 2nd April Morning Shift - No. 12)
Explanation
Given:
$ P_{10} = 123 $
$ P_9 = 76 $
$ P_8 = 47 $
$ P_1 = 1 $
We know that:
$ P_n = \alpha^n + \beta^n $
According to Newton’s identities, we have the relation:
$ P_{10} = P_9 + P_8 $
This implies:
$ P_{10} - P_9 - P_8 = 0 $
From $ P_1 = 1 $, it follows that:
$ \alpha + \beta = 1 $
$ \alpha \beta = 1 $
Now, we are tasked with finding the quadratic equation whose roots are $\frac{1}{\alpha}$ and $\frac{1}{\beta}$. For such a quadratic equation:
Using the relationship between roots and coefficients, the equation with roots $\frac{1}{\alpha}$ and $\frac{1}{\beta}$ is:
$ x^2 - \left(\frac{1}{\alpha} + \frac{1}{\beta}\right)x + \frac{1}{\alpha \beta} = 0 $
Substitute the known sum and product of $\alpha$ and $\beta$:
$ x^2 - \left(\frac{\alpha + \beta}{\alpha \beta}\right)x + \frac{1}{\alpha \beta} = 0 $
Given that $\alpha + \beta = 1$ and $\alpha \beta = 1$, we can simplify:
$ x^2 - \left(\frac{1}{1}\right)x + \frac{1}{1} = 0 $
This simplifies to:
$ x^2 + x - 1 = 0 $
Thus, the quadratic equation having roots $\frac{1}{\alpha}$ and $\frac{1}{\beta}$ is:
$ x^2 + x - 1 = 0 $
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