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Originally Posted by Love_CAT
8. If ax ^ 2 - bx + c = 0 has two distinct real roots in (0, 1), where a, b, c are natural numbers, then 16c(a-b+c)
(a) =a ^ 2 (b) < a ^ 2 (c) > a ^ 2 (d) ≥ a ^ 2
9. Number of possible value(s) of integer ‘a’ for which the quadratic equation x ^ 2+ ax + 16 = 0 has integral roots, is
(a)4 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) none of these
10.I am able to solve this problem...Can anyone tell me what is the funda of sign change..
Thanks in advance
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the funda is that ...
if a polynomial..
f(x)= a1x^n + a2 x^n-1 +......+ an x+ an+1...
if we travel from the coefficient of the highest term..
to the constant...
we may encounter the chnage in signs of coeffcients..
the number of sign chnages gives the max possible +ve roots of f(x)..
if we repeat the same thing for f(-x)...
we obtain the number of -ve roots of f(x)...
hope its clear now..