Q52 / 90 · JEE Main 2022 (25 Jul Shift 2) · Mathematics
Let be a quadratic polynomial with leading coefficient such that , and . If the equations and have a common real root, then is equal to ______.
Correct answer: 25
Solution
Let
It is given that
and
Now let us assume that is the common root of and
So, is either or .
Now assuming
So,
Now finding by putting the value of ,
So,
So,
Hence, the correct answer is 25.