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Consider the equation log2(x2−5x+5)⋅log5(log2((x+3)x+4))=0 whose roots are α,β,γ and δ, where α<β<γ<δ.
The quadratic equation whose roots are α+β and γ+δ is
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Solution:
log2(x2−5x+5)⋅log5(log2((x+3)x+4))=0 log2(x2−5x+5)=0 OR log5(log2((x+3)x+4))=0 ⇒x2−5x+5=1⇒log2((x+3)x+4)=1 ⇒x2−5x+4=0⇒x2+3x+4=2 ⇒x=1,4⇒x2+3x+2=0 ⇒x=−1,−2 ∴α=−2,β=−1,γ=1,δ=4 α+β=−3,γ+δ=5 ∴ quadratic equation whose roots are α+β and γ+δ, is x2−2x−15=0