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Published on: August 14, 2026
If one of the roots of the equation 
be reciprocal of one of the roots of 
, then prove that 
.
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Sol. The given quadratic equation is 
If 
be the roots of the equation, by the given condition
Then 
is the roots of 
and 
Solving (i) and (ii):
Hence 
.
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