Consider a quadratic equation
, where
are complex numbers.
(i) The condition that the equation has one purely imaginary root is
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(i) , (ii) , (iii) .
Let
(purely imaginary) be a root of the given equation. Then,

and
……… (i)


……… . (ii)
Now Eqs. (i) and (ii) must have one common root.
Let
and
be two purely imaginary roots. Then,

……… .. (iii)


…………… . (iv)
Equations (iii) and (iv) must be identical as their roots are same.


Hence,
is purely real and
and
are purely imaginary.
Let
(purely real) be a root of the given equation. Then,
…………… (v)
and
or
or
or
……………… (vi)
Now (v) and (vi) must have one common root. Hence,

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