In the quadratic equation , where is a constant, the difference between the two real solutions is . What is the value of ?
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The correct value of is 288.
The correct value is 288. The difference between the two solutions and of the quadratic equation is given by . Substituting , , and , we get . Setting this equal to the given difference of yields . Multiplying by 3 gives , and squaring both sides gives , which simplifies to . Alternatively, using Viete's formulas, and . Using the identity , we have , which simplifies to , leading to , or .
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Difference of roots and discriminant of a quadratic equation
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Use Viete's relations: The sum of the roots is and the product of the roots is . The difference between the roots is given as . Square this relation to get . Expand and rewrite the identity as . Substituting the sum and product, we get .
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