Skip to content
dronacharya.ai
← JEE Main 2014 · 11 Apr · Shift 1
MathematicsSingle correct+4 / -1Question 63 of 90

JEE Main 2014 · 11 Apr · Shift 1, Mathematics question 63

If α\alpha and β\beta are roots of the equation, x2−42 kx+2e4ln⁡k−1=0x^2-4\sqrt2\,kx+2e^{4\ln k}-1=0 for some kk, and α2+β2=66\alpha^2+\beta^2=66, then α3+β3\alpha^3+\beta^3 is equal to :

Choose one option
Answer and worked solution

Official answer: B

e4ln⁡k=k4e^{4\ln k}=k^4, so α+β=42k\alpha+\beta=4\sqrt2k and αβ=2k4−1\alpha\beta=2k^4-1.

α2+β2=32k2−4k4+2=66\alpha^2+\beta^2=32k^2-4k^4+2=66 gives (k2−4)2=0(k^2-4)^2=0, so k=2k=2 (k>0k>0 for ln⁡k\ln k). Then α+β=82\alpha+\beta=8\sqrt2, αβ=31\alpha\beta=31, and
α3+β3=(82)3−3(31)(82)=10242−7442=2802.\alpha^3+\beta^3=(8\sqrt2)^3-3(31)(8\sqrt2)=1024\sqrt2-744\sqrt2=280\sqrt2.