Question:
If A and G are the arithmetic and geometric means, respectively, of the roots of a quadratic equation. Then, the equation is _________.
Solution:
Let A represent arithmetic mean and G represent geometric mean of the roots of a quadratic equation.
Let us suppose the roots of the equation be a and b
According t o given condition:-
$A \cdot M=\frac{a+b}{2}=A$ i. e $a+b=2 A$
$G . M=\sqrt{a b}=G$ i. e $a b=G^{2}$
Hence, quadratic equation is given by x2 – (a + b)x + ab = 0
[x2 – (sum of roots) x + (product of roots = 0)
i.e x2 – 2Ax + G2 = 0