Question:
If AM and GM of roots of a quadratic equation are 8 and 5 respectively, then obtain the quadratic equation.
Solution:
Let the roots of the quadratic equation be $a$ and $b$.
$\mathrm{AM}=8$
$\therefore \frac{a+b}{2}=8$
$\Rightarrow a+b=16 \quad \ldots \ldots \ldots$ (i)
Also, $G=5$
$\Rightarrow \sqrt{a b}=5$
$\Rightarrow a b=5^{2}$
$\Rightarrow a b=25$ ....(ii)
Now, the quadratic equation is given by
$x^{2}-(a+b) x+a b=0$
$\Rightarrow x^{2}-16 x+25=0$