[Cambridge/9794/Specimen Paper for 2010]
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Determine the roots and of the equation . If is the root whose argument is an acute angle, find an equation whose roots are and .
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Q1(i)
1. Solve the given quadratic equation to find its roots.
The roots are and .
2. Identify $p$ and $q$ based on the condition that $p$ has an acute argument.
For , the argument is , which is an acute angle (since it is positive and less than ).
For , the argument is , which is negative and not an acute angle.
Thus, and .
3. Calculate the roots for the new equation, $ip$ and $-iq$.
The new roots are:
4. Find the sum and product of the new roots to form the new quadratic equation.
Sum of new roots
Product of new roots
The required equation is :
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