Directions (31-35): In each of the following questions two equations are given. Solve these equations and give answer:
I.
II.
Correct Answer :
if x ≥ y
Solution :
To determine the relationship between and , we need to solve the two quadratic equations separately.
Equation I:
To solve this quadratic equation, we can use the splitting the middle term method. We need to find two numbers whose product is and whose sum is .
These numbers are and (since and ).
Rewriting the middle term:
This gives the roots:
or
Thus, the values of are and .
Equation II:
We need to find two numbers whose product is and whose sum is .
These numbers are and .
Rewriting the equation:
This gives the roots:
or
Thus, the values of are and .
Comparing the values of x and y:
- Comparing with and : and (so ).
- Comparing with and : (so ) and (so ).
Combining all cases, we get:
Therefore, the correct relation is if x ≥ y.
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