Problema Solution
If one root of the quadratic equation ax^2+bx+c=0 is the square of the other, then show that b^3+a^2c+ac^2=3abc.
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using quadratic formula we get
first root as = (-b+sqrt(b^2-4ac))/2a
Second root =(-b-sqrt(b^2-4ac))/2a
We have that one root is square of other so we get
(-b-sqrt(b^2-4ac))/2a = ((-b+sqrt(b^2-4ac))/2a)^2
=> -b-sqrt(b^2-4ac) = (b^2+b^2-4ac-2b*sqrt(b^2-4ac))/2a
=> -2ab-2a*sqrt(b^2-4ac) = 2b^2-4ac-2b*sqrt(b^2-4ac)
=> -ab-a*sqrt(b^2-4ac) = b^2-2ac-b*sqrt(b^2-4ac)
=> b^2-2ac+ab = sqrt(b^2-4ac)*(b-a)
squaring we get
b^4+4a^2c^2+a^2b^2-4b^2ac-4a^2bc+2b^3a=(b^2-4ac)*(b^2-2ab+a^2)
on simplification and dividing by a we get
b^3+a^2c+ac^2=3abc.