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问题: 作业6

若x的方程x^2-x+a=0和x^2-x+b=0(a≠b)的四个根可组成首项为1/4的等差数列,则a+b的值是多少?

解答:

x1+x2 =1 x1x2 =a (x1<x2)
x3+x4 =1 x3x4 =b (x3<x4)
等差数列,所以a1+a4 =a2+a3
如果设
x1 =1/4 ===>x2 =3/4

x3 =5/12 x4 =7/12

反之,设X3 =1/4 ,
x3 =1/4 ==>x4 =3/4
==>x1 =5/12 x2 =7/12
显然,上述两个情况对a+b结果影响

===>a+b =x1x2+x3x4 =3/16 +35/144 =31/72