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JEE Mains · Maths · STD 11 - 4.2 Quadratic equations and inequations

Let \(p\) and \(q\) be two real numbers such that \(p+q=\) 3 and \(p^{4}+q^{4}=369\). Then \(\left(\frac{1}{p}+\frac{1}{q}\right)^{-2}\) is equal to

  1. A \(2\)
  2. B \(1\)
  3. C \(4\)
  4. D \(5\)
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(C) \(4\)

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\(p + q =3 \quad p ^{4}+ q ^{4}=369\) \(\left(\frac{1}{p}+\frac{1}{q}\right)^{-2}\) \((p+q)^{2}=9\) \(p ^{2}+ q ^{2}=9-2 pq\) \(\frac{1}{\left(\frac{1}{p}+\frac{1}{q}\right)^{2}}=\frac{(q p)^{2}}{(q+p)^{2}}=\frac{(q p)^{2}}{9}\)…
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