Let and let be the roots of the equation . If , then the product of all possible values of a is ______.
Answer: 45
Solution
By Vieta's relations and , so . Then . Setting this equal to gives , which tidies to , i.e. . The product of the two possible values of is the constant term, namely .
JEE Main · 2023 · 25 Jan 2023 · Shift 2 · Integer answer