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Let α and β be the roots of x^2-6x-2=0. If a_n=α ^n-β ^n for ngeqslant 1, then the value of a_10-2a_8 3a_9 is:

JEE Main 2021 — Mathematics Algebra

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Let α\alphaα and β\betaβ be the roots of x2−6x−2=0{x}^{2}-6x-2=0x2−6x−2=0. If an=αn−βn{a}_{n}={\alpha }^{n}-{\beta }^{n}an​=αn−βn for n⩾1n\geqslant 1n⩾1, then the value of a10−2a83a9\frac{{a}_{10}-2{a}_{8}}{3{a}_{9}}3a9​a10​−2a8​​ is:

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  1. A

    111

  2. B

    333

  3. C

    222

  4. D

    444

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