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Let α _1,α _2,… ,α _7α _1,α _2,… ,α _7 be the roots of the equation x^7+3x^5-13x^3-15x=0 and |α _1|≥ |α _2|≥ … ≥ |α _7|. Then, α _1 α _2-α _3 α _4+α…

JEE Main 2023 — Mathematics Algebra

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Let α1,α2,…,α7{\alpha }_{1},{\alpha }_{2},\ldots ,{\alpha }_{7}α1​,α2​,…,α7​α1,α2,…,α7{\alpha }_{1},{\alpha }_{2},\ldots ,{\alpha }_{7}α1​,α2​,…,α7​ be the roots of the equation x7+3x5−13x3−15x=0{x}^{7}+3{x}^{5}-13{x}^{3}-15x=0x7+3x5−13x3−15x=0 and ∣α1∣≥∣α2∣≥…≥∣α7∣|{\alpha }_{1}|\geq |{\alpha }_{2}|\geq \ldots \geq |{\alpha }_{7}|∣α1​∣≥∣α2​∣≥…≥∣α7​∣.

Then, α1α2−α3α4+α5α6{\alpha }_{1}{\alpha }_{2}-{\alpha }_{3}{\alpha }_{4}+{\alpha }_{5}{\alpha }_{6}α1​α2​−α3​α4​+α5​α6​ is equal to _______

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