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For t gt -1, let α_t and β_t be the roots of the equation ((t+2)^ 1 7-1 ) x^2+ ((t+2)^ 1 6-1 ) x+ ((t+2)^ 1 21-1 )=0 If lim _t →-1^+ α_t=a and lim _t…

JEE Main 2025 — Mathematics Algebra

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For t>−1t \gt -1t>−1, let αt\alpha_tαt​ and βt\beta_tβt​ be the roots of the equation ((t+2)17−1)x2+((t+2)16−1)\left((t+2)^{\frac{1}{7}}-1\right) x^2+\left((t+2)^{\frac{1}{6}}-1\right)((t+2)71​−1)x2+((t+2)61​−1) x+((t+2)121−1)=0x+\left((t+2)^{\frac{1}{21}}-1\right)=0x+((t+2)211​−1)=0

If lim⁡t→−1+αt=a\displaystyle \lim _{t \rightarrow-1^{+}} \alpha_t=at→−1+lim​αt​=a and lim⁡t→−1+βt=b\displaystyle \lim _{t \rightarrow-1^{+}} \beta_t=bt→−1+lim​βt​=b, then 72(a+b)272(a+b)^272(a+b)2 is equal to ________.

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