if one root of equation (l-m)x2+lx+1=0 is double the other and lis real,then greatest value of m is

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(l-m)x2+lx+1=0sum of roots = p+2p=-ll-m3p=-ll-mp=-l3(l-m)product of roots = p*2p =1l-m2p2=1l-m2-l3(l-m)2=1l-m2l2=9(l-m)2l2-9l+9m=0l is realso D>081-72m0m8172maximum value of m is 9/8

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Hello Sakshi, given the zeros are p and 2p
Sum of the roots i.e p + 2p = 3p = - l /(​l-m) ---(1) and 
product of roots i.e 2 p^2 = 1/(l -m) --(2)
More over roots are real so discriminant > 0
So l^2 - 4 *(l -m) * 1 > 0
Or ​l^2 > 4 *(l -m) 
From (1) and (2) eleminating p we get ​l^2 = (4.5) *(l -m) 
So m must be less than ​l 
 
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