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The equation $3x^2 + mx + n = 0$ has roots that are double that of equation $x^2 + 10x + 12 = 0$. What is the value of $m + n$?

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Let the roots of the equation x2+10x+12=0\displaystyle x^2 + 10x + 12 = 0 be α\displaystyle α\displaystyle \alpha and β\displaystyle β\displaystyle \beta.
From Vieta's formulas:
α+β=−10α+β\displaystyle \alpha + \beta = -10
αβ=12α\displaystyle \alphaβ=12\displaystyle \beta = 12

The roots of the equation $3x^2 + mx + n = 0$ are double the roots of the first equation, i.e., $2α<span\displaystyle \alpha<span class="katex">and\displaystyle and2β<span\displaystyle \beta<span class="katex">.<br>UsingVieta′sformulasforthisequation:<br>1.∗∗Sumofroots:∗∗<br><spanclass="katex−display"><spanclass="katex"><spanclass="katex−mathml"><mathxmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"display="block"><semantics><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>α</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>β</mi><mo>=</mo><mo>−</mo><mfrac><mi>m</mi><mn>3</mn></mfrac><mtext>  </mtext><mo>⟹</mo><mtext>  </mtext><mn>2</mn><mostretchy="false">(</mo><mi>α</mi><mo>+</mo><mi>β</mi><mostretchy="false">)</mo><mo>=</mo><mo>−</mo><mfrac><mi>m</mi><mn>3</mn></mfrac></mrow><annotationencoding="application/x−tex">2α+2β=−m3  ⟹  2(α+β)=−m3</annotation></semantics></math></span><spanclass="katex−html"aria−hidden="true"><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:0.7278em;vertical−align:−0.0833em;"></span><spanclass="mord">2</span><spanclass="mordmathnormal"style="margin−right:0.0037em;">α</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2222em;"></span><spanclass="mbin">+</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2222em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:0.8889em;vertical−align:−0.1944em;"></span><spanclass="mord">2</span><spanclass="mordmathnormal"style="margin−right:0.05278em;">β</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">=</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:1.7936em;vertical−align:−0.686em;"></span><spanclass="mord">−</span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mopennulldelimiter"></span><spanclass="mfrac"><spanclass="vlist−tvlist−t2"><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:1.1076em;"><spanstyle="top:−2.314em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mord">3</span></span></span><spanstyle="top:−3.23em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="frac−line"style="border−bottom−width:0.04em;"></span></span><spanstyle="top:−3.677em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mordmathnormal">m</span></span></span></span><spanclass="vlist−s">​</span></span><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:0.686em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><spanclass="mclosenulldelimiter"></span></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">⟹</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:1em;vertical−align:−0.25em;"></span><spanclass="mord">2</span><spanclass="mopen">(</span><spanclass="mordmathnormal"style="margin−right:0.0037em;">α</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2222em;"></span><spanclass="mbin">+</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2222em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:1em;vertical−align:−0.25em;"></span><spanclass="mordmathnormal"style="margin−right:0.05278em;">β</span><spanclass="mclose">)</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">=</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:1.7936em;vertical−align:−0.686em;"></span><spanclass="mord">−</span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mopennulldelimiter"></span><spanclass="mfrac"><spanclass="vlist−tvlist−t2"><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:1.1076em;"><spanstyle="top:−2.314em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mord">3</span></span></span><spanstyle="top:−3.23em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="frac−line"style="border−bottom−width:0.04em;"></span></span><spanstyle="top:−3.677em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mordmathnormal">m</span></span></span></span><spanclass="vlist−s">​</span></span><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:0.686em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><spanclass="mclosenulldelimiter"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><spanclass="katex−display"><spanclass="katex"><spanclass="katex−mathml"><mathxmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"display="block"><semantics><mrow><mn>2</mn><mostretchy="false">(</mo><mo>−</mo><mn>10</mn><mostretchy="false">)</mo><mo>=</mo><mo>−</mo><mfrac><mi>m</mi><mn>3</mn></mfrac><mtext>  </mtext><mo>⟹</mo><mtext>  </mtext><mo>−</mo><mn>20</mn><mo>=</mo><mo>−</mo><mfrac><mi>m</mi><mn>3</mn></mfrac><mtext>  </mtext><mo>⟹</mo><mtext>  </mtext><mi>m</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>60</mn></mrow><annotationencoding="application/x−tex">2(−10)=−m3  ⟹  −20=−m3  ⟹  m=60</annotation></semantics></math></span><spanclass="katex−html"aria−hidden="true"><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:1em;vertical−align:−0.25em;"></span><spanclass="mord">2</span><spanclass="mopen">(</span><spanclass="mord">−</span><spanclass="mord">10</span><spanclass="mclose">)</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">=</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:1.7936em;vertical−align:−0.686em;"></span><spanclass="mord">−</span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mopennulldelimiter"></span><spanclass="mfrac"><spanclass="vlist−tvlist−t2"><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:1.1076em;"><spanstyle="top:−2.314em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mord">3</span></span></span><spanstyle="top:−3.23em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="frac−line"style="border−bottom−width:0.04em;"></span></span><spanstyle="top:−3.677em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mordmathnormal">m</span></span></span></span><spanclass="vlist−s">​</span></span><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:0.686em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><spanclass="mclosenulldelimiter"></span></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">⟹</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:0.7278em;vertical−align:−0.0833em;"></span><spanclass="mord">−</span><spanclass="mord">20</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">=</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:1.7936em;vertical−align:−0.686em;"></span><spanclass="mord">−</span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mopennulldelimiter"></span><spanclass="mfrac"><spanclass="vlist−tvlist−t2"><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:1.1076em;"><spanstyle="top:−2.314em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mord">3</span></span></span><spanstyle="top:−3.23em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="frac−line"style="border−bottom−width:0.04em;"></span></span><spanstyle="top:−3.677em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mordmathnormal">m</span></span></span></span><spanclass="vlist−s">​</span></span><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:0.686em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><spanclass="mclosenulldelimiter"></span></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">⟹</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:0.4306em;"></span><spanclass="mordmathnormal">m</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">=</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:0.6444em;"></span><spanclass="mord">60</span></span></span></span></span><br>2.∗∗Productofroots:∗∗<br><spanclass="katex−display"><spanclass="katex"><spanclass="katex−mathml"><mathxmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"display="block"><semantics><mrow><mostretchy="false">(</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>α</mi><mostretchy="false">)</mo><mostretchy="false">(</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>β</mi><mostretchy="false">)</mo><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mi>n</mi><mn>3</mn></mfrac><mtext>  </mtext><mo>⟹</mo><mtext>  </mtext><mn>4</mn><mostretchy="false">(</mo><mi>α</mi><mi>β</mi><mostretchy="false">)</mo><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mi>n</mi><mn>3</mn></mfrac></mrow><annotationencoding="application/x−tex">(2α)(2β)=n3  ⟹  4(αβ)=n3</annotation></semantics></math></span><spanclass="katex−html"aria−hidden="true"><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:1em;vertical−align:−0.25em;"></span><spanclass="mopen">(</span><spanclass="mord">2</span><spanclass="mordmathnormal"style="margin−right:0.0037em;">α</span><spanclass="mclose">)</span><spanclass="mopen">(</span><spanclass="mord">2</span><spanclass="mordmathnormal"style="margin−right:0.05278em;">β</span><spanclass="mclose">)</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">=</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:1.7936em;vertical−align:−0.686em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mopennulldelimiter"></span><spanclass="mfrac"><spanclass="vlist−tvlist−t2"><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:1.1076em;"><spanstyle="top:−2.314em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mord">3</span></span></span><spanstyle="top:−3.23em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="frac−line"style="border−bottom−width:0.04em;"></span></span><spanstyle="top:−3.677em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mordmathnormal">n</span></span></span></span><spanclass="vlist−s">​</span></span><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:0.686em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><spanclass="mclosenulldelimiter"></span></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">⟹</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:1em;vertical−align:−0.25em;"></span><spanclass="mord">4</span><spanclass="mopen">(</span><spanclass="mordmathnormal"style="margin−right:0.0037em;">α</span><spanclass="mordmathnormal"style="margin−right:0.05278em;">β</span><spanclass="mclose">)</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">=</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:1.7936em;vertical−align:−0.686em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mopennulldelimiter"></span><spanclass="mfrac"><spanclass="vlist−tvlist−t2"><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:1.1076em;"><spanstyle="top:−2.314em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mord">3</span></span></span><spanstyle="top:−3.23em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="frac−line"style="border−bottom−width:0.04em;"></span></span><spanstyle="top:−3.677em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mordmathnormal">n</span></span></span></span><spanclass="vlist−s">​</span></span><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:0.686em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><spanclass="mclosenulldelimiter"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><spanclass="katex−display"><spanclass="katex"><spanclass="katex−mathml"><mathxmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"display="block"><semantics><mrow><mn>4</mn><mostretchy="false">(</mo><mn>12</mn><mostretchy="false">)</mo><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mi>n</mi><mn>3</mn></mfrac><mtext>  </mtext><mo>⟹</mo><mtext>  </mtext><mn>48</mn><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mi>n</mi><mn>3</mn></mfrac><mtext>  </mtext><mo>⟹</mo><mtext>  </mtext><mi>n</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>144</mn></mrow><annotationencoding="application/x−tex">4(12)=n3  ⟹  48=n3  ⟹  n=144</annotation></semantics></math></span><spanclass="katex−html"aria−hidden="true"><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:1em;vertical−align:−0.25em;"></span><spanclass="mord">4</span><spanclass="mopen">(</span><spanclass="mord">12</span><spanclass="mclose">)</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">=</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:1.7936em;vertical−align:−0.686em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mopennulldelimiter"></span><spanclass="mfrac"><spanclass="vlist−tvlist−t2"><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:1.1076em;"><spanstyle="top:−2.314em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mord">3</span></span></span><spanstyle="top:−3.23em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="frac−line"style="border−bottom−width:0.04em;"></span></span><spanstyle="top:−3.677em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mordmathnormal">n</span></span></span></span><spanclass="vlist−s">​</span></span><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:0.686em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><spanclass="mclosenulldelimiter"></span></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">⟹</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:0.6444em;"></span><spanclass="mord">48</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">=</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:1.7936em;vertical−align:−0.686em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mopennulldelimiter"></span><spanclass="mfrac"><spanclass="vlist−tvlist−t2"><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:1.1076em;"><spanstyle="top:−2.314em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mord">3</span></span></span><spanstyle="top:−3.23em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="frac−line"style="border−bottom−width:0.04em;"></span></span><spanstyle="top:−3.677em;"><spanclass="pstrut"style="height:3em;"></span><spanclass="mord"><spanclass="mordmathnormal">n</span></span></span></span><spanclass="vlist−s">​</span></span><spanclass="vlist−r"><spanclass="vlist"style="height:0.686em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><spanclass="mclosenulldelimiter"></span></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">⟹</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:0.4306em;"></span><spanclass="mordmathnormal">n</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span><spanclass="mrel">=</span><spanclass="mspace"style="margin−right:0.2778em;"></span></span><spanclass="base"><spanclass="strut"style="height:0.6444em;"></span><spanclass="mord">144</span></span></span></span></span><br><br>Now,calculate\displaystyle .<br>Using Vieta's formulas for this equation:<br>1. **Sum of roots:**<br><span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>α</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>β</mi><mo>=</mo><mo>−</mo><mfrac><mi>m</mi><mn>3</mn></mfrac><mtext>  </mtext><mo>⟹</mo><mtext>  </mtext><mn>2</mn><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mi>α</mi><mo>+</mo><mi>β</mi><mo stretchy="false">)</mo><mo>=</mo><mo>−</mo><mfrac><mi>m</mi><mn>3</mn></mfrac></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">2α+2\displaystyle \alpha + 2β\displaystyle \beta = -m3\displaystyle \frac{m}{3} \implies 2(α+β\displaystyle \alpha + \beta) = -m3\displaystyle \frac{m}{3}</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.7278em;vertical-align:-0.0833em;"></span><span class="mord">2</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.0037em;">α</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2222em;"></span><span class="mbin">+</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2222em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.8889em;vertical-align:-0.1944em;"></span><span class="mord">2</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.05278em;">β</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1.7936em;vertical-align:-0.686em;"></span><span class="mord">−</span><span class="mord"><span class="mopen nulldelimiter"></span><span class="mfrac"><span class="vlist-t vlist-t2"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:1.1076em;"><span style="top:-2.314em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord">3</span></span></span><span style="top:-3.23em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="frac-line" style="border-bottom-width:0.04em;"></span></span><span style="top:-3.677em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathnormal">m</span></span></span></span><span class="vlist-s">​</span></span><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.686em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mclose nulldelimiter"></span></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">⟹</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-0.25em;"></span><span class="mord">2</span><span class="mopen">(</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.0037em;">α</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2222em;"></span><span class="mbin">+</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2222em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-0.25em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.05278em;">β</span><span class="mclose">)</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1.7936em;vertical-align:-0.686em;"></span><span class="mord">−</span><span class="mord"><span class="mopen nulldelimiter"></span><span class="mfrac"><span class="vlist-t vlist-t2"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:1.1076em;"><span style="top:-2.314em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord">3</span></span></span><span style="top:-3.23em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="frac-line" style="border-bottom-width:0.04em;"></span></span><span style="top:-3.677em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathnormal">m</span></span></span></span><span class="vlist-s">​</span></span><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.686em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mclose nulldelimiter"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><mn>2</mn><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mo>−</mo><mn>10</mn><mo stretchy="false">)</mo><mo>=</mo><mo>−</mo><mfrac><mi>m</mi><mn>3</mn></mfrac><mtext>  </mtext><mo>⟹</mo><mtext>  </mtext><mo>−</mo><mn>20</mn><mo>=</mo><mo>−</mo><mfrac><mi>m</mi><mn>3</mn></mfrac><mtext>  </mtext><mo>⟹</mo><mtext>  </mtext><mi>m</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>60</mn></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">2(-10) = -m3\displaystyle \frac{m}{3} \implies -20 = -m3\displaystyle \frac{m}{3} \implies m = 60</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-0.25em;"></span><span class="mord">2</span><span class="mopen">(</span><span class="mord">−</span><span class="mord">10</span><span class="mclose">)</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1.7936em;vertical-align:-0.686em;"></span><span class="mord">−</span><span class="mord"><span class="mopen nulldelimiter"></span><span class="mfrac"><span class="vlist-t vlist-t2"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:1.1076em;"><span style="top:-2.314em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord">3</span></span></span><span style="top:-3.23em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="frac-line" style="border-bottom-width:0.04em;"></span></span><span style="top:-3.677em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathnormal">m</span></span></span></span><span class="vlist-s">​</span></span><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.686em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mclose nulldelimiter"></span></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">⟹</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.7278em;vertical-align:-0.0833em;"></span><span class="mord">−</span><span class="mord">20</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1.7936em;vertical-align:-0.686em;"></span><span class="mord">−</span><span class="mord"><span class="mopen nulldelimiter"></span><span class="mfrac"><span class="vlist-t vlist-t2"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:1.1076em;"><span style="top:-2.314em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord">3</span></span></span><span style="top:-3.23em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="frac-line" style="border-bottom-width:0.04em;"></span></span><span style="top:-3.677em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathnormal">m</span></span></span></span><span class="vlist-s">​</span></span><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.686em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mclose nulldelimiter"></span></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">⟹</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.4306em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal">m</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.6444em;"></span><span class="mord">60</span></span></span></span></span><br>2. **Product of roots:**<br><span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>α</mi><mo stretchy="false">)</mo><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mn>2</mn><mi>β</mi><mo stretchy="false">)</mo><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mi>n</mi><mn>3</mn></mfrac><mtext>  </mtext><mo>⟹</mo><mtext>  </mtext><mn>4</mn><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mi>α</mi><mi>β</mi><mo stretchy="false">)</mo><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mi>n</mi><mn>3</mn></mfrac></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">(2α\displaystyle \alpha)(2β\displaystyle \beta) = n3\displaystyle \frac{n}{3} \implies 4(α\displaystyle \alphaβ\displaystyle \beta) = n3\displaystyle \frac{n}{3}</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-0.25em;"></span><span class="mopen">(</span><span class="mord">2</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.0037em;">α</span><span class="mclose">)</span><span class="mopen">(</span><span class="mord">2</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.05278em;">β</span><span class="mclose">)</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1.7936em;vertical-align:-0.686em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mopen nulldelimiter"></span><span class="mfrac"><span class="vlist-t vlist-t2"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:1.1076em;"><span style="top:-2.314em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord">3</span></span></span><span style="top:-3.23em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="frac-line" style="border-bottom-width:0.04em;"></span></span><span style="top:-3.677em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathnormal">n</span></span></span></span><span class="vlist-s">​</span></span><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.686em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mclose nulldelimiter"></span></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">⟹</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-0.25em;"></span><span class="mord">4</span><span class="mopen">(</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.0037em;">α</span><span class="mord mathnormal" style="margin-right:0.05278em;">β</span><span class="mclose">)</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1.7936em;vertical-align:-0.686em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mopen nulldelimiter"></span><span class="mfrac"><span class="vlist-t vlist-t2"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:1.1076em;"><span style="top:-2.314em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord">3</span></span></span><span style="top:-3.23em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="frac-line" style="border-bottom-width:0.04em;"></span></span><span style="top:-3.677em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathnormal">n</span></span></span></span><span class="vlist-s">​</span></span><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.686em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mclose nulldelimiter"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><span class="katex-display"><span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><mn>4</mn><mo stretchy="false">(</mo><mn>12</mn><mo stretchy="false">)</mo><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mi>n</mi><mn>3</mn></mfrac><mtext>  </mtext><mo>⟹</mo><mtext>  </mtext><mn>48</mn><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mi>n</mi><mn>3</mn></mfrac><mtext>  </mtext><mo>⟹</mo><mtext>  </mtext><mi>n</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>144</mn></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">4(12) = n3\displaystyle \frac{n}{3} \implies 48 = n3\displaystyle \frac{n}{3} \implies n = 144</annotation></semantics></math></span><span class="katex-html" aria-hidden="true"><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1em;vertical-align:-0.25em;"></span><span class="mord">4</span><span class="mopen">(</span><span class="mord">12</span><span class="mclose">)</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1.7936em;vertical-align:-0.686em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mopen nulldelimiter"></span><span class="mfrac"><span class="vlist-t vlist-t2"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:1.1076em;"><span style="top:-2.314em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord">3</span></span></span><span style="top:-3.23em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="frac-line" style="border-bottom-width:0.04em;"></span></span><span style="top:-3.677em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathnormal">n</span></span></span></span><span class="vlist-s">​</span></span><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.686em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mclose nulldelimiter"></span></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">⟹</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.6444em;"></span><span class="mord">48</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:1.7936em;vertical-align:-0.686em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mopen nulldelimiter"></span><span class="mfrac"><span class="vlist-t vlist-t2"><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:1.1076em;"><span style="top:-2.314em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord">3</span></span></span><span style="top:-3.23em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="frac-line" style="border-bottom-width:0.04em;"></span></span><span style="top:-3.677em;"><span class="pstrut" style="height:3em;"></span><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathnormal">n</span></span></span></span><span class="vlist-s">​</span></span><span class="vlist-r"><span class="vlist" style="height:0.686em;"><span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="mclose nulldelimiter"></span></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">⟹</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.4306em;"></span><span class="mord mathnormal">n</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mspace" style="margin-right:0.2778em;"></span></span><span class="base"><span class="strut" style="height:0.6444em;"></span><span class="mord">144</span></span></span></span></span><br><br>Now, calculatem + n$:
m+n=60+144=204m + n = 60 + 144 = 204
This corresponds to Option b.

**Option b**

About This Chapter: Equations

Paper

Paper 3: Quantitative Aptitude

Weightage

4-6 Marks

Key Topics

Linear, Quadratic and Cubic Equations

This chapter covers Linear, Quadratic and Cubic Equations and is part of Paper 3: Quantitative Aptitude in the CA Foundation exam.

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Exam Strategy Tip

This topic carries 4-6 Marks weightage. Focus on understanding core concepts rather than memorizing.

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