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2. Given that the two real roots of the equation ax2+bx+c=0a x^{2}+b x+c=0 are aa and c(ac0)c (a c \neq 0). Then the root situation of the equation 9cx2+3bx+a=09 c x^{2}+3 b x+a=0 is:

Pick one

Solution

2. (D).

By Vieta's formulas, we get a+c=ba,ac=caa+c=-\frac{b}{a}, a c=\frac{c}{a}, then a2c=a^{2} c= c. Since ac0a c \neq 0, we have a=±1a= \pm 1. The equation 9cx2+3bx+a=0(ac9 c x^{2}+3 b x+a=0(a c 0\neq 0 ) has no zero roots, so,
c+b3x+a9x2=0, c+\frac{b}{3 x}+\frac{a}{9 x^{2}}=0,

which means a(13x)2+b(13x)+c=0a \cdot\left(\frac{1}{3 x}\right)^{2}+b \cdot\left(\frac{1}{3 x}\right)+c=0.
Therefore, when a=1a=1, we have 13x=1,x=13\frac{1}{3 x}=1, x=\frac{1}{3};
when a=1a=-1, 13x=1,x=13\frac{1}{3 x}=-1, x=-\frac{1}{3}.

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