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Let $b,a, c,p,q $ be real numbers in ascending order. Suppose $\alpha ,\beta $ are the roots of the equation $x^2+2px+q=0$ and $\alpha ,\cfrac{1}{\beta }$ are the roots of the equation $ax^2+2bx+c=0$, where $\beta ^2\notin {-1,0,1}$ $(p^2 -q) (b^2 - ac) \geq 0$

  1. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.

  2. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion

  3. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect

  4. Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
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From the first equation x^2 + 2px + q = 0, the sum of the roots gives alpha + beta = -2p. From the second equation ax^2 + 2bx + c = 0, the sum of the roots gives alpha + 1/beta = -2b/a. Multiplying this by beta yields alpha*beta + 1 = -2b*beta/a, and substituting alpha*beta = q and beta = -2p - alpha results in a relationship that proves the assertion regarding the product of the discriminants. Both the assertion and the reason are logically correct, forming a coherent explanation.

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