Mathematics

Mathematics

Problem

Let the area of the triangle with vertices A(1,α)A(1, \alpha), B(α,0)B(\alpha, 0) and C(0,α)C(0, \alpha) be 4 sq. units. If the points (α,−α)(\alpha, -\alpha), (−α,α)(-\alpha, \alpha) and (α2,β)(\alpha^2, \beta) are collinear, then β\beta is equal to (a) 64 (b) -8 (c) -64 (d) 512

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