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A quadratic equation $x^{2}+b x+c=0$ has two real roots. It the difference between the reciprocals of the roots is $1 / 3$ and the sum of the reciprocals of the squares of the roots is $5 / 9$, then the largest possible value of ( $b+c$ ) is

Let $\alpha$ and $\beta$ be the two distinct roots of the equation $2x^2 - 6x + k = 0$, such that $(\alpha + \beta)$ and $\alpha\beta$ are the distinct roots of the equation $x^2 + px + p = 0$. Then, the value of $8 (k - p)$ is

The equation $x^3 + (2r + 1)x^2 + (4r - 1)x + 2 = 0$ has $- 2$ as one of the roots. If the other two roots are real, then the minimum possible non-negative integer value of $r$ is