For p,q \in R, consider the real valued function f(x) = (x - p)^{2} - q,x \in R and q > 0. Let a_{1},a_{2},a_{3} and a_{4} be in an arithmetic progression with mean p and positive common difference. If | f( a_{i} ) | = 500 for all i = 1,2,3, 4 , then the absolute difference between the roots of f(x) = 0 is: Sequence & Series (Mathematics) | DivineJEE