Since x1, x2, x3 are in A.P. Therefore, let x1=a−d, x2=a and x3=a+d and x1, x2, x3 are the roots of x3−x2+β x+γ=0 We have Σ α=a−d+a+a+d=1 Σ α β=(a−d) a+a(a+d)+(a−d)(a+d)=β α β γ=(a−d) a(a+d)=−γ From (1), we get, 3 a=1 ⇒ a=1 / 3 From (2), we get, 3 a2−d2=β ⇒ 3(1 / 3)2−d2=β ⇒ 1 / 3−β=d2 (Note : In this equation we have two variable β and d but we have only one equation. So at first sight it looks that this equation cannot be solved but we know that d2 ≥ 0 ∀ d ∈ R then β can be solved) ⇒ 31−β ≥ 0 ∵ d2 ≥ 0 ⇒ β ≤ 31 ⇒ β ∈(−∞, 31] From (3), a(a2−d2)=−γ ⇒ 31(91−d2)=−γ ⇒ 271−31 d2=−γ ⇒ γ+271=31 d2 ⇒ γ+271 ≥ 0 ⇒ γ ≥−271 ⇒ γ ∈[−271, ∞)