If ${x_1}, {x_2}, {x_3}$ are distinct roots of the equation $ax^2 + bx + c = 0$,then:

If $x$ is a real number,what is the maximum value of $\frac{3x^2 + 9x + 17}{3x^2 + 9x + 7}$?

Let $\alpha$ and $\beta$ be the roots of the equation $(x - a)(x - b) = c$,where $c \neq 0$. What are the roots of the equation $(x - \alpha)(x - \beta) + c = 0$?

If the roots of $a(b - c)x^2 + b(c - a)x + c(a - b) = 0$ are equal,then $a, b, c$ are in

Let $S$ be the set of all non-zero real numbers $\alpha$ such that the quadratic equation $\alpha x^2 - x + \alpha = 0$ has two distinct real roots $x_1$ and $x_2$ satisfying the inequality $|x_1 - x_2| < 1$. Which of the following intervals is(are) a subset$(s)$ of $S$?
$(A) \left(-\frac{1}{2}, -\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}\right)$
$(B) \left(-\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}, 0\right)$
$(C) \left(0, \frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}\right)$
$(D) \left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}, \frac{1}{2}\right)$

Let $\alpha, \beta$ be the roots of the quadratic equation $12x^{2}-20x+3\lambda=0$, where $\lambda \in \mathbb{Z}$. If $\frac{1}{2} \le |\beta-\alpha| \le \frac{3}{2}$, then the sum of all possible values of $\lambda$ is: