Suppose \( a,b,c \in \mathbb{R} \) and \( b \neq c \). If \( \alpha, \beta \) are roots of \( x^2 + ax + b = 0 \) and \( \gamma, \delta \) are roots of \( x^2 + ax + c = 0 \), then value of \( \dfrac{(\alpha - \gamma)(\alpha - \delta)}{(\beta - \gamma)(\beta - \delta)} \) is independent of: