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QA-19
Algebra - 2
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Quadratic Equations
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1. Find the roots of F(x) = x2 – 18x + 45 = 0.

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(1) –3, –15

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(2) –9, –5
(3) 3, 15
(4) 9, 5

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2. Find the roots of the equation x2 – 2x – 6 = 0.

(1) x  1  3 or x  1  3

(2) x  1  5 or x  1  5

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(3) x  1  7 or x  1  7

(4) x  1  11 or x  1  11

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3. Let t be a positive integer and k = t2 – t. If t  4, then (k2 – 2k) is always divisible by (CAT)

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(1) 15

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(2) 20
(3) 24
(4) 25

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4. If both a and b belong to the set {1, 2, 3, 4}, then the number of equations of the form ax2 + bx + 1 = 0 having real roots is

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(1) 10

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(2) 7
(3) 6
(4) 12

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5. Let A and C be the elements of the set {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12} and B, an element of the set {22, 24, 26}. How many equations of the form

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Ax2 + Bx + C = 0 can be formed such that the equation has real roots?

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(1) 90

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(2) 108
(3) 107
(4) 89

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6. If 0 < p < 1, then roots of the equation

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(1 – p)x2 + 4x + p = 0 are ___

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(1) Both 0
(2) Real and both negative
(3) Imaginary
(4) Real and both positive

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(5) Real and of opposite signs.

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7. How many real and distinct solutions does
x2  x  1
x2  x  1

52  5  1
52  5  1
have?

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(1) 0

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(2) 1

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(3) 2
(4) 3

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(5) 4

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8. Sonu and Monu attempted to solve a quadratic equation. Sonu made a mistake in writing down the constant term. He ended up with the

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roots (4, 3). Monu made a mistake in writing down the coefficient of x. He got the root as (10, 1). What will be the exact roots of the original
quadratic equation? (CAT)
(1) (6, 2)
(2) (–3, 4)

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(3) (5, 2)
(4) (7, –3)

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9. How many total number of integral values of ‘a’ exist such that x2 + ax + 10 = 0 has integral roots.

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(1) 1

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(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) 4

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10. f(x) = ax2 + bx + c where a  0. How many positive real roots does f(x) = 0 have if the maximum value of f(x) occurs at a root?

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(1) 0

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(2) 1
(3) 2
(4) Either (1) or (2)
(5) Either (2) or (3)

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11. f(x) = ax2 + bx + c where a  0. How many positive real roots does f(x) = 0 have, if f(x) = 0, has integral roots and the minimum value of f(x)

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is –2 at x = 0.5?

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(1) 0

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(2) 1
(3) 2
(4) Either (1) or (2)
(5) Either (2) or (3)

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12. The equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b, c are real numbers, has one root greater than 2 and the other root less than zero. Which of the

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following is necessarily true?

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(1) a(a + b + c) > 0

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(2) a(a + b + c) < 0
(3) a + b + c > 0
(4) a + b + c < 0

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13. Let f(x) be a quadratic expression with a positive number coefficient of x2. If the roots of f(x) = 0 lie in the interval (–1, 1) , then which of the

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following is necessarily true?

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(1) f(1) > 0 and f(–1) > 0

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(2) f(1) > 0 and f(–1) < 0
(3) f(1) < 0 and f(–1) < 0
(4) f(1) < 0 and f(–1) > 0
(5) None of these

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14. Find all the values of p, such that 6 lies somewhere between the roots of the equation x2 + 2(p – 3)x + 9 = 0.

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(1) p  

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(2) p > 6

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(3) 0 < p < 6
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(4) 0  p 

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the root of f(x) = 0.

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Let f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, where a, b and c are certain constants and a ¹ 0. It is known that f(5) = –3f(2) and 3 is a one of

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(CAT)

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15. What is the sum of roots of f(x) = 0?

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(1) –1

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(2) –4
(3) 2
(4) 6
(5) Cannot be determined

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16. What is the value of

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(1) 9

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(2) 14
(3) 13
(4) 37
(5) Cannot be determined

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17. Find the maximum and the minimum possible values of the function f(x) = 2x2 + 7x – 5, where x is a real number.

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(1) , –22

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(2) 89, –23

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(3) ,
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(4) , –19

(5) ,
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18. A quadratic function f(x) attains a maximum of 3 at x = 1. The value of the function at x = 0 is 2. What is the value of f(x) at x = 10?

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(1) – 59
(2) – 70
(3) – 78
(4) – 105

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19. If f(x) = 5x – 3x2 – 3, where –1  x  0, then find the maximum possible value of f(x).

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(1) – 2

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(2) – 3
(3) 3

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11
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(5) – 4

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Higher Degree Equations
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20. If the roots of the equation y3 – ay2 + by – c = 0 are three consecutive integers, then what is the smallest possible value of b? (CAT)

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(1)

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3

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(3) 0
(4) 1

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21. If x1, x2, x3 and x4 are the roots of the equation 3x4 + 2x3 + 7x2 + x + 2 = 0, then find the value of (1 – x1) (1 – x2) (1 – x3) (1 – x4).

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(1) 5

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(2) 6
(3) 7
(4) Data insufficient

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22. Three consecutive positive integers are raised to the first, second and third powers respectively and then added. The sum so obtained is a

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perfect square whose square root, equals the total of the three original integers. Which of the following best describes the minimum, say m,
of these three integers? (CAT)
(1) 1  m  3
(2) 4  m  6

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(3) 7  m  9
(4) 10  m  12
(5) 13  m  15

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23. If a, b and c are roots of x3 – 6x2 + 11x – 6 = 0 and the roots of the equation x3 – px2 + qx – r = 0 are a + b, b + c and c + a, then r equals:

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(1) 40

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(2) 50
(3) 60
(4) 70

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24. m is the smallest positive integer such that for any integer n  m, the quantity n3 – 8n2 +13n – 6 is positive. What is the value of m?

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25. Find the sum of all possible real values of ‘p’ for which the equation 2x2 – x + 3p = 0 and x2 – x – p = 0 have a common root.

(1) 

(2) 
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26. If all the roots of the equation x4 – 4x3 + ax2 + bx + 1 = 0 are positive, then find the values of ‘a’ and ‘b’, where x, a and b are real numbers.

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(1) 4 and 6

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(2) 6 and –4

(3)

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1
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7
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7
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27. If f(x)  x 3  x 2 –   can be factorised as (x   )(x  )(x   ), then f(3) is equal to (,  and  are real numbers  0)

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(1) 1

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(2) 0

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35

(4) 
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31

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28. How many roots are there for the equation x  x  1  x  1 ?

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(1) None

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(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three

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29. If m  2  2  2  ... , then find the value of m.

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30. How many roots are there for the equation 4  4  4  4  x  x ?

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