SHEET-4&5

LOCATION OF ROOTS

SECTION-1
1. If  and       are the roots of the equation x 2  bx  c  0 where c  0  b, then :
(A) a     (B)   0    
(C)     0 (D)   0    

2 3 2
2. The real values of 'a' for which the quadratic equation 2x  (a + 8a  1) x + a  4a = 0 possesses roots of
opposite sign is given by:
(A) a > 5 (B) 0 < a < 4 (C) a > 0 (D) a > 7

3. If , are the roots of the quadratic equation x2  2p (x  4)  15 = 0, then the set of values of p for which
one root is less than 1 & the other root is greater than 2 is:
(A) (7/3, ) (B) (, 7/3) (C) x  R (D) none

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4. If ,  be the roots of 4x – 16x +  = 0, where   R, such that 1 <  < 2 and 2 <  < 3, then the number of
integral solutions of  is
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 2 (D) 3
2
5. If ,  are the roots of x –3x+a=0 , a  R and < 1 <  then
 9  9
(A) a   ,2 (B) a   ,  (C)  2,  (D) None of these
 4  4

6. The set of values of p for which both roots of the equation 3x 2  2x  p(p  1)  0 are positive is
 1 2
(A) p   ,  (B) p   (C) p  (0,1) (D) None of these
3 3

7. The values of a for which 2x 2  2  2a  1 x  a  a  1  0 may have one root less than a and other root greater
than a are given by :
(A) 1  a  0 (B) 1  a  0 (C) a  0 (D) a  0 or a  1

8. All the values of m for which both roots of the equation x2  2mx  m2  1  0 are greater than 2 but less
than 4 lie in the interval :
(A) m  3 (B)  1  m  3 (C) 1  m  4 (D)  2  m  0

9. If both the roots of the quadratic equation x2  2kx  k 2  k  5  0 are less than 5, then k lies in the interval :
(A)  4,5 (B)  ,4  (C)  6,  (D)  5,6

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10. If the roots of the equation x  2ax + a + a  3 = 0 are real & less than 3 then
(A) a < 2 (B) 2  a  3 (C) 3 < a  4 (D) a > 4

11. If b > a, then the equation

(x – a) (x – b) – 1 = 0, has-
(A) both roots in [a, b] (B) both roots in (– , a)
(C) both roots in (b, +) (D) one root in (–, a) and other in (b, + )
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12. If c > 0 and b > c then x + bx – c = 0 will have-
(A) exactly one root between 0 and 1 (B) both roots between 0 and 1
(C) no root between 0 and 1 (D) None of these

13. If both the roots of the equation x2 – 9x + a = 0 are positive and one is greater than 3 and other is less than 3,
then all possible values of a is-
(A) 0 < a < 18 (B) –1 < a < 2 (C) –18 < a < 0 (D) None of these
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14. The set of values of ‘p’ for which the expression x – 2px + 3p + 4 is negative for at least one real x is-
(A)  (B) (– 1, 4) (C) (– , – 1)(4,) (D) {– 1, 4}
15. If  are the roots of the equation
2
x –3x + a = 0, a  R and  < 1 <  then-
(A) a  (–, 2) (B) a  (–, 9/4) (C) a  (2, 9/4) (D) None of these

16. If a, b, c are positive rational numbers such that a > b > c and the quadratic equation
 a  b  2c  x2  b  c  2a  x   c  a  2b   0 has a root in the interval (–1, 0), then
(A) c + a < 2b
(B) Both roots of the given equation are rational
(C) The equation ax2  2bx  c  0 has both negative real roots
(D) The equation cx 2  2ax  b  0 has both negative real roots

SECTION-2
2
1. Let 4x – 4 ( – 2) x +  – 2 = 0 (  R) be a quadratic equation find the value of  for which
 1
(i) Exactly one root lies in  0, 
 2
 1
(ii) At least one root lies in  0, 
 2
4 2 2
2. Find values of k for which the equation x + (1 – 2k) x + (k – 1) = 0 has
(i) four real solutions
(ii) three solutions
(iii) two solutions
(iv) one solution
(v) no solution
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3. If x1 is a root of ax + bx + c = 0, x2 is a root of  ax + bx + c = 0 where 0 < x1 < x2, show that the equation a
2
x + 2 bx + 2c = 0 has a root x3 satisfying 0 < x1 < x3 < x2.

1 1 1
4. If a & b are positive numbers, prove that the equation   0 has two real roots, one
x x a x b
between a/3 & 2a/3 and the other between – 2b/3 & – b/3.
 ANSWER KEY
SECTION – 1
1. B
2. B
3. B
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. D
8. B
9. B
10. A
11. D
12. A
13. A
14. C
15. A
16. A,B,C,D
SECTION – 2

1. (i) (– , 2) U (3, ) (ii) (– , 2) U (3, )

 5
2 (i) k   1,  
 4
(ii) k = 1
(iii) k (– 1, 1)  {5/4}
(iv) k = – 1
5 
(v) k   , 1   ,  
4 
3.
4.