QUADRATIC EQUATIONS & EXPRESSIONS JEE-ADV - SR-MATHS-VOL - I

LEVEL - V A)  i   3r  p 3  3 pq  ii  3r 2  q 3  3 pqr

B)  i  p3  3r  3 pq,3r 2 q 2  3 pqr
SINGLE ANSWER QUESTIONS
C)  i  p3  q 3  ii  p3  q3  3 pqr
1. Number of real solutions of the equation D) None
 x 
2 7. If  ,  ,  are roots of x3  px  r  0 then
x 
2
  8.
 x 1  1  1  1 
  
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 1 1  1 
2. Let f ( x)  x 2   x   cos x,  is +ve integer 3  p  3r 3  p  3r
 is a real number. The number of ordered A) B)
1 p  r 1 p  r
pairs ( ,  ) for which f ( x ) =0 and
3 r  p
f ( f ( x ))  0 have same set of real roots. C) D) 1
1 p  r
A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3
8. Consider x 3  ax 2  bx  c  0 where a, b, c
3. The set of all values of the parameter a for
are rationals and a  1 . It is given that
which x 2  4 x  2 x  a  a  2  0 has two
x1 , x2 , x1 x2 are roots of the above equation
roots.
7 and if b+c=2(a+1) then x1 x2 
A) ( ,  ) B) (,1)  ( , ) A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
3
7 7 9. f ( x)  x3  6 x 2  9 x  k  0 . To have exactly
C) (, ) D) (, 2)  ( , ) one root in (1, 3) then range of ‘k’ must be
3 3
A) R B) ( ,0) C) ( 4, 0) D) (0, )
4. If x1  1 and the values x2 , x3 ............. x100
10. For the equation 3 x 2  p x  3  0 , if one of the
Sastisfying the inequations
root is square of the other, then p is (IIT 2000)
x1  4 x2  3 x3  0 1 2
A) B) 1 C) 3 D)
x2  4 x3  3 x4  0 3 3
............................ 11. x 3   x   3 then x 
............................
A) 2 B) 3 C) 3
4 D) 3
6
x99  4 x100  3 x1  0
12 If  ,  ,  are roots of x 3  x 2  5 x  1  0
x100  4 x1  3 x2  0
then value of x1  x2  x3  .....x100 then         
A) -1 B) 2 C) -3 D) 4
A) 1 B) 0 C) 100 D) None 13. Let f ( x)  x3  3 x  1. The number of
1 different real solutions of f(f(x))=0
5. If f ( x)  x  then number of solutions of
x (A)2 (B) 4 (C)5 (D)7
f ( f ( f ( x )))  1 is 14. Number of integral values of ‘a’ so that the
A)1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 equation f ( x)  x 2  (a  3) x  a  0 has
6. If  ,  ,  are roots of the equation exactly one root  in the interval (1, 2) and
x3  px 2  qx  r  0 then f ( x   )  0 has exactly one root in the
interval (0, 1) are
(i)  3  (ii)  33  A)0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3
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15. The Equation

1 1 b
( x 2  3 x  4)2  3( x 2  3x  4)  4  x has 22. The equation   has no real
xa xa x
A) All roots are real but none is positive
B) only two roots are real roots then
C) two are positive and two are negative A) 0  a  1 B) 0  b  1
D) no real solution. C) 0  a  2 D) 0  b  2
x  3x  4   3  x  3x  4   4
3
16. 3 3
23. The number of solutions of
 2  4 x  3 x  2 
3
has log 4  x  1  log 2  x  3 is (IIT 2001)
A) All its solutions are real but not all positive. A) 3 B) 1 C) 2 D) 0
B) Only 3 of its solutions are real
C) 3 are positive 2 negative all other are imaginary 24. If a, b, c 1, 2,3, 4 the number of equation of
D) Only one real solution
the form ax 2  bx  c  0 having real roots is
17. Consider f  x   90 x 2  20 x  1 then sum of digits
A) 15 B) 16 C) 12 D) 8
of f 111111  is
A) 11 B)12 C) 13 D) 14 25. If  ,  are roots of x 2  3x  5  0 and  , 
18. If  and  are real and distinct roots of are roots of x 2  5 x  3  0 then the equation
x 1
x2  1  satisfy |  2   2 |  then a belongs to whose roots are    and    is
a a
A) x 2  15 x  158  0 B) x 2  15 x  158  0
 1   1   1   1 
A)  2 , 0    0, 2  B)  , 0    0, 
     2   5 C) x 2  15 x  158  0 D) x 2  15 x  158  0
26. The set of all real numbers x for which
 1   1  x 2  x  2  x  0 , is (IIT 2002)
C)  , 0    0,  D) None
 5   5
19. f  x   x 2  bx  c where b, c  R. If f  x  is a A)  , 2    2,   
B) ,  2    2,  
factor of both
x 4  6 x 2  25 and 3 x 4  4 x 2  28 x  5
C)  , 1  1,   D)  2, 
then least value of f(x) is 27. If the minimum value of f  x   x 2  2bx  2c 2
A) 2 B) 3 C) 5/2 D) 4 is greater than the maximum value of
20. One of the roots of the equation
g  x    x 2  2cx  b 2 , then (x being all)
2000 x  100 x  10 x  x  2  0 is
6 5 3
of
(IIT 2003)
m n b c
the form .Where m is non zero A) c  B) b
r 3 2
integer and n and r relatively prime natural
C) 1  c  2b
mnr
numbers. then  D) No real value of b& c exist
100
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 28. Let  and  be the roots of x 2  6 x  2  0 with
21. If the quadratic equation    , If an   n   n for n  1 , then the value
n

  x  k 1 x  k 10n has

k 1
solutions  and  1 for a10  2a8
of 2a9 is (IIT 2011)
some  and n is a positive integer then
n–3= A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
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29. Let p and q be real numbers such that 34. The set of all values of x satisfying {x} =x [x]
 and  are
p  0, p3  q and p3  q , If where [x] represents greatest integer function
{x} represents fractioal part of x
nonzero complex numbers satisfying
1
     p and  3   3  q , then a quadratic (A) 0 (B)  (C) 1  x  1 (D) 
2
 
equation having  and  as its root is 35. If 4 x  x   x  then x 
(IIT 2010) 5 10
(A)0 (B) (C) (D)1
A)  p 3  q  x 2   p3  2q  x   p 3  q   0 3 3
36. 13 x   25 x  271 then x 
B)  p 3  q  x 2   p3  2q  x   p 3  q   0
499 511 122
C)  p 3  q  x 2   5 p 3  2q  x   p 3  q   0 (A)
25
(B)
25
(C)0 (D)
63
37. If x is a positive real number such that x, [x]
D)  p 3  q  x 2   5 p 3  2q  x   p 3  q   0
x-[x] are in G.P then [x]=
30. Consider the polynomial equation A)0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3
1  2 x  3 x  4 x3 = 0 , If s be the sum of distinct
2
38. If  x 2  2 x  a   0 has no solution then
real roots then s lies in the interval
(IIT 2010) A)   a  1 B) 2  a  
C) 1  a  2 D) a  R
 1   3
A)   ,0  B)  11,   39. The set of all values of x for which
 4   4 
 x 2  x  1  1 satisfied
 3 1  1
C)   ,   D)  0, 
 4 2   4  1  5 5 1
A)  x  1 B)   x 
31. If x3  5 x 2  px  q  0 and 2 2

x3  7 x 2  px  r  0 have two roots in 1  5 5 1

C)   x  D) x
2 2
common. If their 3rd roots are  1 ,  2 then
40. The values of x satisfying
1   2  0  x  2, x 2  4  [ x]  0
A) 10 B) 12 C) 13 D) 42 A)  2 B) 3 C) 5 D) 6
MULTIPLE ANSWER QUESTIONS
41. The values of x satisfying  x 2   2  x   3 x
32.  2 x  2 x   where [.] represents greatest
4 5
integer function and {.} represents fractional A)0 B)1 C)
D)
3 3
part of a real number then
42. The set of all values of x satisfying
(A)   1 x  R (B)   0 x  R
x 2  3   x  0
1 1
(C)   1  x  (D)   0  x 
2 2 1  21 1  21
A) B) 3 C)- 3 D)
33. If 0    1 and [x]-[x-  ]=  where [.] 2 2
represents greatest integer function {.} | x 2  4 x | 3
represents fractional part then 43. The values of x satisfying 2 1
x  | x 5|
(A)   0 x  R (B)   0 { x}  
2 1
(C)   1x  R (D)   1{x}   A)  B) C)2 D)0
3 2
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44. The set of values of x satisfying 51. The range of values of K for which the above
equation has no real root
x2  5x  4
1 A) 2, 2 B)  2, 2  C)IR D) 
x2  4
52. The range of values of K for which the above
 8 8  equation has 3- distinct real roots
A) 0,  B)  ,   C)  , 2 D) R
 5 5  A)  , 2  B)  2,   C)  2, 2  D) 
45. x  x  1  x then x lies in
3
Paragraph-III
Consider the equation x 4  4 x3  8 x 2  K  0
  5 1  5 1 
(A)  , 2  (B)  2 ,   answer the following equations
    53. The above equation has all Imaginary roots
then range of K is
 5 1 5 1 
 A) 128,   B)  ,128
2  (D)  

(C)  ,  0,1
 2
C)  128, 3 D)  , 0 
x 1 54. The above equation has 3-distinct real root If
46. 1  1  x  2 then range of x satisfying this
the range of K is
inequality A)  0,   B)  , 0  C) 3, 3 D)  0, 3 
A)  , 1 B) 1,   C)  1,1 D)IR 55. The above equation has 2-real roots and 2-
imaginary roots if the range of K is
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
A) 3,128  ( , 0] B)  , 128 
Paragraph-I
Consider the equation 3x4  4x3 12x2  5a  0 C) 128,   D)  3, 0
answer the following questions. Paragraph-IV
47. The least positive integral value of a for which
Consider the equation x 2  a x  1  0 answer
the above equation has no real solution
A)2 B) 5 C)7 D)9 the following questions
48. If the above equation has 4- distinct real 56. The range of a for which the above equation
solutions then range of a is has no real root
A)  0,1 B) 1,   C)  , 0 D)  1, 0  A)  2,   B)  , 0  C)  1,1 D)IR
49. If the above equation has no real solution then 57. The range of a for which above equation has
range of a is 3-real roots
 32  A)  0,   B)  , 0  C)  1,1 D) 
A)  , 0 B)  ,   58. The range of a for which the above equation
 5 
has real roots
 32 
C)  ,   D)  ,  A)   , 2 B)  2,   (C)  2, 2  D)  2, )
 5 
Paragraph-V
Paragraph-II
Consider the equation x3  3x  K  0 answer Consider the inequation 3  x  a  x 2 answer
the following questions the following questions
50. The range of values of K for which above 59. The range of ‘ a ’for which the above
equation has only one real root inequation satisfied by at least one negative
value of x
A)  , 2    2,   B)  2, 2 
 13   13 
C)  0,   D)  , 0  A)  ,3  B)  ,  C)  3,   D)IR
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60. The range of a for which the above In equation 63. Column - I
satisfied only for positive real values of x A) If ax 2  2bx  c  0 , ax 2  2cx  b  0
 13   13  b  c have a common root then
(A) 3,  (B)  ,3 
 4  4  B) If a, b, c   and ax 2  bx  c  0 and
(C)  ,   (D)  0,   x 3  3 x 2  3 x  2  0 have two roots in common
MATRIX-MATCHING QUESTIONS then
61. Match the following Columns C) If ax 2  bx  c  0 and x 2  2 x  3  0
Columns - I have a common root then
D) ax 2  bx  c  0 and bx 2  cx  a  0 ,
A) Roots of  6  x    8  x   16
4 4

a  0, b  0 have a common root then

B) Roots of  x  2    x  4   64
6 6
Column - II
C) Positive integral roots of p) a = b = c
x  x  1 x  1 x  2   24 q) a  4b  4c  0

D) Sum of all positive integral roots of r) a 3  b3  c 3  3abc

a b c
   
2
2 x 2  x  1  7  x  1  13 x3  1
2
s)  
1 2 3
Column - II 64. Column - I
p) 8
A) If     3 ,  3   3  7 then  ,  are
q)6
roots of the equation
r)2
s)4 2 2
B) If   cos  i sin p    2  4
62. Match the following 7 7
Column - I and q   3   5   6 then equation whose roots
A) Number of positive integral values of x for are p,q
C) If  ,  ,  are roots of x 3  27  0 then
x 2 3x  4   x  2 4
3

which 0 the quadratic equation whose roots are

 x  5  5  2 x  7 6 2 2
   
B) The Number of positive integral solutions of   ,   is
   
x 2  9   x  3  8 x  25
2
D) If  ,  are roots of 2 x 2  x  7  0 then the
C) The Number integral values of
 
equation whoe roots are ,
5 x  1   x  1  7 x  3
2
 
D) Number of possible integral values of x Column - II
satisfying x 2  6 x  5  0, x 2  2 x  0 p) x 2  x  2  0
Column - II q) x 2  x  1  0
p) 5
r) 14 x 2  27 x  14  0
q)1
r) 3 s) 9 x 2  27 x  20  0
s) 4
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65. Match the following 69. Statement - 1: If x 2  3 x  2 is a factor of

Column - I x4  px2  q  0 then p, q are 5,4.
A) Sum of real roots of x 2  x  12  0 Statement - 2: If  ,  are the roots of the
B) Sum of real roots of equation x 2  x  1  0 . Then equation whose
x  2  8x2  6 x  x2  2
2 2
roots are  19 ,  7 is x 2  x  1  0 .
C) If x 2  x  1  0 then x 2007  x 2007  1
70. Statement-1:Equation ix   i  1 x   i  0
2

2
   4  
x x
D) If 4  15 15  62  x  has imaginary roots.
Column - II Statement-2: If a  i, b  i  1 and c  1/ 2  i
p) -2 then b 2  4ac  0
q) 2
71. Statement - 1: If a, b, c, a1 , b1 , c1 are rational
r) 4
s) 0 and equations ax 2  2bx  c  0 and
ASSERTION & REASON a1 x 2  2b1 x  c1  0 have one and only one root
QUESTIONS in common, then both b 2  ac and b12  a1c1
(A) Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is True; must be perfect squares.
Statement – 2 is a correct explanation for Statement - 2: If two quadratic equations with
Statement – 1. rational coefficients have a common irrational
(B) Statement –1 is True,Statement – 2 is True;
Statement – 2 is NOT a correct explanation for root p  q , then both roots will be common.
Statement- 1.
72. Let a, b, c, p, q be real numbers. Suppose  , 
(C) Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is
False. are the roots of the equation x 2  2 px  q  0
(D) Statement – 1 is False, Statement – 2 is
1
True. and  , are the roots of the equation
66. Statement - 1: If a  0 and b 2  ac  0 then 
ax   2 bx  c  0 where   1,0,1 .
2
domain of the function f  x  ax2  2bx  c
is R. Statement - 1: p 2
 q  b 2  ac   0
Statement - 2: If b 2  ac  0 then Statement - 2: b  pa or c  qa .
ax 2  2bx  c  0 has imaginary roots. 73. Statement-1: If abc and
3 3 3
a  b  c  3abc then the equation
67. Statement - 1: If all real values of x obtained
ax 2  bx  c  0 has one
from the equation 4 x   a  3 2 x   a  4   0 positive and one negative real roots
are non positive, then a   4,5 . Statement-2: If roots of opposite nature, then
product of roots  0 and Sum of roots  0 .
Statement - 2: If ax 2  bx  c is non positive
74. Statement-1: If  ,  are the roots of the
for all real values of x, then b 2  4ac must be
negative or zero and 'a' must be negative. equation x2  2  a  3 x  a  0, a  R and
 3
68. Statement - 1: sin x   cosx   1, 0      6   Then a 
2 4
then x    , 2  . Statement-2: If f  x   x 2  2  a  3 x  9,
x x 1 3
Statement - 2: sin
2
 cos 2  . then f  6   0  a 
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75. Statement-1: If equations 86. Product of real roots of

ax 2  bx  c  0  a, b, c R  and
   
x 2 3 x 2 3
5 2 6  52 6  10
2 x  3x  4  0 have a common root then
2
87. Number of real roots of sin 4 x   x 2  x  1
a :b :c  2:3: 4
88. Number of real roots of
Statement-2: Roots of 2 x 2  3x  4  0 aree
 6  x   8  x 
4 4
imaginary  16
76. Statement-1: The number of roots of the 89. The least positive value of a for which
x x
equation sin 2 cos 2      4

1 x

2  2 x is 2 4 x  a.2 x  a  3  0 is satisfied by at least one
real value of x
Statement-2: A.M  G.M 90. Number of real roots of the equation
4
97  x  4 x  5
77. Statement-1:If f  x  is a quadratic expression
11x  6
such that f 1  f  2   0 . If -1 is a root of
4
91. Number of real roots of x 
6 x  11
f  x  0 LEVEL -V - KEY
INTEGER QUESTIONS SINGLE ANSWER QUESTIONS
78. If  ,  are roots of 6 x 2  2 x  1  0 and 1) C 2) D 3) B 4) C 5) D 6) A 7) A
8) B 9) C 10) C 11) C 12) C 13) D 14) A
n 15) D 16) D 17) C 18) C 19) D 20) B 21) D
Sn     then nLt
n

 Sr 
n
22) D 23) B 24) C 25) D 26) B 27) B 28) C
r 1
29) B 30) C 31) B
79. Number of real roots of the eqation
MULTIPLE ANSWER QUESTIONS
2 x 2 7 x 5
2 1 32) C,D 33) B,D 34) A,B 35) A,B
 36) A,B 37) B 38) B 39) A,B
80. If 0  A  B  C  the number of real roots 40) A,D 41) A,B 42) D 43) A,B,C
2
44) A 45) A,B 46) C
1 1 1 COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
of   0
x  sin A x  sin B x  sin C 47) C 48) A 49) B 50) A 51) D 52) C 53) A
81. Number of integral roots of 54) D 55) A 56) A 57) D 58) A 59) A 60) A
MATRIX MATCHING QUESTIONS
x 4  x 4  20  22
1 1 35
61) Ap, q Br, s Cr Dq
82. Number of real roots of x  
A r B  p C q D s
1  x 2 12 62)
83. The number of distinct real roots of 63) A  q, B  p, C  s, D  r
x 4  4 x 3  12 x 2  x  1  0 is (IIT 2011) 64) A  s, B  p, C  q, D  r
84. The least postive integral value of a for which 65) A  s, B  r, C  p, D  p,q
ASSERTION & REASON QUESTIONS
x 2  2  a  1 x  2a  1  0 has both roots
66) B 67) B 68) C 69) B 70) B 71) A 72) B
positive. 73) D 74) B 75) B 76) D 77) B
85. The smallest value of k , for which both the INTEGER QUESTIONS
roots of x 2  8kx  16  k 2  k  1 =0 are real and 78) 0 79) 2 80) 2 81) 2 82) 3 83) 2 84) 4
85) 2 86) 8 87) 0 88) 2 89) 2 90) 2 91) 3
distinct and have the value at least 4 , is
(IIT 2009)
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LEVEL - V- HINTS (36-4(3a+2)) X (4-4(2-a))<0

2
(7-3a) (a-1)<0  (a-1)(a-7/3)>0
 x   a<1, a>7/3
1. x 
2
 8
 x 1  4. Adding all list of inequations of above hypothesis
2
we get ( x1  x2  x4 ..........  x100 ) (1  4  3)  0
 x   x 
x   2 x 8 But each expression  0 and sum of expressions=0
 x 1   x 1   Each expression = 0
 x2 
2
 x2  x1  4 x2  3 x3  0  x1  x2  3( x2  x3 )
   2  8  0
 x 1   x 1  x2  4 x3  3 x4  0  x2  x3  3( x3  x4 )

x2 x100  4 x1  3 x2  0  x100  x1  3( x1  x2 )
 t  t 2  2t  8  0  t  4, t  2
x 1 (x1  x2)  32(x3  x4)  33(x4  x5) ....  3100 (x1  x2)
x2 ( x1  x2 )  3100 ( x1  x2 )
 4  x2  4x  4  0  x  2
x 1  ( x1  x2 )(3100  1)  0  x1  x2
x2  x1  x2  x3  ..........  x100  1( x1  1)
Put  2  x 2  2 x  2  ( x  1) 2  3
x 1
 x1  x2  ......  x100  100
x 1   3 ; x   3 1
1
2. Let  be the root of f ( x )  0  f ( )  0 5. f ( x)  x 
x
 f ( f ( ))  0  f (0)  0    0
1 5 1 5
 f ( x)  x 2   x  0  x  0, x    f 1 (1)  (or ) f 1 (1) 
2 2
f ( f ( x))   x 2   x    ( x 2   x)  0
2
x4  3x2  1
Now f ( f ( x )) 
x ( x 2  1)
 ( x 2   x )  x 2   x    0
1 1 5
Now f ( x)  0, f ( f ( x ))  0 have same roots iff f ( f ( f ( x )))  1  f ( f ( x ))  f (1) 
2
x 2   x    0 has no real roots x 4  3x 2  1 1  5
 
   4  0   (  4)  0  0    4
2
x( x 2  1) 2
Since  is a positive integer  =1, 2, 3
(this possible for x  0,  f ( x) exist only if x  0 or only if x  0)
1

( ,  )  (1, 0)(2, 0)(3, 0)  3 pairs are possible

3. If x  a then given equation reduced to

x 2  4 x  2 x  3a  2  0 5 1 X
2
x 2  6 x  3 a  2  0................  (1)
If x  a  x 2  4 x  2 x  a  2  0  
 x  2 x  2  a  0...........  (2 )
2

Given equation has two roots only if (1) has 2 real

roots and (2) has imagining roots or viceversa. two values of x possible in this case
therefore ( discriminant of (1)) X (discriminant of
1 5
(2)) <0 If f ( f (x))  f 1(1)  (thisispossible iff x  0)
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bc
( x1 x2 ) 2  c Now 2
a 1
-1
O x1 x2  x1 x2 ( x1  x2 )  ( x1 x2 ) 2
X  2
1 5 1  x1  x2  x1 x2
2
x1 x2 (1  x1  x2  x1 x2 )
 2 x x  2
(1  x1  x2  x1 x2 ) 1 2

there are two solutions this case possible total 4 9. f (1). f (3)  0
solutions
 (1  6  9  k )(27  54  27  k )  0
6. Put y  x3 in the equation x3  r   px2  qx
 k ( k  4)  0  4  k  0
 y  r   x( px  q )
10. let the roots are  ,  2
( y  r )3   x 3 ( px  q )3
p
 2        (1)
( y  r )   y  p x  q  3 p qx  3 pq x
3 3 3 3 2 2 2
3
 3  1        2
( y  r )3   y  p 3 y  q 3  3 pq ( px 2  qx )
from (2)   1,  ,  2 when
  y  p y  q  3 pq (  x  r )
3 3 3

p
  1,1  1  
y 3y r 3yr  r y p y  q 3pq(y r)
3 2 2 3 3 3
3
p
 y3 (3r  p3 3pq)y2 (3r2  q3 3pqr)y  r3  0    2 , 2   4    p  6
3
roots of this equation are  3 ,  3 ,  3 11. Let f ( x )  x 3  3, g ( x )   x 
  3  (3r  p 3  3 pq )
3 f(x)=X -3
3

  3  3  3r 2  q 3  3 pqr 2
1 y 1 1
7. Let y   
1  y 1 O
-3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4
-1
1  1  1  y 1
the equation with roots , , is f ( ) -2
1 1  1  y 1
X -3
( y  1) 3
 y 1 
 p r  0 f ( x )  g ( x) if 1  x  2   x   1
( y  1)  y 1
x3  3  1
y  3y  3y 1 p( y 1)( y 1)  r( y  3y  3y 1)  0
3 2 2 3 2

 x3  4  x  3
4
y 3y 3y 1 p(y 1)(y 2y 1) r(y 3y 3y 1)  0
3 2 2 3 2

12 f ( x)  x3  x 2  5 x  1
y 3y 3y1 p(y 2y yy 2y1)r(y 3y 3y1) 0
3 2 3 2 2 3 2
f 1 ( x)  3 x 2  2 x  5  0  x  5 / 3, 1
y (1 pr)y (3p3r)y(3p3r)1pr 0
3 2
Clearly f (3)  0, f (2)  0, f (1)  0, f (1)  0, f (2)  0
1   1   1   3  P  3r
   
1 1  1  1 p  r   
O
-3 -2 -1 1 2 3
8. x1  x2  x1 x2  a ; x1 x2  x12 x2  x1 x2 2  b 5 -1
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   3,     1,    1; and

3 a
 
3a
2
2 2
          3 3 a  4
13. f 1 ( x)  3 x 2  3  3( x 2  1)
a  1
 f ( x) is decreasing for all x   1,1
a  1  a  ( ,  1)
f ( 1)  3, f (1)  1, f (3)  19  0  a  (,  1)  (0, )...........(2)
3
(0,1) 2
(1)  (2)  a  ( , 1)
x2 1 3
x1 -1 O x3 3 Number of integral values a is 0
-1 15. x4 9x2 16 6x3  24x 8x2 3x2 9x 12 4  x

f ( x )  0 has root x1 , x2 , x3 such that x 4  6 x 3  20 x 2  32 x  32

f '  x   4 x3  18 x 2  40 x  32
x1  1,  1  x2  1, 1  x3  3
 f (x)  x1 has only one real root sincex1  1 Let f  x   x 4  6 x3  20 x 2  32 x ; g  x   32

f ( x)  x2 has 3 real roots since  1  x2  1 f  0   0, f  1  1  6  20  32  17

f ( x)  x3 has 3 real roots since 1  x3  3 f  2   16  48  80  64
The roots of f ( f ( x))  0 only if f ( x)  x1
 f  x  has its derivate 0 between -2 and -1
f ( x)  x2 f ( x)  x3
 Number real roots of f ( f ( x))  0 is 7
-2 -1 O
f ( x)  x 2  (a  3) x  a  0
-3
14. It has exactly one root α such that 1    2 -16
-17
 f (1) f (2)  0  (2a  2)(3a  2)  0
g(x)=-32
2
  a  1        (1)
3
f  x   g  x  has no solution
f ( x   )  ( x   )2  (a  3)( x   )  a  0
Number of real solutions is 0
 x2  (a  3) x  2 x   2  (a  3)  a  0 16. f  x   x3  3x  4
 x(x  (a  3)  2 )  0( 2  (a  3)  a  0 Given equation is f  f  x    f  2 x 
 0  2  3  a  1
f '  x   3 x 2  3  0  f is monotonically increasing
( f ( x   ) has exactly one root in (0,1)
 f  x   2 x
2a 3 a
   x3  3x  4  2 x  x3  5 x  4  0 which has only
2 2 the real solution
2a 17. 90 x 2  20 x  1  10 x  12  10 x 2
Since 1    2  1 2  a  2
2
106  1
Now x  111111  105  10 4  103  10 2  10  1 
a  0 9
a  0  a  (0, )

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 106  1   106  1 
2 1 1  161
x2  & 20 x 2  x  2  0 ; x 
f 111111  90    20   1 10 40
 9   9 
10 106  1
2
20 106  1
mnr
m  1 n  161, r  40 ; 2
  1 100
9 9
n

  x  k    x  k   10n
2


10 12
10  1  1 21.
k 1
9
n


1013  10  9 1013  1
9

9
 x   2k  1 x  k  k  1  10n
k 1
2

 1111111111111
n n 1 2n 1 n n 1
sum of digits  13 nx2  n2x   10n  0
6 2
18. a  0 ax 2  x  a  0 has two roots
3 x 2  3nx  n 2  31  0
1
 and       ,   1     1  n 
a 
n  31   n  11  n  3  8
2
   1  
3 
1  4a2  0
1 1 b 2x b
4a2  1  0 22.   ; 2 2

xa xa x x a x
  2 a  1  2 a  1   0
1 1 2 a 2b
 a  
2
2x  bx  a b ;2x  2

2 2 b2
For the above equation have no real roots x 2  0
1
       
a 2b b
a
 0  0  b b  2  0
1 1
b2 b2
1 1
   
2
 4   4 1  2  5
a a a 2
a 0b2
1 1 1 23. log 4  x  1  log 2  x  3
a2   a
5 5 5  log 22  x  1  log 2  x  3
19. f(x) is also a factor of
1
3  x 4  6 x 2  25    3 x 4  4 x 2  28 x  5   f(x) is a  log 2  x  1  log 2  x  3
2
factor of
 x  1  x  3, x  3 ; x2  7 x  10  0, x  3
14  x  2 x  5 
2

 x  5 only one root

 f  x   x2  2x  5  4 24. cases

20. 2000 x 6 

x 10 x 2   1
3
2 0 (i) a  1, c  1  b 2  4  b  2,3, 4  3
10 x 2  1 (ii) a  1, c  2  b 2  8  b  3, 4 2


1000 x 6
 1 x
 2 1000 x 6  1 (iii) a  2, c  1  b 2  8  b  3, 4 2
10 x  1
2

a  1, c  3 2
 1000 x 6  1  0 or
x
 2 (iv)   b  12  b  4 2
10 x 2  1 a  3, c  1

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(v) a  2, c  2  b4 1  
29.      p, 3   3  q roots ,  reqd
 
a  1, c  4
(v)  b4 2
a  4, c  1 2  2 
equation is x 2
   x  1  0 from
--------   
12
 3   3       3      we can find
3

25.     3,   5 ,     5,   3

                 15
30. By differentiating we get 2  6 x  12 x 2  0 which
        2  2      2  2  has no real roots
 given equation has only one real root
  
      2         2 =158
2 2
  3  1
f    f     0  real root lies between
 4  2
 required equation is x 2  15 x  158  0
26. Case: I  3 1
 , 
 4 2
x  2  0i.ex  2
only one real root  sum of the real roots = the
x2  2  0  x  2 real root.
x   2 or x  2 31. The roots of x 3  5 x 2  px  q  0 is 1 1  1 -(1)
As x  2 , there fore in this case the part of the and roots of x3  7 x 2  px  r  0 is 1 1  2 - (2)
solution is  2,  2    2,   (1)  (2)   2 x 2  q  r  0
CaseII: This equation has root 1 , 1  1  1  0
x  2  0 ie x  2 Now from (1) 1  1   1  5   1  5
x2  2 x  2  0
from (2) 1  1   2  7   2  7
  x  1  1  0
2

 1   2  12
which is true for all real x. hence the part of of the
 1   2  12
solution set is  , 2 combining the two cases
MULTI ANSWER QUESTIONS
 ,  2    2,  
 2 x    x    x 
1
32.
27. 8c 2  4b 2  4b 2  4c 2  b
c
 2 
2
 1
 2 x   2  x    x     x 
    2   
10 10 8 8
  2
28. 2   
9 9
  1  1
  x    x     x    x  
 8  2  2    8   2  2   2  2

2  9   9  1 1  1
If  x   x   1  x    1  1
2 2  2
6  9   9    2  2  6 
 3   1 1  1
2  9   9     2  6 
2
If  x   x  1  x    0    0
2 2  2

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33.  x   x    35. 4 x  x  x   x

  x    x    x    5 x  2 x
  x    x    x    2x
 x 
   x    5
2x
0 1
If  x      x      1 5
0 x 5/2
 x    x       1  1  x  0 or 1 or 2
34.  x  x x
4  x   x  x   x
 x  x  x   x
 x 2  x  x 3 x  5 x 
5 
x 
3
x2
 0
1 x 5 5
 1  x  0  x  1 0  
3 2
x2 0   3/ 2
0 1
1 x   0,1
x2  1  x  0x0
x2  x 1  0  1 x  5 / 3
1 5 1 5
x 36. 13  x   x  25 x  271
2 2
271  13 x
Given equation again can be written as  x 
12
x   x  x  x 271  13 x
0 1
x 12
  x  
1 x
 271  12
x 1
1  13
271  12 271
x     1
13 13
1 5  1 5
 
2 1  2
13 x   25 x  25 x   271
3 5 1 3 5
2

1 

2
Let  x   
1  5 5 1 12  271
 x
2 2 25
 0 x0 substitute in 1 we get
1
  1  x 
2
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246 271 x2  2x  a  1  

13 13 Disc  0
  19,20
4  4  a  1  0
 x  x  x   x 
2
37. 2a  0
a2
 x  x2  x  x
2
a  [2, )
let  x   
39. 1  x 2  x  2
 x2   x   2  0

 1 5  x2  x  1  1
x          1 x2  x  0
 2 
x  1, x  0      1
given condition can again be written as

  x  x 
2
 x  x x2  x  1  2
x2  x 1  0
  x  3 x  x 2  0
2
1  5 5 1
x
 x 
3  5  x 2 2
2  1  5 5  1 
 x   ,     2 
 3 5 
0

 x 1   2 2 
 2  from 1 and  2 
 
1  5 5 1
2  x  1 , 0  x 
0 x 2 2
3 5
40. from graph
Case (i)
5 1
0  2  x  1
2
  0 or 1 ;  x  0 or 1  x   2
x2  4  2  0
case  ii 
x2  2
 5 1 3  5
0      x 2
 2  2
0  52 and
 0 2 x3
38. case  i  x 2  2 x  a  0 x  2
 x  R which not possible x2  6  x  6
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2 x 2  3   x   x   0
1
x -1 x 2  3  x   2   0
-2 x
1 (2,0) 3 x2  x  5  0
-1
-2 1  21
(0,-4) x
2
41. case (i) 0  x  1  0  x 2  1   x 2   0
1  21
3x  0 Ans is x  only
2
x0
case(ii) | x || x  4 | 3
43. 1
x2  | x  5 |
1  x  2   x  1
1  x 2  2   x 2   1
0 4 5
1  2  3x  x  1 case(i) x  0
case(iii) 2  x  3   x   1
  x   x  4   3  1
2  x 2  3   x 2   2  2  2  3x x2  x  5
x  4 / 3  1.33  2 It is not a solution x2  4x  3  x2  x  5
case(iv) 3x  2
3x2 x  2 / 3

 x  1 case(ii)
3  x2  4 0 x4
 x   3
2
x 4  x  3
1
3  2  3x x2  5  x
x  5 / 3  1.66 4 x  x2  3  x2  x  5
This is not a solution 2 x2  5x  2  0
42. let f  x  x2  3 , g  x   x 2 x2  4 x  x  2  0

Clearly f  x   g  x  only
2 x  x  2   1 x  2   0
If  2  x  1
1
 x   2 x  ,x  2
2
case(iii)
y=1
4 x5
x  x  4  3
-2 -1 O 1 2 1
x2  5  x
 3, 0 3, 0
x2  4 x  3  x2  x  5
(0,-3) 3x  2
Given equation becomes x  2 / 3 not a solution

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case(iv)
-1
x5
x2  4x  3 1
1 1  5
x2  x  5 5 1
x2  4x  3  x2  x  5 2 2
5x  8  x  8 / 5  2 not a solution
 1  5 
x  , 1 
44.  x  4  x  1  x2 x2
 2 
x  2 ; x 2  5x  4  x 2  4 ; 5 x  4  4 Similarly by taking
1  x  0, 0  x  1, x  1
8
5 x  8 ; x  5 ; 2  x  1 and taking union of all answers we get options
1 1
x  5x  4  4  x ;
2 2
2 x  5x  0
2 46. 1  x  2  1  x  2

5
x  2 x  5  0 ; 0  x  ; x  1 ; 1  x  1
2  0  x 1
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1  x  2 ;  x2  5x  4  4  x2 ; 5x  4  4
Paragraph - I
8 8
5x  8 ; x  5  1  x  5 ; 2  x  4
-2 O -1
 x2  5x  4  x2  4 ; 2 x2  5x  0
5
x  2 x  5  0  x 
2 47. -5

x  4 ; x2  5x  4  x 2  4
-32
8
5 x  8 ; x  5  x  4 f  x   3 x 4  4 x3  12 x 2
f 1  x   12 x3  12 x 2  24 x  0
 8  5 
Union of all x  0,  ,  , 
 5  2  
x x2  x  2  0 
45. x x  1 x  1  1  x x  0 x=-2, x=1
f  0  0, f 1  5, f  2  32
 
x  1    x  x 2  1  1  x ;  x 3  x  1  x
Given equation f  x   g  x  , when g  x   5a
 x3  2 x  1  0 ; x3  2 x  1  0
has no solution If
 x  1   x  x  1  1  0 32
5a  32, a   a  6.4  least positive
 x  1   x 2  x  1  0 5
value of a is 7
  1 5   1 5  48. for the above equation to have 4-distinct solution
 x1  x2  x1 0 x1  x  x
   0
5  5a  0 ;  0  a  1
  2   2 

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32  32  f  0   0, f 1   3, f   4    128
49. 5a  32 ;  a   a  ,
5  5   Given equation has no real roots if
Paragraph - II  k   128  k  128
54. above equation has 3-distinct real roots if
3  k  0
-2  0  k  3
55. The above equation has 2-real roots Iff
-1 O 1
128  k  3
50.  3  k  128 or k  0  k  0
 k   , 0  also at k  0
-2

Paragraph - IV
f  x   x 3  3 x, g  x   K

f 1
x   3x2  3  0
2
x  1or  1 ; f 1  2, f  1  2
56. -1 1
Given equation has only one real root. If
K  2orK  2 2
x 1
51. g  x   K will definitely intersect the above graph 2
x  a x 1  0 ;  a
x
for at least one real values of x .  required answer
2
is  x 1
52. 3- distinct real roots occurs If 2  K  2 f  x  g  x   a
x
1
If x  0  f  x   x 
; g  x   a  2
x
g(x)=k
Given equation has no real roots if
-1 1 a  2  a   2,  
-2
57. Any line parallel to x-axis intersect the graph either
in 0-points or 2-points or 4-points we never get 3-
points. Hence required Answer is 
Paragraph - III 58. a  2  a  2  a   , 2 
Pragraph - V
-4 O 1

53. -3 (0,3)

-128

f  x   x 4  4 x3  8 x 2 , g  x    k 59.
f 1  x   4 x3  12 x 2  16 x  0 13 13
( 3,0) ( 3,0) (3, 0)
4 4
x  0 x 2  3x  4  0 ; x  4, x  1

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3  x2  x  a ; f  x   3  x2 , g  x   x  a  x  y3
 y  1   y  1
6 6
Also 3  x 2  x  a ; x 2  x  a  3  0  64

Disc>0 ;  a 
13
; 3  x2  x  a

2 y 6  15 y 4  15 y 2  1  64 
4
y 6  15 y 4  15 y 2  1  32
x 2  x  a  3  0 ; 1  4  a  3  0 ;
 y2  1
13
13  4a  0 ; a  4  y  1 or  1
x  4 or 2
If a  3 then x  a is passing through (0,3)

If a  3 then x  a  3  x 2 atleast for one

2
 2
 
(C) x  x x  x  2  24 Put x 2  x  t
negative x .
 t  t  2   24
13 13
If a  , the x  a touches 3  x 2 To have t 2  2t  24  0
4 4
at least one negative x satisfies the given inequality  t  6  t  4   0
13 t  6, t  4
x
4
60. x2  x  6  0 x2  x  4  0
x 2  3x  2 x  6  0
 x  3 x  2   0
x2
(D) rewrite the given equation as
 x2  x  1   x  1 
2   7 2   13
 x  1   x  x  1 
(3,0) O ( 3,0) +3 13/4
x2  x  1
Put  t then proceed We get x  6
3  x2  x  a x 1
only for positive real values of x iff 62. (A) Apply wave sign graph method.
13  13 
3 a  ; a  3, 
4  4
MATRIX-MATCHING QUESTIONS
6 x 8 x
61. (A) Put y  7x
2
Given equation to reduce y 4  6 y 2  7  0
(3,0) O ( 3,0) +3 13/4
 y  1 or  1  x  8 , 6
x2 x4 4 7
(B) y   x3  x  5 exclude
2 3 2
2,3,4 only 3-values integral x exist
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(B) x 2  9  x 2  6 x  9 ; 6 x  9  9 a b c
  
6x  0 1 2 3
x0 (D) apply. Common roots condition.
64. A)  3   3  7       3      7
3
x 2  6 x  9  8 x  25 ; x 2  2 x  16  0
2  68 2  68 2  2 17 20
x 0 x 27  3  3  7 ; 20  9 ;   
2 2 2 9
20
0  x  1  17  3 x  2,3, 4,5,1 Required equation is x  3 x 
2
0
9
(C) 5 x  1  x 2  2 x  1 ; x 2  3x  2  0
9 x 2  27 x  20  0
x  2 x  x  2  0 ; x  x  2   11  2   0
2
B)   7 th root of unity
 x  1 x  2   0 ; x  1, x  2 p  q  1
pq     2   4  3   5   6 
 x  12  7 x  3 ; 2
x  2x  1  7 x  3
  4   6 1  5 1  1  2   3
x  5 x  4  0 ;  x  1 x  4   0 ; 1  x  4
2
2 x2  x  2  0
x3  27  x   3,  3 ,  3
2
C)   
  

0 4/3 2 7/2 5 2
    3 
2 2 2
    3 
2
  ;    
2
  
2 x4 x 3 (D) similar to above 
   3      3 
63. A) 2b c a 2b Equation whose roots are  and  2
2c b a 2c
2
x2  x  1  0
x x 1
 
2b  2c
2 2
ac  ab 2  ac  ab  1 7 2   
D)     ,   ; x     x  1  0
2 2   
2 1
x b  c  , x      2  2 
b 2
x 
2
 x 1  0
 a  4b  4c  a  4b  4c  0   
 
 2 b c
B) x  3 x  3 x  2   x     x  x  
3 2
1 
 a a
 7
x2   4 x 1  0
b c 7 
r 3  2  
a a  2 
a b b c 2a 27
2   3;    3;   x2  x  1  0 ; 14 x 2  27 x  14  0
c a a a C 14
If a  b  c above equation holds good 2
65. A) x  x  12  0 ; x  4  x  3   0
2b C
Similarly  3 abc
C a x  3  x  3, 3 ; Sum of real roots is 0.
C) Since given equation has common roots so both
x2  2 x x2  2
the equations are identical. B)  8.  6 ; Put t
x x2  2 x
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t   6 ; t 2  6t  8  0 ;  t  4  t  2   0 we have x  0 and 2 x  a  4 ( x is non
t positive)  0  a  4  1  4  a  5
t  4  x2  2  4 x ; x2  4x  2  0  a   4,5
 x  2
2
 2 ; x  2 2 If ax 2  bx  c is non positive x , then the graph
Sum of roots = 4 ; t  2 should touch the x-axis from below and graph
should lie on the negative y-axis. Hence b 2  4ac
x 2  2  2 x ; x 2  2 x  2  0 ;  x  1  1  0
2

must be negative or zero and a must be negative.

No real roots
Hence statement 1 and statement 2 are correct but
C) x 2  x  1  0  x   ,  2 are roots. staement 2 is not correct explanation for statement 1.

  = -1
3 669  Hence option (B).
x 2007       2007   
2007


68. Statement - 1: sin x   cosx   1, 0   
1 1 2
2007
 1 ;  x 2007  2007
 2
x x Equality holds for x = 2 i.e, sin x   cos x   1
x for x = 2
 1 
    1
x x
D) 4  15 t;    4  15  If x < 2, then sin x   cos x   1
 4  15  t
 x  2  sin x   cos x   1 ;  x    , 2
1
t   62 ; t 2  62t  1  0  Statement 1 is true.
t
Statement 2 : sin 2   cos 2   1  R
 62 
2
62  4
 
2
t  4  15 x x 1
 sin 2  cos 2  is false.
2 2 2 2

4    4   Statement 2 is false.
x 2
15 15 x2
Hence option (C).
69. Statement 1: x 2  3x  2   x  1 x  2 
4  
2
15  x  2
 1,2 are the roots of the equation
ASSERTION & REASON QUESTIONS
x 4  px 2  q  0 ; 1  p  q  0  1 and
66. If a > 0, then graph of y  ax  2bx  c is 2

16  4 p  q  0   2
concave upward. Also if b 2  ac  O , then the
graph always lies above x-axis, hence, 1   2   15  3 p  0  p  5
ax 2  2bx  c  0 , for all real values of x. Then  1 becomes 1  5  q  0  q  4
domain of f  x   ax  2bx  c is R. 2
Statement - 1 is true
If b 2  ac  0, then ax 2  2bx  c never cuts the Statement-2 : Given equation is x 2  x  1  0  0
x-axis whether y is positive or negative.  ,  2 are its roots ;  19   19  
Hence both statements are correct but statement 2
 7   2   14   2
7
is not correct explanation of statement 1.Hence
option (B).  19 ,  7 are roots of x 2  x  1  0
67. The statement 4   a  3 2  a  4  0 can be
x x
 Statement - 2 is true
But statement 2 is not correct explanation for
written as  2 x    a  3 2 x  a  4  0
2
statement -1.Hence option (B).
 2 x  1 and 2 x  a  4
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70. Statement-1: ix   i  1 x  i  0
2
 c  qa which is not possible
2
2b 2b
 1  Also   1   2 P 
  i  1   i  1  4  i     i 
2
a a
 2   b  ap which is not possible Hence Statement
x
2i 2 is Correct, but it is not correct explanation of
  i 1  4 i  1  2i i  1 1  3i Statement 1
x ; x  ,
2i 2i 2i 2i 73.  a3  b3  c3  3abc
 Roots are imaginary ;Statement 1 is true. 
  a  b  c  a2  b2  c2  ab  bc  ca  0
Also we have b 2  4ac  4  0 but this is not
the reason for which roots are imaginary as
coefficients of the equation are imaginary. Hence
  a  b  c
1
2
 2 2

 a  b   b  c   c  a  0
2

both the statements are correct but statement 2 is

abc0  ab  bc  ca 0 as abc
2 2 2
not correct explanation of statement 1. Hence  
option (B). 2
71. Given equations are But equation is ax  bx  c  0
ax 2  2bx  c  0  1  x  1 is a root  a  b  c  0 

a1 x 2  2b1 x  c1  0   2 If other root is  , then  .1 

c c
   1
Since equations (1) and (2) have only one common a a
Which is Positive or negative
root and a, b, c, a1 , b1 , c1 are rational, therefore
Hence both roots are real and distinct . Hence (D)
common root cannot be imaginary or irrational
because irrational roots occur in conjugate pair 74. Let f  x   x 2  2  a  3 x  9 as 6 lies between
when coefficients are rational and complex roots
the roots of f  x   0, we can take D  0 and
always occur in conjugate pairs.
Hence the common roots must be rational. f  6  0
Therefore both roots of equations (1)and (2) will
Case 1 : If D  0 then 4  a  3  4 1 9   0
2
be rational. Therefore 4  b 2  ac  and
  a  3  32  0
2
4  b12  a1c1  must be perfect squares (squares of

rational numbers). Hence b 2  ac and b12  a1c1 6

must be perfect squares.Hence option (A).  

72. Suppose the roots are imaginary. Then   

1
   
1  a  a  6   0  a   ,0  6,  (1)
and , which is not possible.
 
Case 2 : If f  6   0
The roots are real. So  p 2  q  b 2  ac   0
 36  12  a  3  9  0  12a  9  0
Hence statement 1 is correct.
2b 1  c 3
   and  ,     2 p a (2)
Also 4
a   a
  q If  1 Then   q 3
From (1) & (2) we get a 
4
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Hence Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct

f  x    x  1 ax  b  Given f 1  f  2   0
but R is not the correct explanation of A. Hence
option (B)  2  a  b   3  2a  b   0  8a  5b  0
75. Since  3  4  2  4  0
2
b 8
  other root
 Roots are imaginary for 2 x 2  3x  4  0 a 5
Hence A is True also R is true but R is not correct
Now 2,3, 4  R ,  Roots are conjugate to each
explanation of A . Hence option (b)
other
INTEGER QUESTIONS
 one root is common in ax 2  bx  c  0 and
1  5i 1  5i
2 x 2  3x  4  0 78. Root   ,     1,   1
12 12
If one root is common then other root is also
common . 1 1
    ,  
 Roots are conjugate  a, b, c  R  Hence both 3 6

equations are identical  a : b : c  2 : 3 : 4 n

Hence Asserion (A) : is True and Reason (R) is

lt
n
 Sr     2  .......      2  .....
r 1
True but R is not correct expanation of A.
Hence option (b)  
 
1  1 
20  20
76. For x  0 , sin 2 0 cos 2 0 
4
1 1
 2 
1      2 3  6 
sin1 cos1  ( impossible )  x0   0
2 1        1  1  1
3 6
2 x  2 x 2 x  2 x
Again  2 x.2 x ; 1 79. 22 x 2 7 x 5  20 ; 2 x 2  7 x  5  0
2 2

   
2sin 2 x cos 2 x  1
Discriminant b2  4ac ;

 72  4  2  5  49  40  9  0


x x 1 x x 
 
 sin 2 cos 2  2  2  (or) sin 2.2 x  1
4 
 2 real roots
1 1 1
80. f  x     0
  1
sin 2 x1
( Impossible) x  sin A x  sin B x  sin C

x x
Hence equation sin 2 cos 2 
4

1 x

2  2 x has
2 real
no solutions roots sin A sin B sin C
 Number of solution is zero
 A is false and R is true. Hence option (D)
77.  -1 is a root of f  x  then 81. Put x4  t  t  t  20  22

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 22  t   t  20 ;  22  t 
2
 t  20 83.

  t  16  t  29   0

x 4  16 x4  29
x  2 no integral roots
Total number of integral roots = 2
x 4  4 x 3  12 x 2  1  x
82. Consider
let x 4  4 x3  12 x 2  f  x 
1 1 1 35
f    , g  x  x 1,1 0 f '  x   0  4 x 3  12 x 2  24 x  0  x  0 o n l y
 x  x 1 x2 12
real root  only one turning point for f  x  at x =

25
0
12 let g  x   1  x which is the straight line

84. x 2  2  a  1 x  2a  1  0  both roots

2 2
-1 1 1
positive
2
Disc  0 ; 4  a  1  4  2a  1  0
2
(i)

3 real roots
a 2  4a  0 ; a  4 & a  0

1 1
3 (ii) sum of the roots > 0 ; 2  a  1  0 ; a  1
f  x 
x 2 
 1  x2
2
 2  2 x 
1
(iii) Product of the roots > 0; 2a  1  0 ; a 
3 2
1
x

 2   x  1  x2  2
 a  4 , Hence least value = 4
85. Hint:   0  k  1 , each root  4 ,
3
1
f   x   0  2  x 1  x2
x
  2

8k  64k 2  64k 2  64k  64
4
2
 min valueof k  2
 
3

1  x 2 2 2 2
 x3 ; 1  x  x ; 2 x2  1
x 2 3

5  2 6   1 
x 2 3
1 1 86.    10
x ; x  5 2 6 
2 2

5  2 6 
x 2 3
1 t
 f   x   0 only at x 
2
1
Extraneous root t   10 ; t 2  10t  1  0
t
 1  35 10  96
f   2  2  2 2  12 t  52 6
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   
x 2 3 4
52 6  52 6
x  0 ; f  0   2  2 ; xLt f  x  


   
x 2 3
5 2 6  52 6 Lt f  x   3
x 

 
1
x2  3  1  5 2 6

x2  4  x 2  3  1 3
x  2 2
x 2 x 2
product of real roots  2  2   2  2  8   
87. Consider 2
f  x   sin 4 x, g  x    x 2  x  1    x 2  x  1
O
f  x   0x  R
 a  f  x  is satisfied when a  2 .
4  1 1  1
2
3
Max. Value   90. 4
97  x  a ,  4 x  b  97  x  a 4 , b 4  x
4  1 4
a  b  5 ; a 4  b 4  97
Disc.  1  4  1 1  3  0
2

a 4  b4   a  b   4a3b  6a 2b2  4ab3

4

Coeff. of x 2  0  g  x   0 x  R .
  ab   50  ab   264  0
2

 f  x   g  x  has no real roots.

ab  6, ab  44 ; a  3, b  2 or a  2, b  3
88. Consider 7  x  t ;  t  1   t  1
4 4
 16  x  81,16


2 t 4  6t 2  1  16 ;  t 4  6t 2  1  8 91. Consider f  x   x , g  x  
4 11x  6
6 x  11
2 2

t 4  6t 2  7  0 ; t  7 t  1  0   11 11
Lt g  x   ; Lt g  x  
t 2  1 ; 7  x  1, 7  x  1 x  6 x  6
x  6, x  8  2 roots 6 g   x    6 x  1111  11x  6  6 
g  0  ;
x x
89. 4 x  a.2 x  a  3  0 ; 4  3  a 2  1   11  6 x  112
85
4x  3 4x  3  0
a x ; consider f  x   x  6 x  11
2
2 1 2 1
t2  3
2x  t , f  x  
t 1

  t  1 2t   t 2  3
f  x  
    dt   0
  t  12   dx 
 

t 2  2t  3  0 ;  t  3 t  1  0 ; t  1 ,

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