ASSIGNMENT-2 QUADRATIC EQUATION

Level-2

MORE THAN ONE OPTION MAY BE CORRECT (Q.NO. 1 TO 25)

1. x 2 + 4ax + 3 = 0, 2 x 2 + 3x − 9 = 0 have exactly one root common, the uncommon roots are
3
(A) −1, (B) 2,–3 (C) –1,2 (D) None of these
2
2. b  R , equation x 2 − (b + 1) x + b − 2 = 0
(A) cannot have both roots negative (B) for b>2 both roots are positive
(C) roots are always real (D) None of these
3. sin  and cos  are roots of ax + bx + c = 0 then which of the following are true ? (tan   1 )
2

2c a + 2c
(A) b 2 − 4ac  0 (B) −1  1 (C) −1   1 (D) None of these
a 2 b
2x 1
4. Let S be the set of all values of x which satisfy the inequality  , then which of the
2 x + 5x + 2 x + 1
2

following are subsets of S ?

 2 1  2 
(A) (–2,0) (B) (–2,–1) (C)  – , –  (D)  – , 0 
 3 2  3 
2x + x + 2
2
5. If x  R, y = 2 then
x − x +1
( y + 1)  2 ( y − 1)( 5 − y )
(A) x = (B) 1  y  5
2 ( y − 2)
(C) y  1,5 − 2 (D) None of these
6. If every pair from among the equations x + px + qr = 0, x 2 + qx + rp = 0 and x 2 + rx + pq = 0 has a
2

common root, then the sum of the three common roots is

(A) 2(p + q + r ) (B) p +q + r (C) –(p +q +r) (D) pqr.
7. ( p − 4 p + 5) x + ( 2 p − 1) x + 3 p = 0 where p > 0 then
2 2

(A) both the roots cannot be negative (B) both roots cannot have same sign
(C) both the roots have opposite sign (D) None of these
8. If a  b  c  0 and ( a + b − 2c ) x + ( a + c − 2b ) x + b + c − 2a = 0 , then
2

(A) one root of the equations is negative

(B) If one root lies between –1 and 0 then a + c − 2b  0
(C) If one root is less than –1 then a + c –2b < 0
(D) the two roots cannot have same sign
9. If a  b  c  0 and ( a + b − 2c ) x2 + ( a + c − 2b ) x + b + c − 2a = 0 has one root in the interval (–1,0)
then
(A) roots of ax 2 + bx + c = 0 are real and negative
(B) roots of cx 2 + 2ax + b = 0 are real and negative.
(C) roots of bx 2 + 2cx + a = 0 are real and negative.
(D) None of these

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10. a and b are distinct real numbers, equation x 2 − 2ax + ab = 0 has both roots positive then which of the
following are true ?
(A) 0  b / a  1
(B) one root lies between 0 and b
(C) one of the roots lies between 2a–b and 2a
(D) both the roots are real and distinct
11. The integral value of a for which the equation ( x + 2010)( x + a ) + 1 = 0 , then
(A) 2008 (B) 2010 (C) 2012 (D) 2014
12. If a ,b are non-zero real numbers, and  ,  the roots of x + ax + b = 0 , then
2

(A)  2 ,  2 are the roots of x 2 − (2b − a 2 ) x + a 2 = 0

1 1
(B) , are the roots of bx 2 + ax + 1 = 0
 
 
(C) , are the roots of bx 2 + ( 2b − a 2 ) x + b = 0
 
(D) − , −  are the roots of x 2 + ax − b = 0
13. If cos  is a root of the equation 25 x 2 + 5 x − 12 = 0, −1  x  0 , then the value of sin 2 is:
(A) 24/25 (B) –12/25 (C) –24/25 (D) 20/25
p a b
14. If c  0, a, b  R + and the equation = + has two equal roots then p can be
2x x + c x − c
( ) ( )
2 2
(A) a− b (B) a+ b (C) a + b (D) a − b
x 2 + 2 x − 11
15. If x is real, the expression takes all real values except those which lie between a and b,
x −3
then a and b are
(A) a =4 (B) a = –4 (C) b=12 (D) b = –12
16. a is rational, b and c irrational such that a +b +c = 0, equation ax + bx + c = 0 has
2

(A) both roots irrational (B) at least one rational root

(C) one root rational, the other is irrational (D) None of these
17. If x − 4 x + a  0, x + 2 x − 4a  0 , these inequalities are satisfied for single values of x then
2 2

6 84
(A) x =0,a =0 (B) x= 2, a= 4 (C) x= ,a = (D) None of these
5 25
18. If a, b, c are sides of ABC and a  b  c then equation a (x–b)( x + c) + b(x–a)(x +c) –c(x–a)
(x–b)=0 has
(A) real & unequal roots (B) roots of opposite signs
(C) positive root  (b ,a) (D) None of these
19. If 0  a  b  c  d  1, equation ax + (1 − ab − ac ) x + abc–d=0 has
2

(A) real roots (B) roots of opposite signs

(C) positive one root  (a ,b) (D) one root  (b ,c)
20. If the equation x + ( a − b ) x − a − b + 1 = 0 , has equal real roots for all b  R , then
2

(A) a  0 (B) a  0 (C) a  1 (D) a  1

21. If the equation x + 9 y − 4 x + 3 = 0 is satisfied for real values of x and y , then
2 2

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1 1 1
(A) 1  x  3 (B) 2  x  3 (C) –  y  (D)  x  1
3 3 3
22. If b  4ac for the equation ax + bx + c = 0 , then all the roots of the equation will be real if
2 4 2

(A) b  0, a  0, c  0 (B) b  0, a  0, c  0 (C) b  0, a  0, c  0 (D) b  0, a  0, c  0

23. The diagram shows the graph of y = ax 2 + bx + c. Then

(A) a  0 (B) b  0 (C) c  0 (D) b 2 − 4ac = 0

24. a, b , c  R, a  0 and the quadratic equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 has no real roots, then-
(A) a + b + c  0 (B) a ( a + b + c )  0 (C) b ( a + b + c )  0 (D) c ( a + b + c )  0
25. The value of m for which one of the roots of x 2 − 3x + 2m = 0 is double of one of the roots of
x2 − x + m = 0
(A) 0 (B) –2 (C) 2 (D) None of these

Passage – 1
a, b  R, roots of x 2 + ax + b = 0 are  ,  and roots of x 2 + bx + a = 0 are  + k ,  + k where k  0
26. Which of the following hold?
(A) a + b = 0 (B) a + b + 4 = 0 (C) a + b + 1 = 0 (D) None of these
27. If ab =  then interval for  is
(A) ( −, 4 (B) ( −, 4 ) (C) ( −,0 (D) None of these
Passage – 2
Let a1 x 2 + b1 x + c1 = 0 and a2 x 2 + b2 x + c2 = 0 be two quadratic equations such that a1a2  0 and
a1b2  a2b1 . If the two equations have a common root  , then a1 2 + b1 + c1 = 0 and
a2 2 + b2 + c2 = 0
Eliminating  using cross-multiplication method gives the condition for a common root. Solving the
two equations simultaneously, the common root can be obtained. If the two equations have both
a b c
roots common, then 1 = 1 = 1
a2 b2 c2
28. If the equations ax2 + x + c = 0 and x 2 + 2 x + 3 = 0 have a common root, then a : b : c =
(A) 2 : 4 : 5 (B) 1 : 3 : 4 (C) 1:2:3 (D) None of these
29. If a, b, c  R and the equations ax 2 + bx + c = 0 and x3 + 3x 2 + 3x + 2 = 0 have two roots common, then
(A) a = b  c (B) a = b = − c (C) a = b = c (D) None of these

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30. If the equations k ( 6 x 2 + 3) + rx + 2 x 2 − 1 = 0 and 6k ( 2 x 2 − 1) + px + 4 x 2 − 2 = 0 have both the roots

common, then the value of 2 r − p is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –1 (D) None of these
31. If the equations x 2 − ax + b = 0 and x 2 + bx − a = 0 have a common root, then
(A) a + b = 1 (B) a = b (C) a − b = 2 (D) a + b = 0 or a − b = 1
Passage – 3
Let k be any point such that k  R and  ,  are the roots of the quadratic equation
f ( x ) = ax + bx + c = 0
2

If k lies outside and is less than both the roots then the equation must have real and distinct roots and
the sign of f ( k ) is same as the sign of ' a ' . Also k is less than the x-coordinate of the vertex of the
parabola y = ax 2 + bx + c. If k lies between both the roots, then the sign of f ( k ) is opposite to the
sign of ' a '
If k lies outside and is greater than both the roots, then the sign of f ( k ) is same as the sign of ' a ' .
Also, k is greater than the x-coordinate of the vertex of the parabola y = ax 2 + bx + c. If both the roots
of the equation lie between two real numbers k1 and k2 , then equation must have real and distinct
roots and the sign of f ( k1 ) and f ( k2 ) is same as the sign of a. Also, the x-coordinate of the vertex
of the parabola y = ax 2 + bx + c lies between k1 and k2 .
32. The values of ' a ' for which the roots of the equation ( a +1) x2 − 3ax + 4a = 0 ( a  1) to be greater than
unity are
−16
(A)  a −1 (B) −2  a  −1 (C) 0  a  1 (D) None of these
7
33. The values of ' a ' so that 6 lies between the roots of the equation x2 + 2 ( a − 3) x + 9 = 0 , are
3 3 3 3
(A) a  − (B) a  − (C) a  (D) a 
4 4 4 4
34. The values of ' a ' for which the equation (1 − a x + 2ax −1 = 0 ) has roots belonging to (0,1) is
2 2

1+ 5 1+ 5
(A) a  (B) a  2 (C) a2 (D) a  2
2 2
35. The values of ' a ' for which each one of the roots of x 2 − 4ax + 2a 2 − 3a + 5 = 0 is greater than 2, are
(A) a  (1,  ) (B) a = 1 (C) a  ( ,1) (D) a  ( 9 / 2,  )
Passage – 4
 ,  are roots of x 2 + ax + bc = 0 and  ,  are roots of x 2 + bx + ac = 0 where, a, b, c are non zero
distinct real numbers
36. Value of a + b + c is
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) None of these
37. Roots of equation x + cx + ab = 0 are
2

 +   + 2 +  2 + 
(A)  ,  (B) , (C) , (D) None of these
2 2 3 3
38. Which of the following is true?
(A)  = c,  = a (B)  = a,  = c (C)  = b (D) None of these

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39. Roots of 3x2 + ( a + b + c ) x + ab + bc + ca = 0 are

(A) imaginary (B) real and distinct (C) equal (D) None of these
2
a b2 c2
40. Value of 2 + 2 + 2 is
a − bc b − ac c − ab
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) None of these
Passage – 5
a, b, c natural numbers and equations x 2 − 5x + a = 0, x 2 − 6 x + b = 0, x 2 − 8x + c = 0 have exactly one
root common and the common root is natural number
41. which of the following holds?
(A) 3a = b + 2c (B) 3b = c + 2a (C) 3 c = a + 2b (D) None of these
42. The common root is
(A) 1 or 2 only (B) 3 or 4 only (C) or 4 only (D) 1 or 2 or 3 or 4
43. ( a + b + c ) is maximum when common root is
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 1 (D) None of these
44. ( a + b + c ) is minimum when common root is
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) None of these
45. b + c is maximum when common roots is
(A) 3 only (B) 4 only (C) 3 or 4 (D) None of these

ASSERTION AND REASON TYPE QUESTIONS :

Two statements are given, one statement is statement – I, the other statements is statement – II. Select the
correct choice for these statement as per following.
(A) Both Statement – I and Statement – II are true and Statement-II is correct explanation of Statement-I.
(B) Both Statement – I and Statement – II are true but Statement-II is not proper explanation of
Statement – I.
(C) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is false.
(D) Statement-I is false, Statement-II is true

46. Statement I : If a, b, c are odd integers then roots of ax 2 + bx + c = 0 are either irrational or
imaginary.
Statement II : Square of an odd integer gives remainder 1 when divided by 8 and conversely, if an
odd natural number does not leave remainder 1 when divided by8 than it cannot be Square of an
integer
47. Statement I : Equations x 2 − 4 x +1= 0 and x 2 − ax + b = 0, where a, b  R , have exactly one
common root, then a = 4 and b =1
Statement II : If quadratic equations ax 2 + bx + c = 0 and a1 x 2 + b1 x + c1 = 0 with rational coefficients
have atleast one common irrational root, then we must have a = a1k , b = b1k and c = c1k , for some real
umber k  0

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( x +1)( x −1)
2

48. Statement I : Set of all real values of x satisfying the inequation  0 is

x −5
( −, −1) 1  (5, )
Statement II : If a  b  c, then the set of all real values of x satisfying the inequation
( x − a )( x − b )
2

 0 is ( −, a   b  ( c,  )
x−c
49. Statement I : When a polynomial P ( x ) ( degree  2 ) is divided by ( x −1) and ( x − 2) the
remainders are –1 and 1 respectively. If the same polynomial is divided by ( x −1)( x − 2) , then the
remainder is ( 2 x + 3)
Statement II : If P ( x ) is divided by a quadratic expression, then the remainder is either 0 or a
polynomial whose degree is at most 1.
50. Statement I : If the roots of the equations x 2 − bx + c = 0 and x 2 − cx + b = 0 differ by the same
quantity, then b + c is equal to –4.
B 2 − 4 AC
Statement II : If  ,  are the roots of the equation Ax 2 + Bx + C = 0, then  −  = |
A
51. Statement I : a, b are integers, roots of x2 + ax + b + 3 = 0 are integers then a 2 + b 2 is a prime
number.
Statement II : A natural number k is prime if it is not divisible by 2, 3, 4, ……. (k–1)
52. Statement I : If k1  k2  k3 and f ( k1 ) + f ( k2 ) + f ( k3 ) = 0 where f ( x ) = ax2 + bx + c then equation
f ( x ) = 0 has atleast one root in interval ( k1 , k2 )
Statement II : If f ( k1 ) + f ( k2 ) + f ( k3 ) = 0 then f ( k1 ) , f ( k2 ) , f ( k3 ) cannot have same sign
53. Statement I : x 2 + 4 x + 7  0x  R
Statement II : ax 2 + bx + c  0x  R is b2 − 4ac  0 and a  0
54. Statement I : The remainder obtained on dividing the polynomial P ( x ) by ( x − 3) is equal to P(3)
Statement II : f ( x ) : ( x − 8 ) ( x + 4 )  f  ( x ) may not be divisible by ( x 2 − 16 x + 64 )
3

55. Statement I : f ( x ) = ax 2 + bx + c, then f ( x ) = 0 has integral roots when a = 1, b, c  I and b 2 − 4 ac

is a perfect square of integer.
Statement II : x3 + 1 = 0 has only one integral root
56. Statement I : x 2 + bx + c = 0 has distinct roots and both greater than 2 if b2 − 4c  0, b  − 4 and
2b + c + 4  0
Statement II : x 2 + 2 x + c = 0 has distinct roots and both less than 1 iff c  ( −3,1)
57. Statement I : We can get the equation whose roots are 2 more than the roots of equation
ax 2 + bx + = 0 by replacing x by ( x + 2 )
Statement II : x2 + x + 5 = 0 has no real roots

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MATRIX MATCH

58. Consider f ( x )  x2 − ax + b, where a, b  R

Column I Column II
(A) If the roots of f ( x ) = 0 differ by unity, then a 2 = (p) b ( ab + 2)
(B) If the roots of f ( x ) = 0 differ by unity, then 4b 2 + a 2 = (q) 1 + 4b
(C) if one of the root of f ( x ) = 0 be twice the other, then 2a 2 = a (r) (1 + 2b )
2

(D) If the sum of roots of the equation f ( x ) = 0 is equal to sum (s) 9b

Of squares of their reciprocal then a 2 =

59. If a, b, c are numerically distinct non-zero values then match the column
Column I Column II
Equation or identity Values of x
(A)
( a )( x − b ) + ( x − a )( x + c ) + ( x − b )( x + c ) =1
x −
(p) x = a
( b + c )( c + a ) ( b + c )( b − a ) ( c + a )( a − b )
a ( x − b )( x + c ) x ( x − a )( x + c ) c ( x − a )( x − b )
(B) + + =x (q) x = b
( c + a )( a − b ) ( b − a )( b + c ) ( c + a )( c + b )
x ( x − b )( x + c ) x ( x − a )( x + c ) x ( x − a )( x − b )
(C) + = =x (r) x = − c
( c + a )( a − b ) ( b − a )( b + c ) ( c + a )( c + b )
(D) c ( x − a )( x − b ) + a ( x − b )( x − c ) + b ( x − a )( x − c ) = 3abc (s) x = 0
60. a  R, a  5, ( a − 5) x2 − 2ax + ( a − 4) = 0
Column I Column II
Equation or identity Values of x
 20 
(A) when product of roots if positive (p)  ,  
9 
 20 
(B) when roots have opposite signs (q)  , 4   ( 5,  )
9 
(C) when roots are real and product of roots of positive (r) (4, 5)
(D) when roots are real (s) R −  4,5