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ASPIRE DPP
DPP - 03 Year : 2024
Topic : Quadratic Equation
1. If 𝛼, 𝛽 are roots of the equation 375𝑥 2 − 25𝑥 − 2 = 0 and 𝑆𝑛 = 𝑎𝑛 + 𝛽 𝑛 , then lim ∑𝑛𝑟=1 𝑆𝑟 is
𝑛→∞
equal to
a) 7/116 b) 1/12 c) 29/348 d) None of these
2. If 𝛼 is a root of the equation 2𝑥(2𝑥 + 1) = 1, then the other roots is

a) 3 𝛼 3 − 4 𝛼 b) −2 𝛼(𝛼 + 1) c) 4 𝛼 3 − 3 𝛼 d) None of these

3. If 𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝑐 are distinct positive real numbers in AP, then the roots of the equation 𝑎𝑥 2 +
2𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0 are
a) Imaginary b) Rational and equal c) Rational and distinct d) Irrational
4. 2
The equation 𝑥 − 3|𝑥| + 2 = 0 has

a) No real root b) One real root c) Two real roots d) Four real roots
5. 2 2
If one root of the equation 𝑥 + 𝑝𝑥 + 12 = 0 is 4, while the equation 𝑥 + 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑞 = 0 has equal
roots, then the value of 𝑞 is
a) 4 b) 12 c) 3 49
d)
4
6. If 𝛼, 𝛽 are the roots of 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0 the equation whose roots are 2 + 𝛼, 2 + 𝛽 is

a) 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑥(4 𝑎 − 𝑏) + 4 𝑎 − 2 𝑏 + 𝑐 = 0
b) 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑥(4 𝑎 − 𝑏) + 4 𝑎 + 2 𝑏 + 𝑐 = 0
c) 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑥(𝑏 − 4 𝑎) + 4 𝑎 + 2 𝑏 + 𝑐 = 0
d) 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑥(𝑏 − 4 𝑎) + 4 𝑎 − 2 𝑏 + 𝑐 = 0
7. If the equation 2𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 1 = 0 and 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 2 = 0 have a common root, then

a) 𝑎 = 2, 𝑏 = −7
8. The polynomial 𝑥 3𝑚 + 𝑥 3𝑛+1 + 𝑥 3𝑘+2 is exactly divisible by 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 1 if
a) 𝑚, 𝑛, 𝑘 are rational
b) 𝑚, 𝑛, 𝑘 are integers
c) 𝑚, 𝑛, 𝑘 are positive integers
d) None of these
9. If the roots of the equation 𝑥 2 + 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑞 = 0 are tan 30° and tan 15° respectively, then the value
of 2 + 𝑞 − 𝑝 is
a) 3 b) 0 c) 1 d) 2
10. If sec 𝛼 and cosec 𝛼 are the roots of the equation 𝑥 2 − 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑞 = 0, then

a) 𝑝2 = 𝑝 + 2𝑞 b) 𝑞 2 = 𝑝 + 2𝑞 c) 𝑝2 = 𝑞(𝑞 + 2) d) 𝑞 2 = 𝑝(𝑝 + 2)

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11. 1 3 1
The number of real roots of the equation (𝑥 + ) + 𝑥 + = 0 is
𝑥 𝑥
a) 0 b) 2 c) 4 d) 6
12. If 𝛼, 𝛽 are the roots of the equation 𝑥 2 + 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑞 = 0 and 𝛼 4 , 𝛽 4 are the roots of 𝑥 2 − 𝑟𝑥 + 𝑠 = 0,
then the equation 𝑥 2 − 4𝑞𝑥 + 2𝑞 2 − 𝑟 = 0 has always (𝑝, 𝑞, 𝑟, 𝑠 are real numbers)
a) Two real roots
b) Two negative roots
c) Two positive roots
d) One positive and one negative roots
13. If 𝑥 is real, then the minimum value of 𝑥 2 −𝑥+1, is
𝑥 2 +𝑥+1
1 b) 3 1 d) 1
a) 3
c)
2
14. If (𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 2) is a factor of 𝑥 4 − 𝑝𝑥 2 + 𝑞 = 0, then the values of 𝑝 and 𝑞 are

a) -5, 4 b) 5, 4 c) 5, -4 d) -5, -4
15. If the ratio of the equation 𝑥 + 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑞 = 0 be equal to the ratio of the roots of 𝑥 2 + 𝑙𝑥 + 𝑚 =
2

0, then
a) 𝑝2 𝑚 = 𝑞 2 𝑙 b) 𝑝𝑚2 = 𝑞 2 𝑙 c) 𝑝2 𝑙 = 𝑞 2 𝑚 d) 𝑝2 𝑚 = 𝑙 2 𝑞
16. If the roots of the equation 𝑎(𝑏 − 𝑐)𝑥 2 + 𝑏(𝑐 − 𝑎)𝑥 + 𝑐(𝑎 − 𝑏) = 0 are equal, then 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 are in

a) H.P. b) G.P. c) A.P. d) None of these

17. If the sum of the squares of the roots of the equation 𝑥 − (𝑎 − 2)𝑥 − (𝑎 + 1) = 0 is least, then
2

the value of 𝑎 is
a) 0 b) 2 c) −1 d) 1
18. The roots of the equation log 2 (𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 5) = (𝑥 − 2) are

a) 4, 5 b) 2, −3 c) 2, 3 d) 3, 5
19. If cos 𝛼 is a root of 25𝑥 + 5𝑥 − 12 = 0, −1 < 𝑥 < 0. Then, the value of sin 2𝛼 is
2

12 −12 −24 20
a) b) c) d)
25 25 25 25
20. If 𝛼, 𝛽, 𝛾 are the roots of the equation 2𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 1 = 0, then 𝛼 2 + 𝛽 2 + 𝛾 2 is equal to
15 15 9 d) 4
a) − b) c)
4 4 4

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Answer Key
Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Ans. C C C D D D C B A C

Ques. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Ans. A A A B D A D C C A

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