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GR-12 : QUADRATIC EQUATIONS AND POLYNOMIALS

SINGLE CORRECT

Q.(1) If |A| denotes the cardinal number of set A,

𝔸 = {𝑥 ∈ ℤ ∶ 𝑎𝑥 ! + 2𝑥(1 − 𝑎) − 4 < 0, 𝑎 ∈ ℝ} and

𝔹 = {𝑎 ∈ ℝ ∶ |𝔸| = 3},

then 𝔹 is equal to

(A) (0,2) (B) (0,1] (C) [1,2) (D) [2, ∞)

Q.(2) Let 𝑎, 𝑏 ∈ ℝ. If the polynomials

𝑎𝑥 ! + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑎 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 " − 2𝑥 ! + 2𝑥 − 1 = 0

have two roots in common, then the smallest value of 𝑘 for which both the roots of the equation

𝑥 ! − 8𝑘𝑥 + 16(𝑘 ! − 𝑘 + 1) = 𝑎 + 𝑏

are real, distinct and have values at least 4, is equal to

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

MULTIPLE CORRECT

Q.(3) Let set 𝔸 be defined as

𝔸 = {𝑥 ∈ ℝ ∶ 𝑥 ! + (2 − 𝑚)𝑥 − 4 = 0, 𝑚 ∈ ℝ}.

Then which of the following options is/are correct?

(A) If 𝑚 < 5, then 𝑥 < −1 is true for some 𝑥 ∈ 𝔸.

(B) If 𝑚 > 5, then 𝑥 > −1 is true for all 𝑥 ∈ 𝔸.

(C) 𝔸 = ∅ for atleast one 𝑚 ∈ ℝ.

(D) 𝔸 ≠ ∅ for all 𝑚 ∈ ℝ

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Q.(4) Graph of

Q.(5)

Q.(6)

Q.(7)

Q.(8) If |A| denotes the cardinal number of set A, then which of the following options is/are

correct?

(A) v{𝑛 ∈ ℕ ∶ √𝑛! + 96 ∈ ℕ}v = 4.

(B) v{𝑛 ∈ ℤ ∶ √𝑛! + 19𝑛 + 92 ∈ ℕ}v = 2

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𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄 − 𝐈𝐈 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄

(C) |{𝑛 ∈ 𝔸 ∶ 𝑥 ! + 𝑥 − 𝑛 = 0, 𝑥 ∈ ℤ}| = 9; 𝔸 = {𝑘 ∈ ℕ: 𝑘 < 100}

(D) |{𝑛 ∈ ℤ ∶ (𝑛! − 𝑛 − 1)#$! = 1}| = 4

Q.(9) Let

{𝑥 ∈ ℂ ∶ 𝑥 " + 5𝑥 ! + ℓ𝑥 + 𝑚 = 0, ℓ, 𝑚 ∈ ℝ} = {𝑝, 𝑞, 𝑟% },

{𝑥 ∈ ℂ ∶ 𝑥 " + 7𝑥 ! + ℓ𝑥 + 𝑛 = 0, ℓ, 𝑛 ∈ ℝ} = {𝑝, 𝑞, 𝑟! }.

If all the roots of 𝑥 & − 8𝑥 " + 𝑎𝑥 ! − 𝑏𝑥 + 16 = 0 are positive real numbers, then which of the

following options is/are correct?

(A) 𝑟% + 𝑎 = 19 (B) 𝑟! + 𝑏 = 25 (C) 𝑟% + 𝑏 = 27 (D) 𝑟! + 𝑎 = 17

NUMERICAL TYPE

Q.(10)

Q.(11) If

! !
𝜆 ∈ ƒ „5𝑥 & − 𝑥 ' ∶ 𝑥 + „5 − 𝑥 & = 2… ,

then 2𝜆 + √42 is equal to

Q.(12) The value of

(7& + 64)(15& + 64)(23& + 64)(31& + 64)(39& + 64)

𝜆= &
(3 + 64)(11& + 64)(19& + 64)(27& + 64)(35& + 64)

is equal to

Q.(13) Let

𝔸 = {𝑥 < 0: 𝑥 & + (𝑎 − 1)𝑥 " + 𝑥 ! + (𝑎 − 1)𝑥 + 1 = 0}

𝔹 = {𝑎 ∈ ℝ ∶ |𝔸| ≥ 2}.

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If |A| denotes the cardinal number of set A, then number of elements in 𝔹⋂{𝑥 ∈ ℕ: 𝑥 < 20} is equal to

Q.(14) Let λ denote the number of possible values of α for which the expression

𝛼𝑥%! + 7𝑥% − 2 𝛼𝑥!! + 7𝑥! − 2

= ⟹ 𝑥% = 𝑥! ∀𝑥% , 𝑥! ∈ {𝑥 ∈ ℝ ∶ 𝛼 + 7𝑥 − 2𝑥 ! ≠ 0}.
𝛼 + 7𝑥% − 2𝑥%! 𝛼 + 7𝑥! − 2𝑥!!

Q.(15) Let a,b denote the distinct real roots of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥 ! + 20𝑥 − 2024 = 0, and

𝑐, 𝑑 denote the distinct complex roots of the quadratic polynomial 𝑥 ! − 20𝑥 + 2024 = 0. Then the

sum of digits of the value of 𝑎𝑐(𝑎 − 𝑐) + 𝑎𝑑(𝑎 − 𝑑) + 𝑏𝑐(𝑏 − 𝑐) + 𝑏𝑑(𝑏 − 𝑑) is equal to

Q.(16) Let 𝑝 denote the number of distinct real roots of 𝑥 & − 4𝑥 " + 12𝑥 ! + 𝑥 − 1 = 0. If there exists

only one real value of λ for which the quadratic equation 𝜆𝑥 ! − 2𝑝𝑥 + 9 = 0 has two positive integral

solutions, then the sum of these two solutions is equal to

PASSAGES

Passage-III

Consider the following sets

𝔸 = {𝑥 ∈ ℤ ∶ 𝑎" + 𝑎! |𝑥 + 𝑎| + |𝑎! 𝑥 + 1| = 1, 𝑎 ∈ ℝ},

𝔹 = {𝑥 ∈ ℤ ∶ |𝑥 + 𝑎" | + |𝑥 + 1| ≤ 1 − 𝑎" , 𝑎 ∈ ℝ − {0}}.

Based on above information, answer the following questions

Q.(17) Number of elements in {𝑎 ∈ ℤ ∶ |𝔸| ≥ 4}⋂{𝑥 ∈ ℤ: 𝑥 > −10} is equal to

Q.(18) Number of elements in {𝑎 ∈ ℤ ∶ |𝔹| ≥ 5}⋂{𝑥 ∈ ℤ: 𝑥 > −10} is equal to

MATRIX MATCHING TYPE

Q.(19) Let 𝔸 denote the set of possible values of 𝑎(∈ ℝ) for which

𝑥 ! + (𝑎 − 𝑏)𝑥 + (1 − 𝑎 − 𝑏) = 0

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𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄 − 𝐈𝐈 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄

has unequal real roots for all 𝑏 ∈ ℝ. If

𝑥 ! − 11𝑥 + 18
𝑓(𝑥) = ,
𝑥 ! − 7𝑥 + 12

then match the following columns

Column-I Column-II
(%
(A) ƒ𝑥 ∈ ℝ ∶ ”𝑓(𝑥)• ∈ 𝔸… (P) (3,4)

"
(B) {𝑥 ∈ ℝ ∶ 𝑓(𝑥) ∈ 𝔸} (Q) —! , 2˜ ⋃(9, ∞)

"
(C) {𝑥 ∈ ℝ ∶ 𝑓(𝑥) ∈ ℝ − 𝔸 − [0,1]} (R) —−∞, !˜ ⋃(3,4)

(D) {𝑥 ∈ ℝ ∶ 𝑓(𝑥) ∈ 𝔸 − (1,2]} (S) (2,3)⋃(4,9)

Q.(20) Match the following

Column-I Column-II

(A) The set of values of ‘a’ for which the 𝑎𝑥 ! + 4𝑥 + 10 ≤ 0 (P)[0,1]

has at least one real solution and every solution of 𝑥 ! − 𝑥 − 2 < 0

is larger than any solution of 𝑎𝑥 ! + 4𝑥 + 10 ≤ 0 contains

(B) The set of values of k for which the solution set of (Q)[−1,0]

𝑥 ! + 3𝑘 ! − 1 ≥ 2𝑘(2𝑥 − 1) is a subset of solution set of

𝑥 ! − (2𝑥 − 1)𝑘 + 𝑘 ! ≥ 0 contains

(C) The set of values of k for which there is at least one common (R) [0,0.4]

solution of the inequalities 𝑥 ! + 4𝑘𝑥 + 3𝑘 ! > 1 + 2𝑘 and

𝑥 ! + 2𝑘𝑥 ≤ 3𝑘 ! − 8𝑘 + 4 contains

(D) The set of values of k for which any real x is a solution of at least (S) [−3, −2]

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𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄 − 𝐈𝐈 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄

one of the inequalities 𝑥 ! + 5𝑘 ! + 8𝑘 > 2(3𝑘𝑥 + 2) and

𝑥 ! + 4𝑘 ! ≥ 𝑘(4𝑥 + 1) contains

KEY

1. C 2. B 3. ABD 4. ABCD 5. AC
6. AC 7. ABCD 8. ABCD 9. ABCD 10. 0
11. 8 12. 337 13. 17 14. 2 15. 7
16. 12 17. 8 18. 8 19. A→Q,B→R, 20. A-R,B-PQR,
C→S,D→P C-QRS,D-QS

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