01-Quadratic Equation

QUADRATIC EQUATION JEE-ADV-SR-MAT-MODULE - II
coefficients of the equation are

A) real numbers B) rational numbers
C) irrational numbers D) complex numbers
4. If a  b the roots of the equation
QUADRATIC  x  a  x  b   b2 aree
A) real and distinct B) real and equal
EQUATIONS 5.
C) real D) imaginary
If a, b, c are positive numbers in G.P. then
the roots of the equation ax 2  bx  c  0
A) are real and negative
B) have negative real parts
C) are equal
D) have negative imaginary parts
6. If the ratio of the roots of the equation
ax 2  bx  c  0 is m : n then
m n b2
A)   B)
n m ac
 m  n b
   
 n  m ac
2
 m  n  b
C)       D)
 n   m  ac
m n a2
  2
n m b
CUQ 7. If ,  are the roots of the equation
1. If a, b, c are positive then both roots of the
ax2 bx c  0, then the value of
2
equation ax  bx  c  0 1 1
A) are real and negative  
a b a b
B) are real and positive
C) have negative real parts a b c ab
D) have postive real parts A) B) C) a b D)
bc ac c
2. In a quadratic equation ax 2  bx  c  0 if
8. If the roots of ax 2  bx  c  0 and
‘a’ and ‘c’ are of opposite signs and ‘b’ is
real, then roots of the equation are px2  qx  r  0 differ by the same
A) real and distinct B) real and equal
C) imaginary D) both roots b 2  4ac
quantity, then 
positive q 2  4 pr
3. If one root of a quadratic equation is real
and the other is imaginary, then the
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2 2 2 2 ( x  a )( x  b )
 p c a  p 15. For real x, the expression
A)   B)   C)   D)    x  c  will
a  p  p c
assume real values provided
9. If one root of the equation ax +bx+c=0 is 2
A) a > b > c B) a < b
equal to the nth power of the other, then <c
ac 
n 1 / n 1
 
 a nc
1 / n 1
b 
C) c > a > b
<b
D) a < c
A) 0 B) 1 C) 1 D) 2
16. If  ,  are the roots of ax 2  bx  c  0 and
If ax  2bx  c  0 and px  2qx  r  0
2 2
10. k  R then the condition so that   k  
have one and only one root in common and is
a, b, c, p, q, r being rational, then b 2  ac A) ac > 0 B) ak2+bk+c > 0
and q 2  pr aree C) ac < 0 D) a2k2+abk+ac < 0
17. If a > 0 and b -4ac < 0, then the graph of
2
A) both are perfect squares y=ax2+bx+c
B) b 2  ac is a perfect square but q 2  pr is A) lies entirely below the x-axis
not a perfect square B) lies entirely above the x-axis
C) cuts the x-axis
C) q 2  pr is a perfect square but b 2  ac is D) touches the x-axis and lies below it
not a perfect square 18. If a > 0 and b2-4ac=0, then the graph of
D) both are not perfect squares y=ax2+bx+c
A) lies entirely above the x-axis
11. If both the roots of ax 2  bx  c  0 aree B) touches the x-axis and lies above it
positive then C) touches the x-axis and lies below it
A)  > 0, ab > 0, ac > 0 D) cuts the x-axis
B)  < 0, ab < 0, ac < 0 19. If a < 0 and b2 -4ac < 0, then the graph of
y=ax2+bx+c
C)  > 0, ab < 0, ac > 0
A) lies entirely below the x-axis
D)  > 0, ab > 0, bc > 0 B) lies entirely above the x-axis
12. If both the roots of ax 2  bx  c =0 aree C) cut the x-axis
negative then D) touches the x-axis
20. If b2-4ac > 0 then the graph of y=ax2+bx+c
A)  > 0, ab > 0, bc < 0 A) cuts x-axis in two real points
B)  > 0, a, b, c, have the same signs B) touches the x-axis
C)  < 0, ab > 0, ac < 0 C) lies entirely above the x-axis
D)  < 0, ab > 0, bc > 0 D) can not be determined
21. If a,b,c are positive real numbers, then the
2
13. If both the roots of ax  bx  c  0 aree number of real roots of the equation
negative and b < 0 then ax 2  b x  c  0 is
A) a < 0, c < 0 B) a < 0, c > 0
A) 2 B) 4 C) 0 D) 1
C) a > 0, c < 0 D) a > 0, c > 0 22. Product of real roots of the equation
14. If a > 0, then the expression ax2  bx  c is t 2 x2  x  9  0
positive for all values of ‘x’ provided. A) is always positive B) is always negative
A) b2-4ac > 0 B) b2-4ac < 0
C) b -4ac = 0
2
D) b2-ac < 0

9 3. If  ,  are the roots of x 2  bx  c  0 and

C) does not exist D) 2
t   h,   h are the roots of x 2  qx  r  0
23. If  and  ,     , are the roots of the then h 
equation x 2  bx  c  0 , where c  0  b , A) b  q B) b  q
then 1 1
C) b  q  D) b  q 
A) 0     B)   0     2 2
4. If the sum of the roots of the equation
C)     0 D)   0     5x2 – 4x + 2 + k (4x2 – 2x – 1) = 0 is 6,
then k =
24. If 0  a  b  c, and the roots  ,  of the A) 13/17 B) 17/13
equation ax 2  bx  c  0 are non real C) –17/13 D) –13/11
complex roots, then 5. If  ,  are the roots of the equation
x 2  3 x  2  0 . Then    
5 5
A)    B)   1
A) 33 B) 32
C)   1 D)   1,   1
C) 35 D) 33
25. If b 2  4 ac for the equation 6. If the ratio of the roots of x 2  bx  c  0
ax 4  bx 2  c  0 , then all roots of the and x 2  qx  r  0 is same then
equation will be real, if
A) b  0, a  0, c  0 B) b  0, a  0, c  0 A) r 2 c  qb 2 B) r 2b  qc 2
C) b  0, a  0, c  0 D ) C) rb 2  cq 2 D) rc 2  bq 2
b  0, a  0, c  0 ROOTS AND/OR CONDITIONS GIVEN
7. If  is an imaginary cube root of unity.
EXERCISE - 1 (ENRICH YOUR CONCEPT) Then the equation whose roots are
2  3 2 , 2 2  3 is
Single Correct Choice Type Questions
A) x 2  5 x  7  0 B ) x2  5x  7  0
RELATION BETWEEN ROOTS AND
C) x 2  5 x  7  0 D) x 2  5 x  7  0
COEFFICIENTS
NATURE OF THE ROOTS AND
1. If  ,  are roots of ax 2  bx  c  0 then PROPERTIES
1 1 8. If one root of x 2  3  2i x  1  3i   0 is
  1 + i then the other root is
3 3
A) 1 – i B) 2 + i
3abc  b 3 3ab  b 3 C) 3 + i D) 1 + 3i
A) B) 9. If the roots of the quadratic equation
a3 a 2c
x 2  4 x  log 3 a  0 are real, then the least
3abc  b 3
b  2ac
2
value of a is
C) D)
c3 ac 1 1
2. If ,  are the roots of A) 81 B) C) D) 9
81 64
x 2  p  x  1  C  0 then   1   1  10. If the roots of the equation
A) 1 – 2C B) 1+C  a 2  b2  x 2  2  bc  ad  x   c 2  d 2   0
C) C – 2 D) C

are real then a 2 , bd , c 2 are in A) positive B) negative

C) non negative D) can not say
A) A.P B) G.P C) H.P D) A.G.P 19. If x is real and 5x2 + 2x + 9>3x2 +10x+ 7,
11. The roots of the equation then x lies in the interval
x 2  2 3 x  3  0 are A) 2  3, 2  3 
B)  , 2  3  2  
A) rational and equal
B) rational and not equal 3, 
C) irrational C)  2  1, 2  1 D) ( 2  3 ,  )
D) imaginary
12. If 4  i 3 is a root of quadratic equation MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM
with real coefficients then the equation 20. Maximum value of 5 x 2  2 x  3 is
is
14 13
A) x 2  8 x  13  0 B) x 2  8 x  19  0 A) B)
5 5
C) x 2  8 x  13  0 D) x 2  8 x  19  0
12 16
SOLVING EQUATIONS C) D)
5 5
13. If 31 x  31 x  10 then the values of x are 21. If x   2, 4 then for the expression
A) 1, 1 B) 1, 0
x2  6 x  5
C) 1, 2 D) 1, 2 A) the least value  4
14. If  x  1 is a factor of B) the greatest value  4
C) the least value  3
x4   p  3 x3   3 p  5 x2   2 p  9 x  6 D) the greatest value  5
then the value of p is 22. The minimum value of the quadratic
A) –4 B) 0 C) 4 D) 2
expression x 2  bx  c is
15. The number of real solutions of the
equation sin (ex) = 5x + 5–x is (are) A) cb 2 B) c 2b
A) 0 B) 1 b2
C) c  b 2 D) c 
C) 2 D) Infinitely many 4
 x 23. If 2 x  7  5 x 2 has maximum value at

x
16. The roots of the equation x x
 are
x  a then a 
A) 0 and 1 B) 0 and 4
1 1
C) 1 and 4 D) 0,1 and 4 A) B)
5 5
COMMON ROOTS
34 34
17. If  x  2 is a common factor of the C)
5
D)
5
expressions x 2  ax  b and x 2  cx  d , MODULUS FUNCTIONS
bd 24. Number of solutions of the equation
then 
ca | x |2 3 | x | 2  0 is.........
A) –2 B) –1 C) 1 D) 2 A) 4 B) 2 C) 0 D) 1
SIGN OF THE EXPRESSIONS AND 25. If a, b, c are positive real numbers then
INEQUATIONS the number of real roots of the equation
18. If x < 5, then the sign of the expression ax 2  b x  c  0 is
2 x  7  5 x 2 is A) 2 B) 4 C) 0 D) 1

26. Number of real roots of the equation a) 1, 10 / 9 b) 2, 10 / 9

3x 2  4 x  5  0 are
c) 3, 10 / 9 d) 4, 10 / 9
A) 2 B) 4 C) 0 D) 1
2. If the roots of the equation
TRANSFORMED EQUATIONS
x 2  5 x  16  0 are  ,  and the roots
27. The equation formed by decreasing each
root of the equation ax 2  bx  c  0 by 1 of equation x 2  px  q  0 are
is 2 x 2  8 x  2  0 then  2   2 ,  / 2 , then:
A) a  b B) b  c
a) p  1, q  56 b) p  1, q  56
C) c  a D) b  a  c
c) p  1, q  56 d) p  1, q  56
QUADRATIC EXPRESSION IN TWO
VARIABLES 3. If one of the roots of the equation
28. The condition for x 2  ax  b  0 and x 2  bx  a  0 is
ax2  2cxy  by2  2bx  2ay  c is resolvable coincident. Then the numerical
into two linear factors is value of  a  b  is:
A) a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc
B) a3 + b3 + c3 = abc a) 0 b) -1 c) 2 d) 5
C) a3 + b3 + c3 = ab + bc + ca
D) a3 + b3 + c3 + abc = 0 4. The value of ‘ a ‘ for which one root
29. If a and b are the roots of ax +bx+c = 0,
2 of the quadratic equation
find the value of (aa + b)–2 + (ab + b)–2 a 2

 5a  3 x 2   3a  1 x  2  0 is twice
b 2  2ac b 2  2ac as large as the other is:
A) B)
a 2c 2 ac a) 2 / 3 b) 2 / 3
b 2  4ac b 2  4ac
C) D) c) 1/ 3 d) 1/ 3
2a 2ac
30. If the equation (  2 – 5  + 6)x 2 + 5. The roots of the equation
(  2 – 3  + 2)x + (  2 – 4) = 0 has more ix 2  4 x  4i  0 are:
than two roots, then the value of  ? a) 2i b) 2i
A) 2 B) 1 C) 1 D) 2
31. The equations 5x2 + 12x + 13 = 0 and c) 2i, 2i d) 2i, 2i
ax 2 + bx + c = 0 (a,b,c  R) have a
6. The number of roots of the
common root, where a, b, c are the
quadratic equation
sides of the ABC . Then C .
8sec 2  6sec  1  0 is:
A) 30 B) 45 C) 60 D) 90
NCERT EXAMPLE PROBLEMS a) Infinite b) 1
1. For what values of k will the c) 2 d) 0

equation
7. If 3x 2  7 x  30  2 x 2  7 x  5  x  5 ,
x 2  2 1  3k  x  7  3  2k   0 have
then x is equal to:
equal roots?

a) 2 b) 3 a) 4 x 2  7 x  16  0
c) 6 d) 5
b) 4 x 2  7 x  6  0
8. A real root of the equation
 
log 4 log 2 x8  x   0 is:
c) 4 x 2  7 x  1  0
d) 4 x 2  7 x  16  0
a) 1 b) 2
12. If  ,  be the roots of the equation
c) 3 d) 4
x 2  2 x  3  0 , then the equation
9. If  ,  are the roots of the equation
1 1
whose roots are and
ax 2  bx  c  0 then the equation  2
 2 is:
1 1
whose roots are   and   , a) x 2  2 x  1  0
 
is:
b) 9 x 2  2 x  1  0
a) acx2   a  c  bx  (a  c) 2  0
c) 9 x 2  2 x  1  0
b) abx 2   a  c  bx  (a  c) 2  0 d) 9 x 2  2 x  1  0
c) acx 2   a  b  cx  (a  c)2  0 13. If  ,  be the roots of x 2  px  q  0

and  ,   be the roots of
d) None of these
x 2  px  q  0 , then the value of
10. If  and  be the roots of the
              a           
2 2 2 2
equation 2 x  2  a  b  x  a  b  0 ,
2 2 2
is:
then the equation whose roots are
(   ) 2 and (   ) 2 is: a) 2  p 2  2q  p '2  2q  pp
a) x 2  2abx   a 2  b 2   0 b) 2  p 2  2q  p '2  2q  qq

2
b) x 2  4abx   a 2  b 2   0
2
c) 2  p 2  2q  p '2  2q  pp 
d) 2  p 2  2q  p '2  2q  qq

c) x  4abx   a  b 
2
2 2 2
0
14. If the roots of the quadratic
d) None of these
xm xn
equation  are
11. If  and  are the roots of the mx  1 nx  1
equation 2 x 2  3 x  4  0 , then the reciprocal to each other, then:
equation whose roots are  2 and  2 a) n  0 b) m  n

is:
c) m  n  1 d) m 2  n 2  1 c) 2  x  1 d) 2  x  1
15. If  ,  are the roots of ax 2  bx  c  0 20. The roots of | x  2 |2  x  2  6  0 are:

and    ,  2   2 ,  3   3 are in a) 0,4 b) 1,3 c) 4,2 d) 5,1
G.P., where Δ  b  4ac , then:
2
EXERCISE - 2 (EXPLORER)
a) Δ  0 b) bΔ  0 Single Correct Choice Type Questions
c) cb  0 d) cΔ  0 RELATION BETWEEN ROOTS
AND COEFICIENTS
16. If 3 p 2  5 p  2 and 3q 2  5q  2 where
p  q , then the equation whose 1. If  ,  are the roots of ax 2  bx  c  0
roots are 3 p  2q and 3q  2 p is:   

2
then the value    is

a) 3 x 2  5 x  100  0   
b 2  b 2  4ac  b 2  b 2  4ac 
b) 5 x  3 x  100  0
2 A) B)
c2a2 c2a2
c) 3 x 2  5 x  100  0 b 2  b 2  2ac  b 2  b 2  2ac 
C) D)
d) 5 x  3 x  100  0
2 c2a2 c2a2
17. If both the roots of 2. If the sum of the roots of the equation
 
k 6 x 2  3  rx  2 x 2  1  0 and ax 2  bx  c  0 is equal to sum of the
squares of their reciprocals , then
 
6k 2 x 2  1  px  4 x 2  2  0 are bc 2 , ca 2 , ab 2 are in
common, then 2r  p is equal to: A) A.P B) G.P C) H.P D)A.G..P
3. tan 220 and tan 230 are roots of
a) -1 b) 0
x 2  ax  b  0 then
c) 1 d) 2 A) a  b  1  0 B) a  b  1  0
C) b  a  1  0 D) a  b  1
18. If x 2  3 x  2 be a factor of
4. Let  ,  be the roots of the equation
x  px  q , then  p, q   ?
4 2
 x  a  x  b   c, c  0 , then the roots of

a)  3, 4  b)  4,5 the equation  x    x     c  0 are
A) a , c B) b, c
c)  4,3 d)  5, 4  C) a , b D) a  b, b  c
2x 1
19. If  , then: x 2  15 x  1  0 , then the value of
2 x  5x  2 x  1
2
2 2
a) 2  x  1 b) 2  x  1 1  1 
  15     15  is
   

A) 225 B) 900 C) 223 D) 0 and 2 . The other copied the constant

term and coefficient of x 2 as -6 and 1
6. If the sum of the roots of the equation
respectively. The correct roots are
ax 2  bx  c  0 is equal to sum of their A) 3, –2 B) –3,2 C) –6, –1 D) 6, –1
squares, then 13. Let A,G and H be the A.M, G.M and H.M
A) ab  b 2  2ac  0 B) ab  a 2  2ac  0 of two positive numbers a and b. The
C) ab  b  2ac  0 D) ab  a  2ac  0
2 2 quadratic equation whose roots are A
and H is
7. If  ,  are the roots of 6 x 2  6 x  1  0 then
1 1
2

A) Ax  A  G x  AG  0
2 2 2

 a  b  c 2  d  3   2  a  b  c2  d 3  
2 2 2

B) Ax  A  H x  AH  0
2 2

A) a  b  c  d
B) a  2b  3c  4d
2

C) Hx  H  G x  HG  0
2 2 2

C) a   b / 2    c / 3   d / 4  D) Gx
2
 H 2
 G  x  GH
2 2
0
D) 0
14. The number of real solution of the
8. If the ratio of the roots of ax 2  2bx  c  0
 
x
is same as the ratio of the roots of equation 9  3  x  x 2 is
10
px 2  2qx  r  0 then A) 2 B) 0 C) 1 D) 3
b2 p2 b q 15. If the roots of x 2  bx  c  0 are two
A)  B) 
ac qr ac pr consecutive integers then b 2  4c 
A) 1 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3
b2 q 2 b q2
C)  D)  NATURE OF THE ROOTS AND PROPERTIES
ac pr ac pr
9. Which one of the following Means of the 16. If abc  0 then the equation
roots of the equation x  2bx  a  0 is
2 2
3ax  2bx  c  0 has
2
the A.M. of the roots of x 2  2 ax  b 2  0 ? A) imaginary roots

B) real and equal roots
A) A.M B) G.M
C) real and different roots
C) H.M D)A.G.P
D) rational roots
ROOTS ARE GIVEN WITH CONDITIONS 17. If the roots of the equation
10. The quadratic equation whose roots are
the x and y intercepts of the line passing
a 2
 b 2  x 2  2  bc  ad  x   c 2  d 2   0
are real then a 2 , bd , c 2 are in

through 1,1 and making a triangle of
A) AP B) GP
area A with the axes, may be
C) HP D) AGP
A) x 2  Ax  2 A  0 B) x 2  2 Ax  2 A  0
18. If ax   2a  3 x   3  5a   0 has no real
2
C) x  Ax  2 A  0 D) x  2 Ax  2 A  0
2 2
roots, then ‘a’ lies in the interval
11. If k  0 and the product of the roots of
 3 3  3
the equation x 2  3kx  2e 2log k  1  0 is 7 A)   ,  B)  ,  
then the sum of the roots is
 4 4  4
A) 2 B) 4 C) 6 D) 8  3  3 3 
12. Two students while solving a quadratic C)  ,  D)  ,     ,  
equation in x, one copied the constant  4  4 4 
term incorrectly and got the roots as 3 19. If the roots of ax 2  bx  c  0 are changed

by the same quantity then the 25. A root of equation

expression in a, b, c that does not change a  c b  c 2 a  b  c
is   is
xa xb x ab
b  4ac
2
b  4ac
2
A) a B) b C) c D) a+b+c
A) B)
a2 a 26. The equation log 2  3  x   log 2 1  x   3
b  4ac
2
b  4ac
2
has
C) D) A) One root B) Two roots
a2 a
C) Infinite roots D) No root
20. If the roots of the equation bx 2  cx  a  0
27. The equation esin x  e  sin x  4  0 has
be imaginary then for all real values of
A) infinite number of real roots
x, the expression 3b 2 x 2  6bcx  2c 2 is B) no real roots
A) greater than 4ab C) exactly one real root
B) less than 4ab D) exactly four real roots
C) greater than –4ab 28. If the equation
D) less than –4ab  2
 5  6  x 2    2  3  2  x    2  4   0
is
21. If pr  2  q  s  then among the equations satisfied by more than two values of x
then  
x 2  px  q  0 and x 2  rx  s  0 A) 1 B) –2 C) 3 D) 2
A) both have real roots 29. The number of real roots of the equation
B) both have imaginary roots
   
2x 2x
C) at least one has real roots 3  1  3  1  23 x is equal to
D) at least one has imaginary roots. A) 0 B) 1
C) 2 D) more than 2
22. The roots of the equation are
30. The number of real values of x for which
 a  c  b  x 2  2cx   b  c  a   0  a  b  x
a
   x  2 x  4 , where a, b  0
2
A) real and distinct
b
B) real and equal
A) 1 B) 2 C) 0 D) infinite
C) real
COMMON ROOTS
D) imaginary
23. If the roo ts o f the equation
31. If ax 2  bx  c  0 and bx 2  cx  a  0
x  2cx  ab  0 be real and unequal, the
2
have a common root and a  0 then
roots of the equation
a 3  b3  c3
x 2  2  a  b  x   a 2  b 2  2c 2   0 are 
abc
A) real and distinct
B) real and equal A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 9
C) real 32. If the equations ax  2bx  3c  0 and 2
D) imaginary 3 x 2  8 x  15  0 have a common root

SOLVING EQUATIONS where a,b,c are the length of the sides of
24. The number of non-zero solutions of the ABC the n sin 2 A  sin 2 B  sin 2 C is
equal to
equation x  5 x   sgn x  6  0 is
2
3
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 A) 1 B) C) 2 D)2
2

33. The value of  in order that the equations   

C)  ,  D)  0,  
2 x  5 x  2  0 and
2
4 x  8 x  3  0
2
 2 2
have a common root is given by 41. The largest negative integer for which
A) 1 B) –1 C) 1 D) 3
34. If every pair from among the equations  x  4  x  2   0
is
x  ax  bc  0 ,
2
x  bx  ca  0
2 and  x  1 x  5 
x 2  cx  ab  0 has common root, then A) –2 B) –1 C) –3 D) –4
the sum of three common roots is MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM OF
A) abc B) 2abc
C) 3  a  b  c  D)  a  b  c  QUADRATIC EXPRESSION
LOCATION OF ROOTS 42. If a and b   0  are the roots of the

35. The set of values of p for which 6 lie equation x 2  ax  b  0 then the least
between the roots of the equation
value of x  ax  b  x  R  is
2
x  2  p  3 x  9  0 is
2
1
9 1 9
A) D) B) C)
3   3  3 3  3 3 44 4 4
A)  ,   B)  ,   C)   ,  D)   ,  1 1
4   4  4 4  4 4
43. If x  2  A and x   B  x  1 then
2
36. If both roots of the equation x 2  x  a  0 x x

exceed ‘a’ then A
least value of is
A) 2  a  3 B) a  3 B
C) 3  a  3 D) a  2 A) 2 B) 2 C)  2 D) 2 2
37. Theexpression
MODULUS FUNCTIONS
 a  2 x 2
 2  2a  3 x   5a  6  is 44. The minimum vlaue of
positive for all real values of x, then 1 5
A) ‘a’ can be any real number x  x  x  3  x  is
B) a > 1 C) a > 3 D) a = 3 2 2
A) 2 B) 4 C) 6 D) 4
SIGN OF THE EXPRESSIONS AND 45. Sum of the roots of the equation
INEQUATIONS
 x  2
2
 2 x  2  15  0 is
38. If the difference between the roots of the
A) 4 B) 0 C) –4 D) 8
equation x 2  ax  1  0 is less than 5 ,
then the set of possible values of a is 46. The real roots of the e quation
A)  3,3 B)  3,   C)  3,  D)  , 3 x 2  4 x  3  2 x  5  0 are

39. The solution set contained in R of the A) 4;  1  3 B) 4;  1  3
inequation 3  3 1 x
x
 4  0 is C) 6, 1 D) 6,  1
A) 1,3 B)  0,1 C) 1, 2  D)  0, 2  47. For a > 0, all the real roots of the equation
40. The equation x 2  3a x  a  7a 2  0 are

A) 4a,5a B) –4a,5a
 cos p  1 x 2   cos p  x   sin p   0 in
C) –4a, –5a D) 4a,–5a
the variable x has real roots. Then p
MISCELLANEOUS
can take any value in the interval
A)  0, 2  B)   , 0  2 2
48. If a  cos  i sin
7  aa a
, 2 4 and
7
  a 3  a 5  a 6 then  ,  are roots of RANGE

55. Given that, for all real x, the expression
The equation
A) x 2  x  1  0 B) x 2  x  2  0 x2  2x  4 1
lies between and 3. The
C) x 2  2 x  2  0 D) x 2  2 x  3  0 x  2x  4
2
3
49. The set of values of x for which the values between which the expression
 x  5  x   6  0 (where [.]
2
inequality 9.32 x  6.3x  4
lies are
denote thegreatest integral function) 9.32 x  6.3x  4
hold good is
A) 1 3 and 3 B) –2 and 0
A) 2   x   3 B) 2  x  4
C) –1 and 1 D) 0 and 2
C) 2  x  3 D) 2  x  4
 
56. Let f  x   1  b x  2bx  1 and m  b  be
2 2
50. If  is a root of the equation

the minimum value of f  x  . As b varies,
4 x 2  2 x  1  0 then the other root is
given by
the range of m  b  is
A) 2 , 1 B) 4 2    1
C) 4 3  3 D) 4 2  3  1 1 
A)  0,1 B)  0,  C)  ,1 D)  0,1
EQUATIONS REDUCIBLE TO QUADRATIC
2   2 
 
2x
51. The number of solutions of the equation 57. If 5 x  2 3  13x then the solution set
2 1
x 3  x 3  2  0 is for x is
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 A)  2,   B) 2 C)  , 2 D)  0, 2
1 INEQUALITIES
52. If y  2 then
1
4
 log 5 x 
2
1 58. If  log 5 x  2 then x belongs to
4
4  .... the interval
A) y  6 B) y  5 1 1 
 1 
C) y  6 D) y  5 A)  ,5  B)  , 
 25  5 5 
TRANSFORMED EQUATIONS
C) 1,   D)  5, 25 
53. If  and  are the roots of the equation
59. If x 2  6 x  27  0;  x 2  3 x  4  0 then x
ax 2  bx  c  0 and if px  qx  r  0 has
2
lies in the interval

1 1 
roots and then r = A)  3, 4  B) 3, 4
 
C)  , 3   4,   D)  9, 4 
A) a  2b B) a  b  c
60. The range of values of x which satisfy
C) ab  bc  ca D) abc
54. The value of ‘a’ for which the quadratic x2
equation 5 x  2  3x  8 and x  1  4 are
3 x 2  2  a 2  1 x   a 2  3a  2   0 A)  2,3 B)  ,1   2,3
possesses roots of opposite signs lies
on C)  2,   D) R
A)  ,1 B)  , 0  C) 1, 2  D) 1, 2 OTHER MODELS

C) equal
x  3x  4 D) rational and equal
2
61. If x is real then the value of 2 68. The set of solutions satisfying both
x  3x  4
lies in the interval (EAM - 2011) x 2  5 x  6  0 and x 2  3 x  4  0 is
1  1  1  1  A)  4,1
A)  ,3 B)  ,5 C)  , 6  D)  , 7 
3  5  6  7  B) ( 4, 3]  [ 2,1)
 P Q C)  4, 3   2,1

62. In PQR , R  , tan   , tan   are
4 3 3
D)  4, 3   2,1
the roots of the equation ax 2  bx  c  0 ,
69. If the coefficient of the quadratic equation
then
A) a  b  c B) b  c  0 are rational & the coefficient of x2 is 1,
then the equation one of whose roots is
C) ac 0 D) bc
63. If the harmonic mean between the roots 
tan .
5  2  x  
8
of
2
 bx  8  2 5  0 is 4, A) x 2  2 x  1  0 B) x 2  2 x  1  0
then the value of b is
C) x 2  2 x  1  0 D) x 2  2 x  1  0
A) 2 B) 3
C) 4  5 D) 4  5 x 2  3x  1
70. Solution of < 3 is
x2  x  1
64. If sin  , sin k are the roots of
A) (–  , – 2)  (– 1,  ) B)  , 2 
4 x 2  2 x  1  0 , then k =
A) –2 B)-3 C) 3 D) 2
65. The equation C) 1,   D) none
 x  a   x  b   x  c
3 3 3
 0 has 71. If ax2 + bx + 10 = 0 does not have real &
A) all the roots are equal distinct roots, the minimum value of
B) one real and two imaginary 5a – b.
C) 3 real roots namely x  a , x  b, x  c A) 2 B) 0 C) –2 D) 4
D) no real roots
QUADRATIC EXPRESSION IN TWO QUADRATIC EQUATION - CLASSWORK
VARIABLES EXERCISE - 3 (ACCELERATE)
66. If p and q are distinct prime numbers and Si n gl e Cor r ect Ch oi ce T y pe Questions
if the equation x  px  q  0 has
2 1. The roots of the quadratic equation
(a + b – 2c) x2 – (2a – b – c) x + (a – 2b +
positive integers as its roots, then the
c) = 0 are -
roots of the equation are
(A) a + b + c & a – b + c
A) 1, –1 B) 2, 3 C) 1, 2 D) 3, 1 (B) 1/2 & a – 2b + c
(C) a – 2b + c & 1/(a + b – 2c)
67. Let f  x   x  ax  b , where a, b  R . If
2
(D) None of these
f  x   0 has all its roots imaginary then 2. If one root of the quadratic equation
px 2 + qx + r = 0 (p  0) is a surd
the roots of f  x   f '  x   f ''  x   0 are
a
A) real and distinct , where p, q, r; a, b are all
a  a b
B) imaginary
rationals then the other root is -

b a ( a  b) (C) x = 5, y = 1
(A) (B) a + (D) none of these
a  a b b
8. For the equation 3x2 + px + 3 = 0,p > 0
a  a a  b a  ab if one of the roots is square of the other,
(C) (D)
b b then p is equal to:
3. let  be a roo t of the equation (A) 1/3 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 2/3
9. If    ,  2 = 5  – 3,  2 = 5  – 3,
 a  c  x  b  a x  c  b  0
2
where
then the equation whose roots are  /
a, b, c are distinct real numbers such  &  /  , is
(A) x2 + 5x – 3 = 0
 2  (B) 3x2 + 12x + 3 = 0
1
  (C) 3x2 – 19x + 3 = 0
that the matrix 1 1 1
is (D) none of these
a b c 
 10. The quadratic equation x2 – 1088x +
295680 = 0 has two positive integral
singular. Then the value of roots whose greatest common divisor is
16. The least common multiple of the two
 a  c   b  a    c  b 
2 2 2
roots is
(A) 18240 (B) 18480
 b  a  c  b   a  c  c  b   a  c  b  a  (C) 18960 (D) 19240
11. The number of positive integral solutions
is
(A) 6 (B) 3 (C) 9 (D) 12 x 2 (3x  4)3 ( x  2)4
of the inequation  0 is
( x  5)5 (2 x  7)6
(A) 2 (B) 0 (C) 3 (D) 4
4. N u m b e r o f v a l u es o f ' p ' fo r 12. If the roots of the quadratic equation
which the equation
(p2 – 3p + 2) x2–(p2 –5p+4)x+p–p2 = 0 x2 + 6x + b = 0 are real and distinct and
possess more than two roots, is: they differ by atmost 4 then the least
(A) 0 (B) 1 value of b is -
(C) 2 (D) none (A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8
13. If the roots of the equation
5. The roots of the equation
(b – c) x2 + (c – a) x + (a – b) = 0 are x2 – 2ax + a2 + a – 3 = 0 are real & less
than 3 then -
ca ab
(A) ,1 (B) ,1
bc bc (A) a < 2 (B) 2  a  3
bc ca (C) 3  a  4 (D) a > 4
(C) ,1 (D) ,1
ab ab
14. The number of integral values of m, for
6. Let p, q  {1, 2, 3, 4}. Then number of
which the roots of x2 – 2mx + m2 – 1 = 0
equation of the form px2 + qx + 1 = 0, will lie between – 2 and 4 is -
having real roots, is
A) 15 B) 9 C) 7 D) 8 (A) 2 (B) 0
7. If x, y are rational number such that x + (C) 3 (D) 1
y + (x – 2y) 2 = 2x – y + (x – y – 1) 6 , 15. The number of real solutions of the equation
then
(A) x and y connot be determined
(B) x = 2, y = 1

(B) (–2, 5/8)

 1   1
3  x 2  2   2  x    5  0 is (C) (–  , –2)  (1/3, 5/8)
 x   x
(D) (–2, 1/3)
(A) 4 (B) 0
(C) 3 (D) 2 x 2  2x  1
21. The expression lies in the
x 2  2x  7
16. If a (b – c) x2 + b (c – a) x + c (a – b) = 0
has equal root, then a, b, c are in interval ; (x  R) –
(A) A.P. (B) G.P.
(A) [0, –1] (B) (–  , 0]  [1,  )
(C) H.P. (D) none of these
(C) [0, 1) (D) none of these
17. If the roots of the quadratic
equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are 22. If exactly one root of the quadratic
imaginary then for all values of a, equation x2 – (a +1)x + 2a = 0 lies in
b, c and x  R, the expression a2x2 the interval (0 ,3) then the set of
+ abx + ac is - values 'a' is given by
(A) positive (A)(–  , 0)  (6,  )
(B) non-negative
(B) (–  , 0]  (6,  )
(C) negative
(D) may be positive, zero or negative (C) (–  , 0]  [6,  )
18. If a , b , c a re i n t e g e rs a n d (D) ( 0 , 6)
b2 = 4(ac + 5d2), d  N, then roots of
23. Consider the equation x2 + 2x – n =
the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are
0, where n  N and n  [5, 100]. Total
(A) Irrational number of different values of 'n' so
(B) Rational & different that the given equation has integral
(C) Complex conjugate roots, is
(D) Rational & equal (A) 4 (B) 6
19. Let a, b and c be real numbers such (C) 8 (D) 3
that 4a + 2b + c = 0 and ab > 0.
24. If the A.M. of the roots of a quadratic
Then theequation ax 2 + bx + c = 0
8
has equation is and A.M. of their
5
(A) real roots 8
reciprocals is , then the quadratic
(B) imaginary roots 7
equation is -
(C) exactly one root
(A) 5x2 – 8x + 7 = 0
(D) none of these
(B) 5x2 – 16x + 7 = 0
3x 1
20. If log1 / 3
x2
is less than unity then x (C) 7x2 – 16x + 5 = 0
must lie in the interval - (D) 7x2 + 16x + 5 = 0

(A) (–  , –2)  (5/8,  )

29. Graph of the function f(x) = Ax2 – BX +

25. If sin  & cos  are the roots of the C, where A = (sec  – cos  ) (cosec  –
equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 then - sin  )(tan  + cot  ),
(A) a2 – b2 + 2ac = 0 B = (sin  + cosec  )2 + (cos  +

sec  )2 – (tan2  + cot2  ) & C = 12, is
(B) a2 + b2 + 2ac = 0 represented by
(C) a2 – b2 – 2ac = 0 y y
(D) a2 + b2 – 2ac = 0
(A) x (B) x
26. If the roots of (a + b ) x – 2b (a + c) x +
2 2 2
(b2 + c2) = 0 are equal then a, b, c are in

y y
(A) A.P. (B) G.P.
(C) H.P. (D) none of these (C) x (D) x
27. If a , b , p , q ar e n on - ze ro re a l
numbers, then two equations 30. The equation whose roots are the
squares of the roots of the equation
2a2x2 – 2abx + b2 = 0 and
ax 2  bx  c  0 is -
p2 x2 + 2 pq x + q2 = 0 have:
(A) a 2 x2  b2 x  c 2  0
(A) no common root
(B) a 2 x 2   b 2  4ac  x  c2  0
(B) one common root if 2a +b =p +q 2 2 2 2
(C) a 2 x 2   b 2  2ac  x  c2  0
(C) two common roots if 3pq = 2ab
(D) a 2 x 2   b 2  ac  x  c 2  0
(D) two common roots if 3qb = 2 ap
28. . let   0 be a real number. Let  , 
x2 – 3x + 1 = 0, then the equation with
be the roots of the equation 1 1
roots , will be
14 x 2  31x  3  0 and  ,  be the  2  2
roots of the equation (A) x2 – x – 1 = 0 (B) x2 + x – 1 = 0
(C) x2 + x + 2 = 0 (D) none of these

3 4
35 x 2  53 x  4  0 . Then  and  32. If  ,  be the roots of 4x 2– 16x + l =
0, where l Î R, such that 1 <  < 2
are the roots of the equation :
and 2 <  < 3, then the number of
(A) 7 x  245 x  250  0
2 integral solutions of l is
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 2 (D) 3
(B) 7 x 2  245 x  250  0
33. If x2  11x  a and x2  14 x  2a have a
(C) 49 x 2  245 x  250  0 common factor then 'a' is equal to
(A) 24 (B) 1
(D) 49 x  245 x  250  0
2 (C) 2 (D) 12

34. If b > a , then the equation, 40. The coefficient of x in the quadratic
(x – a) (x – b) – 1 = 0, has : equation x2 + px + q = 0 was taken as
17 in place of 13, its roots were found
(A) both roots in [a, b] to be – 2 and – 15. Find the roots of
(B) both roots in (–  , a) the original equation.
(C) both roots in [b,  ) A) 10,3 B) –3, 10
(D) one root in (–  , a) & other in C) –10, –3 D) 3, –10
(b, +  ) 41. Find all the integral values of a for
35. Let 'a' be a real number. Number of real which the quadratic equation
roots of the equation (x – a) (x – 10) + 1 = 0 has integral roots.
(x2 + ax + 1)(3x2 + ax – 3) = 0, is A) 12,8 B) -12,4
(A) at least two (B) atmost two C) 4,6 D) -12, -8
42. The number of real roots of the equation
(C) exactly two (D) all four.
36. The value of ‘a’ for which the sum of x 2  4 x  3  x 2  9  4 x 2  14 x  6 is
the squares of the roots of 2x2 – 2 (a –
2) x – a – 1 = 0 is least is - (A) 0 (B) 1
(A) 1 (B) 3/2 (C) 3 (D) 2
(C) 2 (D) – 1 PREVIOUS JEE MAINS QUESTIONS
37. If x be the real number such that + x3 2023
4x = 8, then the value of the expression
x7 + 64x2 is 1. Let ,  be the roots of the equation
(A) 124 (B) 125 4
x 2  2x  2  0 . Then    is
14
(C) 128 (D) 132 equal to

38. The equation
A) 64 2 B) 128 2
e4 x  8e3 x  13e 2 x  8e x  1  0, x  R
has C) – 64 D) – 128
(A) two solutions and both are negative 2. If a and b are the roots of equation
(B) no solution x 2  7x  1  0 , then the value of
(C) four solutions two of which are
a 21  b 21  a17  b17
negative is equal to ______
a19  b19
(D) two solutions and only one of them
is negative 3. The number of points, where the
39. Let a  R and let  ,  be the roots of curve f  x   e  e  3e  e  1 ,
8x 6x 4x 2x
the equation
x  R cuts x – axis, is equal to
1
x 2  60 x  a  0 If     30 then 4.
4 4
4
let
the product of all possible values of a
is     2 2 
S   x    ,  : 91 tan x  9 tan x  10 
(A) 30 (B) 45   2 2 
(C) 15 (D) 60

x 1 8. Let a  R and let ,  be the roots of

and    tan
xs
2
  , then    14  is
3 6
2
equal to the equation x  60 x  a  0 . If

2 4
   4  30 , then the product of all

A) 32 B) 8
possible values of a is ---
C) 64 D) 16
9. The number of real solutions of the
5. The sum of all the roots of the  1   1
equation 3  x   2 x    5  0 ,
2
2 
equation x  8x  15 - 2x + 7 = 0 is
2
 x   x
is ----
A) 9  3 B) 11  3
10. The number of real roots of the
C) 9  3 D) 11  3 equation x x  5 x  2  6  0 , is
6. The number of integral values of k, A) 5 B) 3 C) 6 D) 4

for which one root of the equation

  


2 2
x 4 x 4
2x 2  8x  k  0 lies in the interval
11. Let Sx:xR 3 2  3 2 10
(1, 2) and its other root lies in the  
interval (2, 3) is
.Then n(S) is equal to
A) 1 B) 3
A) 4 B) 0 C) 6 D) 2
C) 0 D) 2
12. If the value of real number a > 0 for
7. Let   0 be a real number. Let ,  which x 2  5ax  1 = 0 and
be the roots of the equation x 2  ax  5  0 have a common real
14x 2  31x  3  0 and ,  be the 3
2 then  is equal to
roots of the equation root is
3 4
35x 2  53x  4  0 . Then  and  13. Let   R and let the equation E be
are the roots of the equation 2
x  2 x    3  0 . Then the largest
A) 7x 2  245x  250  0 element in the set S = {x +  : x
is an integer solution of E} is ________
B) 7x 2  245x  250  0
2022
C) 49x 2  245x  250  0
14. Let ,      be the roots of the
D) 49x  245x  250  0
2
quadratic equation x 2  x  4  0 . If
Pn   n  n , n  N , then
P15 P16  P14 P16  P152  P14 P15

is equal to
P13 P14
______
15. Let ,  be the roots of the equation EXERCISE - 4 (CHALLENGER)
PART -1
1 1
x 2  2x  6  0 and  2  1, 2  1 be Multiple Correct Choice Type Questions
the roots of the equation 1. If a is a root of the equation

2x(2x + 1) = 1, then the other root is -
x 2  ax  b  0 .Then the roots of the
A) 3a3 – 4a B) –2a(a + 1)
equation
3
C) 4a – 3a D) none of these
x 2   a  b  2  x   a  b  2   0 are:
2. If 1/2 < log0.1 x < 2, then -
A) non-real complex numbers A) the maximum value of x is
B) x lies between and
B) real and both negative
C) x does not lie between and
C) real and both positive D) the minimum value of x is
3. x2 + x + 1 is a factor of a x3 + b x2 + c x
D) real and exactly one of them is
+ d = 0, then the real root of above
positive
equation is (a, b, c, d  R)
2024 PYQ’S A) – d/a B) d/a
C) (b – a)/a D) (a – b)/a
16. If  ,  are the roots of the equation,
4. For x  [1, 5], y = x2 – 5x + 3 has -
x  x  1  0 and S n  2023  2024  ,
2 n n
A) least value = –1.5
then B) greatest value = 3
C) least value = –3.25
(A) 2 S12  S11  S10 (B) S12  S11  S10
D) greatest value = 3.5
(C) 2 S11  S12  S10 (D) S11  S10  S12
5. If b2  4ac for the equation
17. Let  ,  be the roots of the equation ax4 + bx2 + c = 0, then all roots of the
x 2  6 x  3  0 such that equation will be real if -
A) b > 0, a < 0, c > 0
Im    Im    . Let a , b be integers
B) b < 0, a > 0, c > 0
not divisible by 3 and n be a natural C) b > 0, a > 0, c > 0
number such that D) b > 0, a < 0, c < 0
 99 6. If cos  is a root of the equation
  98  3n  a  ib  ,i  1 . Then
 25x2 + 5x – 12 = 0, – 1 < x < 0, then the
n  a  b is equal to ——— value of sin 2a is -
A) 12/25 B) – 12 / 25
18. Let  ,  be the roots of the equation C) – 24 / 25 D) 24 / 25
x 2  x  2  0 with Im    Im    . 7. If the quadratic e quations,
Then       5 is equal to —
6 4 4 2 2 2
x + abx + c = 0 and x + acx + b = 0
— have a common root then the equation
containing their other roots is/are :

A) x2 + a (b + c) x – a2bc = 0
13. The adjoining figure shows the graph
B) x2 – a (b + c) x + a2bc = 0 of y = ax2 + bx + c. Then -
C) a (b + c) x2 - (b + c) x + abc = 0 y
D) a (b + c) x2 + (b + c) x – abc = 0 Vertex
8. Let  ,  be the roots of x2 – ax + b = x1 x2 x
0, where  &   R. If  + 3  = 0,
(A) a > 0 (B) b > 0
then - (C) c > 0 (D) b2 < 4ac
(A) 3a2 + 4b = 0 (B) 3b2 + 4a = 0
14. Let f (x) = x2 + ax + b. If the maximum
(C) b < 0 (D) a < 0
and the minimum values of f (x) are
9. Integral real values of x satisfying 3 and 2 respectively for 0 £ x £ 2, then
log1/ 2 (x 2 – 6x + 12) > –2 is - the possible ordered pair(s) of (a, b) is/
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 are
10. The graph of the quadratic
polynomial y = ax2 + bx + c is as (A) (–2, 3) (B) (– 3/2, 2)
shown in the figure. Then : (C) (– 5/2, 3) (D) (– 5/2, 2)
y
15. If p & q are distinct reals, then
0
2 {(x – p) (x – q) + (p – x) (p – q) + (q – x)
x
(q – p)} = (p – q) 2 + (x – p)2 + (x – q) 2 is
satisfied by -
(A) b2 - 4ac > 0 (B) b < 0
(A) no value of x
(C) a > 0 (D) c < 0 (B) exactly one value of x
11. For the quadratic polynomial (C) exactly two values of x
f (x) = 4x2 – 8kx + k, the statements (D) infinite values of x
which hold good are 16. For which of the following graphs of
(A) there is only one integral k for which the quadratic expression y = a x2 + b x
+ c, the product a b c is negative ?
f (x) is non negative  x  R y y
(B) for k < 0 the number zero lies

between the zeros of the polynomial. (A) 0
x (B) 0 x
(C) f (x) = 0 has two distinct solutions y

y
in (0, 1) for k  (1/4, 4/7)
(D) Minimum value of y  k  R is (C) x (D) 0 x
0
k(1 + 12k)
12. Graph of y = ax2 + bx + c = 0 is given
17. For every x R, the polynomial x8
adjacently. What conclusions can be
– x5 + x2 – x + 1 is
drawn from this graph -
y
(A) positive
(B) never positive
(C) positive as well as negative
O x (D) negative
Vertex
 2x
18. If log x 2
12 x  30   log2 5  > 0 then x belongs
(A) a > 0 (B) b < 0 
 10


(C) c < 0 (D) b2 – 4ac > 0 to interval -

(A) sum of roots is 0
5 5 (B) product of roots is – 4
(A) ( ,6+ 6) (B) ( ,6– 6 ) (C) there are 4 roots
2 2
(D) there are only 2 roots
(C) (6, 6 + 6 ) (D) (10,  )
25. If  ,  are non-zero real numbers
19. If one of the root of the equation 4x2
and  ,  the roots of x 2 + ax + b = 0,
– 15x + 4p = 0 is the square of the other
then the value of p is then
(A) 125/64 (B) –27/8 (A)  2,  2 are the roots of
(C) –125/8 (D) 27/8 x2 – (2b – a2) x + a2 = 0
20. The adjoining figure shows the graph 1 1
(B)  ,  are the roots of bx2+ax+1=0
of y = ax2 + bx + c. Then
y  
(C)  ,  are the roots of
x bx2 + (2b – a2) x + b = 0

O x1 x2
(D) (a – 1), (b – 1) are the roots of the
(A) a < 0 (B) b2 < 4ac equation x2 + x (a+2)+1+a+b=0
(C) c > 0 (D) a and b are of
opposite sign PART - 2
21. The correct statement is / are -
(A) If x1 & x2 are roots of the equation [Integer Type Questions]
x1 x2
2x2 – 6x – b = 0 (b > 0), then   2 1. If  ,  are roots of 6 x 2  2 x  1  0 and
x2 x1
(B) Equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 has real n
roots if a < 0, c > 0 and b  R
Sn     then nLt
n

 Sr 
n
(C) If P(x) = ax 2 + bx + c and r 1
Q(x) = –ax 2 + bx + c, where ac ¹ 0 2. Number of real roots of the eqation
and a, b, c  R, then P(x).Q(x) has 2
7 x 5
at least two real roots. 22 x 1
(D) If both the roots of the equation 
3. If 0  A  B  C  the number of real
(3a + 1)x2 – (2a +3b)x + 3 = 0 are infinite 2
then a = 0 & b  R
1 1 1
22. Equation 2x2 – 2(2a + 1)x + a(a + 1) = 0 roots of   0
has one root less than 'a' and other root x  sin A x  sin B x  sin C
greater than 'a', if 4. Number of integral roots of
(A) 0 < a < 1 (B) –1 < a < 0 x 4  x 4  20  22
(C) a > 0 (D) a < –1
23. If x2 + Px + 1 is a factor of the expression 1 1 35
ax3 + bx + c then - 5. Number of real roots of x  2

12
1 x
(A) a + c = – ab
2 2
6. The number of distinct real roots of
(B) a2 – c2 = – ab
(C) a2 – c2 = ab x 4  4 x 3  12 x 2  x  1  0 is (IIT 2011)
7. The least postive integral value of a for
(D) none of these
24. For the equation |x|2 + |x| – 6 = 0, which x 2  2  a  1 x  2a  1  0 has both
the correct statement(s) is (are) : roots positive.

8. The smallest value of k , for which both (a – b), where a, b (a > b) are roots
obtained in previous question, is
the roots of x  8kx  16  k  k  1 =0 are
2 2
(A) x2 – 4x + 3 = 0
real and distinct and have the value at (B) x2 – 8x + 12 = 0
least 4 , is (IIT 2009)
(C) 4x2 – 8x + 3 = 0
9. Product of real roots of (D) x2 – 16x + 48 = 0
3. Minimum value of the quadratic
   
2 2
x 3 x 3
5 2 6  52 6  10 expression corre sponding to the
quadr at i c e qu at i o n o b t ai n e d i n
4 2
10. Number of real roots of sin x   x  x  1 Q. No. 2 occurs at x =
(A) 8 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) 2
11. Number of real roots of Comprehension # 2
 6  x 4   8  x 4  16 If  ,  ,  be the roots of the equation
12. The least positive value of a for which ax3 + bx2 + cx+ d = 0. To obtain the
equation whose roots are f(  ), f(  ),
4 x  a.2 x  a  3  0 is satisfied by at least
one real value of x f(  ), where f is a function, we put y =
13. Number of real roots of the equation f(  ) and simplify it to obtain  = g(y)
(some function of y).
4
97  x  4 x  5
Now, a is a root of the equation
11x  6
14. Number of real roots of x 
4
ax3 + bx2 + cx + d = 0, then we obtain
6 x  11 the desired e quation which is
15. Let  and  be the roots of the equation a{g(y)}3 + b{g(y)}2 + c{g(y)} + d = 0
x2  6 x  2  0 with       . if For example, if a, b, g are the roots of
an     n n
for n  1 then the value of ax3 + bx2 + cx + d = 0. To find equation
whose roots are
a10  2a8 1 1 1 1 1
 , , we put y =   =
2a9     y
As a is a root of ax3 + bx2 + cx + d = 0
PART - 3
a b c
we get 3
 2  d 0
y y y
[Comprehension Type Questions]
 dy3 + cy2 + by + a = 0
Comprehension # 1
In the given figure DOBC is an This is desired equation.
isosceles right triangle in which AC is On the Basis of Above Information,
a median, then answer the following
questions : Answer the Following Questions
Y 1. If  ,  are the roots of the equation
2
y = x + bx + c ax2 + bx + c = 0, then the roots of the
C
equation
a(2x +1)2+b(2x+1)(x–1)+c(x–1)2 = 0 are-
O A B X 2 1 21 2 1 2 1
(A) , (B) ,
 1  1  1   1
1. Roots of y = 0 are
(A) {2, 1} (B) {4, 2}  1  1 2  3 2 3
(C) {1, 1/2} (D) {8, 4} (C) , (D) ,
2  2  1 1
2. The equation whose roots are (a + b) &

2x2 + 4x – 5 = 0, the equation whose
roots are the reciprocals of 2  – 3 C as 8 elements
and 2  – 3 is - (A) 58 B) 64
(A) x2 + 10x – 11 = 0 (C) 85 D) 256
(B) 11x2 + 10x + 1 = 0 Comprehension # 4
(C) x2 + 10x + 11 = 0 Consider the equation
(D) 11x2 – 10x + 1 = 0
x  3 x  K  0 nswer the following
3
3. If a,  are the roots of the equation questions

px2 – qx + r = 0, then the equation 1. The range of values of K or which
r r above equation has only one real
whose roots are  2 + and  2 +
p p root
is- A)   , 2    2,   )  0,  )  2, 2  )
(A) p3x2 + pq2x + r = 0
(B) px2 – qx + r = 0   , 0 
(C) p3x2 – pq2x + q2r = 0
2. The range of values of K for which
(D) px2 + qx – r = 0
the above equation has no real root
4. If  ,  ,  are the roots of the equation
A) 2, 2 ) B)  2, 2 
 1   C)IR D) 
x3 – x – 1 = 0, then the value of P  
 1   3. The range of values of K for which
is equal to - the above equation has 3 - distinct
(A) –7 (B) –5 (C) –3 (D) –1 real roots
Comprehension # 3
A)   , 2  ) B)  2,  
Let f  x   x 4  6 x 3  26 x 2  46 x  65 ll
C)  2, 2  D) 
roots of f  x   0 re of the form
PART - 4
ak  ibk or k=1,2,3,4 where Matrix Type Questions
Following question contains statements
i  1 urther ak , bk  z Set of given in two columns, which have to be
matched. The statements in Column-I
integers) also   b1  b2  b3  b4 nd
are labelled as A, B, C and D while the
  a1  a2  a3  a4 nd statements in Column-II are labelled as
Ss a set
p, q, r and s. Any given statement in
containing all a i s, bi s Column-I can have correct matching
with one or more statement(s) in
1.  
Column-II.
A) 6 B) 10 1. Consider the equation
C) 16 D) 8 x 2 +2(a–1)x+ a+5=0, where ‘a’ is a
parameter. Match of the real values of
2. Roots of f  x   0 ‘a’ so that the given equation has
A) 1  2i 2  3i B) 2  i,3  i Column-I
(A) imaginary roots
C) 2i  3, i  2 D)None (B) one root smaller than 3 and
other root greater than 3
3. Number mapping f : S  C here

(C) exactly one root in the interval (q) 7
(1, 3) & 1 and 3 are not the root (r) 17
of the equation
(s) –1
(D) one root smaller than 1 and
other root greater than 3 x 2  6x  5
Column-II 4. Let f (x) =
x 2  5x  6
 8 Column I
(p)  ,  
 7 (A) If – 1 < x < 1, then f (x) satisfies
(q) (–1, 4) (B) If 1 < x < 2, the f (x) satisfies
 4 8 (C) If 3 < x < 5, then f (x) satisfies
(r)   ,  
 3 7 (D) If x > 5, then f (x) satisfies
 4 Column II
(s)  ,  
 3 (p) 0 < f (x) < 1
2. It is given that a, b (b ³ a) are the roots (q) f (x) < 0
of the equation f(x) = ax2 + bx + c. Also (r) f (x) > 0
af(t) > 0. (s) f (x) < 1
Match the condition given in column-I 5. Column – I
with their corresponding conclusions (A) If  ,  + 4 are two roots of
given in column-II. x2 – 8 x + k = 0, then possible
Column-I value of k is
(A) a > 0 and b2 > 4ac (B) Number of real roots of equation
(B) a > 0 and b2 = 4ac x2 – 5|x| + 6 = 0 are 'n', then
n
(C) a < 0 and b2 > 4ac value of is
2
(D) a < 0 and b2 = 4ac (C) If 3 – i is a root of
Column-II x2 + ax + b = 0 (a, b  R), then b
(p) t  a is
(q) no solution (D) If both roots of
(r) a<t<b x2 – 2 kx + k2 + k – 5 = 0 are less
(s) t < a or t > b than 5, then 'k' may be equal to
3. Column – I Column – II
(A) If the roots of x2 – bx + c = 0 are (p) 2
(q) 3
two consecutive integers, then
(r) 12
value of b2 – 4c
(s) 10
(B) If x2 +ax+b=0 and x2 +bx+a = 0
(a  0) have a common root, 6. Column-I
then value of a + b
(A) Given x, y  R, x2 + y2 > 0. If
(C) If  ,  are roots of x2 – x + 3
the maximum and minimum
=0 then value of  4 +  4
value of the expression
(D) If  ,  ,  are the roots of x 2  y2
x3 – 7x2 + 16 x – 12 = 0 then E= are M and m,
x  xy  4y 2
2
value of  2 +  2 +  2
and A denotes the average value
Column – II of M and m, then the value of
(2007)A, equals
(p) 1
(B) Given the cubic equation

x3 – 2kx2 – 4kx + k2 = 0. If one parameters c for which the
root of the equation is less than inequality
1, other root is in the interval
 7
(1, 4) and the 1 + log2  2x 2  2x    log 2 (cx 2  c)
 2 
3rd root is greater than 4, then
the value of k lies in the interval has at least one solution, is
a  
b, b(a  b) where a, b  N. (C) Let P (x) = x2 + bx + c, where b
The value of (a + b)3 + (ab + 2)2 and c are integer. If P (x) is a
equals factor of both x4 + 6x2 + 25 and
(C) If roots of the equation are  , 3x4 + 4x2 + 28x + 5, then the
value of P(1) equals
 and those of x2 –10ax–11b Column-II
= 0 are  ,  , then the value (p) 2
of  +  +  +  , is (where (q) 4
(r) 6
 ,  ,  and  are distinct (s) 8
numbers) 9. Column-I
Column-II (A)  ,  are the roots of the
(p) 1210
equation K (x2 – x) + x + 5 = 0.
(q) 1338
(r) 2007 If K1 & K2 are the two values
(s) 2009 of K for which the roots a, b
are connected by the relation
7. Let f (x) = x2 – 2px + p2 – 1, then (  /  ) + (  /  ) = 4/5.
Column-I The value of (K1/K2) + (K2/K1)
(A) both the roots of f (x) = 0 are equals.
less than 4, if p  (B) If the range of the function f
(B) both the roots of f (x) = 0 are x 2  ax  b
(x) = is [–5, 4],a,b  N,
greater than – 2 if p  x 2  2x  3
(C) exactly one root of f (x) = 0 lie then the value of (a2 + b2), is
in (–2, 4), if p  (C) Suppose a cubic polynomial
f (x) = x3 + px2 + qx + 72 is
(D) 1 lies between the roots of divisible by both x2 + ax + b
f (x) = 0, if p  and x2 + bx + a (where a, b, p, q
Column-II are constants and a  b).
(s) (–3, – 1)  (3, 5) The sum of the squares of the
roots of the cubic polynomial, is
(r) (0, 2)
Column-II
(q) (–  , 3)
(p) 146
(p) (– 1,  )
(q) 254
8. Column-I
(A) The minimum value of (r) 277
(s) 298
6
 1  6 1  10. Column-I
x   x  6 2
 x   x 
3 for x > 0, is A) If     3,  3   3  7 then  ,  are
 1 1
x    x  3
3
 x x
B)If
(B) The integral values of the

2 2 2a  3b  6c  0 then the equation

  cos  isin p   2 4
7 7 ax 2  bx  c  0 has atleast one root in (0, 1)
and q   3   5   6 then equation Statement-2: If a continuous function f
defined on R assumes both positive and
whose roots are p, q
negative values, then it vanishes at least once
C) If  ,  ,  re roots of x3  27  0
3. Statement-1: Let f  x   ax 2  bx  c ,
then the quadratic equation whose
2 2 a, b, c  R if f  x  assumes real values for
   
roots are   ,   s real values of x and non-real values
   
for non-real values of x then a  0
D) If  ,  re roots of
Statement-2: If a, b, c are complex numbers
2 x 2  x  7  0 then the equation , a  0 then   i  ,   0 is a root of
  ax 2  bx  c  0 if and only if   i  is a root
whose roots are ,
 
of ax 2  bx  c  0
Column - II
4. Statement-1: Let ac  bc and Let x1 , x2 be
p) x 2  x  2  0
the roots of x 2  ax  bc  0 and x2 , x3 be the
q) x 2  x  1  0
r) 14 x 2  27 x  14  0 roots of x 2  bx  ca  0 then x1 , x3 are the
s) 9 x 2  27 x  20  0 roots of x 2  cx  ab  0
ASSERTION & REASON QUESTIONS Statement-2: If a, b  R then ab  a 2  b 2

(A) Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is True; 5. Statement-1: If all the four roots of
Statement – 2 is a correct explanation for x 4  4 x3  ax 2  bx  1  0 are positive, then
Statement – 1.
a  6 and b  4
(B) Statement –1 is True,Statement – 2 is True;
Statement-2: If polynomial equation
Statement – 2 is NOTa correct explanation
for Statement- 1. p  x   0 has four positive roots, then the
(C) Statement – 1 is True, Statement – 2 is False.
polynomial equation p  x   0 has 3
(D) Statement – 1 is False, Statement – 2 is True.
positive roots.

1. Statement-1: If 0    , then the 6. Statement-1 : If px 2  qx  r  0 is a
4
equation  x  sin   x  cos    2  0 has quadratic equation  p, q, r  R  such that its
roots are , and pqr 0,
both roots in  sin  , cos   .
p  q  r  0 and r  0 then        1
Statement-2: If f  a  and f  b  possess
where . denotes greatest integer function.
opposite signs, then there exist at least one
Statement-2 : If for any two real numbers
solution of the equation f  x   0 in open
a and b , function f  x  is such that
interval  a, b 
f  a  f  b   0  f  x  has at least one
2. Statement-1: If a, b, c  R and

root lying in  a, b  Statement-2 : If 1  a  2 then a  1  1

7. Statement-1 : If roots of the equation 13. Statement-1 : If a  0 and the equation
x 2  bx  c  0 are two consecutive integers ax 2  bx  c  0 has two roots  and  such
then b 2  4c  1 that   2 and   2 then a  b  c and a
Statement-2 : If a, b, c are odd integer, then have the opposite signs.
the roots of the equation
Statement-2 : If a  0 and  ,       are the
 
4abcx 2  b 2  4ac x  b  0 are real and
roots of ax 2  bx  c  0 the graph of the
distinct
8. Statement-1 : Consider a general expression parabola y  ax 2  bx  c , for   x   lies
of degree 2 in two variables as below the X-axis.
f  x, y   5x2  2 y 2  2 xy  6 x  6 y  9 can be 14. Let a, b, c, p, q be the real numbers . Suppose
resolved into two linear factors over real , are the roots of the equation
coefficients
1
Statement-2 : If we compare f  x, y  with x 2  2 px  q  0 and  ,  are the roots of the
ax 2  by 2  2hxy  2 gx  2 fy  c  0 we have e q u a t i o n ax 2  2bx  c  0 w h e r e
abc  2 fgh  af 2  bg 2  ch 2  0 then  2  1, 0,1

9. Statement-1: The number of values of a for
which
2
 2

Statement 1 : p  q b  ac  0 
Statement 2 : b  pa or c  qa
a 2
  
 3a  2 x 2  a 2  5a  6 x  a 2  4  0
15. Statement 1 : If a and b are integers and roots
is an identity in x is 2 of x 2  ax  b  0 are rational then these roots
Statement-2 : If a  b  c  0 then equation must be integers
ax 2  bx  c  0 is an identity in x . Statement 2 : If a and b are integers then roots
10. Statement-1: The equation of x 2  ax  b  0 are necessarily integers
a sin x  cos 2 x  2a  7 posseses a solution if SELF TEST

a   2,6 1. The range of value of  for which
Statement-2 : 1  sin x  1, x  R 2 x2  5x  3
the expression can take
4x  
11. Statement-1 : The set of all real numbers ‘a’
such that a 2  2a, 2a  3 and a 2  3a  8 are  
all real values for x  R    , is:
4
the sides of a triangle is  5,  
Statement-2 : In a triangle sum of two sides is (a)  4, 6  (b)  4, 6
greater than the other and also sides are always
positive (c)  4, 6 (d)  4, 6 
12. Statement-1 : If 1  a  2 then
a  2 a 1  a  2 a 1  2

2. Let  n ,  n be the distinct roots of 7. If 1 ,  2 ,  3 and  4 are the roots of

the equation
the equation x 2   n  1 x  n 2  0 . If
1
   
x 4  2  3 x 2  2  3  0 , then the
 2021
can be expressed
n2
 n  1  n  1 value of 1  1 1   2 1   3 1   4  is
a equal to:
in the form , where a and b are
b (a) 1 (b) 4
positive integer, the value of  b  a  ,
(c) 2  3 (d) 5
is:
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 9 8. Let a polynomial P  x  , when
3. The least non-negative integral divided by x  1, x  2, x  3 leaves the
value of  for which the equation remainder 4,5, 6 respectively. When
2 x  2  2  1 x      1  0 has one
2
P  x  is divided by  x  1 x  2  x  3 ,
root less than  and other root the remainder is ax 2  bx  c then
greater than  , is equal to:
3a  2b  c is equal to:
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4 (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
4. The quadratic equation x 2  bx  c  0 9. The value of  for which the sum of
has distinct roots. If 2 is subtract squares of the roots of the
from each root then result are the quadratic equation
reciprocal of the original root. The
x 2   3    x  2   has the least
value of b  c  2 2
 is: value, is:
(a) 2 (b) 3 (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) 5
15 4
(c) (d)
5. The number of integers n such that 8 9
the equation nx 2   n  1 x   n  1  0 10. If the equations
has only rational roots, is equal to:
x 2  2 x   2  1  0,   R and
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 ax 2  bx  c  0 , where a, b, c are
(d) more than 2 lengths of sides of triangle have a
common root then the possible
range of  is:
6. Let f  x  be a polynomial function
satisfying f   x   f  x   x . Then the (a)  0, 2  (b)  3, 3 

value of f  4  is equal to:
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4


(c) 2 2,3 2  (d)  0, 

11. The value of x for which the
(c) x   0, 2 (d) x  0, 2
equation
x 2  6 x  6  x 2  4 x  9  2 x  3 holds,
16. The polynomials P  x   kx 3  3 x 2  3
is equal to:
and Q  x   2 x 3  5 x  k , when divided
3   3 by  x  4  leave the same remainder,
(a)  ,   (b)   , 
2   2
then k is equal to:
3  (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) -1

(c)   ,1   , 
2 
17. Let p  x   51x 2  mx  c and
(d) none of these
q  x   3 x 2  bx  a are two quadratic
12. The number of values of k for polynomial with integer coefficients
which the equation
such that p  r   q  r   0 . If r is an
 
x2   2k  6 x  7 3k x2   2k  2 x  3k  5  0  irrational number, then the value of
has two different pairs of equal c
roots, is equal to: is:
a
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2
(a) 15 (b) 17 (c) 51 (d) 153
(d) more than 2
18. If  and  are the roots of the
13. Let x1 and x2  x1  x2  are the roots equation x 2  mx  2  0 and
of the equation 9log9  x  1 1
2
4 x 5
 x 1,  ,  are the roots of the
 
then the value of tan  x1    sec  x2  
is: equation x 2  px  q  0 , then the
value of 2q equals:
(a) -1 (b) 0 (c) 1
(d) not defined (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 9
14. Number of real solution(s) of the 19. For a constant k , the two roots of
equation | x  3 |3 x
2
10 x 3 the quadratic equation 3 x 2  x  k  0
 1 is:
are sin and cos . The value of
(a) exactly four (b) exactly three

54 sin 3  cos3 , is: 
(c) exactly two (d) exactly one
(a) 25 (b) 26
15. Solution set of the equation
(c) 27 (d) 28
4 x  2 x 1  1  4 x  2 x 3  16  3 is:
(a) x   0, 2  (b) x   0, 2

20. If  is the root of the equation
1 1
x 2  x  2  0 then the value of  and   such that m  n  0 .
 

6  3  2 2    is equal to:
Then the possible integral values in
the range of q can be:
 5  3 4  3 3   2
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
(a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 12
24. If the equations,
21. If roots of the equation
x 2  ax  b  0, x 2  bx  a  0 have a
common root  then which of the
1 1 1 1 following options might be true?
  
x  a x b x c x  d


 x  2 x2  2x  4  0
(a) a  b  1 (b)   1  0
 x  a  x  b  x  c  x  d  (c) a  b  1  0 (d)   1
25. Let a and b be distinct real

are  ,  and  , then sum of the
numbers such that b is a root of
the equation x 2  ax  10  0 and a is
5  x    x    x     8  x 3  0 is:
the root of the equation
(a) a  b  c  d x 2  bx  10  0 , then which of the
following is(are) incorrect?
3
(b)  abc  bcd  cda  dab  (a) a  b  0 (b) a  b  0
4
(c) a  b  2
(c) abc  bcd  cda  dab
(d) No such a and b exists
3
(d) a  b  c  d  ANSWER KEY
4
22. If  ,  and  are roots of CUQ KEY

x  2 x  6 x  1  0 , find the value of
3 2
the following expression 1)C 2)A 3)D 4)A 5)B 6)B
  2    1    2   1    2    1  7)B 8)C 9)A 10)A 11)C12)B

  2    2 
     1      1       1 
2
13)A 14)B 15)D 16)D 17)B18)B
(a) 1 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8 19)A 20)A 21)C 22)C 23)B
24)A
23. Let  and  are two roots of the
25)B
equation x 2  px  q  0 , where p
EXERCISE - 1
and q are real numbers, and q  0 . 1) C 2) B 3) D 4) D 5) D 6) C
Now suppose another quadratic 7) A 8) B 9) B 10) B 11) C 12) B
equation x 2  mx  n  0 with roots 13) A 14) C 15) A 16) C 17) D 18) D

19) B 20) D 21) A 22) D 23) B 24) A Comprehension # 1 : 1. A 2. A
25) C 26) C 27) B 28) A 29) A 30) D 3. D
31) D Comprehension # 2 : 1. C 2. B
NCERT EXAMPLES KEY 3. C 4. D
1) B 2) B 3) D 4) A 5) C 6) D Comprehension # 3 :
7) C 8) A 9) A 10) B 11) A 12) B 1.C 2.A 3.C
13) A 14) A 15) D 16) A 17) B 18) D Comprehension # 4 :
19) C 20) A 1.A 2.D 3.C
EXERCISE - 2 PART - 4
1) A 2) A 3) B 4) C 5) C 6) C 1. A – q, B – prs, C – r, D – s,
7) C 8) C 9) B 10) B 11) C 12) D 2. A – ps, B – ps, C – ps, D – ps
13) A 14) B 15) B 16) C 17) B 18) D 3. A – p, B – s, C – q, D – r
19) C 20) C 21) C 22) A 23) D 24) A 4. A – prs, B – qs, C – qs, D – prs
25) C 26) A 27) B 28) D 29) B 30) C 5. A – r, B – p, C – s, D – pq,
31) C 32) D 33) C 34) D 35) B 36) D 6. A – q, B – r, C – p
37) C 38) A 39) B 40) D 41) B 42) B 7. A – q, B – p, C – s, D – r,
43) D 44) C 45) A 46) B 47) D 48) B 8. A – r, B – pqrs, C – q,
49) B 50) C 51) B 52) D 53) B 54) C 9. A – q, B – q, C – p,
55) A 56) D 57) C 58) A 59) A 60) B 10.A – s, B – p, C – q, D-r
61) D 62) A 63) D 64) B 65) B 66) C
67) B 68) B 69) C 70) A 71) C ASSERTION & REASON QUESTIONS
EXERCISE - 3 1) D 2) B 3) C 4) C 5) B 6) A
1. D 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. B 6. C 7) B 8) D 9) D 10) A 11) A 12) C
7. B 8. C 9. C 10.B 11. C 12. A 13) A 14) C 15) C
13.A 14.C 15.B 16.C 17.A 18. A
19.A 20.A 21.C 22.B 23.C 24. B
25.A 26.B 27.A 28.C 29.B 30. C SELF TEST KEY
31.A 32.D 33.A 34.D 35.A 36. B 1. A 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C
37.C 38.A 39.B 40. C 41. A 42. B 6. C 7. D 8. C 9. B 10.A
PYQ’S KEY 11. A 12. B 13.C 14. B 15.C
1)D 2)51 3)2 4)A5)A 6)A 7)C 16. B 17. B 18.D 19.B 20.A
8)45 9)0 10)B 11)A 12)13 21.D 22.C 23.ABC 24.CD 25.ABC
13)5 14)16 15)B 16)B 17)49
18)13
*******
EXERCISE - 4
PART-1
1. BC 2. ABD 3. AD 6. CD
7. BD 8. AC 9. ABC 10. ABD
11.ABC 12.ABCD 13.BC 14.A
15.D 16.ABCD 18.BD 19.CD
20.AD 21.ABC 22.ACD 23.C
24.ABD 25.BCD
PART - 2
1) 0 2) 2 3) 2 4) 2 5) 3 6) 2 7) 4
8) 2 9) 8 10) 0 11) 2 12) 2 13) 2 14) 3
15. 3
PART - 3


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QUADRATIC EQUATION JEE-ADV-SR-MAT-MODULE - II

coefficients of the equation are

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9 3. If  ,  are the roots of x 2  bx  c  0 and

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are real then a 2 , bd , c 2 are in A) positive B) negative

 x 23. If 2 x  7  5 x 2 has maximum value at

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26. Number of real roots of the equation a) 1, 10 / 9 b) 2, 10 / 9

1. For what values of k will the c) 2 d) 0

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c) acx 2   a  b  cx  (a  c)2  0 13. If  ,  be the roots of x 2  px  q  0

a) x 2  2abx   a 2  b 2   0 b) 2  p 2  2q  p '2  2q  qq

d) 2  p 2  2q  p '2  2q  qq

equation whose roots are  2 and  2 a) n  0 b) m  n

15. If  ,  are the roots of ax 2  bx  c  0 20. The roots of | x  2 |2  x  2  6  0 are:

roots are 3 p  2q and 3q  2 p is:   

then the value    is

 x  a  x  b   c, c  0 , then the roots of

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A) 225 B) 900 C) 223 D) 0 and 2 . The other copied the constant

the A.M. of the roots of x 2  2 ax  b 2  0 ? A) imaginary roots

are real then a 2 , bd , c 2 are in

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by the same quantity then the 25. A root of equation

D) imaginary 3 x 2  8 x  15  0 have a common root

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33. The value of  in order that the equations   

LOCATION OF ROOTS 42. If a and b   0  are the roots of the

36. If both roots of the equation x 2  x  a  0 x x

A)  3,3 B)  3,   C)  3,  D)  , 3 x 2  4 x  3  2 x  5  0 are

40. The equation x 2  3a x  a  7a 2  0 are

  a 3  a 5  a 6 then  ,  are roots of RANGE

50. If  is a root of the equation

lies in the interval

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 P Q C)  4, 3   2,1

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(B) (–2, 5/8)

must lie in the interval - (D) 7x2 + 16x + 5 = 0

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29. Graph of the function f(x) = Ax2 – BX +

(A) a2 – b2 + 2ac = 0 B = (sin  + cosec  )2 + (cos  +

(b2 + c2) = 0 are equal then a, b, c are in

roots of the equation (A) x2 – x – 1 = 0 (B) x2 + x – 1 = 0

(C) x2 + x + 2 = 0 (D) none of these

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(C) 128 (D) 132 equal to

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x 1 8. Let a  R and let ,  be the roots of

equal to the equation x  60 x  a  0 . If

   4  30 , then the product of all

6. The number of integral values of k, A) 5 B) 3 C) 6 D) 4

P15 P16  P14 P16  P152  P14 P15

the roots of the equation 1. If a is a root of the equation

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8. Let  ,  be the roots of x2 – ax + b = x1 x2 x

(B) for k < 0 the number zero lies

(C) f (x) = 0 has two distinct solutions y

(C) c < 0 (D) b2 – 4ac > 0 to interval -

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