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QUADRATIC EQUATION
DPP - 10
JEE [MAIN + ADV.] DIVISION

1. If one of the roots of x(x + 2) = 4 – (1– ax 2) tends  , then a will tend to -

(A) 0 (B) – 1 (C) 1 (D) 2

2. If the roots of the equation x2 – 2ax + a2 + a – 3 = 0 are less than 3 then

(A) a < 2 (B) 2  a  3 (C) 3 < a  4 (D) a > 4

3. For what value of a the curve y = x2 + ax + 25 touches the x - axis-

(A) 0 (B)  5 (C)  10 (D) None of these

4. If y = –2x2 – 6x + 9, then
(A) maximum value of y is – 11 and it occurs at x = 2
(B) minimum value of y is – 11 and it occurs at x = 2
(C) maximum value of y is 13.5 and it occurs at x = –1.5
(D) minimum value of y is 13.5 and it occurs at x = –1.5

5. If a and b are the non–zero distinct roots of x2 + ax + b = 0, then the least value of
x2 + ax + b is
3 9 9
(A) (B) (C) – (D) 1
2 4 4

6. If roots of x 2 – (a – 3) x + a = 0 are such that both of them is greater than 2, then-

(A) a  [7, 9] (B) a  [9, 10) (C) a  [9,7] (D) a  [9, 12]

7. Let   be the roots of (x – a) (x – b) (x – c) = d, d  0 then the roots of the equation

(x – ) (x – ) (x – ) + d = 0 are
(A) a + 1, b + 1, c + 1 (B) a, b, c
a b c
(C) 1 – 1, b – 1, c – 1 (D) , ,
b c a

8. Given that ax 2 + bx + c = 0 has no real roots and a + b + c < 0, then -

(A) c = 0 (B) c > 0 (C) c < 0 (D) None of these

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9. If the equation ax 2 + 2bx – 3c = 0 has no real roots and    a  b , then-
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(A) c < 0 (B) c > 0 (C) c  0 (D) c = 0

10. If the inequality (m – 2)x2 + 8x + m + 4 > 0 is satisfied for all x  R, then least integral
m is
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) None of these

11. Number of values ‘p’ for which the equation (p2 – 3p + 2) x2 – (p2 – 5p + 4)x + p – p2 = 0 possess
more than two roots, is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) None of these

12. If   are the roots of the quadratic equation x2 – 2p (x – 4) – 15 = 0, then the set
of values of p for which one roots is less than 1 & the other root is greater than 2 is
(A) (7/3, ) (B) (–, 7/3) (C) x R (D) None of these

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13. If the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, (a > 0) has two roots  &  such that  < – 2 & > 2 then
(A) a + |b| + c < 0 (B) 4a + 2|b| + c < 0
(C) c < 0 (D) a + 2|b| + 4c < 0

14. Suppose that the three quadratic equations ax 2 – 2bx + c = 0, bx 2 – 2cx + a = 0 and
cx2 – 2ax + b = 0 all have only positive roots. Then
(A) b2 = ca (B) c2 = ab (C) a2 = bc (D) a = b = c

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