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

HINT & SOLUTIONS

1. C
If one root of ax2 + bx + c = 0
tends to infinity then a = 0
Here equation is
x(x + 2) = 4 – (1 – ax2)
x2 + 2x = 3 + ax2
(1 – a) x2 + 2x – 3 = 0
1 – a = 0
 a=1

2. A
 – 3 < 0,  – 3 < 0 and D  0
  +  – 6 < 0,  – 3( + ) + 9 > 0 and
4a2 – 4(a2 + a – 3)  0
 2a – 6 < 0, a2 + a – 3 – 3 · 2a + 9 > 0 a2 - 5a + 6 > 0
and – a + 3  0

3. C
y = 0
 x2 + ax + 25 = 0
where D = 0 (coincident roots)
 a2 = 100
a = ± 10

4. C
y = –2x2 – 6x + 9 a<0
108 b  (6)   3  –1.5
ymax = 4D   13.5 at x =
a 8 2a 2(2) 2

5. C
a 0
x2 + ax + b = 0 b0

 a + b = –a
ab = b
b(a – 1) = 0  a=1
 2a + b = 0  b = –2
x2 + x – 2 = 0
D 9
min value = 
4a 4

6. B
f(x) = x2 – (a – 3) x + a
Clearly f(2) > 0 4 – 2(a – 3) + a > 0
4 – 2a + 6 + a > 0  a  10

b a3
& > 2  > 2  a7
2a 2
& D 0 (a – 3)2 – 4a  0
a2 – 10a + 9  0

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 (a – 1)(a – 9)  0
a  1 or a  9
Hence 9 a < 10

7. B
Given roots of (x–a)(x–b)(x–c) – d = 0 are , , 
 (x–a) (x–b)(x–c)–d = (x–) (x–)(x–)
or (x–)(x–)(x–) + d = (x–a)(x–b)(x–c)
 a, b & c are roots of
(x–)(x–)(x–) + d = 0

8. C
f(x) = ax2 + bx + c
f(1) = a + b + c < 0 (given)
 D < 0  f(x) is always either
+ve or – ve but f(1) < 0
 f(x) < 0
 f(0) = c < 0
9. A
for No real roots
D<0
3c < 4a + 4b
4a + 4b - 3c > 0
f(2) > 0
a>0
f(0) > 0
-3c > 0
c<0

10. B
(m – 2)x2 + 8x + (m + 4) > 0 for all x  R
 (m – 2) > 0 & D < 0
m > 2 & 64 – 4(m – 2) (m + 4) < 0
16 – m2 – 2m + 8 < 0
 m2 + 2m – 24 > 0  (m + 6) (m – 4) > 0
 m  (–, –6)  (4, )  m  (4, )
least integral value of m is 5

11. B
More than two roots
a = 0, b = 0, c = 0
P2 – 3P + 2 = 0
 (P – 1) (P – 2) = 0
P = 1, 2
& P2 – 5P + 4 = 0
(P – 1) (P – 4) = 0 P = 1,4
& P – P2 = 0  P(1 – P) = 0
 & (P = 0, P = 1)
common roots is P = 1

12. B

1 2
x2 – 2p(x – 4) – 15 = 0
 f(1) < 0 & f(2) < 0
1 + 6p – 15 < 0 & 4 + 4p – 15 < 0
7 11
p p
3 4

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 p   ,
7 11  3 
3 3

MultipleCorrect

13. B,C
f(–2) < 0
4a - 2b + c < 0 ...(i)
f(2) < 0
4a + 2b + c < 0 ....(ii)
from (i) & (ii)
4a + 2|b| + c < 0
f(0) < 0 ( 0 in between - 2 & 2)
c<0

14. ABCD
ax2 – 2bx + c = 0 and bx2 – 2cx + a = 0 and cx2 – 2ax + b = 0
All three equaiton have positive roots only
(I)
 vertex (x-coordinate) > 0
b
 >0
a
(II)
a. f(0) > 0 a.c > 0
(A) If a > 0
Ist b > 0 c > 0 IInd
(B) If a < 0
Ist b < 0, c < o IInd
either a > 0 , b > 0, c > 0
or a < 0, b < 0, c < 0
Case No. 1
a > 0, b > 0 and c > 0
 Discriminant 0
a2 bc ... (I) a4 b2c2 ... (1)
b2 ac ... (II) b4 a2c2 ... (2)
2
c ab ... (III) c4 a2b2 ... (3)
Put b2 from equation (II) to (1)
 a4  ac3 a3 c3 ... (4)
Now put value of b2 from euation no (II)
c4 a3c
c3 a3 ... (5)
So from eqution no (4) and (5)
c3 = a3 c = a
Similarly we can do b = a c= c
so a = b = c
hence a2 = bc
b2 = ac
a2 = bc and c2 = a2
Similarly we can do in case of a < 0, b < 0 and c < 0 so option no A, B, C, D all are correct. ]

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