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CHECK YOUR GRASP QUADRATIC EQUATION & EXPRESSION EXERCISE-I

ROOTS AND NATURE OF ROOTS 10. If sum of the roots of the equation ax2  bx  c  0
OF QUADRATIC EQUATION is equal to the sum of their squares, then-

 
1 (1) 2ac = ab + c (2) 2ac = b(a + b)
1. The quadratic equation with one root 1  3
2 2
(3) a + b = c 2 2
(4) a2 + b2 = a + b
is-
11. If the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are
(1) x2 – x – 1 = 0 (2) x2 + x – 1 = 0 reciprocal to each other, then-
(3) x2 + x + 1 = 0 (4) x2 – x + 1 = 0 (1) a + c = 0 (2) b = 0
2. The roots of the equation x2 + x = 2(x – 1) are
(3) a – c = 0 (4) None of these
(1) imaginary(2) rational
12. GM of the roots of equation x2 – 18x + 9 = 0
(3)irrational (4) equal
is-
3. If the roots of the equation 6 x2  7 x  k  0 are
(1) 6 (2) 5
rational then k is equal to- (3) 3 (4) None of these
(1) –1 (2) –1, –2 (3) –2 (4) 1, 2 13. If one root of the equation x2 – 30x + p = 0 is
2
4. If the equation x – m (2x – 8) – 15 = 0 has equal square of the other then p is equal to-
roots then m = (1) only 125 (2) 125, –216
(1) 3, –5 (2) –3, 5 (3) 3, 5 (4) –3, –5
(3) 125, 215 (4) only 216
5. The roots of the equation a 2 x 2   a  b  x  b2  0 14. If the roots of equation x2 + px + q = 0 differ by
are- 1, then-
(1) real and different (2) real and equal (1) p2 = 4q (2) p2 = 4q + 1
(3) imaginary(4) None of these 2
(3) p = 4q – 1 (4) None of these
6. If ,  are roots of the equation ax2 –bx – c = 0, 15. If p, q are the roots of equation x2 + px + q=0
then      is equal to-
2 2
then value of p must be equal to-
b2  3ac b2  3ac (1) 0, 1 (2) 1
(1) (2)
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a2 a2 (3) 2 (4) 0, –1
b2  2ac b2  2ac 16. If   are the roots of equation
(3) (4)
a2 a2
7. The roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 will 4 x 2  13 x  7  0 , then the value of is-
be imaginary if-
5 5 5 5
(1) a  0, b  0, c  0 (1) (2) (3) (4) 2 5
4 6 6
(2) a  0, b  0, c  0 17. If , are the roots of the equation ax2 + bx +c=0,

(3) a  0, b  0, c  0  
then  
a  b a   b
(4) a  0, b  0, c  0
2 2
8. If ,  are roots of the equation x2 + px + q = 0 (1) (2)
a b
q q
then the equation whose roots are , will be
  2 2
(3) (4) 
2
(1) x – qx + p = 0 2
(2) x + px + q = 0 c a
2
(3) x – px – q = 0 (4) qx2 + px + q = 0 18. If the roots of the equation ax2 + x + b = 0 be
9. If the absolute difference between two roots of the real and different then the roots of the equation
equation x2 + px + 3 = 0 is p , then p equals x2 – 4 abx + 1 = 0 will be-
(1) Rational (2)Irrational
(1) –3, 4 (2) 4
(3) Real (4) Imaginary
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TRANSFORMATION OF EQUATIONS 27. If roots of the equation 2x2 +3(k–2)x+4–k=15x
19. If the roots of the equation 2x2 – 3x + 5 = 0 are are negative of each other, then k equals-
reciprocals of the roots of the equation (1) 4 (2) 2 (3) 0 (4) 7
ax 2  bx  2  0 , then-
CONDITION FOR COMMON ROOTS
(1) a = 2, b = 3 (2) a = 2, b = –3
(3) a = 5, b = –3 (4) a = 5, b = 3 28. If both the roots of the
20. If are roots of x2 – 5x – 3 = 0, then the equations k(6x2 + 3) + rx + 2x2 –1 = 0 and

equation with roots

1
2  3
and
1
2  3
is-  
6k 2 x2  1  px  4 x2  2  0 are common, then
2r – p is equal to-
(1) 33x2 + 4x – 1 = 0 (2) 33x2 – 4x + 1 = 0
(1) 1 (2) –1
(3) 33x2 – 4x – 1 = 0 (4) 33x2 + 4x + 1 = 0
(3) 2 (4) 0
21. If are the roots of the equation x2 – 3x + 1=0,
29. If x2 – 11x + a and x2 – 14x + 2a have a common
1 1 
then the equation with roots , will be- factor then a is equal to-
 2  2
(1) x2 – x – 1 = 0 (2) x2 + x – 1 = 0 (1) 24 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 12
(3) x2 + x + 2 = 0 (4) None of these 30. If the equation x2  bx  c  0 and
22. If and are roots of x – 2x + 3 = 0, then the
2
x2  cx  b  0, (b  c) have a common root then-
 1  1
equation whose roots are and will be- (1) b + c = 0 (2) b + c = 1
 1  1
(3) b + c + 1 = 0 (4) None of these
(1) 3x2 – 2x – 1 = 0 (2) 3x2 + 2x + 1 = 0
(3) 3x2 – 2x + 1 = 0 (4) x2 – 3x + 1 = 0 INEQUATIONS
23. If roots of x3 + 5x2 – 7x – 1 = 0 are , , 
then the equation whose roots are ,,is- 31. If x be real, then 3 x 2  14 x  11  0 when
(1) x3 – 7x2 + 5x + 1 = 0

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(2) x3 + 7x2 – 5x – 1 = 0 3 11
(1) x   (2) x   or x  –1
(3) x3 + 5x2 + 7x + 1 = 0 2 3
(4) none of these
(3) x > –2 (4) never
ROOTS UNDER SPECIAL CASES
32. Solution of inequation x2 + 2 | x | – 15  0 is
x  bx m  1
2
given by-
24. If the equation  has roots equal
ax  c m 1
in magnitude but opposite in sign, then m =
(1) x   3 or x  3
ab ab
(1) (2)
ab ab (2) x – 3 or x  3

ba (3) –3 x 3

(3) (4) None of these
ba
(4) None of these
25. The set of values of p for which the roots of the
QUADRATIC EXPRESSIONS & IT'S GRAPHS
equation 3x2 + 2x + p (p – 1) = 0 are of opposite
signis- 33. If a, b, c are real & a > 0 then the minimum value
(1) (– , 0) (2) (0, 1) of ax2 + bx + c, where x is also real, is-
(3) (1, ) (4) (0, ) b2  4 ac 4 ac  b2
(1) (2)
26. If one root of x(x + 2) = 3 – ax2 tends towards 4a 4a
infinity then a will tend to- b2  4 ac 4 ac  b2
(1) 1 (2) –1 (3) 2 (4) 4 (3) (4)
2a 2a
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34. For all real values of x, the maximum value of the LOCATION OF ROOTS
x
expression is-
x2  5 x  9 38. The set of values of K for which both the roots of
(1) 1 (2) 45 the equation 4x2 – 20Kx + (25K2 + 15K – 66)=0,
(3) 90 (4) None of these
are less than 2, is given by-
35. If x be real then the maximum and minimum value
x2  3 x  4 (1) (2, ) (2) (4/5, 2)
of the expression are
x2  3 x  4
(3) (– ) (4) None of these
1 1
(1) 2, 1 (2) 7, (3) 5, (4) None
7 5 39. All possible values of a, so that 6 lies between
36. The expression a2x2 + bx + 1 will be positive for
the roots of the equation x2 + 2(a – 3)x + 9 =0
all x  R if-
(1) b2 > 4a2 (2) b2 < 4a2 (1) (––2)  (2,  (2)––

(3) 4b2 > a2 (4) 4b2 < a2 (3) (4)none of these

37. For what value of a the curve y = x2 + ax + 25
touches the x-axis-
(1) 0 (2) ±5 (3) ±10 (4) none
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ANSWER KEY
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 4 1 4 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 1
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. 1 4 4 3 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 1 3
Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
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BRAIN TEASERS QUADRATIC EQUATION & EXPRESSION EXERCISE-II

1. If x  2  2  2  ..... then- 9. The number of values of x in the interval [0, 5]

satisfying the equation 3sin2x – 7sinx + 2 = 0 is-
(1) x = –1 (2) –1 < x < 2
(3) x = 2 (4) x = 3
(1) 0 (2) 5
2 2 (3) 6 (4) 10
2. The equation x  1  has-
x 1 x 1 10. The equation whose roots are the squares of the

(1) no root (2) one root roots of the equation ax2  bx  c  0 is-
(3) two equal roots (4)infinite roots
(1) a x  b x  c  0
2 2 2 2

3. The roots of the equation

(p – 2)x2 + 2(p – 2)x + 2 = 0 are not real when-
2 2

2

(2) a x  b  4 ac x  c  0
2

(1) p  1, 2  (2) p  2, 3 

(3) p  2, 4  (4) p  3, 4 


2 2

(3) a x  b  2ac x  c  0
2 2

4. If roots of the equations ax2  2 bx  c  0 and 

2

(4) a x  b  ac x  c  0
2 2 2

bx  2 acx  b  0 are real, then-

2
11. The real roots of the equation x2 + 5|x| + 4 = 0
are-
(1) ac  b
2
(2) 4 b2  ac  0
(1) (– 1, – 4) (2) (1, 4)
(3) a = b, c = 0 (4) a = b = 0
(3) (– 4, 4) (4) No real root
5. Let x – 2ax + b = 0 and x2 – 2bx + a2 = 0
2 2
12. The value of p > 0, for which both the equations
be two equations. Then the AM of the roots of the x2 + px + 64 = 0 & x2 – 8x + p = 0 have equal
first equation is- rootsis-
(1) AM of the roots of second (1) 8 (2) 16

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(3) 32 (4) 64
(2) GM of the roots of second
13. If the roots of the
(3) square root of the GM of the roots of second equation (b – c) x2 + (c – a) x + (a – b) = 0 be
(4) None of these equal, then a, b, c are in-
6. If one root of the equation x2 + px + 12 = 0 is (1) H.P. (2) G.P.
4 while the equation x2 + px + q = 0 has equal (3) A.P. (4) None of these
roots, the value of q is- 14. If sin , cos are the roots of the equation
ax2 + bx + c = 0, then-
(1) 49/4 (2) 4/49
(3) 4 (4) None of these (1) a2 + b2 – 2ac = 0

7. If the roots of (a2 + b2)x2 – 2b(a +c)x+ (b2 +c2)=0 (2) a2 – b2 + 2ac = 0

are equal then a, b, c are in- (3) (a + c)2 = b2 + c2

(1) A.P. (2) G.P. (4) both (2) and (3)
(3) H.P. (4) None of these 15. If , then the equation
whose roots are & is-
8. For what value of a the difference of the roots of
(1) x2 + 5x – 3 = 0
the equation 2x2 – (a + 1)x + (a – 1) = 0 is equal
(2) 3x2 + 12x + 3 = 0
to their product?
(3) 3x2 – 19x + 3 = 0
(1) 0 (2) 1
(4) None of these
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22. If a > 0, b > 0 then the roots of the equation
 a – bx – x2 = 0 are-
16. A quadratic equation whose roots are   and
 (1) both positive
2 (2) both negative

   , where , ,  are the roots of x + 27 =0, (3) of opposite sign and numerically greater root
3

  ispositive
is:-
(4) of opposite sign and numerically greater root
(1) x2 –x+1=0 is negative
(2) x2 + 3x + 9 = 0
1 1 1
(3) x2 +x+1=0 23. If the roots of the equation   are
xp xq r
(4) x2 – 3x + 9 = 0
negatives of each other, then r =
17. The number of real solutions of the equation
(1) p + q (2) p – q
2 2
(5  2 6 )x –3
+ (5 – 2 6 )x –3 = 10 is-
pq p q
(3) (4)
(1) 2 (2) 4 2 2
(3) 6 (4) none of these. 24. If the roots of the equation x2 – 8x + a2 – 6a = 0
18. If x2 + x + 1 is a factor of ax3 + bx2 + cx + d are real then the value of a will be-
(1) –2 < a < 8 (2) –2 a  8
then real root of ax3 + bx2 + cx + d = 0 is :-
(3) 2 < a < 8 (4) 2  a  8
d d 25. The roots of the given equation
(1) – (2) (p – q) x2 + (q – r) x + (r – p) = 0 are
a a
p q q r
(1) ,1 (2) ,1
a
r p p q
(3) (4) None of these
d r p q r
(3) ,1 (4) 1,
p q p q
19. Ramesh and Mahesh solve a quadratic equation.
26. If difference of the roots of equation
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Ramesh reads its constant term wrongly and finds

x2 – px + 8 = 0 is 2 then ‘p’ equals-
its roots as 8 and 2 where as Mahesh reads the
(1) 6 (2) 2
coefficientof x wrongly and finds its roots as –11 (3) 2, –6 (4) 6, 2
and 1. The correct roots of the equation are 27. If roots of the equation 12x2 + mx + 5 = 0 are
(1) 11, 1 (2)  11, 1 in 3 : 2 them m =

(3) 11,  1 (4) None of these (1) 5 10 (2) 3 10

20. The equation
(3) 2 10 (4) None of these
(a2 – a – 2)x2 + (a2 – 4)x + a2 – 3a + 2 = 0 will
28. If (x– a)(x – b) + (x – c)(x– a) + (x– c)(x –b) =0
have more than two solutions if a equals- then it's roots are-
(1) 2 (2) 1 (1) Real (2) Complex
(3) –2 (4) not possible (3) Imaginary (4) Rational
21. If , , ,  are in GP where ,  are roots of the 29. If and are the roots of equation
equation ax + 2bx + c = 0 and ,  are roots
2 ax2 + bx + c = 0 then the roots of equaiton
cx2 + bx + a = 0 are-
of the equation px2 + 2qx + r = 0, then-

ac pr ac pr 1 1 1 1
(1)  (2)  (1) , (2)  , 
   
b2 q 2 b q

1 1 1 1
ab pq (3) , (4)  ,
(3)  2 (4) None of these    
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30. The number of roots of the quadratic equation 38. The number of real solution of the equation
8sec2 – 6sec + 1 = 0 is-
x
(1)Infinite (2) 1 5
  = –x2 + 2x – 3 is equal to :-
(3) 2 (4) 0 7
31. The diagram shows the graph of y = ax2 + bx + c.
(1) 2 (2) zero
Then-
(3) 1 (d) None of these
39. The value of a for which the equation

   
3 x 2  2 a 2  1 x  a 2  3a  2  0 will have roots
of opposite sign, lies in-

(1) a > 0 (2) b2 – 4ac < 0 (1) (–, 1) (2) (–, 0)

(3) c > 0 (4) None of these 3 
32. If the quadratic equations 3x2 + ax + 1 = 0 and (3) (1, 2) (4)  ,2 
2 
2x2 + bx + 1 = 0 have a common root, then the
40. If the two equations x2 – cx + d = 0 and
value of the expression 5ab – 2a2 – 3b2 is-
x2 – ax + b = 0 have one common root and the
(1) 0 (2) 1
(3) –1 (4) none of these second has equal roots, then 2(b + d) =
33. If , , are the roots of the equation (1) 0 (2) a + c
1  
x3 – x – 1 = 0 then the value of   1    is (3) ac (4) –ac

equal to :- 41. For the equation x2  (K  1)x  (K 2  K  8 )  0 if

(1) –7 (2) –5
one root is greater then 2 and other is less than
(3) –3 (4) –1
2 then K lies between-
34. The values of a which make the expression
x2 – ax + 1 – 2a2 always positive for real values (1) – 2 & 3 (2) 2 & – 2
of x are- (3) 2 & – 3 (4) None of these

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2 2 2 2 42. If b > a then the equation (x – a) (x – b) – 1 = 0,
(1) – <a< (2) – a 
3 3 3 3 has-

2 2 (1) both roots in [a, b]

(3) – a 1 (4) 0 < a <
3 3 (2) both roots in (– , a)
35. The product of the roots of the equation (3) both roots in (b, + )
(x – 2)2 – 3(x – 2) + 2 = 0 is-
(1) –12 (2) 12 (4) one root in (– , a) & other in (b, + )
(3) 7 (4) –7 43. The roots of the equation x2/3 + x1/3 – 2 = 0 are-
36. If the product of the roots of the equation
(1) 1, 4 (2) 1,– 4
x2  3kx  2e 2 log k  1  0 is 7, then the roots of the
equation are real if k equals- (3) 1, –8 (4) 1, 8
(1) 1 (2) 2
44. For how many values of a, equation
(3) –2 (4) ±2
37. If the roots of the quadratic equation x2 – 4x – (a2 – 3a + 2) x2 + (a2 – 4)x + a2 – a – 2 = 0 is
log3a = 0 are real, then the least value of a is an identity-
1 (1) 1 (2) 2
(1) 81 (2)
81
1 (3) 3 (4) 4
(3) (4) None of these
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PASSAGE BASED QUESTION

Passage - 1 :

Let consider quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 .....(i)

where a, b, c  R and a 0. If Eq. (i) has roots, , 

b c
 +  = – , = and Eq. (i) can be written as ax2 + bx + c = a(x – )(x – ).
a a

Also, if a1, a2, a3, a4, ..... are in A.P., then a2 – a1 = a3 – a2 = a4 – a3 = ..... 0 and if b1, b2,

b2 b b
b3, b4, .... are in G.P., then = 3 = 4 = .... 1 Now, if c1, c2, c3, c4, .... are in HP, then
b1 b2 b3

1 1 1 1 1 1
– = – = – = ..... 0
c2 c1 c3 c2 c4 c3

On the basis of above information, answer the following questions :

45. Let 1, 2 be the roots of x2 – x + p = 0 and 3, 4 be the roots of x2 – 4x + q = 0.

If 1, 2, 3, 4 are in GP, then the integral values, of p and q respectively are-
(1) –2, –32 (2) –2, 3 (3) –6, 3 (4) –6, –32

46. The harmonic mean of the roots of the equation (5 + 2 )x2 – (4 + 5 )x + 8 + 2 5 = 0 is-

(1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 6 (4) 8

47. If the roots of equation a(b – c)x2 + b(c – a)x + c(a – b) = 0 be equal, then a, b, c are in-
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(1) A.P. (2) G.P. (3) H.P. (4) not in A.P./G.P./H.P.

ASSERTION & REASON TYPE :

Each of these questions contains two statements, Statement-1 (Assertion) and Statement-2 (Reason).
Codes :
(A) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true ; Statement-II is correct explanation for Statement-I.
(B) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true ; Statement-II is NOT a correct explanation for statement-I
(C) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is false
(D) Statement-I is false, Statement-II is true
48. Statement-I : If a + b + c = 0 and a, b, c are rational, then the roots of the equation
(b + c – a)x2 + (c + a – b)x + (a + b – c) = 0 are rational.
Statement-II : Discriminant of (b + c – a)x2 + (c + a – b)x + (a + b – c) = 0 is a perfect square.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
49. Statement-I : If , are the roots of equation x2 + 2(a – 3)x + 9 = 0, a  R and < 6 < , then a
3
<– .
4
3
Statement-II : If f(x) = x2 + 2(a – 3)x + 9, then f(6) < 0 a < –
4
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

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50. Statement-I : If a, b, c R and equations ax2 + bx + c = 0 and x2 + 3x + 4 = 0 have a common
a c 4
root, then = .
b 3
Statement-II : If both roots of a'x2 + b'x + c' = 0 and a''x2 + b''x + c'' = 0 are identical then

a' b' c'

= = where a', a'', b', b'', c', c''  R.
a '' b'' c''
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D

MATCH THE COLUMN :

51. Let the equation x2 + 2(a – 1)x + a + 5 = 0, where 'a' is a paramater, match the real value of 'a' so
that the given equation has :-
Column-I Column-II
 ,  8 
(A) Imaginary roots (P)  7
(B) One root less than 3 other root is (Q) (–1, 4)
greater than 3
 ,  4 
(C) One root less than 1 & other root (R)  3
is greater than 3

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ANSWER KEY
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 4 3 3 4 2 3 4 3
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. 3 2 1 3 1 1 4 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 4
Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
Ans. 3 2 4 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 1 4 3 1 1
Que. 46 47 48 49 50
Ans. 2 3 1 1 4

 Match the column

51. (A)  (Q), (B)  (P), (C)  (R)

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PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS QUADRATIC EQUATION & EXPRESSION EXERCISE-III

1. If the roots of the equation x2 – 5x + 16 = 0 are , 9. If one root of the equation x2 + px + 12 = 0 is

and the roots of the equation x2 + px + q = 0 are 4, while the equation x2 + px + q = 0 has equal
 roots, then the value of ‘q’ is- [AIEEE-2004]
(2 + 2) and , then- [AIEEE-2002]
2 (1) 3 (2) 12
(1) p = 1 and q = 56 (3) 49/4 (4) 4
(2) p = 1 and q = –56 10. If value of a for which the sum of the squares of
(3) p = –1 and q = 56 the roots of the equation x2 – (a – 2)x – a – 1=0
(4) p = –1 and q = –56 assume the least value is- [AIEEE-2005]

2. If  and be the roots of the equation (1) 2 (2) 3

(x – a) (x – b) = c and c 0, then roots of the (3) 0 (4) 1
equation (x – ) (x – ) + c = 0 are- [AIEEE-2002] 11. If the roots of the equation x2 - bx + c = 0 be
(1) a and c (2) b and c two consecutive integers, then b2 – 4c equals-
(3) a and b (4) a + b and b + c [AIEEE-2005]
3. If 2 = 5– 3, 2 = 5– 3 then the value of (1) 1 (2) 2
(3) 3 (4) –2
 
+ is- [AIEEE- 2002] 12. If both the roots of the quadratic equation
 
x2 – 2kx + k2 + k - 5 = 0 are less than 5, then
(1) 19/3 (2) 25/3 k lies in the interval- [AIEEE-2005]
(3) –19/3 (4) none of these (1) [4, 5] (2)(-,4)
4. The value of a for which one roots of the quadratic (3)(6, ) (4) (5, 6)
equation (a2 – 5a + 3) x2 + (3a – 1) x + 2 = 0 13. All the values of m for which both roots of the
is twice as large as the other is [AIEEE-2003]
equation x2 – 2mx + m2 – 1 = 0 are greater than
(1) – 2/3 (2) 1/3
–2 but less than 4, lie in the interval- [AIEEE-2006]
(3) – 1/3 (4) 2/3
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(1) –1 < m < 3 (2) 1 < m < 4

5. The number of real solutions of the equation
(3) –2 < m < 0 (4) m > 3
x2 – 3| x | + 2 = 0, is- [AIEEE-2003]
14. If the roots of the quadratic equation
(1) 4 (2) 1
x2 + px + q = 0 are tan 30° and tan 15°,
(3) 3 (4) 2
respectively then the value of 2 + q – p is-
6. The positive real number x when added to its inverse
[AIEEE-2006]
gives the minimum value of the sum at x equal to-
(1) 0 (2) 1
[AIEEE-2003]
(1) 1 (2) –1 (3) 2 (4) 3
(3) –2 (4) 2
3 x2  9 x  17
7. Let two numbers have arithmetic mean 9 and 15. If x is real, then maximum value of
3 x2  9 x  7
geometric mean 4. Then these numbers are the
roots of the quadratic equation- [AIEEE-2004] is- [AIEEE-2006]

(1) x2 + 18x – 16 = 0 17 1
(2) x2 – 18x + 16 = 0 (1) 1 (2) (3) (4) 41
7 4
(3) x2 + 18x + 16 = 0
(4) x2 – 18x – 16 = 0 16. If the difference between the roots of the equation
8. If (1 – p) is a root of quadratic equation x2 + ax + 1 = 0 is less than 5 , then the set
x2 + px + (1 – p) = 0 then its roots are-
of possible values of a is [AIEEE-2007]
[AIEEE-2004]
(1) (–3, ) (2) (3, )
(1) 0, – 1 (2) – 1, 1
(3) (–, –3) (4) (–3, –2)  (2, 3)
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17. The quadratic equations x2 – 6x + a = 0 and 24. The smallest value of k, for which both the roots of
x2 – cx + 6 = 0 have one root in common. The the equation x2 – 8kx + 16 (k2 – k +1) =0 are real,
other roots of the first and second equations are
distinct and have values at least 4, is :- [IIT-2009]
integers in the ratio 4:3. Then the common root is
(1)1 (2)2
[AIEEE-2008]
(1) 1 (2) 4 (3)3 (4)4
(3) 3 (4) 2 25. Let p and q be real numbers such that p  0,
3 3
18. If the roots of the equation bx2 + cx + a = 0 be p  q and p –q. If  and  are nonzero complex
3 3
imaginary, then for all real values of x, the expression numbers satisfying  = – p and  + = q, then
3b2x2 + 6bcx + 2c2 is :- [AIEEE-2009]
(1) Greater than –4ab  
a quadratic equation having and as its
(2) Less than –4ab  
(3) Greater than 4ab
roots is [IIT 2010]
(4) Less than 4ab
3 2 3 3
(1) (p + q)x – (p + 2q)x + (p + q) = 0
19. For the equation 3 x 2  px  3  0, p  0 , if one of 3 2 3 3
(2) (p + q)x – (p – 2q)x + (p + q) = 0
the roots is square of the other, then p is equal 3 2 3 3
(3) (p – q)x – (5p – 2q)x + (p – q) = 0
to- [IIT-2000]
3 2 3 3
(4) (p – q)x – (5p + 2q)x + (p – q) = 0
1 2 2
(1) (2) 1 (3) 3 (4) 26. Let  and  be the roots of x – 6x – 2 = 0, with
3 3
n n
. If an =  –  for n  1, then the value
20. The number of solutions of log4(x –1) = log2(x–3)
[IIT-2001]
a 10  2a 8
(1) 3 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 0 of is [IIT 2011]
2a 9
21. If one root of the quadratic equation
x2 + px + q = 0 be square of the other then (1) 1 (2) 2
[IIT-2004]
(3) 3 (4) 4

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(1) p  q  3p  q   q  0
3
27. Let for a  a1  0,
f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, g(x) = a1x2 + b1x + c1 and
(2) p  q  3p  q   q  0
3

p(x)=f(x) – g(x).

(3) p  q  3p  q   q  0
3
If p(x) = 0 only for x = –1 and p(–2) = 2, then the
value of p(2) is: [AIEEE-2011]
(4) p  q  3p  q   q  0
3
(1) 18 (2) 3
22. If , are roots of equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 and (3) 9 (4) 6
 + , 2 +  2, 3 +  3 are in G.P.,
28. Sachin and Rahul attempted to solve a quadratic
= b2 – 4ac, then- [IIT 2005]
equation. Sachin made a mistake in writing down
(1) b = 0 (2) bc 0
the constant term and ended up in roots (4, 3). Rahul
(3)  0 (4) c = 0
made a mistake in writing down coefficient of x to
23. Let , be the roots of the equation x2 – px +r=0
get roots (3, 2). The correct roots of equation
 are: [AIEEE-2011]
and , 2be the roots of the equation
2
(1) –4, –3 (2) 6, 1
x2 – qx + r = 0 then the value of r is- [IIT 2007]
(3) 4, 3 (4) –6, –1
2 2
(1) (p – q)(2q – p) (2) (q – p) (2p – q)
9 9
2 2
(3) (q – 2p)(2q – p) (4) (2p – q)(2q – p)
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29. The equation esinx – e–sinx – 4 = 0 has : 31. If the equations x2 + 2x + 3 = 0 and
[AIEEE-2012] ax2 + bx + c = 0, a, b, c  R, have a common root,
then a : b : c is : [JEE(MAIN)-2013]
(1) exactly four real roots.
(1) 1 : 2 : 3 (2) 3 : 2 : 1
(2) infinite number of real roots. (3) 1 : 3 : 2 (4) 3 : 1 : 2
(3) no real roots.
(4) exactly one real root.
30. Let p, q, r  R and r > p > 0. If the quadratic
equation px2 + qx + r = 0 has two complex roots
 and , then || + || is :-
[AIEEE-2012 (Online)]
(1) Less than 2 but not equal to 1
(2) Greater than 2
(3) Equal to 2
(4) Equal to 1
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ANSWER KEY
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 4 3 1 4 1 1 2 1 3 4 1 2 1 4 4
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. 4 4 1 3 2 1 4 4 2 2 3 1 2 3 2
Que. 31
Ans. 1

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