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REVISION PRACTICE PROBLEMS
Crash Course JEE/CET 2025
Topic: Quadratic Equation 01
JEE(Mains) Syllabus :
Quadratic equations in real and complex number system and
their solutions. Relation between roots and co-efficients, nature
of roots, formation of quadratic equations with given roots.

Expected Questions:
JEE Mains______0 to 1 Questions/30 Questions
MHT-CET_____0 to 1 Questions/50 Questions

SINGLE CORRECT :
1. The roots of the equation f (x) = a (x  b) (x  c) + b (x  c) (x  a) + c (x  a) (x  b) = 0
(a, b, c are distinct and real ) are always :
(A) positive (B) negative (C) real (D) unreal

2. If the difference of the roots of the equation, x2 + ax + b = 0 is equal to the difference of the roots
of the equation x2 + bx + a = 0 (a  b) then
(A) a + b = 4 (B) a + b =  4 (C) a  b = 4 (D) a  b =  4

3. The roots of (x  1) (x  3) + K (x  2) (x  4) = 0, K > 0 are :

(A) real (B) real and equal
(C) imaginary (D) one real and one imaginary

4. The sum of all the value of m for which the roots x1 and x2 of the quadratic equation
x2 – 2mx + m = 0 satisfy the condition x13  x 32  x12  x 22 , is

3 9 5
(A) (B) 1 (C) (D)
4 4 4

5. If tan  and tan  are the roots of the equation, x2 + px + q = 0, then the value of
sin2 ( + ) + p sin ( + ) . cos ( + ) + q cos2 ( + ) is equal to :
(A) p (B) pq (C) q (D) p/q

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6. If  and  are the roots of the equation (log2x)2 + 4(log2x) – 1 = 0 then the value of log + log
equals
(A) 18 (B) – 16 (C) 14 (D) – 18

7. The equation whose roots are sec2  and cosec2  can be

(A) 2x2  x  1 = 0 (B) x2  3x + 3 = 0 (C) x2  9x + 9 = 0 (D) x2  2x + 3 = 0

8. Let  are the roots of the cubic equation a0x3 +3a1x2 + 3a2x + a3 = 0 (a0 0).
Then the value of ( – )2 + ( – )2 + ( – )2 equals

18(a 22  a 0 a1 ) 18(a 22  a 0a1 ) 18(a 02  a1a 2 ) 18(a12  a 0a 2 )

(A) (B) (C) (D)
a 02 a 02 a 02 a 02

9. If the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are imaginary then for all values of a, b, c
and x R , the expression a2x2 + abx + ac is
(A) positive (B) non - negative
(C) negative (D) may be positive , zero or negative

10. If  be the roots of x2 + px – q = 0 and  be the roots of x2 + px + r = 0 then

( – ) ( – ) – ( – ) ( – ) equals
1
(A) 0 (B) 2(q + r) (C) (q  r) (D) (q – r)
2

11. The number of integers 'n' such that the equation nx2 + (n + 1)x + (n + 2) = 0 has rational roots
only, is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

12. If r, s, t and u are the solutions of the equation x4 – sx + 3 = 0, then the equation whose solutions
r s t r su r  t u stu
are , , and , is
u2 t2 s2 r2
(A) 3x4 – sx3 – 1 = 0 (B) 3x4 – sx3 + 1 = 0
(C) 3x4 + sx3 – 1 = 0 (D) 3x4 + sx3 + 1 = 0

13. If , ,  are the roots of the cubic x3 – 3x2 + 2x + k = 0 (k  R) satisfying the relation
( + 2)( + 2)( + 2) = 8 then the value of 'k' equals
(A) 16 (B) 12 (C) 10 (D) 8

14. If a and b are positive real numbers and each of the equations x2 + 3ax + b = 0 and
x2 + bx + 3a = 0 has real roots, then the smallest value of (a + b) is
16 14
(A) (B) 6 (C) (D) 4
3 3
15. If , ,  are the roots of cubic 2012 x3 – x + 1 = 0, then (–2 + –2 + –2) is equal to
1
(A) 0 (B) (C) 1 (D) – 1
2012

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16. If the quadratic equations 3x2 + ax + 1 = 0 and 2x2 + bx + 1 = 0 have a common root, then the
value of the expression 5ab  2a2  3b2 is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C)  1 (D) 2

17. If r, s are non zero roots of a0 + a1x + a2x2 = 0 (a0, a1, a2  R and a2  0), then the equality

 x  x 
a0 + a1x + a2x2 = a0 1   1   holds
 r  s 
(A) for all values of x, a0  0 (B) only when x = 0
(C) only when x = r or x = s (D) only when x = r or x = s, a0  0

18. The value of (b + c) for which the equations x2 + 2cx + b = 0 and x2 + 2bx + c = 0 (b  c)
have one root in common is
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 4 4

19. Let a, b and c be three distinct real roots of the cubic x3 + 2x2 – 4x – 4 = 0.
1 1 1
If the equation x3 + qx2 + rx + s = 0 has roots , and , then the value of (q + r + s) is equal
a b c
to
3 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 2 4 6

20. If the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 6x + b = 0 are real and distinct and they differ by
atmost4 then the range of values of b is
(A) [ 3, 5] (B) [5, 9) (C) [6, 10] (D) [5, )

a 2  b2  c2
21. If a, b, c are the sides of a triangle then the expression lies in the interval
ab  bc  ca
(A) (1, 2) (B) [1, 2] (C) [1, 2) (D) (1, 2]

22. If min. (2x 2 – ax + 2) > max. (b – 1 + 2x – x 2 ) then roots of the equation

2x2 + ax + (2 – b) = 0, are
(A) positive and distinct (B) negative and distinct
(C) opposite in sign (D) imaginary

23. The graph of a quadratic polynomial y = ax2 + bx + c is as shown in the adjacent figure. Which
of the following quantities is(are) positive?
y

O x

(A) b – c (B) bc (C) c – a (D) ab2

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 x 2  2x  7
24. If x is a real number such that < 6 then
2x  3
3
(A) x > 11 or x <  (B) x > 11 or x <  1
2
3 3
(C)  < x < 1 (D)  1 < x < 11 or x 
2 2

25. If exactly one root of the quadratic equation x2 – (a +1)x + 2a = 0 lies in the interval (0 ,3) then the
set of values 'a' is given by
(A) (  , 0)  (6, ) b
(B)   , 0  (6,  )

b
(C)   , 0  6,  g (D) ( 0 , 6)

1
26. If x1 and x2 are the roots of the equation x2 + px – = 0 , (p  R ) then the minimum value of
2p2

x14  x 42 is equal to
(A) 2 (B) 2 (2 – 2 ) (C) 2 + 2 (D) 2 + 2 2

x 2  2x  c
27. If x is real, then can take all real values if :
x 2  4x  3c
(A) 0 < c < 2 (B) 0 < c < 1 (C)  1 < c < 1 (D) none

28. If one solution of the equation x3 – 2x2 + ax + 10 = 0 is the additive inverse of another, then which
one of the following inequalities is true?
(A) – 40 < a < – 30 (B) – 30 < a < – 20 (C) – 20 < a < – 10 (D) – 10 < a < 0

x x 1
1 1
29. If the equation      + b = 0 has a positive solution, then the real number b lies in the
4  2
interval
(A) (– , 1) (B) (– , – 2) (C) (– 3, 1) (D) (–3, 0)

12
4x
30. Let P(x) = x 2   log10 ( 4. 9 ) , A   P(a i ) where a1, a2, ......., a12 are positive reals and
3 i 1
13
B   P(b j ) where b1, b2, ......., b13 are non-positive reals, then which one of the following is
j 1

always correct?
(A) A > 0, B > 0 (B) A > 0, B < 0 (C) A < 0, B > 0 (D) A < 0, B < 0

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NUMERICAL VALUE :

31. Number of integral values of 'a' for which the quadratic equation,
2x2  (a3 + 8a  1) x + a2  4a = 0 possesses roots of opposite sign is,

32. If the equation x2 + 2( + 1)x +  + + 7 = 0 has only negative roots, then the least value of 
equals

33. A quadratic polynomial f (x) satisfies f (x)  0 for all real x. If f (1) = 0 and f (3) = 3 then the value
of f (5) is

34. Number of quadratic equations with real roots which remain unchanged even after squaring their
roots, is

35.  ,  are the roots of the equation K (x2 – x) + x + 5 = 0. If K1 & K2 are the two values of K
for which the roots ,  are connected by the relation (/) + (/) = 4/5. Find the value of
(K1/K2) + (K2/K1).

3x 2 – 2(a  1) x  27
36. Find the largest integral value of 'a' for which the inequality > 0 is satisfied by
4x 2 – x  2
every x R.

37. If x2 + y2 = 4 and m & M are the minimum and maximum value of expression (1 – 2x2)2 + 4x2y2,

M 
then find the value of   2m  .
 7 

38. If exactly one root of quadratic equation x2 + (2a – 1)x + (a + 3) = 0 lie in the interval [0, 2] then find
the square of the least integral value of a.

39. If  and  are roots of quadratic equation x2 – 4x + 1 = 0 such that an = n + n,

an 1  an 1
then the find value of .
an

40. Let (x1, x2), (x2, x3) and (x3, x1) are respectively the roots of x2 – 2ax + 2 = 0, x2 – 2bx + 3 = 0
and x2 – 2cx + 6 = 0, where x1, x2, x3 > 0. Find the value of (a + b + c).

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