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The document contains a series of algebra problems and their solutions, covering topics such as quadratic equations, roots, and polynomial equations. It includes specific problems from various years, with some requiring proofs or the determination of conditions for real roots. Additionally, there is an answer key provided for the problems listed.

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Assignment 4 Algebra

The document contains a series of algebra problems and their solutions, covering topics such as quadratic equations, roots, and polynomial equations. It includes specific problems from various years, with some requiring proofs or the determination of conditions for real roots. Additionally, there is an answer key provided for the problems listed.

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ALGEBRA

1. If the roots of the equation, (c2 – ab) x2 – 2 (a2 – bc) x + (b2 – ac) = 0 be equal, prove that either a = 0
or a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc
2. The roots of px2 + 2qx + r = 0 and qx2 – 2 pr x + q = 0 are simultaneously real then,

(a) p = q, r  0 (b) p/q = q/r (c) 2q =  pr (d) None of these

3. Find the quadratic equation with rational co–efficient one of whose roots is 2 + 3 and hence find

the value of expression: x3 – 7x2 + 13x – 2 for x = 2 + 3.


4. Find ‘a’ such that (a2 – 5a + 6)x2 + (a2 – 4a + 3)x + (a2 – 9) is identically zero.

(CHINA/2004) If the larger root of  2003x   2002  2004x  1  0 is m, and the smaller root of
2
5.

x 2  2002x  2003  0 is n, then m – n is


2003 2002
(a) 2004 (b) 2003 (c) (d)
2004 2003
6. (CHINA/2005) Solve the quadratic equation  m  2  x 2  m  3  x  2m  1  0

7. (CHINA/2004) Given that the equation in x, m2  1  x 2  2 m  2  x  1  0 has at least a real root,

find the range of m.


8. If the equation in x, x 2  2 1  a  x   3a2  4ab  4b2  2   0 has real roots, find the values of a and b.

9. (CHINA/1997) a; b; c are real numbers. Then the equation x 2   a  b  c  x   a2  b2  c2   0 has

(a) 2 Negative real roots, (b) 2 Positive real roots,


(c) 2 Real roots with opposite signs (d) No real roots.
10. Obtain a polynomial of lowest degree with integral coefficient, whose one of the zeroes
is 5 2
11. Find a polynomial equation of the lowest degree with rational coefficients whose one root is
3
2 33 4 .
1 1 1 
12. Let  be the roots of x3 –x2 – 1 = 0.Then find the value of  
1 1 1 
13. If b1 b 2  2 (c1  c 2 ) , then at least one of the equations x 2  b1 x  c1  0 and x 2  b2 x  c2  0 has
(a) Real roots (b) Purely imaginary roots
(c) Imaginary roots (d) None of these
14. For how many values of k, x 2  ( k 2  2k ) x  k 2  4k  4 is a perfect square for all integer values of
x?
(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 3
15. Let p, q  {1, 2, 3, 4 } . The number of equations of the form px 2  qx  1  0 having real roots is
(a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) 8
Answers Key
2. (b) 3. 1 4. 3 5. (a)

6. 7. m ≥ -5 /4 8. a = 1, b = -1/2 9. D .

10. P(x) = ax4 – 14ax2 + 9a, a∊Z, a≠0 11. P(x) = a(x3 – 18x + 110), a ∊ R – {0} 12. -5

13. a 14. A 15. c

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