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Quadratic Equation
EXERCISE 2 [A]
OBJECTIVE TYPE
1. x 2  2ax  b  0 has real distinct roots  ,  and |    | 2m then b lies in the interval
(A) [a 2  m 2 , a 2 ) (B) (a 2  m 2 , a 2 ) (C) (a 2 ,  a 2  m2 ) (D) none of these

2. The value of k for which the number 3 lies between the roots of t he equat ion
x 2  1  2k  x   k 2  k  2   0 is given by
(A) 2  k  5 (B) k  2 (C) 2  k  3 (D) k  5

3. If a(p + q)2 + 2bpq + c = 0 and a (p + r)2 + 2bpr + c = 0, then the value of qr is

a c a b
(A) p2 + (B) p2 + (C) p2 + (D) p2 +
c a b a

4. a, b, c are non-zero distinct real numbers, common root of equations

2 2
(a  b)x  (b  c)x  (c  a)  0, c(a  b)x  a(b  c)x  b(c  a)  0 is
(A) -1 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) none of these

5. If ,  are roots of the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 then the equation whose roots are 2 + 3 and
3 + 2 is
(A) ab x2 – (a + b) cx + (a + b) 2 = 0 (B) ac x2 – (a + c) bx + (a + c) 2 = 0
(C) ac x2 + (a + c) bx – (a + c) 2 = 0 (D) none of these

6. If  and  are the roots of the equation x2 – ax + b = 0 and An = n + n, then which of the following is true ?
(A) An+1 = aAn + bAn-1 (B) An+1 = bAn + aAn-1
(C) An + 1 = aAn – bA n - 1 (D) An+1 = bAn – aAn-1

7. Both the roots of the equation (x – b) (x – c) + (x – c) (x – a) + (x – a) (x – b) = 0 are always

(A) positive (B) negative (C) real (D) none of these

8. The equation x2 + ax - a2 - 1 = 0 will have roots of opposite signs if

(A) a (   , ) (B) a  [ - 1, 1 ]
(C) a  ( -  , - 1)  ( 1 ,  ) (D) none of these

9. If a < b < c < d the equation (x – a) (x – c) +  (x – b) (x – d) = 0 has real roots for

(A) no  (B)  > 0 (C)  < 0 (D) All   R

10. The number of distinct quadratic equations which remain unchanged when their roots are squared is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

x 2  px  2  0, roots are  ,  

11. x 2  3px  4  0, roots are  ,   then values of p are
x 2  6px  8  0, roots are  ,  
(A) 1 only (B) - 1 only (C) - 1, + 1 both (D) none of these

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12. If p, q, r, s are real such that pr = 2 (q + s) then among the equation x2 + px + q = 0 and x2 + r x + s = 0
(A) both have real roots (B) exactly one has real roots
(C) at least one has real roots (D) none has real roots.

13. The least value of ‘n’ such that ( n -2)x2 + 8x + n + 4 > 0  x  R , where n  N, is
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 4 (D) none

14. ax 2  bx  c  0, cx 2  bx  a  0 have exactly one root common then value of (a + b + c) (a - b + c) is

(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) none of these

15. If r is the ratio of the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, then r is the root of the equation.
(A) ac x2 + (2ac – b2) x + ac = 0 (B) ac x2 – (2ac – b2) x + ac = 0
(C) ac x2 + (2ac – b2) x – ac = 0 (D) ac x2 – (2ac – b2) x – ac = 0

16. If 2x2 + mxy + 3y2– 5y – 2 have two rational factors then m is equal to-
(A) ± 7 (B) ± 6 (C) ± 5 (D) None of these

1
17. The maximum value of the function y = 2 is-
4x  2x  1
4 5 13
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
3 2 4

2
18. ax 2  bx  c  0 has real roots, a1 x  b1x  c1  0 has real roots, a, b, c, a1 , b1 , c1 are real then roots of
(a  a1 )x 2  (b  b1 )x  (c  c1 )  0 are
(A) always real (B) always imaginary (C) of same sign (D) none of these

19. Let a, b  N and a > 1. Also p is a prime number. If ax2 + bx + c = p for two distinct integral values of x
then the number of integral roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 2p is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) infinite

20. Let a, b and c be real numbers such that 4a + 2b + c = 0 and ab > 0. Then the equation
ax2 + bx + c = 0 has
(A) real roots (B) imaginary roots (C) exactly one root (D) none of these
x2  x
21. Complete set of values of ‘a’ such that attains all real values is
1  ax
(A) [ 1, 4 ] (B) ( 0 , 4 ] (C) ( 0 , 1 ] (D) (1 ,  )

( x  b) ( x  c)
22. f(x) = (x  a )
, where a, b , c are distinct real numbers, will assume all real values
provided
(A) c lies between a and b (B) a lies between b and c
(C) b lies between a and c (D) none of these

23. Let f(x) = x2 + 4x + 1. Then

(A) f(x) > 0 for all x (B) f(x) > 1 when x  0
(C) f(x)  1 when x  – 4 (D) f(x) = f(– x) for all x

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x2  x  c
24. If x is real, then can take all real values if :
x2  x  2c

(A) c  [0, 6] (B) c  [- 6, 0]

(C) c  (-  , - 6)  (0,  ) (D) c  (- 6, 0)

25. If t  1 and - t  1 , t  R , are the roots of ( a + 2 ) x2 + 2ax  1 = 0 , then complete set of values of ‘a’
is
(A)  (B) (   , ) (C) (   , 0) (D) ( 0 ,  )

3c
26. ax 2  2bx  3c  0 has no real root and a + b > 4 then
(A) a > 0, c < 0 (B) a < 0, c > 0 (C) a > 0, c > 0 (D) none of these

27. For all x  R , if mx2 – 9mx + 5m + 1 > 0, then m lies in the interval
(A) (– 4/61, 0) (B) [0, 4/61) (C) (4/61, 61/4) (D) (– 61/4, 0]
28. If the roots of the equation x2 + px – q = 0 are tan 30º and tan 15º, then the value of 2  q  p is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
29. If one root of the equation (a2 – 5a + 3) x2 + (3a – 1) x + 2 = 0 be double the other, then the value of ‘a’
is:
2 2 1 1
(A) (B)  (C) (D) -
3 3 3 3

30. If one root of the equation 8x2 – 6x – k – 3 = 0 is the square of the other, then the values of k are
(A) 4, -24 (B) 4, 24 (C) -4, - 24 (D) – 4, 24

31. If   , but 2 = 5  3, 2 = 5  3, then the equation whose roots are / and / is
(A) x2 – 5x – 3 = 0 (B) 3x2 + 12x + 3 = 0
(C) 3x2 – 19x + 3 = 0 (D) none
32. The roots of the equation (b – c) x2 + (c – a) x +(a – b) = 0 are
ca a b bc ca
(A) ,1 (B) ,1 (C) ,1 (D) ,1
bc bc a b a b
33. The roots of a1x2 + b1x + c1 = 0 are reciprocal of the roots of the equation a2x2 + b2x + c2 = 0, if-
a1 b1 c1 b1 c1 a1 a1 b1 c1
(A) a = b = c (B) b = a = c (C) a = c = b (D) a1 = , b1 = , c1 =
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

34. If the quadratic equations 3x2 + ax + 1 = 0 and 2x2 + bx +1 = 0 have a common root then the value
of 5ab  2a2  3b2, where a ,b  R , is equal to
(A) zero (B) 1 (C)  1 (D) none of these
35. If x1, x2 are the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0 and x1 + d, x2 + d are the roots of px2 + qx + r = 0, where
d  0, then
a b c
(A) b2 - 4ac = q2 - 4pr (B)  
pd qd dr
1
(C) d  (bp  aq) (D) a + d = p
2ap
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36. If coefficients of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, a  0 are real and roots of the equation are non-real
complex and a + c < b, then
(A) 4a + c > 2b (B) 4a + c < 2b (C) 4a + c = 2b (D) none of these

37. If x2 + 2ax + a < 0  x [ 1 , 2 ] , then

 4  4 1  1
(A) a    ,   (B) a   ,   (C) a    ,   (D) none of these
 5  5 3   3 

38. If ,  are the roots of the equation, x2 - 2 m x + m2 - 1 = 0 then the range of values of m for which
,   (  2, 4) is:
(A) (  1, 3) (B) (1, 3)
(C) (  ,  1)  (3,  ) (D) none

39. If p and q are odd integers the equation x2 + 2px + 2q = 0 cannot have
(A) real roots (B) non real roots (C) rational roots (D) irrational roots

40. a, b, c are non-zero real numbers such that a + b + 6c = 0, roots of ax 2  bx  c  0 are

(A) Real and distinct (B) Real & equal (C) Real and negative (D) none of these

41. a > b > 0 and 2 x 2  a x  b 2  0 then

a
(A) both roots lie between  & a (B) both roots are positive
2
(C) both roots are negative (D) both roots are imaginary

( x  m) 2  4mn
42. If x is real, then the values of the expression 2( x  n )
are not -
(A) greater than (m + n) (B) greater than (m + 2n)
(C) between 2m and 2n (D) between m and m + n

2  
43.  ,  are roots of ax bx c 0, and are root of px 2  qx  r  0 then
 
(A) p = r (B) q 2  pq (C) q 2  2pr (D) none of these

2x
44. Consider y = 1  x 2 , then the range of expression, y2 + y  2 is:

(A) [  1, 1] (B) [0, 1] (C)   9 / 4 , 0 (D)   9 / 4 , 1

45. Total number of integral values of a such that x2 + ax + a + 1 = 0 has integral roots is equal to :
(A) one (B) two (C) three (D) four

46. If roots of x2  ( a  3) x + a = 0 are such that atleast one of the roots is greater then 2, then
(A) a  [ 7 ,9 ] (B) a  (,7] (C) a  [ 9 , ) (D) a  [7,9)

47. If x2  x + a  3 < 0 for atleast one negative value of x, then complete set of values of ‘a’ is
(A) (   , 4 ) (B) (   , 2 ) (C) (   , 3 ) (D) (   ,1 )

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48. If  ,  are the roots of x2 – p (x + 1) – c = 0, c  1, then (  1) (   1) 

(A) 1  c (B) 1 + c (C) c (D) none of these

 2  2  1 2  2  1
49. If ,  are the roots of x2 – p (x + 1) – c = 0, c  1, then 2  =
  2  c 2  2  c
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) none of these

50. Let a, b, c be real numbers with a  0 . If  ,  be the roots of the equation ax 2  bx  c  0 , then the
roots of the equation a3 x 2  abcx  c 3  0 are
(A) 2 , 2 (B)  2  ,  2 (C) 3, 3 (D) none of these

51. If the ratio of the roots of x 2  bx  c  0 and x 2  qx  r  0 be the same, then

(A) r 2 c  b 2 q (B) r 2b  c 2 q (C) rb 2  cq 2 (D) rc 2  bq 2

52. If ax 2  bx  c  0, a  0, a, b, c  R has distinct real roots in (1,2) then a and 5a  2b  c have

(A) same sign (B) opposite sign (C) not determined (D) none of these

53. If the equations x 2  abx  c  0 and x 2  acx  b  0 have a common root, then their other roots satisfy
the equation
(A) x 2  a  b  c  x  a 2bc  0 (B) x 2  a  b  c  x  a 2bc  0

(C) x 2  a  b  c  x  a 2bc  0 (D) none of these

54. If the equations x 2  px  q  0 and x 2  ax  b  0 have a common root and the roots of the second
equation are equal, then
(A) aq  2  b  p  (B) ap  2  b  q  (C) ap  2  b  q  (D) ap  b  q

55. If real value of x and y satisfies the equation x2 + 4y2 – 8x + 12 = 0, then -

(A) 0 < y < 1 (B) 2 < y < 6 (C) – 1  y  1 (D) – 2 < y < 6

56. If the two equations ax 2  bx  c  0 and 2 x 2  3 x  4  0 have a common root, then

(A) 6a  4b  3c (B) 3a  4b  3c (C) 6a  4b  3c (D) none of these

57. If  ,  be the roots of the equation x 2  px  q  0 and   0,   0 , then the value of  1 4   1 4 is

k

 p  6 q  4q1 4 p  2 q  , where k is equal to

1 1 1
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D)
2 3 4
  1
58. If the roots of the equation ax   bx  c  0 , are of the form and , then the value of
 1 
2
a  b  c is
(A) b 2  2ac (B) 2b 2  ac (C) b 2  4ac (D) 4b 2  2ac

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59. The set of value of a for which the equation

2 2
x 2
 x  2    a  3  x 2  x  2  x 2  x  1   a  4   x 2  x  1  0 has at least one real root is

 19   19   19   19 
(A)  5,  (B) 5,  (C) 5,  (D)  5, 
 3  3  3  3
x 2  nx  2
60. If for any real x , we have 1   2 , then n belongs to
x 2  3x  4

(A)   40  6, 1 (B)   40  6, 40  6 

(C)  1, 40  6 (D) none of these

EXERCISE 2 [B]

MORE THAN ONE OPTION MAY BE CORRECT (Q.NO. 1 TO 25)

Answers
1. x 2  4ax  3  0, 2x 2  3x  9  0 have exactly one root common, the uncommon roots are
3
(A) 1, (B) 2,  3 (C)  1, 2 (D) none of these
2
2. b  R, equation x 2  (b  1)x  b  2  0
(A) cannot have both roots negative (B) for b > 2 both roots are positive
(C) roots are always real (D) none of these

3. sin  and cos  are roots of ax 2  bx  c  0 then which of the following are true? ( tan   1 )
2c a  2c
(A) b 2  4ac  0 (B) 1  1 (C) 1  1 (D) none of these
a 2 b
2x 1
4. Let S be the set of all values of x which satisfy the inequality 2 > , then which of the
2x  5x  2 x  1
following are subsets of S ?
 2 1  2 
(A) (– 2, 0) (B) (– 2, – 1) (C)   ,   (D)   , 0 
 3 2  3 

2x 2  x  2
5. If x  R, y  then
x2  x 1
(y  1)  3(y  1)(5  y)
(A) x  (B) 1  y  5
2(y  2)
(C) y  [1,5]  2 (D) None of these

6. If every pair from among the equations x2 + px + qr = 0, x2 + qx + rp = 0 and x2 + rx + pq = 0 has a

common root, then the sum of the three common roots is
(A) 2(p + q + r) (B) p + q + r (C) – (p + q + r) (D) pqr.

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